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​the american dream Lyrics by ​sundial

​the roaring twenties

2023

[Verse 1: Dorothy Chan, Dorothy Chan & Jisu Kim]
I used to always pinch my nose
Twenty times before I sleep
'Cause Mom said it would make me look
Just like all the girls on the screen
But twenty years has passed
And I still look the same, mm-mm
[Verse 2: Dorothy Chan & Jisu Kim]
Had an accent as a kid
Took five years to get rid of it
Take it as a compliment
When they think I'm American
Oh, land of the free
Just not for me
[Chorus: Dorothy Chan & Jisu Kim]
Don't ask me where I'm from
I don't know what to say
'Cause the place where I grew up thinks I have changed
I can barely talk to Mom
Use English every day
But the people here still laugh at my "real name"
So, where can I go
If I'll always be a stranger in my home?
[Verse 3: Dorothy Chan & Jisu Kim]
And I still think of seventh grade
Grandma packed my lunch that day
Friends made fun of how it smelled
I laughed along and threw it away
And, still, to this day
I miss how it tastes
[Chorus: Dorothy Chan & Jisu Kim]
Don't ask me where I'm from
I don't know what to say
'Cause the place where I grew up thinks I have changed
I can barely talk to Mom
Use English every day
But the people here still laugh at my "real name"
So, where can I go
If I'll always be a stranger in my home?
[Bridge: Dorothy Chan & Jisu Kim]
So, I'm pretty for an Asian
So, I'm smart, but that's a given
I'm not special, I'm just different
You're not racist, just a question
Must be nice to be included
Not because you are the token
I'm not special, I'm just different
I'm just different
[Chorus: Dorothy Chan & Jisu Kim, Dorothy Chan]
Don't ask me where I'm from
I don't know what to say (Ah-ahh)
'Cause the place where I grew up thinks I have changed (Thinks I have changed, yeah)
I can barely talk to Mom
Use English every day (Oh, every day)
But the people here still laugh at my "real name"
So, where can I go? (Oh, woah)
'Cause I never seem to be enough for both
[Outro: Dorothy Chan & Jisu Kim, Dorothy Chan]
So, where can I go
If I'll always be a stranger in my home?
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​sundial

​sundial

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