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Nuestra Herencia

V6

[Intro — Ink, spoken warm and low, heartbeat drum, accordion tuning up]Miren lo que hicimos... look at what we made.Nadie nos estaba mirando — nobody was watching.Now everybody watches. Rocklahomans, baby — Tulsa hasta Pryor.Dame esos tambores... give me them drums.[Verse 1 — Ink, rhythmic rock flow, English]We sat down at the table like a family that means itCoffee going cold 'cause the whole room's dreamingFifty songs on the wall and every one of 'em earnedThe producer wiped his eyes 'cause the bridge hit a nerveHe said "Ink — I can make a song out of this"I said "dámelo, hermano," and I kissed my fingertipsRaven hair and rebel bass, the thunder and the stringsEverything we are is in everything we sing[Pre-Chorus — Ink, building, band answering]Cherokee in the bloodline, Choctaw in the fireIrish and the German and the French in the choir¿Lo podemos hacer? (WE CAN DO THIS!)¡Sí se puede! — watch the heritage get loud![Chorus — Full band gang vocals, accordion over wall of guitars]Todo lo que somos — everything we are!Silver on the table and the fox in the yardCasino lights are flashin' like we already wonRock con tejano — this is how it's done!Nuestra herencia — you can't take it from usHalf of everything and all of one bloodTodo lo que somos — everything we are!We can do this — LET'S DO IT![Verse 2 — Ink, Spanish lines with English echo]De Tulsa hasta Pryor, luces de neón (from Tulsa to Pryor, neon lights)Silver fox al lado mío, toda mi vida en canciones (silver fox beside me, my whole life in songs)Doble idioma en mi pecho, dos corazones (two languages in my chest, two hearts)Una sola voz cuando la familia canta (one single voice when the family sings)Maxine on the guitar, Lena holds the harpAsh and Trix together like a match to the darkToco los tambores como llueve sobre el sur (I play the drums like rain over the south)Mi herencia en mis manos — my heritage in my hands now[Chorus — Full band][Bridge — Ink's drum solo, accordion answering, half-time breakdown][Ink — spoken over his own drums]You hear that? That's Creek water. That's Aztec rain.That's Tulsa steel and Pryor dirt runnin' deep in my veins.¡Órale! (LET'S GO!)[Final Chorus — bilingual trade-off, everything doubled](Ink: Todo lo que somos!) (Band: EVERYTHING WE ARE!)(Ink: Nuestra herencia!) (Band: YOU CAN'T TAKE IT FROM US!)(Ink: ¿Y quiénes somos?) (Band: ROCKLAHOMANS!)Silver on the table and the fox in the yardCasino lights are flashin' like we already wonRock con tejano — this is how it's done!We can do this — LET'S DO IT![Outro — drops to accordion and one heartbeat drum][Ink — spoken, soft]Eso es todo, familia... that's the take.Now put it out there where the strangers live.[One drum hit — ring out]