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this perfume
this perfume that means you call I jump you fry or
that means you call I jump you fry or
that means you call I jump you fry or what what the way to live a life of
what what the way to live a life of
what what the way to live a life of sunny days I heard waivable in your way
sunny days I heard waivable in your way
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what is a bold move leaving everything
what is a bold move leaving everything you know for the promise of something
you know for the promise of something
you know for the promise of something better not knowing where you’re going or
better not knowing where you’re going or
better not knowing where you’re going or how are you gonna get there but doing it
how are you gonna get there but doing it
how are you gonna get there but doing it anyway whatever the cost
anyway whatever the cost
anyway whatever the cost I am migrant history keeps telling our
I am migrant history keeps telling our
I am migrant history keeps telling our story in a one-dimensional way the media
story in a one-dimensional way the media
story in a one-dimensional way the media will have you believe we are preeminence
ever wondered what the difference is
ever wondered what the difference is between an ex pact and an immigrant you
between an ex pact and an immigrant you
between an ex pact and an immigrant you ever looked it up in the dictionary
ever looked it up in the dictionary
ever looked it up in the dictionary there isn’t much difference in fact
there isn’t much difference in fact
there isn’t much difference in fact actually it kind of means the same thing
actually it kind of means the same thing
actually it kind of means the same thing on paper but within the media and
on paper but within the media and
on paper but within the media and everything else it’s not quite used in
everything else it’s not quite used in
everything else it’s not quite used in the same way and I used to piss me off
the same way and I used to piss me off
the same way and I used to piss me off until I realized actually there is a
until I realized actually there is a
until I realized actually there is a difference in all fairness an X fact is
difference in all fairness an X fact is
difference in all fairness an X fact is probably someone who has lots of money
probably someone who has lots of money
probably someone who has lots of money creates a little bubble for themselves
creates a little bubble for themselves
creates a little bubble for themselves picks up that love of lovely bubble and
picks up that love of lovely bubble and
picks up that love of lovely bubble and goes to a lovely sunny place probably
goes to a lovely sunny place probably
goes to a lovely sunny place probably like Spain and parks that bubble right
like Spain and parks that bubble right
like Spain and parks that bubble right there whereas an immigrant is a warrior
there whereas an immigrant is a warrior
there whereas an immigrant is a warrior someone who has had to become a
someone who has had to become a
someone who has had to become a chameleon evolve change fate be whatever
chameleon evolve change fate be whatever
chameleon evolve change fate be whatever is necessary to become what they need to
is necessary to become what they need to
is necessary to become what they need to become for the promise of something
become for the promise of something
become for the promise of something better out of necessity I believe when
better out of necessity I believe when
better out of necessity I believe when you first touch down here they call you
you first touch down here they call you
you first touch down here they call you illegal alien extraterrestrial I take no
illegal alien extraterrestrial I take no
illegal alien extraterrestrial I take no offense he was an alien Superman
offense he was an alien Superman
offense he was an alien Superman definitely an alien and my favorite the
definitely an alien and my favorite the
definitely an alien and my favorite the x-men I have mad powers okay I am human
x-men I have mad powers okay I am human
x-men I have mad powers okay I am human I say I but I’m really talking about
I say I but I’m really talking about
I say I but I’m really talking about people like my mother daughter of the
people like my mother daughter of the
people like my mother daughter of the farmer
farmer
farmer hache the plan with my father to scoop
hache the plan with my father to scoop
hache the plan with my father to scoop up pendejo chickens and fly away to the
up pendejo chickens and fly away to the
up pendejo chickens and fly away to the unknown and go on a voyage to bring us
unknown and go on a voyage to bring us
unknown and go on a voyage to bring us to somewhere safe because Eritrea broke
to somewhere safe because Eritrea broke
to somewhere safe because Eritrea broke out in war my story isn’t any different
out in war my story isn’t any different
out in war my story isn’t any different ohhohh story isn’t any different than
ohhohh story isn’t any different than
ohhohh story isn’t any different than most of the stories he hear about right
most of the stories he hear about right
most of the stories he hear about right now she’s phenomenal she couldn’t speak
now she’s phenomenal she couldn’t speak
now she’s phenomenal she couldn’t speak a single word of English but she did it
a single word of English but she did it
a single word of English but she did it one at that and don’t get it twisted
one at that and don’t get it twisted
one at that and don’t get it twisted she spoke five languages before we came
she spoke five languages before we came
she spoke five languages before we came here it just so happens
here it just so happens
here it just so happens she nearly Italian and not English but
she nearly Italian and not English but
she nearly Italian and not English but they don’t miss know that right she’s a
they don’t miss know that right she’s a
they don’t miss know that right she’s a phenomenal being and she still has her
