With Him

Salom, chetori, esma man Nadia When I was younger, I wanted more for me And one day when my mother was around She came to me and said "let's go to town" Went to Tehran and we ate taftan kebab I was pretty young She said hey, let's go to the USA Your sister will come and your father will stay A little bit before he comes our way This was what, 2009? Mahmoud had won, people were dying! I was ready to jump, ready to jump Wait, when did you get here? Last year, background checks and more, dear It's not that easy to get here It's not that easy, it ain't breezy But I knew Allah would help me They said I shouldn't be loud I shouldn't be laughing My father considered marrying me to a diplomat when I was thirteen They didn't go through with it They wasn't pleased when my mama spoke out I almost forgot my hijab once When I tried to go out Not allowed to think, not allowed to breathe, not allowed to speak Not allowed to My mama told me Allah didn't think this way She said it was the government and that it would never change I find it hard to be with him I find it hard to talk to him I think it's nothing you can do But if he wanted to, he could see But if he wanted to, he could be So what came next, did you come to the US? Yes My mom found a mosque and she loved it We moved right near it Till one day she got her hijab Torn off and was told to go back to Iran Did she report to the police? Yeah, but he was never found, it happens Besides that, it's been nice! I'm so sorry that happened It happens So anyway, I was on a minimum wage Workin' everyday, so I could go to college Was accepted that following May So here I am, Nadia, standing here again Woohoo! And I'm runnin' around thinkin' Am I good for the father? I just wanna know if I would be a good daughter But I found this guy Zane and I kinda like him I don't know why But he argued for a Muslim registry A Muslim registry? That's crazy Don't speak to him Yeah, but I think I love him for some reason He's got a heart of gold And his mom had a rough going away So I think he's kinda caught up in the brain I just wanna feel liberated I just don't know what to say to him I think it's kinda crazy He doesn't know that I practice And I'm scared to tell him Cause the media I've seen what they say Nadia, this is what I think I think you should find someone but him I think it's nothing I can do You don't need him! I have so much fun but I can't stand him Then why him? But if he wanted to, he could see But if he wanted to, we could be You're like Trump, you like girls from other countries But you don't want me to be me If only politicians could see That we could live in peace I think about it everyday I may be changin' I feel bad for the way that I'm changin' But Lord forgive me For I know not what I do Our Father, who art in heaven Hallowed be Thy name Our Father, who art in heaven Please forgive me for this sin I do not mean to use your name in vain But God if you please forgive me for this shame I may be changin' But I won't ever forget you Lord I Yo, I'm not with him I'm not with him anymore I'm done with his shit I'm done with his shit Yo, trippy little badass bitch I'm the shit So whatcha know about Bella, Isabella? Little fella? Little angry boys makin' noise We gotta a lotta Trumpers, lotta Berners Any woman in power, they wanna hurt her So everyone on this college campus Put your hands up if you wanna diss! Some of 'dis, some of 'dis They don't want none of this! From Iran! To the USA we don't play Everyone knows women gonna have our day Have our day Have our say If you're Muslim or gay It don't matter So shut your trapper If you got nothin' nice to say I get in your face I pray to God you don't get in my way Cause I am the future I am the brains If you playing with fire You better wear nice attire Donnie tellin' lies, tellin lies Then it's televised, televised If you really wanna go at it You're asthmatic, you're bad at it We're young and we're strong and we came to stomp And if Trump ever becomes president we will drain the swamp! And we don't play We are organized And we all sing This time we need more than a guy That's why we know what's in store for number forty-five It's our time!