[Verse 1]
Did you ever try to make a life far from where you were born
Did you ever try to chase a dream in a place that is not torn
Did you ever think to yourself
I don’t have a future where I am
I should explore more and maybe go
To a place where I can see myself grow
So one day, you finally pack up your bags and take that flight
Still carrying your insecurities with you, but leaving your past failures behind
But from now on, you don’t really know how it’s gonna go
You just have your dreams and a lot of hope
So here I was in this brand new land
In my casе it was called Japan
Lots to praise, also more to frown upon than you would еxpect
But overall moving here is a decision that I do not regret
I spent my first few years studying the language
Hoping that someday I’m not seen
Just as another baka gaijin
And in the mean time I’ve been making plans
Studying was just one of the things in my busy hands
But now again my timeline has reached an expiration
If my plans don’t go through, I’m faced with deportation
They don’t care if you think you have an explanation
They just process you like cattle with a thorough examination
If you don’t get authorization?
That means you didn’t make the cut, there is no asking any question
So “thanks, bye, now get the fuck out of this nation!”
[Pre-Chorus]
“Get the fuck out of this nation!”
“Get the fuck out of this nation!”
“Get the fuck out of this nation!”
“Get the fuck out of this nation!”
And it feels like
[Chorus]
These people who decide if to live here is my right
They are playing with my life
They don’t care either way, if I live or if I die
Might even they kick me out tonight
The power to decide over my freedom to reside
They might just put me on a flight
So ready to deny, while I’m trying to stay alive
It’s like they are playing with my life
[Verse 2]
Moving to another country as a student…
Now…
If you pick a school and pay
For a while, you might stay
But to stay more than a couple of years
That’s a completely different story, let’s be clear
And my time is almost up
I got my plans figured out
But whether I can really stay
I feel I really have no saying
So I’m going crazy here preparing documents
A million different things to prove, a million different papers to present
Is this going to be enough? Are they going to let me pass?
The more I think about it, the more I feel the stress
So while I go to the immigration office for like the tenth time
Probably gon’ pass three hours while I stand in line
A hundred people in front of me, a hundred too behind
When it’s finally my turn
I start sweating, I feel my skin starting to burn
I go to the window and they take my application
But they look at it like I’m asking for a fucking free vacation
As if I came to their country to inconvenience them
So allowing me to stay is something they probably won’t grant
[Pre-Chorus]
“Get the fuck out of this nation!”
“Get the fuck out of this nation!”
“Get the fuck out of this nation!”
“Get the fuck out of this nation!”
And it feels like
[Chorus]
These people who decide if to live here is my right
They are playing with my life
They don’t care either way, if I live or if I die
Might even they kick me out tonight
The power to decide over my freedom to reside
They might just put me on a flight
So ready to deny, while I’m trying to stay alive
It’s like they are playing with my life
[Bridge]
They’ll just say
“Go back to your country”
Well actually
I didn’t come from my country
And definitely in my country
I don’t have a fucking place to go back to!
[Chorus]
These people who decide if to live here is my right
They are playing with my life
They don’t care either way, if I live or if I die
Might even they kick me out tonight
The power to decide over my freedom to reside
They might just put me on a flight
So ready to deny, while I’m trying to stay alive
It’s like they are playing with my life
[Chorus]
These people who decide if to live here is my right
They are playing with my life
They don’t care either way, if I live or if I die
Might even they kick me out tonight
The power to decide over my freedom to reside
They might just put me on a flight
So ready to deny, while I’m trying to stay alive
It’s like they are playing with my life
[Outro]
And for the record this was all before Covid