It is an artist's duty to reflect the times. - Nina Simone

the world is big/Big and bright and round/And it's full of folks like me/Who are black, yellow, beige and brown

I wish I could share all the love that's in my heart/Remove all the bars that keep us apart/I wish you could know what it means to be me/Then you'd see and agree/That everyone should be free/But, oh, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good/Oh, Lord, please, don't let me be misunderstood

I came to expect despair every time I set foot in my own country, and I was never disappointed.