R00K Music : "Heritage" by R00K

Original beat, "She Bangs," was written, performed + produced by SinfulBeats.

"Heritage" was written, performed + produced by Bradley James Falconer for R00K.

Photography by David Butterfield at Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland.

Tartan clutch + fur scarf by Prada. Coat by Jil Sander. Vintage tiger's eye ring from John P. Falconer, Jr.

"Heritage"

No need to worship the bluest eye
Some folks hate brown but I don't know why
I guess they're sad but too scared to cry
So they take it out on the Other guy

Well I was born on the right side of the tracks
But I'm a faggot so I got your backs
People threw shade + blunt objects too
But I came out stronger + so will you

To this moment that you're here living
The ghosts who came before just keep on giving
No matter what color the world prefers
You gotta give it up to your ancestors
We're all from somewhere, life's a chain of gifts
If your family is feuding then mend those rifts
From their past your present is a bridge
You gotta give respect to your heritage

No need to roll over + give up the fight
Just 'cause some fools think white makes right
I guess they envy but are too ashamed to cop
Well that's just madness + it's gotta stop

Sure I was born near the top of the heap
But I don't wanna suck off Hitler, I don't wanna be a creep
People hold on to their ugly racist ways
Thank God I number among the gulf-spanning gays

Who would wanna live in an Aryan nation?
Only broken souls with no imagination
Without a thousand colors we would all live in stagnation
So go 'head break your caste, yeah, rise up out your station
(rise, rise, rise, rise)

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