What makes my heart beat, brother, can't be bought
I know I scare them, brother, don't ask me why
I have a smile deep in my eyes, that's why they don't see it
I just don't see the world like they do and I have to pay for it
This world is crazy so I'm strange in it
I fight back until my knuckles are bruised
I absorb the world's woes like a sponge
In truth, I'm in my place when I disturb them

Call me the melancholic
I'm leading a peaceful war
My name is in your column
You're not in the right section

Call me the melancholic
I'm leading a peaceful war
My name is in your column
You're not in the right section

I don't always agree with the guy in my head
I hope I'm the strongest in the next storm
No one makes it alone, we all need help
Even though I speak up, I have something to lose
The love we lack, we'll have to make it
Maybe we'll have to hide it so it won't get stolen
For us, waiting in line has become complicated
We've shouted so much that we don't want to explain anymore
This world is crazy so I'm strange in it
I fight back until my knuckles are bruised
I absorb the world's woes like a sponge
In truth, I'm in my place when I disturb them

Call me the melancholic
I'm leading a peaceful war
My name is in your column
You're not in the right section

Call me the melancholic
I'm leading a peaceful war
My name is in your column
You're not in the right section

I'm a black man in a white world
I'm a black man in a white world

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