A tiny grain of sand rises up from the ocean
One in a billion
Did you ever hear of this strange phenomenon?
That started in the east, ended in the west
Many tried their best to bury, a real life story
But it keeps rising again
I was born from the letter
Raised by a megaphone
Whole life written like a best seller number one
Not a type A, not a star sign
Not a type B, I don't stand in any line
Trippin' on my multicoloured, multi-culture life
I got a hundred hitter mother always hyping' up my vibe
My daddy raised a lioness and not a girl who needs his side
All these unrelated aunties tryna see me as a wife, say
"Hey Aishwarya
Nice to see ya
Tell us do you really think you'll make it as a singer?"
- Not getting any younger Aunty
Only getting any stronger
And let me just correct you, I'm a "singer-songwriter"
Boom! I don't owe a single explanation here to you
I see you write prescriptions and you think I've got the flu
"Needs to talk and dress like all the other girls do"
Side please? I've been wasting all my time talking to you
Back of my car, can't drive but I know I'm gonna make it far
I'm not tracking numbers cause that's not the bar I've set
No further questions that is all
Been going all my life
Tryna' be somebody, I'm so done
Can't you see?
This time I'm letting go
On this journey, keep the flow
I'm down, if you are in for discovery
They ask "Where you get this confidence?"
Cause we got evidence
Of who you were, what you did
You're nothing but a sad bad lonely kid."
I used to be a laughing stock
And now i simply laugh a lot
At all the ugly phrases
Backed by picture perfect faces
Took me to dark places
Sent me to dark phases
Aha Surprise!
Then I came up like the printing press from the dark ages
Every single hater really nailed it on their part
Thank God I had my Mom to keep the hate out from my heart
The only reason I've not killed their peace is 'cause of God
He said turn that dirty water, daughter into art
I'm defying every lie
Let them know the one who made me
Only left the truth inside
I'll never compromise, even in the fire
Rather burn for my endeavours
Here on earth, than in that life
Spirit without limit
Kid no longer timid, like when Mary Kom won that bronze,
I'm in this ring to win it
My reflection, my opponent
I guess you didn't know yet
When you get a hold of purpose,
You don't go out there and blow it
Don't really care how this goes
If there are 7 billion gold stars on my report
Or 7 years of writing just to be ignored
I left my understanding all out the door
Do you see the sea?
Wanna take you far beyond what you can see
Don't wanna fear those things that were said of me
Low tide and it's time, now come with me
Been going all my life
Tryna' to be somebody I'm so done
Can't you see?
This time I'm letting go
On this journey, keep the flow
I'm down, if you are in for discovery
Paralysed and hypnotised
Been deceived indoctrinated
Insecure, intimated
Things I've loved and
Time I've wasted
There's no looking back
Hitting 90 on this one way track
Setting out, no survival pack
Till I'm done I won't be
Going all my life
Tryna' be somebody I'm so done
Can't you see?
This time I'm letting go
On this journey, keep the flow
I'm down, if you are in for discovery