I Am-Conrad Ricamora

[00:00.000] 作词 : David Henry Hwang/Jeanine Tesori [00:01.000] 作曲 : Jeanine Tesori [00:05.208]I am [00:08.712]I am a fake [00:11.296]Not Chinese, not American [00:15.895]Half and half doesn't always equal one [00:20.856]I'm the worst of both worlds [00:23.551]David, you're more Chinese than you think [00:26.168]How can you say that? [00:27.767]At McDonald's, when you tried to grab the check? [00:32.072]That's Chinese [00:34.968]It is? [00:36.952]All my life I've wondered why no one ever tries to grab it back [00:40.728]See? You've been trying to gain face [00:46.975]I learned that from my father [00:52.299]Grab the check, pay the bill [00:55.292]Don't shame your assistant when he can't keep up the pace [01:00.116]Let him keep his dignity, maintain his place [01:07.148]I guess that's face [01:12.675]Yes, that's face [01:15.107]But I'm American too! [01:17.787]I learned how to tell a story [01:22.755]One with soul and emotion [01:25.667]And filled with my devotion to a dream I believed in [01:30.404]A dream we gave the world [01:34.795]That was my art [01:37.595]I guess that's heart [01:43.187]Yes, that's heart [01:46.315]Xing, you've helped me see [01:50.083]I don't have to play a role [01:53.875]I'm not two halves, I'm whole [02:01.372]Enough just as I am [02:07.427]It's something to be proud of [02:11.610]I guess that's love [02:14.419]I guess that's love [02:18.179]I am [02:21.853]I am Chinese [02:25.636]I am [02:29.211]I am American [02:35.262]I have both, face and heart [02:40.699]The world needs both [02:44.276]I am both [02:50.875]Tonight, democracy has broken my heart [02:55.587]I think, I think I'm gonna faint now [02:58.979]No no no no, stay with me [03:01.011]David? David? [03:05.795]I am, I am afraid [03:13.987]Sadness isn't useful [03:18.003]Emotions mustn't guide you [03:22.515]Feelings always pass, they always— [03:28.835]Mmmm [03:32.915]Mmmm [03:38.003]Mmmm [03:39.355]What is this, "America?" [03:42.338]Why do I cry for America?