We set up a judge of color
For the darker shade skin
Set us up to never win
Stifflin' in one another
Slamming doors
Pushin' and shovin' each other, ooh
Black diamonds and blue pearls
Small bits of sand
Made by the hand, that bruised the world
Oh, black diamonds and blue pearls
Molded of clay, taught just to pray
And to be proud of
Black diamonds and blue pearls
Small bits of sand
Made by the hand that bruised the world
Yes we are
Black diamonds and blue pearls
Molded of clay, taught just to pray
And to be proud of
Black diamonds and blue pearls
Small bits of sand
Made by the hand that bruised the world
Yes we are
Black diamonds and blue pearls