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