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We're different colors
And different creeds
And different people
Have different needs
It's obvious you hate me
Though I've done nothing wrong
I've never even met you
What could I have done?
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
Punching and kicking
And you're shouting at me
I'm relying on your common, decency
La, la, la, la
So far it hasn't surfaced
But I'm sure it exists
Just takes a while, to travel
From your head to your fist
Can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
And different creeds
And different people
Have different needs
It's obvious you hate me
Though I've done nothing wrong
I've never even met you
What could I have done?
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
Punching and kicking
And you're shouting at me
I'm relying on your common, decency
La, la, la, la
So far it hasn't surfaced
But I'm sure it exists
Just takes a while, to travel
From your head to your fist
Can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
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This song is amazing, you can learn so much more from it, by noticing how it was created differently the depeche mode version.
If you compare the feels of both songs. ull notice that maynard is making somewhat of a mockery of Gore's lyrics. When Al gore sings the song he leaves it with a sad whiny feal, as if it pains him that ppl hurt him etc... like the little homo he was.., As maynard sings the same words, he changes the fealing into a tone which somewhat Mocks Gore's intentions. As if to say that it is Naive to think that humans can go without violence.
it focuses around a realistic concept. That human nature can never be fixed and that violence is there to stay.