Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Kuya Derrick , by - NAKRelease date: 12.10.2017
Song language: English
Kuya Derrick |
| I, am confused |
| But maybe it was designed to be that way all along |
| It’s like an apple in a tree full of lemons like |
| David in the sea of giants |
| A loud bully bringing rifles to a food fight |
| Like a megaphone trying to disguise itself as a librarian |
| It’s like 1930 in Stockton |
| Like 1904 in St. Louis |
| It’s like I’m in the '80s all over again |
| The only Sharpie in a block full of crayons |
| Flip-flops in a bin full of Cortez’s |
| A bowl haircut in a barber shop lined up with high-top fades and Activator Juice |
| They say it’s 5 o’clock somewhere in the world so I’ll just sit here |
| Waiting for my drink |
| My numbing agent, my escape from all that is real |
| Nibble on some peanuts, maybe a banana or two |
| My mother always said I needed more potassium so better make that three |
| And since I’m a monkey anyway, might as well make that four |
| See, they used to call us monkeys |
| You know little brown one’s at that |
| I used to crawl along alleyways just to fit in |
| Was the smartest at math but always played ignorant |
| Secretly wanted to be a stuntman in a pursuit of career in engineering |
| Or nursing or engineering or nursing |
| Because it’s what we brown monkeys do |
| But I |
| I am more than that |
| I am more than brown skin, black hair |
| Brown eyes with a slight tilt |
| I am more than rice and fish |
| Son of immigrant parents |
| Island-born, mainland raised |
| I am stranger |
| Foreign land-dweller but I belong |
| I am here |
| Pioneer |
| Innovator, citizen, tax-paying civilian |
| Working just as hard as the next person |
| But this time I will not conform |
| I will not shuck and jive for your entertainment |
| I will not be him or her or them |
| I will simply be me |
| I will not be Christian for the sake of religion |
| I will not be Catholic for the sake of family |
| I will not put on a show so you can consume yourself into pious debt |
| And while we’re at it |
| I am Christian but I am defined more by Jesus than I am doctrine |
| I am also frustrated |
| I am frustrated by you |
| The place where foreigners, strangers, immigrant land-dwellers are supposed to |
| feel at home |
| The down-and-out addicts, feminist Democrats, independence |
| Gender abuse students, the inebriated vagrant, the scientific scholar |
| See, I grabbed a book off the shelf yesterday |
| The jacket sleeve went mysteriously missing like my identity every time I go |
| home |
| So I had no idea what the book was about |
| But for some reason I could tell it was strong by the spine because it had one |
| Unlike you |
| At least I could read the book for what it is |
| So when the pages flip me off to the next chapter, I am more intrigued than I |
| am mad |
| It’s surprise endings are honest |
| It’s inciting incident actually points in the direction of hope |
| It’s central characters are fodder for genuine growth |
| The Turett’s that you call political correctness is out of control |
| You self medicate on a world view with an agenda that silenced my voice |
| And your idea of free speech was re-sold at the 99-cent store |
| Even though there was a sticker clearly stating it wasn’t to be used for resale |
| I am more than a type-casted movie character |
| I am an IT technician, Asian American studies professor |
| But I am also Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, atheist |
| I am a gardener, dayworker, office assistant, a police officer, firefighter, |
| postal worker |
| I am barista, epic hipster beard and all |
| I am teacher, senator, entrepreneur, linecook, homemaker |
| I am president |
| I am here |
| I am home |
| And we |
| We are here |
| To stay |