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July Song 2: "Chaila" by Denise Chaila

By Ventipop @ventipop

I do what I want with my pronouns

Keep it low key on my profile

I raise the bar when I come through

You already know it's gonna go down

My name's not that hard to pronounce

Pre-K, it's not profound

C-H-A-I-L-A

Sound the words out

It's not Chillay

It's not Chilala

Not a hard pill to swalla

Chai-li or Chalia

Chia, Chilla, Dilla

That's not my name

Say my name

I've got drive, don't need gas

I wanna go far, not go fast

Chemical X when I power up

Turn back now? Hard pass

I don't go Dutch when I checkmate

I keep the banner on my chest plate

All these takes, so lukewarm

You should just say it with your chest, mate

It's not Chillay

It's not Chilala

Not a hard pill to swalla

Chai-li or Chalia

Chia, Chilla, Dilla

That's not my name

Say my name

Broke cycles every time that I spoke so I took the training wheels off

Tour de France, covered new ground for all the hope that pain cost

Not all who wander lose their faith and not all who wander are lost

I know my heart and I know my name and I know the path that I walk

I work this hard so I can harvest

Won't pick my fruit from the low branches

I don't know you, man, but I know dances

Pre the journey, who's gonna stop this?

I don't need gifts if you look Musky

Stay philanthro-pissed

Don't need your Concern if you'll look at me

And see a Trócaire kid

Flow on lough like Derg

Don't care what you heard

My word is my bond

And my name is my word

The soul of my world

It's not Chillay

It's not Chilala

Not a hard pill to swalla

Chai-li or Chalia

Chia, Chilla, Dilla

That's not my name

Say my name

C-H-A-I-L-A

C-H-A-I-L-A

C-H-A-I-L-A

C-H-A-I-L-A

C-H-A-I-L-A

C-H-A-I-L-A

C-H-A-I-L-A

C-

I do what I want with my pronouns

Keep it low key on my profile

I raise the bar when I come through

You already know it's gonna go down

My name's not that hard to pronounce

Pre-K, it's not profound

C-H-A-I-L-A

Sound the words out

It's not Chillay

It's not Chilala

Not a hard pill to swalla

Chai-li or Chalia

Chia, Chilla, Dilla

That's not my name

It's not Chillay

It's not Chilala

Not a hard pill to swalla

Chai-li or Chalia

Chia, Chilla, Dilla

That's not my name

Say my name

-xxx-


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