phenomenal being and she still has her
phenomenal being and she still has her interesting quirky ways of beingness
interesting quirky ways of beingness
interesting quirky ways of beingness she says Dallas done instead of Dustin
she says Dallas done instead of Dustin
she says Dallas done instead of Dustin another reason back home we read and
another reason back home we read and
another reason back home we read and write phonetically in fact I think I’ve
write phonetically in fact I think I’ve
write phonetically in fact I think I’ve acquired that quirk I don’t quite say
acquired that quirk I don’t quite say
acquired that quirk I don’t quite say Dallas done but I read all right
Dallas done but I read all right
Dallas done but I read all right phonetically but over here in this
phonetically but over here in this
phonetically but over here in this current system
current system
current system I am diagnosed as dyslexic fine I’m not
I am diagnosed as dyslexic fine I’m not
I am diagnosed as dyslexic fine I’m not defined by the titles that are given
defined by the titles that are given
defined by the titles that are given upon me so I am the daughter of a
upon me so I am the daughter of a
upon me so I am the daughter of a fearless superhero it’s interesting my
fearless superhero it’s interesting my
fearless superhero it’s interesting my world in the world of tech has been war
world in the world of tech has been war
world in the world of tech has been war has happened as a result of my inability
has happened as a result of my inability
has happened as a result of my inability to fit and to the four make ways of
to fit and to the four make ways of
to fit and to the four make ways of living and existing all I ever wanted to
living and existing all I ever wanted to
living and existing all I ever wanted to do was just sing I didn’t want to be the
do was just sing I didn’t want to be the
do was just sing I didn’t want to be the quick quirky interesting random girl
quick quirky interesting random girl
quick quirky interesting random girl with gloves and stuff I watched every
with gloves and stuff I watched every
with gloves and stuff I watched every music video that you would have seen my
music video that you would have seen my
music video that you would have seen my favorite singer was Mariah Carey I
favorite singer was Mariah Carey I
favorite singer was Mariah Carey I wanted to do vocal acrobatics it’s not
wanted to do vocal acrobatics it’s not
wanted to do vocal acrobatics it’s not really my voice but no matter how hard I
really my voice but no matter how hard I
really my voice but no matter how hard I tried and people were receptive
tried and people were receptive
tried and people were receptive light-skinned girl RMB curly hair you
light-skinned girl RMB curly hair you
light-skinned girl RMB curly hair you must do hip-hop dance I’ve never taken a
must do hip-hop dance I’ve never taken a
must do hip-hop dance I’ve never taken a dance class in my life
dance class in my life
dance class in my life I love it but like I said it ain’t for
I love it but like I said it ain’t for
I love it but like I said it ain’t for the lack of trying
the lack of trying
the lack of trying and when I couldn’t fit into the form a
and when I couldn’t fit into the form a
and when I couldn’t fit into the form a existence that existed and that predated
existence that existed and that predated
existence that existed and that predated me because they weren’t designed with me
me because they weren’t designed with me
me because they weren’t designed with me in mind I have to find an alternative
in mind I have to find an alternative
in mind I have to find an alternative way of beingness I had to remember where
way of beingness I had to remember where
way of beingness I had to remember where my lineage comes from and I had to own
my lineage comes from and I had to own
my lineage comes from and I had to own being a migrant because once an
being a migrant because once an
being a migrant because once an immigrant always an immigrant you learn
immigrant always an immigrant you learn
immigrant always an immigrant you learn that whether you do if you want to
that whether you do if you want to
that whether you do if you want to accept it or not so I decided to vapp
accept it or not so I decided to vapp
accept it or not so I decided to vapp delve into the world of tech out of
delve into the world of tech out of
delve into the world of tech out of necessity I didn’t create lease if you
necessity I didn’t create lease if you
necessity I didn’t create lease if you were wondering what was happening before
were wondering what was happening before
were wondering what was happening before there in essence have remote control
there in essence have remote control
there in essence have remote control they called me Moo gloves just like the
they called me Moo gloves just like the
they called me Moo gloves just like the one that you have for your TV the tech
one that you have for your TV the tech
one that you have for your TV the tech name is MIDI controller these look
name is MIDI controller these look
name is MIDI controller these look created it but I had to evolve and
created it but I had to evolve and
created it but I had to evolve and change shape and leave the past and I
change shape and leave the past and I
change shape and leave the past and I thought I was to find a better way of
thought I was to find a better way of
thought I was to find a better way of working so that I can find a system that
working so that I can find a system that
working so that I can find a system that was tailored to me like I said I did
was tailored to me like I said I did
was tailored to me like I said I did this out of necessity I became almost
this out of necessity I became almost
this out of necessity I became almost ill to the point of hospitalized
ill to the point of hospitalized
ill to the point of hospitalized hospitalization because I just wanted to
