Faces Like Ours (featuring Bonnie Prince Billy)-Shannon Stephens

[00:01.63]We’re gonna be alright [00:05.53]baby, we are still young [00:12.00]Baby, we are still young [00:19.96]and that’s more than some people can say [00:30.60]We’re gonna be okay [00:34.97]at least we have white skin [00:41.37]and when you have white skin [00:48.81] nobody can send you away [00:59.16]And people are inclined to help [01:08.05]to help [01:12.20]other people who look like themselves [01:32.21]We’re gonna be alright [01:36.32]baby, we have rich friends [01:40.68]and when you have rich friends [01:50.97]those kinds of connections can pay [02:01.47]We’re gonna be okay [02:05.82]baby, we will rise up [02:10.60]Believe we will climb up to inhabit our corner of sky [02:30.23]And we will be inclined to help, [02:39.71]to help [02:43.51]other people who look like ourselves [03:22.69]You say we don’t need a safety net [03:28.90]we need a fire hose [03:34.56]and you say that we’re burning, burning [03:43.60]you tell me we’re ready to blow [03:49.42]But ain’t there something to be said for like ability? [04:01.31]Something good’s going to happen [04:09.60]Someone will take us in under their wing and then [04:16.25]we’re gonna be alright [04:20.73]we are still good-looking [04:26.89]Well, somewhat good-looking [04:35.17]and everything counts in its way [04:45.82]We are rising stars [04:50.34]and we won’t need bootstraps [04:56.51]We’ll hang on to kind hands [05:01.79]of people with faces like ours