Overcame

I got a livid feeling pitted in my stomach I'll probably face the furnace on the day of judgment Cuz my heart is biased from this urban violence So I put 10,000 hours into vows of silence It's what I had to do just to get through school Black and white the only colors in the photoshoot I'm big stressed itching now my skins red Peeling us apart, we say It's just like Dr. King said Sometimes I wonder if I walked another path Would I make this kind of music or be working for my dad My family tried to raise me up but held me back When I was bussing no discussion I was fearful of the blacks I got plaques in my room and a chip on my shoulder Got knocked on my ass now I stand as a soldier I'm far from a Saint but I'm close to the culture I quit playing games but this life isn't over If they don't love us then let em hate For asian people we overcame We were shaken but We overcame We were shaken but we overcame If they don't love us, then let em hate For asian people we overcame We were shaken but we overcame... We were shaken but we overcame They beating on us just the other day the homie tried To help! an elder but they pistol whipped him in the eye That shit reminds me of a time when I was 13 A white man broke into my home and then he broke me 10 long years I bottled that up Young heartbreaker just trynna get some Putting on weight just trynna be seen Fuck that man I wanna be free So formless stepped to my own two feet I'm gorgeous you cannot shake my peace This moment shows that we overcame Our onus now I wanna hear you say If they don't love us, then let em hate For asian people we overcame We were shaken but We overcame We were shaken but we overcame They say they love us we all the same They say we made it but who's to blame? We were shaken but we overcame We were shaken but we overcame Anti-Asian race discrimination Thrown into the pit but my heart is filled with patience Double edged blade that i swing when I wrote this When you turn the page are we friends or opponents? My story of becoming is one of overcoming the hate in my heart That poisoned my well-being And to the man who tried to break me as crazy as it sounds I've gathered enough love for you too