Black Tie, White Noise lyrics

Getting my facts from a Benetton ad

I'm lookin thru African eyes

Lit by the glare of an L.A. fire

Black Tie, White Noise

I've got a face, not just my race, bang bang I've got you babe!

Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise

Sun comes up and the man goes down

And the woman comes again

Just an hour or so to be safe from fear

Black Tie, White Noise

We jump thru hoops, we're divisible now, just disappear

Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise

We reach out over race and hold each other's hands

Then die in the flames singing "we shall overcome"

Woah! What's going on?

There'll be some blood, no doubt about it

But we'll come through don't doubt it

I look into your eyes and I know you won't kill me

I look into your eyes and I know you won't kill me

You won't kill me

You won't kill me

But I look into your eyes

And I wonder sometimes

Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise

Oh Lord, just let him see me

Lord, Lord, just let him hear me

Let him call me brother

Let him put his arms around me

Let him put his hands together

Reach over race and hold each other's hands

Walk thru the night thinking we are the world

Woah! What's going on?

There'll be some blood no doubt about it

But we'll come thru- i don't doubt it

I look into your eyes and I know you won't kill me

I look into your eyes and I know you won't kill me

You won't kill me

You won't kill me

But I wonder why

Yes, I wonder why sometimes

Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise

They'll show us how to break the rules

But never how to make the rules

Reduce us down to witless punks

Black Tie, White Noise

Fascist cries both black and white, who's got the blood? Who's got the gun?

Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise

Black Tie, White Noise.

Putting on the black tie, cranking out the white noise