Where are you from
Such a simple question
Yet such a complex equation
I come from so many places
Each leaving their unique trace
But I can’t not mention one
Because that would disrespectful
And I’m not forgetful
But I also don’t know how to respond
So I just stare into the beyond
Contemplating my response
Getting distracted by croissants
Until I remember the task at hand
But I’m working like sand
trying to wrangle my brain
to explain
So they can grasp
In a snap
Woher kommt ihr?
I pause
And wait for the claws
To rescue me from within
And transport me to Berlin
Where the flowers grow wild
And the nationalities even wider
D’où venez vous?
it surprises me
When we don’t do la bise
It’s normal etiquette where I come from
Yet the net effect it has it has is great
I feel alone
In a place I call home
But I don’t cry
Until I die
Thinking on all the things I wish I’d done
Because I was too timid to have fun
Di dov’è Lei?
Normally there’s silence everywhere I go
But here, there music playing everywhere I know
People chatting away
From the ballet to cafes
It’s different, a refreshing revamp
But I must remain vigilant
As I don’t know how this place operates
In today’s dollar rate
De onde você é?
my brain races
Thinking of all the places
And faces
Not wanting any to be forgotten
Being left under the hot sun
Because they deserve to be remembered
And not be burnt to embers
Vu wou kënns du?
Long story short
I don’t need your support
I can do this on my own
You just have to remain patient
So my story doesn’t become vacant
Where are you from
I reply
Long and shy
To show you I try
No matter my goodbye