[Intro]
One, two
One, two, three, four, mm
Yeah-yeah, oh-na-na
No-no-no-no, wow

[Verse 1]
Chérie, allow me to lay the story
Knees deep and I'm in it for the glory
Just a girl tryin' to navigate the world
Big dreams in our hands and a complex identity
I hate the boxes, they suffocate me
Big claustrophobia, it's not simple
It's never simple, ah
Late bloom, I took some time to figure out
Who I was, felt hollow in my skin
Wings clipped early, but I did arise
Caterpillar, chrysalis, boss lady fly
I roll up and rest my eyelids
Been around the world enough to say this
Everybody's tryin' to find where they fit
But it all comes down to this

[Chorus]
I got layers, you got layers, we got layers
I got layers, she got layers, many flavors, ah
There's not one right way to be
More than what the eye can see
Baby, all these layers keep me warm and make me me
[Verse 2]
And when they tell me that I don't look like I'm Haitian
I say, "Nan gyet marain ou"
I finally found my peace, and I'm done getting sentimental
Too this, too that, not enough this, prove that
Lord knows, you get used to switchin' codes
Oh, tell me where you're from
Uh-uh, where you're really, really from
Citoyenne du monde, child of the world
Dans ce grand mélange, where do I belong?
Got my roots from Haiti to Madagascar
TCK raised in Africa
French vanille avec la voix de miel
Find me mixing my Ugali with pwason gwo sèl

[Chorus]
I tell 'em I got layers, you got layers, we got layers
I got layers, he got layers, many flavors, ahh
There's not one right way to be
More than what the eye can see
Baby, all these layers keep me warm and make me me

[Outro]
Eeh-ee
Eeh, ah