[Verse 1: Phantom]
Today, may I just say, it's been so good knowing you
But I'm going through with this, not with bliss, I've been dismissed
From my home and all I've known since I was old enough to roam
And I'm leaving alone, cause I got blown for selling stones
This law is bad to the bone, good times done flown through my mind
Now I'm caught in a bind from crime, but still needed that dime
See I remind you it's true, we went through struggles so much
So I had to ride to survive, but our government don't give a f**
I can't duck and hide, my demise continues to arise
Mama cries, but tries and pacifies her eyes
Which confides all the pain she done sustained inside
And I've come to decide, I can't abide by this divide
With pride, I say, I'm a refugee, this land rescued me
No comparison though, I'm American, my home's Maryland
So it's arrogant, how they a**ume and presume my heritage
Makes me foreign, got deported, f** those who support it
[Chorus 1: Phantom]
Trials and tribulations
Exiled from my own nation
Injustice flushes through generations
Is this the foundation of our congregation?
Brothers stand up and fight
Sisters stand up and fight
For what is right, we might just make, a difference in the distance
Khmer folks need a**istance, so be down with persistence
[Verse 2: Phantom]
Aye yo bro, fasho, you know it's Phantom ya dude
Verse 2, I done knew your folks fled the Khmer Rouge
It's true, I was f**ing enthralled and mauled when you called
And said they hauled you to Cambodia, you scared like phobia
And you know me bruh, I understand this ain't what you planned
To be banned and ran out your homeland as a grown man
And be boot, to taste the bland fruits in the land of your roots
What's the use?, it's the truth, can't atone to a place you've never known
I'm in my zone and prone to hone your fam's name on the throne
And lend my amends, as your friend, until we meet again
Brother you gotta be fearless, cause you're the spirit of your mother
And your family in the states, without haste, don't waste another
Moment worrying, I'm scurrying to fight your plight
sh**, life is full of spite, I bring it to light when I write
Cite, all that shines ain't bright, I'll tell your rite in this cipher
When times get tighter, I got fibre, cause I'm a f**ing freedom fighter
[Chorus 2: Phantom]
Trials and tribulations
Exiled from my own nation
Injustice flushes through generations
Is this the foundation of our congregation?
Brothers stand up and fight
Sisters stand up and fight
For what is right, we might just make, a difference in the distance
Khmer folks need a**istance, so be down with persistence