IWannaBeOnTV

I WANNA BE ON TV

I spent my life trying to stand up to the screen
To fit the pretty white description in a magazine
That's what we're told-to be ashamed of our skin
To paint ourselves white & escape what lies within

I traded my eagle for a dove
Returned innocence for vanity
Like every race we are screaming
I WANNA BE ON TV

As far as they're concerned-color don't belong
More important to look tough than to be strong
If everything was white it would end in sin
As girls tears insides out in their attempt to be thin

I gave up my leather for a machine
To be what they wanted to see
Like everyone else we are watching
I WANNA BE ON TV

By Eric James