Parvyn Kaur Singh - Panjab: An Introduction lyrics

[Verse 1: L-FRESH The LION] Let me take you to the land that birthed my mother and my father Where life is so hard but the people work harder Their spirits stay high coz The Lord is their master But if you stand for something good then you become a target And you can't trust police so ya gotta keep your guard up Coz many times they have turned our people into martyrs They shoot us down, they shoot us down And make a statement by knocking our turbans to the ground It's now the land where the rivers have stopped flowing Where you're left not knowing what the wind will blow in Where egos are swollen, pens no longer write poems People move forward but they aren't sure of where they're going And it's seems we have lost all hope So young seeds have turned to the needle to cope The epidemic is real, what should we do about this? The present is poor yet our past is so rich Panjab! [Chorus: Parvyn] Mera rungula Panjab (my colourful Punjab) Ethihaas tenu yaadh? (do you remember your history?) [Verse 2: L-FRESH The LION] Mera rungula Panjab (my colourful Punjab) Ethihaas tenu yaadh? (do you remember your history?) Charitar see ucha (our ancestors had strong principles) Buniyaad see khaas (and their foundations were special) Mera rungula Panjab (my colourful Punjab) Ethihaas tenu yaadh? (do you remember your history?) Lai ohna ton vichar (learn from your ancestors) Banah rungula Panjab (and make Punjab colourful) You can uproot a people and rise to victory When you remove them from their language and their history It's been edited and edited till no one knows what's up So I never knew most of it when I was growing up (dumb us down) my people they can't handle their liquor We're the bu*t of them jokes, the funny man in your pictures That's why you'll never find me drinking I'd rather stand straight than as crooked as them politicians In Panjab! [Chorus: Parvyn] [Verse 3: L-FRESH The LION] I cast aside caste divides coz worth lies past the eyes God is the mastermind and I ain't trying to spark divides I'm trying to spark a rise, looking back to pa** the time The past runs so deep I feel it in that heart of mine I pay respect to it and try to stay connected with The way my ancestors lived, I'm open to their messages It guides me when directionless and when I'm not expecting it That's how I know I'm blessed with it, this colourful heritage History's sculpted by the hands of those telling it And I'm not buying from those openly selling it Coz chains have taken hold and freedom seems distant We lost more than our homes when our land was partitioned Brothers and sisters have become distant siblings We're conditioned to beef with those who live where our kingdoms Once stood, a place where all people came to rest Now we leave to make a name for ourselves in the West [Chorus: Parvyn]