| | Kenji Lyrics Artist(Band):Fort Minor
He was 15 when he immigrated from Japan He worked until he was able to buy - to actually build a store Let me tell you the story in the form of a dream, I don't know why I have to tell it but I know what it means, Close your eyes, just picture the scene, As I paint it for you, it was World War II, When this man named Kenji woke up, Ken was not a soldier, He was just a man with a family who owned a store in LA, That day, he crawled out of bed like he always did, Bacon and eggs with wife and kids, He lived on the second floor of a little store he ran, He moved to LA from Japan, They called him 'Immigrant,' In Japanese, he'd say he was called "Issei," That meant 'First Generation In The United States,' When everyone was afraid of the Germans, afraid of the Japs, But most of all afraid of a homeland attack, And that morning when Ken went out on the doormat, His world went black 'cause, Right there; front page news, Three weeks before 1942, "Pearl Harbour's Been Bombed And The Japs Are Comin'," Pictures of soldiers dyin' and runnin', Ken knew what it would lead to, Just like he guessed, the President said, "The evil Japanese in our home country will be locked away," They gave Ken, a couple of days, To get his whole life packed in two bags, Just two bags, couldn't even pack his clothes, Some folks didn't even have a suitcase, to pack anything in, So two trash bags is all they gave them, When the kids asked mom "Where are we goin'?" Nobody even knew what to say to them, Ken didn't wanna lie, he said "The US is lookin' for spies, So we have to live in a place called Manzanar, Where a lot of Japanese people are," Stop it don't look at the gunmen, You don't wanna get the soldiers wonderin', If you gonna run or not, 'Cause if you run then you might get shot, Other than that try not to think about it, Try not to worry 'bout it; bein' so crowded, Someday we'll get out, someday, someday. As soon as war broke out The F.B.I. came and they just come to the house and "You have to come" "All the Japanese have to go" They took Mr. Lee People didn't understand Why did they have to take him? Because he's an innocent laborer So now they're in a town with soldiers surroundin' them, Every day, every night look down at them, From watch towers up on the wall, Ken couldn't really hate them at all; They were just doin' their job and, He wasn't gonna make any problems, He had a little garden with vegetables and fruits that, He gave to the troops in a basket his wife made, But in the back of his mind, he wanted his families life saved, Prisoners of war in their own damn country, What for? Time passed in the prison town, He wanted them to live it down when they were free, The only way out was joinin' the army, And supposedly, some men went out for the army, signed on, And ended up flyin' to Japan with a bomb, That 15 kilotonne blast, put an end to the war pretty fast, Two cities were blown to bits; the end of the war came quick, Ken got out, big hopes of a normal life, with his kids and his wife, But, when they got back to their home, What they saw made them feel so alone, These people had trashed every room, Smashed in the windows and bashed in the doors, Written on the walls and the floor, "Japs not welcome anymore." And Kenji dropped both of his bags at his sides and just stood outside, He, looked at his wife without words to say, She looked back at him wiping tears away, And, said "Someday we'll be okay, someday," Now the names have been changed, but the story's true, My family was locked up back in '42, My family was there it was dark and damp, And they called it an internment camp When we first got back from camp... uhh It was... pretty... pretty bad I, I remember my husband said "Are we gonna stay 'til last?" Then my husband died before they close the camp. If you find some error in Kenji Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to just a Fort Minor fan =] for submitting the lyrics. Review about Kenji this is the truth | Reviewer: Gregory | 9/27/09 Im japenese and listening to this song reminds me what my people went through wen they came to amrica. i knew what happen to us japenese people long before this song came out. people say well the jewish black and indian people have it hard cus of there past. not many people know what the amarican goverment did to the japenese people and THANK YOU FORT MINOR FOR TELLING THEM!!!! Remember Forever. | Reviewer: Uncle Scar | 12/12/07 I first heard this song and didnt exactly hear all the words so I didnt quite understand it, but when I sat down and listened to it, I replayed it three times. Each time I heard these things, my heart sank deeper and deeper into my chest. Its almost if I could feel what his family went through. The emotional level of this song boosted my respect and admiration for Mike Shinoda so much, I felt emotionally connected with his past. I never knew a song could do so much. ------ About the song Kenji performed by Fort Minor | Reviewer: Dean | 9/29/07 This song made me a Fort Minor fan! I love this song because the lyrics are so emotional and i've learned more about the japaneese' situation in the war then I ever will learn on school:P Talk to the Teacher | Reviewer: Mr. Eich | 5/17/07 This is an amazing song that truly encapsulates the horrors that Japanese Americans faced when our government forced internment upon them. My students were truly gripped by the lyrics and it provided a wonderful opener for our unit on Civil Rights. Deep deep song | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/9/07 This is a DEEP song I actually could imagine what they were going through. breathless | Reviewer: Anon.. | 2/7/07 That was the forst song that made my jaw drop, not because they are talented but because of what they said. that is a really deep song. WOW | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/29/06 This is one of the DEEPEST most emotional hip hop tracks EVER. 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