Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Welcome to the colored section
Welcome to the Negro leagues
Sign your name on the black list and know this
It's American history
See what it is to be blackmailed
See a real life conspiracy
Sign your name on the black list and know this
It's American history
First black this and first black that
Give me the truth and not the facts
We are the original people
The alpha and omega of it all
We get the short end of the stick all of the time
Welcome to the colored section
See what it is to be me
Sign your name on the black list and know this
It's American history
See the rape of the earth queen
See the buy, sell, and trade of me (on the auction block)
Sign your name on the black list and know this
It's American history
First black this and first black that
Tell me the truth and not the facts
We are the original people
The alpha and omega of it all
We get the short end of the stick all of the time
Who would have thought that we would come this far?
Who would have known that we would almost forget who we were?
Did ye not know you are Gods
The real celebrity and the star
And for this cause, we get the short end of the stick all the time.
Welcome to the colored section
Welcome to the Negro leagues
Sign your name on the black list and know this
It's American history
Welcome to the colored section
Welcome to the Negro leagues
Sign your name on the black list and know this
It's American history
See what it is to be blackmailed
See a real life conspiracy
Sign your name on the black list and know this
It's American history
First black this and first black that
Give me the truth and not the facts
We are the original people
The alpha and omega of it all
We get the short end of the stick all of the time
Welcome to the colored section
See what it is to be me
Sign your name on the black list and know this
It's American history
See the rape of the earth queen
See the buy, sell, and trade of me (on the auction block)
Sign your name on the black list and know this
It's American history
First black this and first black that
Tell me the truth and not the facts
We are the original people
The alpha and omega of it all
We get the short end of the stick all of the time
Who would have thought that we would come this far?
Who would have known that we would almost forget who we were?
Did ye not know you are Gods
The real celebrity and the star
And for this cause, we get the short end of the stick all the time.
Welcome to the colored section
Welcome to the Negro leagues
Sign your name on the black list and know this
It's American history
Welcome to the colored section
Lyrics submitted by ophelia219
The Colored Section Lyrics as written by Johnson
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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