I Don't See Colour by Genesis Owusu
I Don't See Colour by Genesis Owusu

I Don’t See Colour

Genesis Owusu * Track #9 On Smiling with No Teeth

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I Don't See Colour by Genesis Owusu

Release Date
Fri Mar 05 2021
Performed by
Genesis Owusu
Produced by
Andrew Klippel
Writed by
Michael Di Francesco & Genesis Owusu & Kirin J Callinan & Julian Sudek & Andrew Klippel
About

“I Don’t See Colour” Is the Ninth track on Genesis Owusu’s debut album “Smiling with No Teeth”. The song takes a step away from the upbeat tracks that have been on the album and wants you to listen to the lyrics instead of the complementing music. The song talks about being a Black person in a white...

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I Don’t See Colour Lyrics

[Chorus]
What you think you gon' do
When the trigger's on you brother?
How you think you gon' move
When it's bigger than you brother?
What you think you gon' do
When the trigger's on you brother?
How you think you gon' move
When it's bigger than you?

[Verse 1]
Please don't pick that pocket
There's a face like yours in this locket
And they won't hesitate to kick me out this
Shopping mall 'cause we're their target
And they gon' crawl around this market
To follow y'all 'cause y'all look suspect
That group too big to beg their pardon
And news told me some racist jargon
A black face and black hoodiе a political symbol
And the gavel comes down likе the crash of a cymbal
Not a thimble, not a pick, but it's sewn into the brick
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick at the burning of a stick
And the burning of a bush told me that I was great
But the burning of a cross told me to play it safe

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause somehow my actions represent a whole race
It's hard to move different when your face is our face

[Chorus]
What you think you gon' do
When the trigger's on you brother?
How you think you gon' move
When it's bigger than you brother?
What you think you gon' do
When the trigger's on you brother?
How you think you gon' move
When it's bigger than you?

[Verse 2]
You see the little black boys, yeah the hood ones
Only 4 finger grabs with the good thumbs
You see the way they ran through, they some hoodlums
Oh nah, not you man, you're a good one
Good one
Wish I saw the joke inside the fulsome
Hard truth, don't spare me a cushion
Brown babes still sucking on the bosom
But you ain't feel none
When you see the Arab man, it's the bombs and flares
When you see the Asian man, it's the yellow scare
When you see the Black man, it's riots and terror
But when I talk about slavery, you weren't there, how convenient
Quick to point the judge's pole, but now you lenient
Your image wasn't up for grabs in this agreement

[Pre-Chorus]
But somehow your actions represent a whole race
It's hard to move different when your face is their face

[Chorus]
What you think you gon' do
When the trigger's on you brother?
How you think you gon' move
When it's bigger than you brother?
What you think you gon' do
When the trigger's on you brother?
How you think you gon' move
When it's bigger than you?

[Outro]
When it's bigger than you
When it's bigger than you
When it's bigger than you
When it's bigger than you

I Don’t See Colour Q&A

Who wrote I Don’t See Colour's ?

I Don’t See Colour was written by Michael Di Francesco & Genesis Owusu & Kirin J Callinan & Julian Sudek & Andrew Klippel.

Who produced I Don’t See Colour's ?

I Don’t See Colour was produced by Andrew Klippel.

When did Genesis Owusu release I Don’t See Colour?

Genesis Owusu released I Don’t See Colour on Fri Mar 05 2021.

What did Genesis Owusu say about "I Don't See Colour"?

So much of Act One had honey and sweetness and upbeat tracks, but now we rip all that away. It showcases the personality of the next black dog, which is much more direct and brutal. They’ve faced the brunt of racism and there’s no more sugarcoating. The extremely minimal instrumental is intentional,...

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