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flip and the combined effort - no hablo espanol lyrics

i was not native born
i am not first generation
i was born as the one to bring pride not scorn
i was born in america but in my heart i’m hispanic
but now in my mind i start to panic
cause he’s talking in spanish, a tounge i am not fluent in
i just smile and nod awkwardly while he looks judgingly at my cardinal sin
no hablo espanol, he scoffs at my disgrace
he finally speaks in english with disgust on his face
but he wears it well, as if its happen so much before
like i am one of a million, but who’s keeping score?
my pride is sore, as i continue my day to day
terrified of my next encounter with my people and what they’ll say
my parents had good intentions
they raised me with love
but now i deal with these mentions of my authenticity and or lack thereof
i grew up in a border town
my skin is still brown
i love eating tamales
yet they still bring me down
with that one fact, one facet of my being
when it should be my praises that they sing
language is important, don’t get me wrong
it’s part of my culture, but it’s only one section of our song

just because i don’t speak spanish does not mean i am any less
just because i don’t speak spanish does not mean i’m not a success
i want to be included, i’ll say everyday sadly
me encanta mi cultura aunque no me quieren a mi
now am i trying to learn?
clado que si
i even took it in high school
but i got a c
nothing would have worked better if i had started sooner
but life ain’t a fairy tale she’s a girl with another suitor
but you can’t blame her you just play the cards dealt
my head hangs low with all the shame i have felt
my degree means nothing, my accomplishments are null
until i can rap this song is spanish, the glass is only half full
it’s pitiful, i’m seen as half a man
cause my parents decided it wasn’t part of the plan
so they call me coconut, they call me gringo
i feel like a exile, i shouldn’t stay, i should go

you don’t own an ethnicity, you don’t own a race
saying i’m not one of you is just a f+cking disgrace
embrace all people regardless of skin tone
we’re all humans beings there’s nothing we truly own

- flip and the combined effort lyrics

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