Manto

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Heems] They pulled him out of Rawalpindi Nani speak Punjabi, but my mama speakin' Hindi My only inheritance is broken tongues within me Generational trauma for Punjabis and the sindhis What's in a line, I could draw one every time I stand in line in court when they bagged me for a crime A sword or a nine, used to tear and divide They took what's ours, now they say that's not mine Yo, I dream of ghost trains with the corpses Opposition forces murderin' on horses Leave behind broken homes and hearts likе it's porcelain A border divorcin' a soul and it's sources A nation dividеd, my people, they riot I asked my dad why my grandma so quiet I asked my mom why my grandma's not smilin' I asked my therapist why I'm always wildin' Tears on my mom's face, but she's not cryin' Her subconscious yearns for a home, and she's tryin' To figure it out, but her dreams are now dyin' My mom says she doesn't remember, she's lyin' They say the body keeps the score I wish we coulda kept our home, but now that's no more Refugees, we went from bein' poor to bein' poor Now I drown my pain in whiskey bottles that I pour Sometimes I feel like Manto Drink my pain away, I stay smokin' on the fronto Tried to put us on the side like we was Tonto Scattered to London, to New York and Toronto PTSD for somethin' I didn't witness The doctor said I lack mental fitness So I put it on the record like it's Guinness What's in a line? I marvel at it's thinness Yo, I'm just a product of partition Need a victims' compensation fund to pay clinicians Need a physician, I said maybe a magician Only way to process it is write like it's my mission I said this my addition This my addition Like it's my mission Yo, yo