Identity
Unveiling Identity: Empowering Melanin-Rich Fijian Narratives
Lyrics
Why they tryna tell me what I can and cannot do
Challenging societal constraints and restrictions on personal freedom.
Appropriating my shit but calling my shit savage too
Addressing cultural appropriation and the contradictory labeling of her culture.
Telling me to go back home I think you must be confused
Responding to stereotypes and challenges regarding her sense of belonging.
Telling us that we too dark cos the sun don't shine for you
Confronting colorism and prejudice based on skin tone.
I'm pretty nice, not usually mean
Asserting her generally kind nature but ready to defend her community.
But if you talk about my people I might have to intervene
Expressing a willingness to intervene when her people are discussed negatively.
We could play cool and forget the pain that we
Rejecting the idea of ignoring past pain and injustices.
Sike bitch, you know this suffering wasn't done for free
Emphasizing that the suffering of her community was not endured without purpose.
I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
Proudly identifying as a melanin-rich Fijian queen with roots in the coolie diaspora.
I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-Hailing from the coolie diaspora know what that mean
-I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-Hailing from the coolie diaspora know what that mean
-It means my people had to struggle just to try to be seen
Highlighting the historical struggle of her people to gain recognition.
Always trying to suppress us do you know what I see
Observing attempts to suppress her community and noting the attention they attract.
I see everyone around you staring at me on they screens
Pointing out the public fascination with her identity.
Talkin' bout how Pallavi is the woman of they dreams
Referencing the admiration she receives as a public figure.
Never thought you'd see a girl like me come back from defeat
Defying expectations by overcoming challenges and returning triumphantly.
Asking me all of these questions as I'm walking down these streets
Facing intrusive questions while navigating public spaces.
Always trying to define but I'm my own identity
Asserting independence and resisting external attempts to define her identity.
Always trying to define but I'm my own identity
-Lemme make it clear we ain't talkin' bout a race
Addressing systemic issues rather than focusing solely on racial identity.
We talkin' bout a system that's always tryna erase
-The voices of the young, oppressed until they fade
-That's why we need to continue in order to create
Advocating for the continuation of efforts to bring about positive change.
I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
Reiterating her identity as a resilient Fijian queen from the coolie diaspora.
I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-Hailing from the coolie diaspora know what that mean
-I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-Hailing from the coolie diaspora know what that mean
-They take our people, they take our past, they throw it all away
Condemning the historical injustices faced by her community and emphasizing resilience.
They take our voices, they take our land, they take our right to pray
-They didn't know we come from resilience and faith
-We still here, we staying here, we leading the way
-I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
Affirming her identity and resilience while reiterating her roots in the coolie diaspora.
I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-Hailing from the coolie diaspora know what that mean
-I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-I'm a brown bitch melanin rich Fijian queen
-Hailing from the coolie diaspora know what that mean
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