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Gemma Castro - Theresa's Song

from Stories by Practical Records

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lyrics

I think he understood the way that it was
But now my mother that was different
Not too often we’d walk to town together, not too often
I remember going to a movie
I was twelve years old

People really staring at us hard
I remember it was
The Imitation of Life, do you remember that movie?
People really staring at us hard
I remember it was
The Imitation of Life, I still think about that movie.

I don’t know if she knew what she was doing
I think I was a bit racist then
Because it started when I was twelve
I wanted to know about Black people
I wanted to read about them
I’d go to the library and say
“Why don’t you have any books here for Black people?”
“Malcolm X, why don’t you have Malcolm X?”

I wanted to know about Black people.
It started when I was twelve.
I’d go to the library and say
“Why don’t you have any books here for Black people?”
“Malcolm X, why don’t you have Malcolm X?”

I wanted to know about Black people.
It started when I was twelve.
Why don’t you have any books here for Black people?

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from Stories, released June 2, 2023
Words by Theresa Brewster. Composed by Gemma Castro. Sung by Gemma Castro, Marlee Foster, Shaharoh Chism, and Jolee Gordon. Recorded by Stephanie Loza at CalArts. Mixed by Gemma Castro. Mastered by Peter Hernández at Practical Records Studio.

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Practical Records is an independent cassette label. Our mission is to cultivate community and exposure for emergent queer artists from the Bay Area & Los Angeles.

Since 2014, we have released an extensive catalog of music and zines. In addition, we produce concerts and DIY workshops that provide opportunities to interact with Practical Records artists.
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