Ellis Paul - Translucent Soul Lyrics
I get a call from vance hes an old friendHes got some you-wont-believe-story to shareHes the place that I go when I need someone who knows meHe brings the smile of a billionaireAnd I laugh when he pretends hes a white guycause he knows how bad I fail playing blackHe says, if even you could, I dont advise that you shouldcause once you go there you might not want to turn back(chorus)There isnt a thingIn this god-all-mighty world that I wouldnt doTo help him outta troubleSeein as how were friends andThat goes deeper than skin can goTo a translucent soulDeeper than color will showTranslucent soulHe says, now, you and i, I know we look a little different,But, I was raised middle class, same as you.But, lets make it clear even on the way here,I had to watch for blue lights in the rear viewHe says, last week, I was visiting l.a.,Walking the streets where the riots went down.You got black killing black killing black killing black,While all the whites were sweating bullets across town(chorus)He says, in l.a., theyre whispering race war,Like its something that has yet to beginLike they can plug up the cracksIn four hundred years of historyAnd prove that the melting pots not brokenHe says, in the event of some unlikely disaster,We find ourselves armed, and face to faceI said, Id turn around, I would protect your groundHe said, Id do the same thing for you at your place(chorus)There isnt a thingIn this god-all-mighty world that he wouldnt doTo help me outta trouble . . .Embrace what you have in common,Celebrate what sets you apartIt takes more than the colorThat you find on a palateTo turn humanity into an artInto the form of an artTranslucent soulTranslucent soulSoul
