Black Tie White Noise [Bowie]

Getting my facts from a Benneton ad
Looking through African eyes
Lit by the glare of an L.A. fire
(Black tie, white noise)

I've got a face, not just my race
Bang, bang, I've got you, babe
(Putting on the black tie)
Cranking out the white noi-oi-oise

Sun comes up and the man goes down 
The woman comes again
Just an hour or so to be safe from fear
(Black tie, white noise)

Then we jump through hoops, we're divisable now
Just disappear
(Putting on the black tie)
Cranking out the white noi-oi-oise

We reach out over race and hold each other's hands
Then die in the flames singing, "We shall overcome"
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, what's going on?

There'll be some blood, no doubt about it
But we'll come through, don't doubt it

I look into your eyes and I know I won't kill you
I look into your eyes and I know you won't kill me
You won't kill me, you won't kill me, no
But I look into your eyes and I wonder sometimes

Putting on the black tie, yeah
Cranking out the white noi-oi-oise

Oh, Lord, just let him see me
Lord, Lord, let him hear me

Let him call me brother
Let him put his arms around me
Let him put his hands together

Reach out over race and hold each other's hands
Walk through the night thinking we are the world
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, what's going on?

There will be some blood, no doubt about it
We should come through, don't doubt it

I look into your eyes and I know I won't kill you
And I turn my back for I know you won't kill me
You won't kill me, yeah, you won't kill me, no
But I wonder why, yes, I wonder why sometimes

Putting on the black tie, yeah
Cranking out the white noi-oi-oise

They'll show us how to break the rules 
But never how to make the rules
Reduce us down to witless punks
(Black tie, white noise)

Facist cries, both black and white
Who's got the blood? Who's got the gun?
(Putting on the black tie)
Cranking out the white noi-oi-oise

Ooo, yeah
Cranking out
Doo, doo, doo, doo, yeah
Cranking out
Ooo, ooo, yeah
Cranking out
White noi-oi-oise
(Black tie, white noise)

Baby, yeah
Cranking out
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Cranking out
(Putting on the black tie)
Cranking out the white noi-oi-oise

Doo, ba, boom
Cranking out
Doo, ba, boom
Cranking out
Doo, ba, boom
Cranking out
White noi-oi-oise
(Black tie, white noise)

Do, ba, boom
Cranking out
Do, ba, boom
Cranking out
Doo, ba, boom
(Putting on the black tie)
Cranking out the white noi-oi-oise