Roots

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Nicole Costa

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I have seen what happens when you grow your roots around other people
When the land that your feet stand on wasn't made for you or I
All the ribs in my last name weren't made from the dust of your religion
So I'll hold my roots inside my heart, twisted and righteous 'til I die

I'll watch my skin grow pale as I forget where my father came from
Where my grandparents worked the soil underneath the summer sun
I'm having trouble now keeping up with the language of my country
'Cause I'm branded as a real red, white, green, and blue American

I have seen what happens when you grow your roots around other people
When the land that your feet stand on wasn't made for you or I
All the ribs in my last name weren't made from the dust of your religion
So I'll hold my roots inside my heart, twisted and righteous 'til I die

I know my great grandmother won't be buried in the same place she was born
In a land she loved but it was one that never truly loved her back
Now I'm shaking out the sand of a history that's written by the sons
Yeah, we've stood for long enough that the dirt is only now starting to crack

I have seen what happens when you grow your roots around other people
When the land that your feet stand on wasn't made for you or I
All the ribs in my last name weren't made from the dust of your religion
So I'll hold my roots inside my heart, twisted and righteous 'til I die

Oh, I will not water my roots
With the blood of those who came before
Oh, I will not water my roots
With the waters of a distant shore

I'll only put down my roots
In the puddles of our salted tears
I'll only put down my roots
When I feel that I am welcome here

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