Where I Come From
pouring all my problems in a red cup
trying not to think about it too much
staring at my phone, 3:07
guess it doesn’t really make a difference
tell ‘em i don’t even know where i come from
repping Cincinnati but i’m long gone
sister born in Hong Kong, middle school in China
can’t escape the Desi, even though i tried to
put a distance between me and all my heritage
ain’t about inheritance, swear i’m all American
sorry i’m repetitive i don’t know if i’m selling it
really insecurity but it come off as arrogance
that’s my fault, guess i’m too old now to say i’m still learning
bring the beat back like a cardio surgeon
but you know it’s deeper than that i’m soul searching
swear i try my best but i don’t think it’s working
இது தாண்டி
என்ன இருக்கு
எனக்கே தெரியாது
(what is there, beyond this?
i don’t even know, myself)
points on a map
no lookin back
cover my tracks or follow my path
no time to unpack
been on the run since i was young
i don’t know where i come from
been on the run since i was young
i don’t know where i come from
been on the run since i was young
i don’t know where i come from
been on the run since i was young
i don’t know where i come from
this trail is blazing, my mind is racing
i’m faster chasing, my trace erases with
every day, split in pieces like i'm china clay
mirror image, only shards remain
of my lineage, am i American, am i Indian?
splintered by the prime meridian
non linear but i’m living it
headquarters changing on a dime
packing up a bag, Appa got a new assignment
learned to be detached, isolated confinement
tried to reconnect with my people but i can’t find them
lost on the MRT, scorching Chennai heat
chalk trees on the concrete
day by day, i stay the same, my roots grow obsolete
இது தாண்டி
என்ன இருக்கு
எனக்கே தெரியாது
(what is there, beyond this?
i don’t even know, myself)
points on a map
no lookin back
cover my tracks or follow my path
no time to unpack
been on the run since i was young
i don’t know where i come from
been on the run since i was young
i don’t know where i come from
been on the run since i was young
i don’t know where i come from
been on the run since i was young
i don’t know where i come from
在美国出生
在中国长大
在新加坡学习了
印度的文化
(born in America
raised in China
studied in Singapore
culture from India)
在美国出生
在中国长大
在新加坡学习了
印度的文化
(born in America
raised in China
studied in Singapore
culture from India)