Well, it's just not the things we're used to down here
I mean, they come in and they sit down, and
And we're not used to 'em sittin' down beside us
And I wasn't raised with 'em, I never have lived with 'em
And I'm not gonna start now
Art is in motion, look around
At the everyday people in the everyday towns
Love is an ocean as deep as the sky
Gotta keep our arms open or we're never gonna fly
(chorus)
Yeah, it's a tragedy
All the hate I see
Am I left to be
A slave to history
Love's our common ground
Yeah, my skin is brown
Ain't no sweeter sound
Walls are tumblin' down
I can't deny it overwhelms
That changin' your world is changin' yourself
You can't tell me that you've already tried
Cause we're never gonna shine until we swallow our pride
(repeat chorus)
[During the weeks...]
[I love people]
[I wasn't raised with 'em]
[I never have lived with 'em]
[And I'm not gonna start now]
[I'm sorry, I'm sorry]
[Our management does not allow us to serve]
[Does not allow us to serve niggers in here]
[This is sleepin' in a dangerous...]
[Love, oh love]
(repeat chorus)
The questions in you are the questions in me
And I'm no closer to answers than you are to me

Art is in motion, look around
At the everyday people in the everyday town
Love is an ocean as deep as the sky
Gotta keep our arms open if we're ever gonna fly
CHORUS
It's a tragedy
All the hate I see
Am I left to be
A slave to history
Love's our common ground
Yeah, my skin is brown
Ain't no sweeter sound
Walls are tumblin' down
I can't deny it overwhelms
That changin' your world is changin' yourself
You can't tell me that you've already tried
Cause we're never gonna shine until we swallow our pride
CHORUS
Love, ooh love
CHORUS
The questions in you are the questions in me
And I'm no closer to answers than you are to me
If we just believe the we all can be free
Na na na na na na na na na na

we climbed a thousand steps without a single imprint
this drowning regret will die, forgotten like my past
moving bodies lie in rest

Art is in motion, look around
At the everyday people in everyday towns
Love is an ocean as deep as the sky
Gotta keep our arms open or we're never gonna fly
It's a tragedy all the hate I see
Am I left to be a slave to history?
Love's our common ground yeah, my skin is brown
Ain't no sweeter sound walls are tumblin' down
I can't deny it overwhelms
That changing your world means changing yourself
And you can't tell me that you've already tried
'Cause we're never gonna shine until we swallow our pride
It's a tragedy all the hate I see
Am I left to be a slave to history?
Love's our common ground yeah, my skin is brown
Ain't no sweeter sound walls are tumblin' down
Yes it's a tragedy all the hate I see
Am I left to be a slave to history?
Love's our common ground yeah, my skin is brown
Ain't no sweeter sound walls are tumblin' down
Questions in you are the questions in me
And I'm no closer to answers than you are to me

Welcome to a city that'll bring you to your knees
It'll make you beg for more, until you can't even breathe
Your blindfold is on tight, but you like what you see
So follow me into the night, 'cause I got just what you need
We're all rollin' down the boulevard, full of pimps and sharks
It's a motherfuckin' riot we've been dying to start
You better grab a hold 'cause now you know you're falling apart
You thought these streets were paved in gold
But they're dirty and dark
Been to hell, I can show you the devil
Down you fell, can't hold yourself together
Soul to sell, down here you live forever
Welcome to a world where dreams become nightmares
Been to hell, I can show you the devil
Down you fell, can't hold yourself together
Soul to sell, down here you live forever
Welcome to a world where dreams become nightmares
Welcome, welcome
In the belly of the best, I'm a wolf amongst sheep
At the bottom of the hill, but at the top of the street
Above the boulevard, schoolyard, victim of deceit
And you're running hard, but this wolf is always at your feet
And you've seen it all before, but the wolf's outside your door
And you're old enough to run, you ain't hiding anymore
Another victim of the star spangled banner of the street
Now you're in the world of the wolves
And we welcome all you sheep
Been to hell, I can show you the devil
Down you fell, can't hold yourself together
Soul to sell, down here you live forever
Welcome to a world where dreams become nightmares
Been to hell, I can show you the devil
Down you fell, can't hold yourself together
Soul to sell, down here you live forever
Welcome to a world where dreams become nightmares
Welcome, welcome
You need to wake up and face it so you can taste my reality
Now you're stuck in this place you hate
And you came here so happily
Then it made you lose your faith
And that's what fucked with your sanity
Say goodbye to your soul and say hello to your vanity
Hollywood is your friend, and the Undead are your family
We'll take you to the edge, and turn your regret into agony
And I'll never let you go, 'cause I know you'll come back to me
I'm the reason you came here, I'm the American Tragedy
Been to hell, I can show you the devil
Down you fell, can't hold yourself together
Soul to sell, down here you live forever
Welcome to a world where dreams become nightmares
Been to hell, I can show you the devil
Down you fell, can't hold yourself together
Soul to sell, down here you live forever
Welcome to a world where dreams become nightmares
Welcome, welcome, welcome
Welcome to a world where dreams become nightmares
Welcome