Lo Que Somos

Tumba'o of resistance
Hear how it is, feel how it goes
That sounds at all times, always with firmness
Hear how it is, feel how it goes
In the ringing is where certainty lies
Hear how it is, feel how it goes
That the root grows, grows deep and does not stop
Hear how it is, feel how it goes
Feel the cadence of clarity
Hear how it is, feel how it goes
That music collects and paints
Documenting reality
Hear how it is, feel how it goes, and we continue to grow
Hey, hey, we are the fruit of our yesterday
A little bit from here, a little bit from there
We are the fruit of our yesterday
With some salt and pepper from now on
We are the fruit of our yesterday
Generation that does not take long to grow up
We are the fruit of our yesterday
Fruit of the tradition of singing our history
We are the fruit of our yesterday
Documenting memory is the fruit of our yesterday
In order not to forget easily and to propose the present

We are the fruit of our yesterday

On your mark, set, go
It is forbidden to think of defeat when the race begins
I wake up in the morning with ideas in my mind
Hey people!
My lucky day has arrived
Because I come determined to be alive and I do not hold back
I write the negative, I write what I always live
Like roots that are understood without measuring their scope
It is what we are we look towards the horizon
Looking back not even to gain momentum
My heart beats set my pulse
Sign of life and presence
I always go for excellence
And I keep abuse and ignorance at bay
Tell me if it's false or true?
Tell me if there is consensus
That we are more than the 10.8 that came out in the census
Eh ah

And what we are is an oasis in the desert
And what I am, I am black and I proudly represent
And we are a beautiful people who walk
And I am a subject who gives thanks for life
And we are 135 in the Caribbean
And I am a master of ceremonies and I share my story
I feed my memory, there is no room for oblivion
There is a lot to cover
I ask you, are you with me?

And what we are is an oasis in the desert
We are the fruit of our yesterday
And I am Caribbean and I proudly represent
We are the fruit of our yesterday
And I am a subject who gives thanks for life
We are the fruit of our yesterday
And we are a beautiful people who walk
And we are the fruit of our yesterday
We are the fruit of our yesterday
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The fruit of our yesterday
We are the fruit of our yesterday
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Fruit of the tree that remains standing
We are the fruit of our yesterday
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It's what we are
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