Cultured Man

This is my last resort
To claim every culture that is known and
I've been around the world
From Scheveningen to Puerto Rico and
No one I'd rather be
Than a pale skinned native Canadian but
If there's one thing we know
It's stealing something to make it your own and

I'm done appropriating your culture
You can have it back now
You are probably better off
If I gentrify your background
I'm done appropriating your culture
You can have it back now
It is probably better now
Than the state in which it was found

Mm, yeah
Excuse me while I gentrify
Uh, yeah
Hendrix, step aside
Yeah, let's go

I may be Caucasian but that's still
Technically half Asian linguistically
Meaning I equate to six billion people
Around the equator, hypothetically

I'm done appropriating your culture
You can have it back now
You are probably better off
If I gentrify your background
I'm done appropriating your culture
You can have it back now
It won't be nearly as good as it could be
Without me being around

Learned to play a Jew's harp
Sounds derogatory, but I promise it's not
Had ethnic food at the buffet
Wasn't as bad as I had initially thought it would be
Made tacos everyday, for a year straight
Wore Thai pants too loose around the waist
Listen to Canzone Napoletana
Can't understand a word that they say

Armenians, Peruvians, First Nations
They all sound like they could use some appropriation to me
If "Su casa es mi casa"
Then I want the master key, baby
That's an analogy

I'm done appropriating your culture
You can have it back now
You are probably better off
If I gentrify your background
I'm done appropriating your culture
You can have it back now
Everything ends up coming full circle
Just like Tostitos® Rounds

I'm not trying to be offensive
I may be a bit insensitive
All I wanted was a heritage
That used any amount of spices
I don't mean to cause a stir
All I really wanted was to try
Some stir fry that was bona fide
And not made by another white guy
I'm not trying to be offensive
I may be a bit insensitive
All I wanted was a heritage
That used any amount of spices
I don't mean to cause a stir
All I really wanted was to try
Some stir fry that was bona fide
And not made by another white guy

I'm done appropriating your culture
You can have it back now
You are probably better off
If I gentrify your background
I'm done appropriating your culture
You can have it back now
It is probably better now
Than the state in which it was found