Lyrics
This is just a song to say
This song serves as a statement
That I'm proud for what they are
Expressing pride in the identity of the speaker's parents
And I hope my world can take me
The speaker aspires for personal achievements mirroring their parents
Half that far
An expression of hope to achieve half of the parents' success
Way back in Mccarthy's day
Referring to the era of McCarthyism in the USA
My parents left the USA
Parents left the USA during McCarthy's time
Young rebellious lovers
Describing the parents as young rebellious lovers
They left behind a nation far too proud
They left behind a proud and powerful nation
And powerful to say
Emphasizing the nation's reluctance to acknowledge love transcending racial boundaries
That love transcends all colors
Highlighting the theme of love overcoming racial differences
Some black men turned against my father
Some black men opposed the speaker's father
Some white men turned against my mother
Some white men opposed the speaker's mother
Each race has their place they all would say
Reference to racial segregation with each race having its designated place
And with a past so battle worn
Reflecting on a battle-worn past
And a future begging to be born
Anticipation for a future that is yet to unfold
They found a life that's growing still today
Parents found a life that continues to grow
And glancing through the years
Reflecting on the passage of time
And living through their fears
Living through fears and uncertainties
I hope they can accept my goals
Hoping for acceptance of the speaker's goals, despite confusion
A bit confused, a bit unclear
Admitting to being somewhat confused and unclear
And all the years behind me now
Reflecting on the years behind as if they were a read book
Seem like a book I've read and yet somehow
Despite reading, the speaker still doesn't fully comprehend the experiences
I still don't understand all the words
Struggling to understand the complexities of race and identity
All the black and all the white
Internal conflict between black and white elements within the speaker
That rest in me that make me fight
These internal conflicts fuel the speaker's determination to fight
Remind me of all the knowledge left to learn
Awareness of the vast knowledge still left to learn
Still some black men turned against my father
Reiteration of some black men opposing the speaker's father
Some white men turned against my mother
Reiteration of some white men opposing the speaker's mother
Each race has their place they all would say
Reiteration of racial divisions with designated places
With a past so battle worn
Revisiting the battle-worn past
And a future begging to be born
Anticipation for a future still in the process of being born
They found a life that's growing still today
Reiteration of parents finding a life that continues to grow
And glancing through the years
Reflecting on the passage of time once again
And living through their fears
Living through fears and uncertainties once again
I hope they can accept my goals
Hoping for acceptance of the speaker's goals, despite confusion (repeated)
A bit confused, a bit unclear
Admitting to being somewhat confused and unclear (repeated)
This is just a song to say that I'm proud for what they are
Reiteration of the song being a statement of pride for the parents
And I hope my world can take me half that far
Reiteration of the hope for personal achievements akin to the parents (repeated)
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