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Translucent Soul
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Singer/Songwriter
Translucent Soul was released on September 15, 1998 by Philo as a part of the album Translucent Soul
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Release DateSeptember 15, 1998
LabelPhilo
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM118

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ellis Paul
Ellis Paul
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ellis Paul
Ellis Paul
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jerry Marotta
Jerry Marotta
Producer

Lyrics

I get a call from Vance, he's an old friend
He's got some you-won't-believe story to share
He's a place that I go when I need someone who knows me
He brings the smile of a billionaire
And I laugh when he pretends he's a white guy
Cause he knows how bad I fail playing black
He says if even you could, I don't advise that you should
Cause once you go there, you might not want to turn back
There isn't a thing in this God and mighty world I wouldn't do
To help him out of trouble
Seeing as how we're friends and that goes
Deeper than skin can go
To a translucent soul
Deeper than color will show
Translucent soul
He says, you and I, we might look a little different
But I was raised middle class, same as you
Let's make it clear, even on the way here
I had to watch for blue lights in the rearview
He says, last week I was visiting LA
Walking the streets where the riots went down
You got black killing black, killing black, killing black
While all the whites were sweating bullets across town
There isn't a thing in this God and mighty world I wouldn't do
To help him out of trouble
Seeing as how we're friends and that goes
Deeper than skin can go
Deeper than color will show
Translucent soul
He says, in LA they're whispering race war
Like it is something that has yet to begin
Like they can plug up the cracks in four hundred years of history
And prove that the melting pot's not broken
In the event of some unlikely disaster
And we find ourselves armed and face to face
I said I'd turn around, I would protect your ground
He said, I'd do the same for you over at your place
There isn't a thing in this God and mighty world he wouldn't do
To help me out of trouble
Seeing as how we're friends and that goes
Deeper than skin can go
Deeper than color will show
Translucent soul
Embrace what you have in common
Celebrate what sets you apart
It takes more than the color that you find on a palette to turn
Humanity into an art
Into the form of a heart
Translucent soul
Translucent soul
Written by: Ellis Paul
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