Don't Throw the Tomato Verse 1 I grew beneath an open sky, Drank the rain and summer light. Dreamed I'd feed a hungry child, Color every table bright. Never thought my crimson skin Would wear another name— Not a fruit of fields and hope, But a weapon dressed in shame. Pre-Chorus Who decided long ago My heart should learn to fly? Not toward empty stomachs... But toward another's pride. Chorus Don't throw the tomato, Throw away your fear. I'm not made for hatred, I was planted here To sweeten every season, To quiet someone's pain. Don't paint your disappointment With my scarlet rain. Verse 2 The onion whispered, "They blame my tears." The egg sighed, "I've been there too." Every harmless thing they touch Ends up wearing someone else's truth. Funny how the innocent Become the easiest disguise— Human hands keep searching For clean targets for their cries. Bridge You never hated me at all. You hated broken dreams. You only needed something soft To catch your silent screams. Tomorrow it could be a word... A child... a friend... your own reflection. History has many fruits Picked for someone else's rejection. Final Chorus Don't throw the tomato, Throw the anger from your soul. Feed the hungry, heal the singer, Let compassion take control. If I must leave this vine one day, Let my final journey be Inside a bowl that saves a life... Not a crowd's brutality. Outro A garden grows forgiveness. A stage can grow applause. The world becomes much kinder When we stop looking for a cause... To throw away the innocent.
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