Same Cry

[LT]

We may look different

But we see the same sky

We may see different

But we cry the same cry

[Jin]

To wake up daily and sleep better nights

That's what we all wish for to seek a better life, right?

It's unfortunate when tragedy strikes

But the truth is, reality bites

June 4th, '89, a day residents feared

Now known as The Massacre at Tiananmen Square

The day I turned seven, they were mourning and grieving

Thousands of innocent died for what they believed in

Armed with nothing but heart and a point to prove

Stood in front of tanks and refused to move

What would you do? Run or stand still?

When the life's on the line to test the mans will

Seeking change and they found it, but in death

Strangers, yet they were my blood and flesh

This happened in China but you ain't gotta be Asian

to relate to the struggle, pain, and heartache

So...

[LT]

You'll never know, you'll never get it

There is no choice, we can't forget it

When we look up, we see the same sky

When we look up, we cry the very same cry

[Jin]

See I'm a grown man

It hurts when I turn on the news

And see what's goin on in my homeland

The SARS epidemic, could've been lies

Could've stand for "Should Asians Really Survive?"

They'll try anything to break your family apart

Politics will break down the manliest heart

Can the child within my heart rise above?

If there's a billion of us,

I shouldn't have to look for love

Overpopulation, but damn, just to meet the needs

It's illegal to have more than one seed

How can you dictate birth, regardless to women

And the parents, they make the hardest decisions

Sons keep their family names, so that's not an option

Imagine being forced to put your daughter for adoption

And even though, it's beyond your control

Keep ya head up, here's a song for ya soul

[LT]

You'll never know, you'll never get it

There is no choice, we can't forget it

When we look up, we see the same sky

When we look up, we cry the very same cry

[Jin]

If you don't know where you came from

You can't get the way you tryin to go

Ain't no denying so, it's true

I got some big shoes to fill

But if I don't lead the movement, then who will?

Stuck between a rock and a hard place

Thinkin 'bout the refugees that went to see Gods face

Sixteen thousand miles across the ocean tides

Some died, some got lucky and survived

I wouldn't call it luck, they reached their destination

Modern-day slavery without the plantation

Them sneakers on ya feet cost a hundred a pop

My people's making 15 cents a day at sweatshops

To make them kicks so you can look good

Think we open restaurants 'cause we cook good?

Hell no, we ain't got no choice

I gotta speak up, without me my people have no voice

[LT]

You'll never know, you'll never get it

There is no choice, we can't forget it

When we look up, we see the same sky

When we look up, we cry the very same cry

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