Blind Eyes

from American Mentality by Bird City Revolutionaries

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lyrics

PLEASE GIVE ME A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME,
THERE’S SOMETHING THAT’S BEEN NAGGING AT MY MIND
THERE’S A WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING LURKING BEHIND,
AND IF WE CAN’T CATCH HIM, WE’LL RUN OUT OF TIME,

BUT HERE WE SIT,
WITH BLIND EYES,
MOST WILL BE TAKEN BY SURPRISE,
IF WE REMAIN HERE,
SO UNAWARE,
A PLACE TO TURN WILL BE NOWHERE,

WE ALL ARE BORN WITH A RIGHT TO LIVE
A BIRTHRIGHT THE MOTHER,
THE EARTH DID GIVE,

AND IF WE CAN LEARN TO SEE,
WITH OPEN EYES,
THEY’LL NEVER TAKE US BY SURPRISE,
WE CAN ALL GROW STRONG AND BECOME,
MORE AWARE
AND A PLACE TO TURN WILL BE EVERYWHERE,

WE’VE TAKEN FOR GRANTED THIS WORLD WE KNOW,
WHILE THE GREEDY AND EVIL GAIN MORE CONTROL,

BUT HERE WE SIT,
WITH BLIND EYES,
MOST WILL BE TAKEN BY SURPRISE,
IF WE REMAIN HERE,
SO UNAWARE,
A PLACE TO TURN WILL BE NOWHERE,

RICH OR POOR,
WE ALL ARE THE SAME,
OUR BLOOD FLOWS RED,
THROUGH A SYSTEM OF VEINS,
WHY WOULD YOU RAISE A HAND,
TO HURT YOUR FELLOW MAN?

IF EVERYONE COULD JUST OPEN THEIR EYES,
THERE WOULD BE NO ILLUSION
THERE WOULD BE NO SURPRISE,
YET WE’RE STANDING HERE SO BLINDLY,
STANDING HERE SO BLINDLY,

BUT IF WE CAN LEARN TO SEE,
WITH OPEN EYES,
THEY’LL NEVER TAKE US BY SURPRISE,
WE CAN ALL GROW STRONG AND BECOME,
MORE AWARE,
AND A PLACE TO TURN WILL BE EVERYWHERE.

credits

from American Mentality, released November 11, 2016
Lyrics and Music by Julian Scott Bryan

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Bird City Revolutionaries Atlanta, Georgia

Bird City was formed in October of 2011. Reggae, Dub, and Afro-funk with a twist of psychedelia. A melting pot of influences from around the world pour upon our inspiration to create.