“La Situacion” released on the 10th of February 2023 is an awe-inspiring track written by first-gen latina Heidi Rojas. In her most vulnerable song, she opens up with courage about her struggles growing up and not being accepted as a latina.
Esta la situación
Esta, Esta la situación
Buscando where I belong
Buscando where I be-
Esta la situación
Esta, Esta la situación
Buscando where I belong
Buscando where I be-
The gringos call me exotic
My gente call me "Whitina"
Don't know where I belong
It's been like that since I was a niña
I'm too brown or too light
I'm colorful or too uptight
I can never get it right
Quiero ser yo! Can't that be enough sometimes?
I am the daughter of Rosa
I'm the granddaughter of Glória
My abuelito and mis abuelitas
Are watching over me
I can feel them watching ovеr me
But ooh
Sometimes I feel so
Solita, alonе
In a room full of gente
You say ooh
I know what you go
Went through what you don't
Cuz' you're not in my mente
Esta la situación
Esta, Esta la situación
Buscando where I belong
Buscando where I be-
Esta la situación
Esta, Esta la situación
Buscando where I belong
Buscando where I be-
My fourth-grade teacher was racist
But I was too young to name it
She was so nice to the white kids
All the blonde girls were her favourite
Rough and I thought it was mean
So hurt and a little naive
I guess I didn't wanna believe
Just being me, wouldn't be well received
I am the daughter of Rosa (daughter of Rosa)
I'm the granddaughter of Júlia
My abuelito and mis abuelitas (oh, oh)
Are watching over me
I can feel them watching over me
But ooh
Sometimes I feel so
Solita, alone
In a room full of gente
You say ooh
I know what you go
Went through what you don't
Cuz' you're not in my mente
Some people think it's ok to call all brown people Mexican (na na na)
Take geography again! (uh-huh)
It's not cute being ignorant
I'm from Guatemala, Cuba
Nicaragua, España
África, Itália (así es, así es!)
Los latinos and hispanos
Meztisos, Mulattos
Somos de todos los lados
I'm orgullosa of my cultura
Musica loud y la gente pura
Colorful cities, delicious food
And Beautiful people
I come from immigrants and hard workers
Sacrifícios, time-turners
I want to change the world with my
Beautiful people
But ooh
Sometimes I feel so
Solita, alone
In a room full of gente
You say ooh
I know what you go
Went through what you don't
Cuz' you're not in my mente
Esta la situación
Esta, Esta la situación
Buscando where I belong
Buscando where I be-
La Situacion was written by Heidi Rojas & Dahlia Lagos.
La Situacion was produced by Cole Mitchell.
Heidi Rojas released La Situacion on Fri Feb 10 2023.