A country is a school
If you're new you don't fit in
Don't have my books, is this my class
No one likes to start again
At home we eat different food
Loosely translated ingredients
Nobody's been close since we moved
But we'll make newer friends
Because one thing's true
You brought your hate along with you
Because you're a bigot too
As for me, so not for you
Kick the ladder once you climb
Your card's greener on the other side
Your American right not to empathize
Yet it could still be you another time
They don't have a roof
Chased by storms, war, illness
A child's cries to soothe
Your burden is but to witness
Hate is the mother of every fool
But you were tasked with belonging
For more hate there's always room
Hoping your accent will be forgiven
Because one thing's true
You brought your hate along with you
Because you're a bigot too
As for me, so not for you
When you close your eyes
You know it isn't right
But you compartmentalize
Tell yourself you believe his lies
God's mercy was proved
As you packed your suitcase
To you they're animals in a zoo
Even if one has your own face
