WLFTOWN RALSTON & RAE RAE - THE LAND (feat. Alayne Santos & DJ Psychopat)

(Yo check the melanin)
(Yo check the melanin)

Here we are reppin for the culture that raised us
Set it off feel the burn hot to the taste cuz
Truth could hurt but so does the lies so
Im here to tell you that im proud that im brown yo
Sometimes yellow depending on the lense
Im not on defense just trying to make sense
Why people cover up or change the color of their skin
Im tryna change the narrative, brotha are you in  

Yo Check the melanin, Ilocano brethren
Movement for our betterment
We fighting just to settle in
Rooted in the motherland
The struggle as a testament
Enduring the impediments
We rose above so eloquent

Had to get away and find a way
To keep our legacy
Cuz from our line of registry
Promises filled ahead of me
Bestowed what they sowed
Reaping the fruits of labor
It dont matter what they label me
My skin I aint afraid of

We're from the land where we sing when we talk
We're from the land where we dance when we walk
We're from the land that makes us
That makes us
What makes us
We're from the land where we sing when we talk
We're from the land where we dance when we walk
We're from the land that makes us
That makes us
What makes us

Damaged self image, people insecure
Package of bandages here with a cure
So much to be proud of learn the history
Get rid of the doubts cuz thats the enemy
Fought so many wars just to be free
Yet here we are saying im afraid to be me
Honestly its easier said than done
But lets make it better lets start now day one

This should come to no surprise
Our color they cant colonize
A pacifist can pack a fist
For freedom we get organized
Aimin normalizing truth til we hear no more lies
See us on the rise
Mama we gon be alright be alright

Kissed by the sun
Speakin with a silver tongue
Understandin where its from
A voice that echoes through the slums
Cuz the war is never done, i pray someday we overcome
And when my mama calls me home, tellin me that we had won

We're from the land where we sing when we talk (When we talk)
We're from the land where we dance when we walk (When we walk)
We're from the land that makes us
That makes us
What makes us
We're from the land where we sing when we talk (When we talk)
We're from the land where we dance when we walk (When we walk)
We're from the land that makes us
That makes us
What makes us

(La-La-La)(La-La-La)(La-La-La)
(La-La-La)(La-La-La)(La-La-La)

Written by:
Alayne Santos, Andrea Pentecostes, Patrick Carabillas, Ralston Gee

Publisher:
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid

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