Born into a city
Where life stood almost still
My father, he's from Russia
My mother she's from Africa.
A Moslem, I'm a Catholic, a Heathen and a Jew,
A Calvinist, a Buddhist I'm an Anglican too.
No nation or religion
Just the way I choose to live
But reality is different
In the way that I'm perceived
No reason to remember, and no reason to forget
Identity determines just how far in life you get.
I'm Italian, I'm Spanish, I'm Polish,
I'm Russian too, Japanese, Vietnamese, Lebanese,
I'm Egyptian, I'm a Syrian, Pakistani, Red Indian, I'm a Sioux...
That's what I am
And there's no shame
Yeah, there's no shame
Born into a city
Where life stood almost still
My mother she's from Devon
And my father he's from Cork.
No nation or religion, just the way I choose to live
But reality is different In the way that I'm perceived
I'm Australian, I'm Canadian, An American
I'm German too
I am British, Cantonese, Rumanian, half Chinese
Israeli, Palestinian, Red Indian, I'm a Sioux....
That's what I am
And there's no shame
Yeah, there's no shame