Black Tie White Noise (Radio Edit)

Getting my facts from a Benetton ad

I'm looking through African eyes

Lit by the glare of an L.A. fire (Black tie, white noise)

I'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 down

And the woman comes again

Just an hour or so to be safe from fear (Black tie, white noise)

Then we jump through hoops, we're divisible now

Just disappear

Putting on the black tie

Cranking out the white noisе

We reach out over racе and hold each other's hands

Then die in the flames singing "We Shall Overcome"

What's going on?

There'll be some blood no doubt about it

But we'll come through, don't doubt it

I look into your eyes and I know you won't kill me

I look into your eyes and I know you won't kill me

You won't kill me

You won't kill me, no

But I look into your eyes and I wonder sometimes

Putting on the black tie

Cranking out the white noise

Oh Lord, just let him see me

Lord, Lord, just let him hear me

Let him call me brother

Let him put his arms around me

Let him put his hands together

Reach over race and hold each other's hands

Walk through the night thinking "We Are the World"

What's going on?

There'll be some blood no doubt about it

But we'll come through don't doubt it

I look into your eyes and I know you won't kill me

And I turn my back and I know you won't kill me

You won't kill me

You won't kill me, no

But I wonder why

Yes, I wonder why sometimes

Putting on the black tie

Cranking out the white noise

They'll show us how to break the rules

But never how to make the rules

Reduce us down to witless punks

(Black tie, white noise)

Fascist 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

(Just a fool!)