Equality

You put something in me mostly metaphorical
I think I put it into words but then away they float
I'd check my privilege and pettiness but it's under my skin
Is anyone on earth not just trying to fit in?

I look up to younger folks who've got things figured out
I look up after I tie my shoes so I don't keep looking down
I look like the problem, like the folks who'll never change
I look at equality and wish we could be a little more the same

You've been celebrating diversity with mostly one skin-tone
And some folks can't get work, depending which way their wind blows
Equalize is probably my very favorite verb
The way some of you go at equal flat-out disrespects the word

I look up to younger folks who've got things figured out
I look up after I tie my shoes so I don't keep looking down
I look like the problem, like the folks who'll never change
I look at equality and wish we could be a little more the same

Some folks do their very best and others hardly sleep
Some of us are doing fine and some have anxiety
Don't give into what you know is wrong just so you won't get hassled by the gatekeepers in your friend group
You don't want to get canceled

I look up to younger folks who've got things figured out
I look up after I tie my shoes so I don't keep looking down
I look like the problem, like the folks who'll never change
I look at equality and wish...
I look up to younger folks who've got things figured out
I look up after I tie my shoes so I don't keep looking down
I look like the problem, like the folks who'll never change
I look at equality and wish we could be a little more the same