[00:01.56]We're still here
[00:03.20]And we're going strong
[00:06.18]We're getting tired of proving we belong
[00:11.43]We're still here
[00:13.39]And we're going strong
[00:16.19]We're getting tired of proving we belong
[00:20.58]We're still here
[00:22.63]And we're going strong
[00:25.51]We're getting tired of proving we belong
[00:30.70]A letter to her kids was the last thing she wrote
[00:32.59]At a place in the Bronx where she lost all hope
[00:35.02]She tried and tried to survive and provide
[00:37.19]But conditions she faced were too much to take
[00:39.79]Left her 4 children in the Philippines
[00:41.90]To nanny in the states and send'em back dreams
[00:44.21]Cuz that's the way it works in poor countries
[00:46.42]Where there is no work and you have to leave
[00:48.93]For little pay long hours no job benefits
[00:51.38]Fired if you tell or just the hell of it
[00:53.60]Abuse is what they call it and so is slavery
[00:56.08]To be a migrant worker is to display bravery
[00:58.42]I imagine the sacrifice it brings me to tears
[01:00.71]To not see your children for so many years
[01:02.94]Felt it belonged in our land of liberty
[01:05.26]But something went wrong when they took her dignity
[01:07.29](We're still here, we're going strong) Here even when the smoke is cleared
[01:09.90]Strong even when the hope is gone
[01:12.15]We're getting tired of proving we belong
[01:15.22]But we keep holdin' on
[01:16.49](We're still here, we're going strong) Here even after all these years
[01:19.30]Strong even when it all went wrong
[01:21.70]We're getting tired of proving we belong
[01:24.48]But we keep holdin' on
[01:26.06]We've come a long way since Long Duk Dong
[01:28.52]Ridiculed for generations while the mock us and taunt
[01:30.84]With their chings chongs Rosie O'Donnell
[01:33.12]But that joke's more dumb than George dub and your mom
[01:35.44]What oh you wondering where I'm from
[01:37.81]Is it confusing this colored skin is of an American
[01:40.12]Isn't this the land of opportunity rights and equals
[01:42.45]Where Hollywood likes to give Asian roles to white people
[01:44.87]But still we'll find a way to get on the tube
[01:47.27]Props to Yul Kwon and American Dance Crews
[01:49.52]Cuz that's what I call reality TV
[01:51.65]Smack in your face raw like Pacquiao handles beef
[01:54.16]See, if you can't recognize then widen your eyelids
[01:56.56]Instead of pulling'em back Miley Cyrus
[01:58.71]These blind kids be keeping alive stereotypes like a virus
[02:01.01]But whatever ridiculous ignorant shit that you give us you'll still find us here
[02:03.43](We're still here, we're going strong) Here even when the smoke is cleared
[02:06.03]Strong even when the hope is gone
[02:07.92]We're getting tired of proving we belong
[02:11.09]But we keep holdin' on
[02:12.73](We're still here, we're going strong) Here even after all these years
[02:15.23]Strong even when it all went wrong
[02:17.47]We're getting tired of proving we belong
[02:20.40]But we keep holdin' on
[02:22.32]
[02:40.52]We're still here though they choose not to see us
[02:43.19]We ain't Ivy Leaguers and Tila Tequila's only
[02:46.36]We're that lonely testimony cuz stories never told this
[02:48.94]You hold us up like trophies
[02:50.19]Trophies like model minorities
[02:52.44]But what about all the refugees of war
[02:54.76]I speak for my Southeast Asian brethren
[02:57.22]Peace to my fam who grew up in Camp Pendleton
[02:59.52]Like a pendulum it's back and it's forth
[03:01.64]Half of us is upper class half of us is poor
[03:04.10]Half of us is doctors studying health care
[03:06.38]The other half is babies having babies for welfare
[03:08.80]And as a sign of our grief
[03:10.98]When we miss home we die on our sleep
[03:13.39]So don't question why I'm inspired to speak
[03:15.47]Cuz against all odds and despite your beliefs
[03:17.79](We're still here, we're going strong) Here even when the smoke is cleared
[03:20.51]Strong even when the hope is gone
[03:22.59]We're getting tired of proving we belong
[03:25.65]But we keep holdin' on
[03:27.08](We're still here, we're going strong) Here even after all these years
[03:29.82]Strong even when it all went wrong
[03:31.94]We're getting tired of proving we belong
[03:34.93]But we keep holdin' on
[03:36.63]