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[Verse 1]
You ask me
“Why’s there no team from Afghanistan?”
Then you serve that line
Like it’s brand-new contraband
You wait for laughs
Like it’s clever
Like it lands
But there’s a story in those footsteps
Leaving home for other lands
[Chorus]
That’s not a joke
That’s a journey
That’s a family
That’s a flight in the night
You see a punchline on a postcard
They see borders
And a flashlight in their eyes
That’s not a joke
That’s a lifeline
Folded in a secondhand coat
If you’re gonna talk about running
At least learn what they’re running from
Did you learn what they’re running from
[Verse 2]
You say “they can jump
They can swim”
Like it’s some throwaway bit
But oceans don’t feel like pools
When there’s nothing beneath you but risk
You call it “everybody”
Like a country’s just a gag
But every passport has a heartbeat
Every punchline has a tag
[Bridge]
So next time that line
Tries to climb out of your mouth
Ask if you’re aiming for a chuckle
Or just kicking the tired and worn-down
Laugh with the ones
Who made it through the storm
Not at the ones still knocking
On somebody’s distant shore
[Chorus]
That’s not a joke
That’s a journey
That’s a family
That’s a flight in the night
You see a punchline on a postcard
They see borders
And a flashlight in their eyes
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