Don¹t look at me as a white man
I¹m just a man
Don¹t look at me as a black man
I¹m just a man
It takes a man to deal with ignorance
Prove that you can
Like having to climb a barbwire fence
Can ya tell me how it feels to be hated ?
Can ya tell me how it feels to be loved ?
Can you show me what it means to be respected ?
Or is the answer none of the above ?
It¹s so easy to hate your brother
It should be hard
It¹s so easy to hate your friends
Why ain¹t it hard ?
Love and hate come in the dock together
Play your card
Love or hate can rule your life forever
Can ya tell me how it feels to be hated ?
Can ya tell me how it feels to be loved ?
Can you show me what it means to be respected ?
Or is the answer none of the above ?
Hating, fighting, lying, and I can¹t take...
Bitching, screwing, crying, and I just hate...
Taking, cheating, spying, and I can¹t take...
Hating, fighting, dissing, fighting, fighting
Fighting...
And I can¹t take no...
SCHISM !!
Schism, SK, SK, SK, SCHISM
A house divided can¹t stand
Prejudice is un-natural thought
When we were kids
It¹s not inherited it¹s taught
When we were kids
If we were blind and had no choice
Difference hid
Would we hate each other by the tone of our voice ?
Can ya tell me how it feels to be hated ?
Can ya tell me how it feels to be loved ?
Can you show me what it means to be respected ?
Or is the answer none of the above ?
Hating, fighting, lying, and I can¹t take...
Bitching, screwing, crying, and I just hate...
Taking, cheating, spying, and I can¹t take...
Hating, fighting, dissing, fighting, fighting
Fighting...
And I can¹t take no...
SCHISM !!
Chorus
I¹m just a man
Don¹t look at me as a black man
I¹m just a man
It takes a man to deal with ignorance
Prove that you can
Like having to climb a barbwire fence
Can ya tell me how it feels to be loved ?
Can you show me what it means to be respected ?
Or is the answer none of the above ?
It should be hard
It¹s so easy to hate your friends
Why ain¹t it hard ?
Love and hate come in the dock together
Play your card
Love or hate can rule your life forever
Can ya tell me how it feels to be loved ?
Can you show me what it means to be respected ?
Or is the answer none of the above ?
Bitching, screwing, crying, and I just hate...
Taking, cheating, spying, and I can¹t take...
Hating, fighting, dissing, fighting, fighting
Fighting...
And I can¹t take no...
SCHISM !!
A house divided can¹t stand
When we were kids
It¹s not inherited it¹s taught
When we were kids
If we were blind and had no choice
Difference hid
Would we hate each other by the tone of our voice ?
Can ya tell me how it feels to be loved ?
Can you show me what it means to be respected ?
Or is the answer none of the above ?
Bitching, screwing, crying, and I just hate...
Taking, cheating, spying, and I can¹t take...
Hating, fighting, dissing, fighting, fighting
Fighting...
And I can¹t take no...
SCHISM !!
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Wow, Such an awesome song, I'm surprised no one commented on it yet. It's about how racism and prejudice is wrong and how if you look past the skin color, the religion, etc., you'll see were all the same.
More that just dealing with racism, Schism deals with the fact that you can live your life with love or hate towards others. Obviously, Anthrax would side with love.
I agree. I actually just listened to this song a few days ago after someone on FB sent it to me to see what I thought of the band (with whom I was not familar). Nice lyrics...
I agree. I actually just listened to this song a few days ago after someone on FB sent it to me to see what I thought of the band (with whom I was not familar). Nice lyrics...
POO!!! lol This song is WAAAAAY TOO DIRECT with its message therefore no one ever listens to it as much.
This song is ok.
BUT NO WHERE AS FKN AWESOME AS TOOL's SCHISM.
LONG LIVE TOOOOOOOOL!!!