Black Tie, White Noise
Getting my facts from a Benetton adI'm lookin thru African eyesLit by the glare of an L.A. fireBlack Tie, White NoiseI've got a face, not just my race, bang bang I've got you babe!
Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise
Sun comes up and the man goes downAnd the woman comes againJust an hour or so to be safe from fearBlack Tie, White NoiseWe jump thru hoops, we're divisible now, just disappear
Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise
We reach out over race and hold each other's handsThen die in the flames singing "we shall overcome"Woah! What's going on?There'll be some blood, no doubt about itBut we'll come through don't doubt itI look into your eyes and I know you won't kill meI look into your eyes and I know you won't kill meYou won't kill meYou won't kill meBut I look into your eyesAnd I wonder sometimes
Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise
Oh Lord, just let him see meLord, Lord, just let him hear meLet him call me brotherLet him put his arms around meLet him put his hands together
Reach over race and hold each other's handsWalk thru the night thinking we are the worldWoah! What's going on?There'll be some blood no doubt about itBut we'll come thru- i don't doubt it
I look into your eyes and I know you won't kill meI look into your eyes and I know you won't kill meYou won't kill meYou won't kill meBut I wonder whyYes, I wonder why sometimes
Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise
They'll show us how to break the rulesBut never how to make the rulesReduce us down to witless punksBlack Tie, White NoiseFascist cries both black and white, who's got the blood? Who's got the gun?
Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise
Black Tie, White Noise.
Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise