Blue

Middle-class child from a unified house
Presents there at Christmas, parents there when it counts
So how can I account for the sadness I found?
People often ask me why you ALWAYS SO BLUE

First music that I chose on my own was the blues
Afrocentric white boy that they thought was confused
Brought soul to my home, 'cause I had them dance moves
Nothing to do, ALWAYS SO BLUE

First rock 'n' roll already in my hippie way
Grew locks with the reggae chose herb over booze
When I finally went to Hip Hop well that was the day
Peace love and unity but ALWAYS SO BLUE

My brother survived from a terrible illness
Now I strive for happiness no matter the instance
I guess a little strife helps give you the wisdom
But its difficult when everything is ALWAYS SO BLUE

Let me tell you about the world how we're divided
Why's it got to matter what my skin colour and eye is?
Arabic, Latino, Swiss and American
And when I think of Africa I'm ALWAYS SO BLUE

Blue eyes white devil colonised
Now I bear the mark of the men that I despise
Slaves upon slaves upon slaves and it's still today
So don't wonder why we're ALWAYS SO BLUE

White privilege used against white supremacy
Hip Hop culture gave me views of my relevance
The enemy is money in this pervert economy
Fraternity is needed when we're ALWAYS SO BLUE

But we need to redefine what we're all about
Show respect to the cultures that we're trying to holler at
We have to have a block party, it's a way to give a shout
Revolution without being ALWAYS SO BLUE

Freedom solidarity and having fun
But how can I achieve it if I'm so darn glum?
Uplift the community, not just warn of the doom
Let's find a way to stop being ALWAYS SO BLUE

Why must I always flirt with temptation?
Inner desperation, a will to end the frustration
No matter what the situation, got to be patient
But really I'm the doctor who's just ALWAYS SO BLUE

Pale skin and an education means that
I'm hidden to villains that make victims of nations
What an awkward situation, at least I know my vocation
To help the displaced in any location, yo
I'm living it I'm giving it, maybe I'll be regretting it
I'm letting it I'm getting it crazy how I'm so limited
A rebel since the cradle safe to say I'll be remaining it
And all I'm trying to change is that I'm ALWAYS SO BLUE

You all know what it's like (come on, tell me)
To be fated, to be hated, telling only lies
Now who said it? The biscuit's limp
And we try not to regret it though it's ALWAYS SO BLUE

Blue colour of United Nations & Israel
Suffering Palestinians & abducted drug cartels
Red, black and green flag versus white flag
Black pirate flag... but its ALWAYS SO

Blue uniforms, blue collar courts (blue!)
Protect and serve the absurdity of the norm (blue!)
Blue of the sea in the depths there is peace (blue!)
In the river is the exit from the hell in the streets
Blue ocean where bodies are dropped (blue!)
The notion of which we forgot
Threw Gaddafi, Bin Laden, Saddam
Blue soldiers fighting Boko Haram
Blue blood, blew money, blew bombs
Blue suede shoes, blue like the man in the moon
Blew like Japan being nuked, blue made moves
Blew like Clinton and Trump
Blew like Nixon and on and on and on

My education is white, my poetry is Arabic (!عربى)
Latino revolutionary maverick (¡Revolución!)
My martial art is Russian, philosophy is asian
Fighting for a black struggle and I'm ALWAYS SO BLUE

Too rich to be poor, too poor to be rich
Too white for the Arabs, too Arab for the Swiss
Latinos say that I'm gringo Americans think I'm French
Too Sufi for the Christians but I'm ALWAYS SO BLUE

I'm a white black nationalist, holding up a fist
Red, black and green, with some blue in the midst
Taoist philosophies with love as the fix
I woke up from a dream, wondering what I missed
I'm for the natives of the nations but loving to see the mix
Yelling "kill whitey!" but begging to coexist
I'm an intelligent and positive agent of how to live
I know I'm still mighty, but rarely do I insist
Too inhibited and anxious, timid in a sense
Living giving thanks, humility's the defence
And they bringing tanks to civilians are the fence
So I give you the past, and future in present tense

I got mixed nationalities with split personalities
It's an old world disorder
I got mixed nationalities with split personalities
It's an old world disorder
I got mixed nationalities with split personalities
I got mixed nationalities with split personalities
Yo holler at me if you got
Mixed nationalities with split personalities
Third-culture kids
You know it's mixed nationalities with split personalities
World Wide connects
You know it's mixed nationalities with split personalities
And I'm always so blue
Mixed nationalities with split personalities (Damn)
Blue

Most of my best work gets done at 4 in the morning
And the dopest shit I do never gets recorded
But I get a lot accomplished so if I’m really being honest
There’s no reason at all to be ALWAYS SO BLUE