hospitalization because I just wanted to
hospitalization because I just wanted to fit in but my lineage is strong I look I
fit in but my lineage is strong I look I
fit in but my lineage is strong I look I reflect on my mother and everyone like
reflect on my mother and everyone like
reflect on my mother and everyone like her and I remember I am her child and so
her and I remember I am her child and so
her and I remember I am her child and so I left everything I know for a better
I left everything I know for a better
I left everything I know for a better today I don’t know what I’m doing with
today I don’t know what I’m doing with
today I don’t know what I’m doing with this most of the time what she saw was
this most of the time what she saw was
this most of the time what she saw was very well rehearsed it didn’t sound like
very well rehearsed it didn’t sound like
very well rehearsed it didn’t sound like that this morning
that this morning
that this morning it sounded better right now I think why
it sounded better right now I think why
it sounded better right now I think why there isn’t this is new technology there
there isn’t this is new technology there
there isn’t this is new technology there isn’t a YouTube channel that teaches me
isn’t a YouTube channel that teaches me
isn’t a YouTube channel that teaches me how to use it I spend every penny I own
how to use it I spend every penny I own
how to use it I spend every penny I own bonnet and as a result sometimes I have
bonnet and as a result sometimes I have
bonnet and as a result sometimes I have to walk instead of catching the bus just
to walk instead of catching the bus just
to walk instead of catching the bus just so I can save one pound fifty by any
so I can save one pound fifty by any
so I can save one pound fifty by any means
means
means Caesarion when we remember where we come
Caesarion when we remember where we come
Caesarion when we remember where we come from
from
from well remember we’re really connected and
well remember we’re really connected and
well remember we’re really connected and whilst you might think this isn’t really
whilst you might think this isn’t really
whilst you might think this isn’t really your story but we all migrants up in
your story but we all migrants up in
your story but we all migrants up in this building and then some or in the
this building and then some or in the
this building and then some or in the world you only have to look back far
world you only have to look back far
world you only have to look back far enough you will find a member of your
enough you will find a member of your
enough you will find a member of your family who would have transformed and
family who would have transformed and
family who would have transformed and evolved to get you to where you are and
evolved to get you to where you are and
evolved to get you to where you are and so if anybody doesn’t like their reality
so if anybody doesn’t like their reality
so if anybody doesn’t like their reality right now if you don’t fit into the
right now if you don’t fit into the
right now if you don’t fit into the system that exists tap into that connect
system that exists tap into that connect
system that exists tap into that connect with the very people that the media has
with the very people that the media has
with the very people that the media has us believing a different dialogue about
us believing a different dialogue about
us believing a different dialogue about in doing so we will have an empathy for
in doing so we will have an empathy for
in doing so we will have an empathy for a life unlived and such a community will
a life unlived and such a community will
a life unlived and such a community will teach us the strength willpower and then
teach us the strength willpower and then
teach us the strength willpower and then some to know how to navigate with the
some to know how to navigate with the
some to know how to navigate with the current status quo of this promised land
current status quo of this promised land
current status quo of this promised land I mean I didn’t get here by myself and
I mean I didn’t get here by myself and
I mean I didn’t get here by myself and whilst it’s all fun and games to play
whilst it’s all fun and games to play
whilst it’s all fun and games to play every part of a song all by myself
every part of a song all by myself
every part of a song all by myself it really is kind of enjoy more doing it
it really is kind of enjoy more doing it
it really is kind of enjoy more doing it with my friends because we’re stronger
with my friends because we’re stronger
with my friends because we’re stronger together I’m better together so let’s
together I’m better together so let’s
together I’m better together so let’s all connect I’d like to take you on a
all connect I’d like to take you on a
all connect I’d like to take you on a journey about a story that’s not very
journey about a story that’s not very
journey about a story that’s not very often told we was told the grass is
often told we was told the grass is
often told we was told the grass is greener on the other side this is that
greener on the other side this is that
greener on the other side this is that story
please put your hands together for Nancy
please put your hands together for Nancy and naturally there will be eunuchs help
and naturally there will be eunuchs help
and naturally there will be eunuchs help me with this
me with this
me with this [Music]
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thank you I’d like to leave you with
thank you I’d like to leave you with this reimagine your definitions of
this reimagine your definitions of
this reimagine your definitions of things
things
things it’s my DNA it’s your DNA we’re the same
it’s my DNA it’s your DNA we’re the same
it’s my DNA it’s your DNA we’re the same and if and you find your strength in
and if and you find your strength in
and if and you find your strength in that let’s connect
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