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Thrown
01:18
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KEE LIN
The following was a blur to me, a flood of parents’ worst grief
Their daughter killed their only son; plus, I’d hurt the police
But that wasn’t the worst they’d be, they spat over my words and pleas
Welling up my hurt from deep, I screamed “the cop tried to murder me”
For nothing, they wished my brother survived instead of a girl like me
At first it sounds absurd except, in retrospect, a certainty
The irony finally seared in my mind:
They’d be fine if I died; I’d decided to fight
Was there ever a choice? Nope. I’m taking it back.
Can’t stop my flow, be water and go, redirect the attack
So what? the world has forsaken me
Enough, it’s me and my agency
Let’s see how much more I got
Thrown–
PARENTS
Out!
KEE LIN
Thrown from my home
Now the end is unknown
How do I go it alone?
Breathe in
Breathing
Leaving
Repeating this isn’t my–
KEE LIN
Breathe in
Breathing
Believing PARENTS
Believing Kee Lin,
This is my fault. This is your fault.
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3. |
Downhill From Here
02:14
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5. |
Pledge Allegiance
03:43
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Imposter
04:18
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PB Jones' Tour
02:46
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PB JONES:
Now you may know Ellis Island and lady liberty
Gimme your tired, poor masses, HAH, a load of crap they’re giving me
Europeans had a 60 second physical, you kidding me???
Angel Island is the guardian of the western gate
LEE: we don’t do that on this coast.
PB JONES:
I’m PB Jones, the angel of angel island
Don’t you dare apply now for your fake and vain asylum
I’m PB Jones, I’ll acquaint you with my lair but first
Please step off from the ferry for a welcome to America *cowbell*
Yes guards, don’t be afraid to be too rough
Our purpose is to make sure they never set foot on the mainland.
FAT PORK:
First thing first was a grueling physical
They herded all the men, scared us to bits
Only the chinese got this kinda treatment
They made us strip down and examined our--
ALL: shhhhh
PB: Fun fact! x4
CHIN: they combed through our poop looking for special parasites
FAT PORK: hookworm is common among human beings and easily treatable
CHIN: they assigned us all prisoner numbers
FP: I was 7-24. The non-Chinese were free to go.
CHIN: Then came the weird-ass tour
PB:
I’ll give you men a tour before we place you in detention
Some things inside these harrowed halls are too depraved to mention
State of the art interrogation rooms, we’re never lazy here
LEE: We don’t take your lai see here
CHIN & FAT PORK: I heard Chinese go crazy here
PB: Now, over here is a painting of...
CHIN: What happened to Kee Lin? This place is giving me the creeps…
GUARD *drags KEE LIN in, who's dressed in Kai Chung's old things*:
Stay in the men’s barracks, you lecherous chinaman!
FAT PORK: What are you doing here, Kee Lin, thought you were with the women, is that your brother’s suit?? And a goatee?
KEE LIN: yeah, I put it on so they’d put me back with you dweebs. Ta-da
PB JONES:
Only little walk more
You’ll see your prison numbers and the date
On this big imposing Chalkboard
This chalkboard will seal your fate:
PB (others ECHO):
Board of special inquiry (that means interrogation),
Deportation (deportation)
….Or San Francisco (what)
Now onward, men. To detention!
CHIN: Wait, that’s fat pork’s number on the chalkboard; he's about to be interrogated
KEE LIN: let’s hide so we can hear the questions they ask him
FAT PORK: aite see you later!
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8. |
Fat Pork's Interrogation
02:51
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9. |
Legal Battle
03:30
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10. |
Rain Blows
01:40
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11. |
Keep Dreaming
04:22
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