Why do we think we must divide up into different tribes?
Demeaning each other with contemptuous, facile jibes?
Taking life as a package deal in colours of left or right
Avoiding all shades of grey so we can stay uptight
Well, don't you think that it could be okay sometimes to mix and match
Lean left on this issue and somewhat right on that?
Embracing the humanity of all those who disagree
Loving, not hating and embracing diversity
Tribes, do we need them so that we can feel that we belong?
Well, maybe it's time for us to try out a different song
Tribes are what's keeping us from understanding who we are
With the tribes now distorting our society we can't get far
Different Tribes ... Same old hateful vibes
Different Tribes ... Angry diatribes
Tribes...
And it seems it's getting worse - is human nature starting to decay?
Does the human race need saving? Can we learn to find a better way?
Time to transcend these tribes
