作词 : Ruby Anne Ibarra
作曲 : Eric Tattykeel Kato Strand
They teach me to erase that brown, subconsciously I lose my crown
‘Til I don’t even recognize the person that’s inside me now
We came from the slums once, now livin’ the humdrum
In search for the green funds, we never can keep one
My mama on 9-5, then switch to an 8-1
An immigrant family losin’ our names, and our face, and the place that we came from
These institutions working, the devil prove he lurkin’
They shoot us down but first when, we play the part and curtains
Open up til we prefer them, ‘til we don’t know we hurtin’
‘Til we become a version: a self that’s lost it’s worth
So how can I breathe in this land of the free?
My people ain't free when the freedom ain’t free
I look in the mirror then all that I see
Is a version of me that they want me to be
Plus all of these lies I adopted see
I’ll never be what they want me to be
The devil’s at work and he lookin’ like me
Can you tell me my worth? and I’ll pay you the fee
‘Til I fall on my knees and I’m feelin’ defeat
And so give me a reason, the image they feed
To the flows that I breathe ‘cause we parted the sea
Can you pardon my speech? And the accent I speak?
I whiten my skin ‘cause it’s all that I see
No image of me represented to be
Myself so I’m looking for ways I could be
Exactly like people they teach me to be!
[00:00.000] 作词 : Ruby Anne Ibarra
[00:01.000] 作曲 : Eric Tattykeel Kato Strand
[00:38.204]They teach me to erase that brown, subconsciously I lose my crown
[00:44.479]‘Til I don’t even recognize the person that’s inside me now
[00:47.498]We came from the slums once, now livin’ the humdrum
[00:51.272]In search for the green funds, we never can keep one
[00:54.529]My mama on 9-5, then switch to an 8-1
[00:57.787]An immigrant family losin’ our names, and our face, and the place that we came from
[01:01.047]These institutions working, the devil prove he lurkin’
[01:04.560]They shoot us down but first when, we play the part and curtains
[01:07.817]Open up til we prefer them, ‘til we don’t know we hurtin’
[01:11.076]‘Til we become a version: a self that’s lost it’s worth
[01:14.586]So how can I breathe in this land of the free?
[01:16.340]My people ain't free when the freedom ain’t free
[01:17.844]I look in the mirror then all that I see
[01:19.598]Is a version of me that they want me to be
[01:21.103]Plus all of these lies I adopted see
[01:22.605]I’ll never be what they want me to be
[01:24.611]The devil’s at work and he lookin’ like me
[01:26.115]Can you tell me my worth? and I’ll pay you the fee
[01:27.869]‘Til I fall on my knees and I’m feelin’ defeat
[01:29.624]And so give me a reason, the image they feed
[01:31.136]To the flows that I breathe ‘cause we parted the sea
[01:32.892]Can you pardon my speech? And the accent I speak?
[01:34.409]I whiten my skin ‘cause it’s all that I see
[01:36.149]No image of me represented to be
[01:37.905]Myself so I’m looking for ways I could be
[01:39.407]Exactly like people they teach me to be!