Shades and Colors

You can't define You can't define me You can't control me Because I'm surrounded in a world full of love Look at the time It's a bit frightening You still want to hide me But you're outnumbered when you look from above My history was tainted in your name My hands held high, but blood and hate still came, oh I don't want to live my life in shame I'm just a victim of your little game With so many shades So many colors We can paint the skies Taking back the night Hey, you can't run away You cannot erase the evidence of us We're present in your world We shine in the light But you only see our shadows just a pace behind I was taught to always hate my name Moving up, but labeled not the same Why equate my race a certain way Don't forget a garden still remains With so many shades So many colors We can paint the skies Taking back the night Ohh (Shades) (So many colors) (We can paint the skies) Look around, around, around (Taking back the night) Look around No more lies Only the truth Can get in the way of me and you Look at the time We're only at the start, oh