Wish I Could Help Lyrics - Ourselves - 7 Seconds

Again we stand so silent 

Act like things are oh so great 

In love with thinking that 

We've ended racial motivated hate 

But the truth is clear, just look around 

It's worse than it was before 

When another peace march triggers thought 

A perfect reason we must raise war 

Erase this, begin to open up your narrow mind 

I wish I could help, dig it 

All the years you've been brainwashed 

I wish I could help 

See America so proud and bold 

Yet comin' out behind her voice 

Conditioning so harsh and strong 

That it smothers out what's left of choice 

Can ya think back to the sixties? 

Not much has changed it's stayed the same 

Seems like we blow our chances 

To learn from life each time 

Erase this, begin to open up your narrow mind 

I wish I could help, dig it 

All the years you've been brainwashed 

I wish I could help 

You see it every day 

From prison, schools to the assembly line 

Another fans the flame 

Discrimination, segregation 

Comes from every side 

Which side of the fence do you stand on? 

Quick, choose your side 

When the wind blows, where do you fall? 

Tell us if you can