Genes or Dreams?

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Benjamin Madeira & Nadia Boyko

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My eyes open in the world 'fore I knew of pain
I have everything to lose and nothing to gain
New life! Is it mine or the past to blame?
I'm just a human with the genes of those who once came?
Momma told me that we are the same
But I grew up and saw the inequality that's across the plain
Why do I have to toil the soil again?
Are they wrong for how they lash out
Or would you say they JUST ALL COMPLAIN?
My genes are black! Are they black enough?
Add a bit of European, mix it with Indigenous
They say I am savage like my ancestors
That's in the dust
Whoa! My heart is kind, but my outlook is tough
So, I'm in cuffs
I'm a victim of my ancestors; that's my confession
Slaved their lives, and now they look at me like I'm a weapon
Just tryna live and be like a human, and not be stepped on
Hard trials in this life, teaching me a lesson
It's crazy how life can be so simple yet intricate
Such complexities about our identities that linger in our mind
Craving the truth but steered blind
You're this, you're that, telling me how to act
But is it my fault for the way that I interact?
Is it built into me, the genes of my lineage?
Their memories become me?
Or is it just an excuse TO RUN FROM CHANGE?
You're a product of the things you've been taught
Late at nights, look to the stars, feeling so distraught
You hate yourself for all the bias your ancestry brought
Why they acting like the past you've lived is due to your fault?
You sink deeper in your worth, your struggle to gain wealth
Feeling conquered by your birth, outta touch with yourself
You take the crumbs of this earth, fight with your mental health
You're judged for who you weren't! How are you then to excel?
Dang!
Whoa!
Is this really where we're at?
Humankind is a place where love's what we lack
They see your color, your heritage and assume facts
What's the difference if I'm Indian, White, or Black?
I grow tired of this tangled road
Eyes stare from their hole, I try to be strong, but it does take a toll
I wonder if this tale ever grows old
Guess in time we'll know my gallantry got to let MY FATE UNFOLD
It's crazy how life can be so simple yet intricate
Such complexities about our identities that linger in our mind
Craving the truth but steered blind
You're this, you're that, telling me how to act
But is it my fault for the way that I interact?
Is it built into me, the genes of my lineage?
Their memories become me?
Or is it just an excuse TO RUN FROM CHANGE?
Whoa!
Brought as slaves
Toil the soil, shackled bounded by the chains
Whipped and stripped, tossed aside in jagged caves
In my heart, I feel them crying to be saved
Should I feel bad for living life free?
When their hardships led here to me?
What would they say if this world they could see?
They died so one day I could feel the unity
In my dreams in the night
See their darkness inside
While the moon smiling wide
They're consumed by the tide
Some were good; some were sly
Some were killers; some did try
Do I pick and choose a side?
Or embrace all of me with pride?
Can I escape these genes to which I am chained?
Am I who they were or own these thoughts in my brain?
Do these genes intervene, or do I steer the reins?
Idk, I'll find out if I'm bound OR I CAN CHANGE
It's crazy how life can be so simple yet intricate
Such complexities about our identities that linger in our mind
Craving the truth but steered blind
You're this, you're that, telling me how to act
But is it my fault for the way that I interact?
Is it built into me, the genes of my lineage?
Their memories become me?
Or is it just an excuse TO RUN FROM CHANGE?
So, who am I?
Why do I toil and toil the soil?
Should I escape my genes that boil?
So, who am I?
Is it my fault for the way that I do interact?
Is it built into me, the genes of my lineage?
Their memories become me?
Or is it just an excuse TO RUN FROM CHANGE?
So, who am I?
Why do I toil and toil the soil?
Should I escape my genes that boil?
So, who am I?
Can I escape these genes to which I am chained?
Am I who they were or own these thoughts in my brain?
Do these genes intervene, or do I steer the reins?
Idk, I'll find out if I'm bound OR I CAN CHANGE

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