[Verse 1] Back in the schoolyard, ring around the line A game called "Who's Afraid of the Black Man?" back in the day, in time They said it was a shadow, they said it was a knight A child’s innocent fable wrapped up in black and white Now we step into the modern age, turn the pages, see the map Is it just a harmless legacy or a societal trap? 'Cause fear gets re-engineered, projected on the street A simple playground rumor turning heavy on the beat. [Chorus] Who's afraid of the dark? Who's afraid of the light? Who’s judging from the surface when you’re looking at the sight? Is it a vintage children's game, or a modern-day reality? Look beyond the shade, look at humanity. Who's afraid? Who's afraid? Tell me what you see— There's a hundred thousand shades in this tapestry! [Verse 2] There’s so many variations, broad spectrum, infinite tones From deep dark mahogany down to the bleached white bones Look at the African albinos, porcelain skin, golden hair Same blood, same roots, but people stop and stare You can't categorize a human just by looking at the coat Can't tell who is who, so why let fear promote? Melanin high, melanin low, vision blurry at the start How you gonna fear a color when you haven't seen the heart? Stereotypes fading when the light shines through You don't know who is who, 'til you know what they do. [Chorus] Who's afraid of the dark? Who's afraid of the light? Who’s judging from the surface when you’re looking at the sight? Is it a vintage children's game, or a modern-day reality? Look beyond the shade, look at humanity. Who's afraid? Who's afraid? Tell me what you see— There's a hundred thousand shades in this tapestry! [Outro] Drop the old fears, leave the games in the past, Every single tone built to stand and to last. Black, albino, deep shade or light— We all walk the same world under the night.
