Written in Blood - Meu DNA

Intro

batucada drums, brass hit]

Verse

5:45 AM, boots laced tight

Compartment inspection under cold white light

Every towel folded square, every blanket pulled neat

'Cause in the Navy, rules are written in blood on the street

Put me in command of a division of girls

They called me a snitch while I was holding the world

Getting chewed out for not reporting enough

Fast forward to graduation, they all showed me love

Most signatures in the book, respect that I earned

Every hard lesson in the fire was burned

Got sangue bom in my veins, born from a Marine

Living out a dream bigger than you've ever seen

Pre-chorus

When they hold us in parade rest till our arms turn numb

I tap into my mind, positive delusion begun

I mentally check out, go to my happy space

Then step onto the track and take second in the race

A decade older than the rest, but I run with raça

Watch how a Brazilian girl conquers every plaza

Chorus

They tried to break my mind, but they built a machine

Working under pressure, keep the standard pristine

From Brazil to the States, naturalized and proud

Swore my loyalty out loud to the thunderous crowd

I walk different, speak different, stand on my feet

Got that garra in my chest, no retreat, no defeat

This is my legacy, meu DNA

Nothing in this world can take my power away

Verse

Four phone calls in nine weeks, line towing the string

Calling up my father, hearing encouragement ring

He told me, "Daughter,