[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Came with a dream in a bag and a coat too thin,
Customs cold, but I held my fire within.
From the soil where the sun kissed my motherâs skin,
To grey skies where I learned how to f***t and win.
They said "alien", I said "artisan in disguise",
Craftinâ futures with my hands, no need to theorise.
I built cities from the sweat that my fathers gave,
Turned silence into rhythm, every loss engraved.
[Hook]
We cross borders, not for w*r, but for worth,
Plantinâ roots deep in unfamiliar earth.
From no name to known name, grindinâ through strife,
Migration ain't struggle â it's the blueprint of life.
[Verse 2]
Paperless, but never purposeless,
Cooked spice in cold kitchens, still stayed merciless.
My accent ainât broken, itâs a symphonyâ
Of continents and courage stitched in memory.
I ain't takinâ jobs â I make âem, boss moves in motion,
Build bridges in systems built on slow erosion.
You fear what you owe â thatâs why you talk deportation,
But your country runs smoother with our foundation.
[Hook]
We cross borders, not for w*r, but for worth,
Plantinâ roots deep in unfamiliar earth.
From no name to known name, grindinâ through strife,
Migration ain't struggle â it's the blueprint of life.
[Bridge]
Biggie said it: âBirthdays was the worst days,â
Till I flipped pain to purpose in these hallways.
Kendrick taught me âDNAâ ainât just b***d,
Itâs the legacy we build when we rise from the mud.
[Verse 3]
Now my kid speak two tongues at the dinner table,
One for the culture, one to make âem feel stable.
From exile to empire, the arc bends slow,
But every migrant got the seed of the world in their soul.
[Outro]