Send it to us

[Intro] [male] Came off the plane, JFK, two bags and a prayer They said "Welcome to America" — nobody cared Green card in my pocket, but my heart in Khartoum Mama's voice on the phone, sayin' "Son, send it soon" [Chorus] [female] Wirrilna! Wirrilna! Ya Hamdi, filoos! Wirrilna! Wirrilna! Ya Hamdi, filoos! Send it to us! Send it to us! Hamdi, money! The dollar is cold, my son [Verse 1] [male] Twelve hours in a warehouse, back breakin', no break Another Sudanese brother got deported last week I send half my check before I even cash it They eatin' sorghum porridge, I'm eatin' plastic Boss man look at me like I'm just a number But my sister's tuition? That's what I lumber Three jobs, no sleep, graveyard to sunrise Every dollar I bleed is a lifeline — recognize Uber at night, Lyft in the morning, warehouse at noon My body a machine, gonna break down soon Cousin got sick, need medicine — send two hundred more Uncle's roof collapsed — "Hamdi, what you waitin' for?" I seen a man drown tryna cross the same sea I crossed Now I drown in debt, in sweat, in everything lost They think we come here for the American Dream Nah — we come here 'cause the nightmare back home worse, it seem My son don't know my face, just my voice on the wire I send toys I can't afford, tryna buy his desire But when the transfer go through, they say Alhamdulillah That praise God hit different when you know it's all a mirage [Chorus] [female] Wirrilna! Wirrilna! Ya Hamdi, filoos! Wirrilna! Wirrilna! Ya Hamdi, filoos! Send it to us! Send it to us! Hamdi, money! The dollar is cold, my son [Melodic Intruded] [Bridge] [male] They don't see the graveyard shift They don't see the eviction notice I hide They just see the Western Union And they pray I never stop [Outro] [male] Clock says 3 a.m. Transfer says complete Western Union receipt on the bathroom floor Phone battery dead My name means "praiseworthy" back home Here it means "reliable" Here it means "send more" [female] (mmmhmmm) [male] Hamdi, you left But your money stayed