Harlem Escape

We go to Harlem to escape All those people who discriminate We dance, we sing, we speak, we laugh And celebrate our individuality At Harlem we can be ourselves Not afraid to offend By the color of our skin. Into our culture we delve Surrounded by our friends Who by default we see as kin. We go to Harlem to escape All those people who discriminate We dance, we sing, we speak, we laugh And celebrate our individuality We ignore all those who judge us Just by what they see And try to prove it to the world That we deserve equality We go to Harlem to escape All those people who discriminate We dance, we sing, we speak, we laugh And celebrate our individuality We express ourselves through art, Prose, poetry and jazz, As we explore our history A culture we will start. We go to Harlem to escape All those people who discriminate We dance, we sing, we speak, we laugh And celebrate our individuality The color of our skin Says nothing about us. But if you look inside And refrain to judge, The world will someday see Our individuality.