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Illegoaliens - Fres Thao - Call from Home

from Blank Canvas (illegoaliens) by Fres Thao

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CALL FROM HOME

Left the familiar to trek into the unknown
Heard so many stories, had to leave the throne
Home of the free, equal opportunity
Soar high like the eagle who flew before me
Leave the simple kingdom and start a new beginning
Ready for smiling faces, open arms embraced us
Ready for smiling faces, open arms embrace us
But they got us singing the blues
Red, white carpet celebrity me and you
If had only we knew
No sunrays, blocked off by the building tops
Green grass too few, leave your native tongue tied
Time the learn the new
Yea, ill learn what you gotta say
You aint gotta learn mine
Ill learn your wrongs and rights
Live life in disguise
But every minute im here I hear the angels cry

Come home

Now opportunity knocks
Open up or we busting the door
Stop what we thinking
Levitate on the floor
Innocent no more, everyday lifes a struggle
Gardenings a chore, trade it in for a factory
The good life seemed like it was just yesterday
They all looking at me like im no human being
Im a laugh away from the Pasteur at seeme so green
An ocean away it didn’t seem I had a place
And now in a foreign land I seem to have no say
Stay outta my site
Living it by the knife
The art, the culture, only way to survive
Yo, raggedy clothed andy, standing out by the sideline
Once was a king, no longer even a jester
Uncle sams welcome turned to uncle festers
A gesture of love, a gesture of pity
Doesn’t describe this world, living inside this city
So I sing to my brethren, take it in as a lesson
Youll get pushed, pulled, torn in every direction
Stand strong, hold your head up and aim high
Its love that we carry, the reason we didn’t die
It’s the hidden inner beauty, they’ll never take us alive
So with the angels by our sides, uncover your eyes, and no longer will we cry

Instead lets sing …

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from Blank Canvas (illegoaliens), track released January 1, 2007
Written and Performed by Fres Thao
Produced by Kshksh and Fres Thao

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Fres Thao Minnesota

I am a Hmong American poet, Hip Hop artist, multidisciplinary artist, activist and educator. My life long love of poetry, Hip Hop and storytelling has spawned eight albums, including Illegoalien’s ‘Blank Canvas’ and a vinyl release of my ‘Mind Full Of’ album, and one book, Lullabies for Happiness, A Manual for Love and Peace. ... more

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