rainbow queen

She died when she was only seventeen
She flourished like a graceful rainbow queen
Her people thought she was mighty in the bone
But she was just as broken as her home
It's unclear
Why you treat me so mean
It's unclear
Why you think me unclean
I was born here
On your stupid fucking stage
I am scorned here
by old men scared of my face
Do we do to you
What you do to me?
Keep our schools run-down
Do we do to you
What you do to me?
Crush our spirits when we're young
Tell your kids it's wrong
To associate with those who are not blonde
She was exhumed from an early grave
To be a prop in your profit press parade
Some say she earned it
I think I heard Candace say she deserved it
To be blown away like she was never even born
To be blown away like she was never even born
It's unclear
Why you treat me so mean
It's unclear
Why you think me unclean
I was born here
On your stupid fucking stage
I am scorned here
by old men scared of my face
No good deed goes unpunished
Few of our great heroes are left alive
What is pictured
Is how it ends
How it begins