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LOCAL BIRD Lyrics by Subhas

Tak Boleh Rasa

2021

[FAUXE]
Nothing else don’t matter
What more can I do
I got to choose what's better
I got to see it through
Something in this war
Makes it worth the fight
I fought my teeth and claw
My wings won’t make the flight

Tabula Rasa - a Latin phrase which translates to ‘scraped tablet’ or ‘blank slate’. It originates from when the Romans used wax tablets to take notes, and they blanked these tablets by heating and smoothening the wax to write on it again

A lot of philosophers used tabula rasa as a concept to grapple with the question of knowledge - is it nature or nurture? Some argue that the mind is born without built-in information and all knowledge comes from experience or perception

I believe ‘tabula rasa’ is most useful when thinking about the city. Who has the power to write, erase, and re-write? Which cultural histories, traditions, hegemonies get imprinted onto our tabulas? Which narratives get seen? Which of those are never written? Is there space for all of our stories in this palimpsest of who we are? Or are we forever going to have to be scraped away, to make space for more palatable tales? What parts of who we are are we left tak boleh to rasa? What must we numb and anesthetize just to move forward?

I believe there is beauty, power, trauma, and sacred information within each of our DNAs that guide us. Embedded, dormant, always there. No matter how much is erased, the tablet remembers. We must tap into this knowledge at the roots of who we are and reclaiming our right to ourselves, our dialects, our ancestry, our futures. We are all connected by this utmost task, and there is great power in lending penmanship towards the destinies of each other in the process. We are always writing together. Everybody has something to offer

We must all write towards liberation, towards justice, towards accountability, towards freedom, and towards re-writing our தலைஎழுத்து on our own terms

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About “LOCAL BIRD” by Subhas

Read the complete lyrics to "LOCAL BIRD" by Subhas from the album "Tak Boleh Rasa" in 2021. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rap, Singapore, Politics.

"LOCAL BIRD" is performed by Subhas. from the album "Tak Boleh Rasa" in 2021 This page provides the full lyric text for fans who want to sing along, study the songwriting, or compare versions across releases. Lyrks organizes lyrics by artist and song slug so you can bookmark and share a stable URL. Music lyrics help listeners connect with emotion, narrative, and rhythm in a track. Whether you are learning English, researching a favorite chorus, or preparing for karaoke, having accurate line breaks and section labels (verse, chorus, bridge) makes the experience easier. We link to the official artist profile on Lyrks where available, including biography snippets, top songs, and chart placements when we have that data. If you enjoy "LOCAL BIRD", explore more songs by Subhas using the links below. Chart and trending pages on Lyrks highlight what listeners are searching for this week. For copyright or correction requests, see our DMCA and contact pages.

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"LOCAL BIRD" is credited to Subhas. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"LOCAL BIRD" appears on "Tak Boleh Rasa" in 2021.

Visit the Subhas artist page at /artist/subhas for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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