Mi Tierra Querida

I am my mothers daughter,
I am my fathers daughter,
you cannot take that from me.

I have cried in too many countries,
I have died a million times,
you cannot take that from me.

I know who I am and I know who you're not.
I know what real fruits taste like,
I know how green the world can be.
I know laughter, and cumbia,
I know morcillas and arepas,
I know fear, and I know heartbreak.

I know aguardiente all nighters,
pan con chocolate in the winter,
my dad's button down shirt tucked in perfectly,
blood on his hands,
I am not ashamed anymore.
I am all that I am.

You cannot take that from me.
I know you are empty,
but you cannot take that from me.

There are altars of me in my hometown.
My name is normal there.
I am not out of place, you are just out of touch.