Water & Oil

I was just a child With golden skin a little too thin For a world so black and white Had me lying awake at night Miss Misfit I was foreign, wherever I went I kept my spirit in What a lonely way to live Like a traveling stranger, on the road to home Like a secret soldier on enemy soil I'm a clash of cultures, 'bout to overflow I'm a freak of nature I'm water and oil Always out of my element No blending in with either side I'm water and oil Can't make up my mind Should I wash away the spark or let it ignite? As the seasons changed Being in-between was bittersweet They would ask me "what are you?" Always "what" and never "who" Cuz I'm always treated like some passing phase A challenge, a mystery, an exotic toy They dilute my history, and it fuels my shame I'm caught between Water and oil Always out of my element No blending in with either side I'm water and oil Can't make up my mind Should I wash away the spark or let it ignite? We are water (we are water) We are water (we are water) We are oil We are water (we are water) We are water (we are water) We are oil I said we are water (we are water) We are water (we are water) We are oil I said we are water (we are water) We are water (we are water) We are oil I wanted bigger eyes, a smaller nose Smoother hair and thicker bones Thought it'd help me to belong But life had blessed me all along I got my backbone from my mama My compassion from my father I can flood or feed the flame Wasn't made to be contained And to all my mixed-up souls You are worthy, you are whole Never let them kill your flow We are meant to be water and oil This is me in my element No blending in with either side We're water and oil I've made up my mind Won't wash away the spark I'mma let it ignite We're water and oil