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"15th to 50th Cousin"  

© 2025 Bernard Furshpan. All rights reserved.  

We’re all related, that’s the truth from within,  

From 15th to 50th—we’re cousins in skin.  

Every handshake, every smile you see,  

Is a family reunion song—for you and for me.  

[Chorus]  

We’re 15th to 50th cousins—yeah, every one of us.  

Every time you meet someone—that’s a reunion, trust.  

Be kind to your kin, let the healing begin,  

We share one beautiful planet, a home we all spin in.  

We can do better. We will do better.  

Genetics doesn’t whisper—it sings loud and strong,  

We’re the leaves of one tree, humming one ancient song.  

From one mother long ago, the branches all grew,  

Different shades, different paths—but the same blood runs through.  

When you pass a stranger walking down the street,  

That’s your cousin you just met—how wild, how sweet!  

Drop the fear, break the chain, let empathy in,  

Every moment’s a chance to be kind to your kin.  

[Chorus]  

We’re 15th to 50th cousins—yeah, every one of us.  

Every time you meet someone—that’s a reunion, trust.  

Be kind to your kin, let the healing begin,  

We share one spinning planet, a chance to begin again.  

We can do better. We will do better.  

We cling to a rock, spinning fast through the night,  

A miracle of dust bathed in borrowed light.  

Borders are stories, but connection is true,  

The whole human family lives inside you.  

We forgot, then we fought, now we’re ready to see—  

We’re not broken, just burned by our history.  

Let’s lift up the gentle, protect all the small,  

We’re cousins in chorus, answering the call.  

We are the keepers of tongue, thought, and mind,  

Obedience is easy—being brave is kind.  

Hate’s an old habit, compassion’s a flame,  

Let’s turn memory to movement and love without shame.  

[Chorus]  

We’re 15th to 50th cousins—yeah, every one of us.  

Every time you bump into someone—that’s a reunion, trust.  

Be kind to your kin, let the healing begin,  

This world is our family, so let’s lean in.  

We can do better. We will do better.  

Family by fact, not just fantasy,  

Reunion by love, not geography.  

One planet, one heart, one deep human tether—  

We can do better.  

We will do better—together.