Herbert Grönemeyer - White Arrogance lyrics

There's a shiver in the air
It's all too clear
It's a lament for all the world
No-one wants to hear
Behind unshakeable faith in god in isolation
Safe behind the barricades
They call it homeland

White arrogance the only yardstick
White arrogance all men are equal
But the whites are somehow better
And in the camps they cry with rage
The white yoke cuts deep
And we just watch in on TV what can we do?
We see the truncheons, the black blood
The silent cries
They live their lives down in the mud
We, too, are to blame

White arrogance the only yardstick
White arrogance all men are equal
But the whites are somehow better

Too cowardly to do a thing
Too cowardly to boycott
Too cowardly to do a thing
Too cowardly to boycott
Holding men in contempt
Shipping men like cattle
Holding men in contempt
Shipping men like cattle

With brown eyes and black hair
It's difficult life here as much as there
There are different shades of white
We see the slogans on the walls
Cash changing hands
Be good to all your fellow men
Who gives a damn? White arrogance
The only yardstick white arrogance
All men are equal
But the whites are somehow better