"I'm Still Here" lyrics
Katherine Ho & Julian Fadullon Lyrics
I am a child of immigrants
Who upended their lives
Left it all behind
To bet on the unknown
My parents told me stories
They were 22 and broke
Six thousand miles from home
In a foreign land alone
Pennies in their pockets
Failure wasn't an option
Turned their rusted copper into gold
I was born in perfect circumstances
Had success in my genetics
Why I'm still such a mess well I don't know
Sometimes I wanna scream so desperately
But I don't deserve to cry
The universe it gave me everything
Perfect family perfect life
My mom is curing cancer, my dad's an engineer
My friends are moving on and doing well in their careers
And I feel like such a criminal crying all these tears
I had every head start in the world
But I'm still here
I'm thankful for my privilege
And my parents' sacrifice
But I have this guilt inside
That I'll never measure up
I was born in perfect circumstances
Had success in my genetics
Why I'm still such a mess well I don't know
Sometimes I wanna scream so desperately
But I don't deserve to cry
The universe it gave me everything
Perfect family perfect life
My mom is curing cancer, my dad's an engineer
My friends are moving on and doing well in their careers
And I feel like such a criminal crying all these tears
I had every head start in the world
But I'm still here
And my family swears that I make them proud
And messing up and making mistakes is more than allowed
They tell me to not be so hard on myself
And I deserve the love that I give to everyone else
Sometimes I wanna scream so desperately
But I don't deserve to cry
The universe it gave me everything
Perfect family perfect life
My mom is curing cancer, my dad's an engineer
My friends are moving on and doing well in their careers
And I feel like such a criminal crying all these tears
I had every head start in the world
But I'm still here
Who upended their lives
Left it all behind
To bet on the unknown
My parents told me stories
They were 22 and broke
Six thousand miles from home
In a foreign land alone
Pennies in their pockets
Failure wasn't an option
Turned their rusted copper into gold
I was born in perfect circumstances
Had success in my genetics
Why I'm still such a mess well I don't know
Sometimes I wanna scream so desperately
But I don't deserve to cry
The universe it gave me everything
Perfect family perfect life
My mom is curing cancer, my dad's an engineer
My friends are moving on and doing well in their careers
And I feel like such a criminal crying all these tears
I had every head start in the world
But I'm still here
I'm thankful for my privilege
And my parents' sacrifice
But I have this guilt inside
That I'll never measure up
I was born in perfect circumstances
Had success in my genetics
Why I'm still such a mess well I don't know
Sometimes I wanna scream so desperately
But I don't deserve to cry
The universe it gave me everything
Perfect family perfect life
My mom is curing cancer, my dad's an engineer
My friends are moving on and doing well in their careers
And I feel like such a criminal crying all these tears
I had every head start in the world
But I'm still here
And my family swears that I make them proud
And messing up and making mistakes is more than allowed
They tell me to not be so hard on myself
And I deserve the love that I give to everyone else
Sometimes I wanna scream so desperately
But I don't deserve to cry
The universe it gave me everything
Perfect family perfect life
My mom is curing cancer, my dad's an engineer
My friends are moving on and doing well in their careers
And I feel like such a criminal crying all these tears
I had every head start in the world
But I'm still here
