Exotica by Naz & Ella published on 2021-04-07T21:12:24Z Exotica is a song we wrote about the exotification of women of colour. //Lyrics// I am a bird of paradise From an alien land Always reminded I don’t belong When I was a girl I was taught to believe I needed to bathe in bleach To become the kind of woman you’d adore Oh how I see me has changed as I’ve grown Oh how I see me has changed I am not exotica I am not exotica I am a person, with autonomy Reduced to a fantasy Bending to your will, in your mind, dehumanised Oh how I see you has changed as I’ve grown Oh how I see you has changed I am not exotica I am not exotica I am not exotica I am not exotica I want to be beautiful on my own terms I want to be human and loved the same (humanise me) See me, see me for all that I am See me, see me for all that I am See me, see me for all that I am See me, see me for all that I am I am not exotica I am not exotica I am not exotica I am not exotica --- (DE)HUMANISE EP released 7 May 2021 ℗ & © Naz & Ella 2021 Written, recorded & produced by Nasreen Toorabally and Ella Patenall All live instruments and vocals performed by Nasreen Toorabally and Ella Patenall except cello in ‘Flux’ played by Polina Kermesh Drums programmed by Dan Lucas at Anchor Baby Recording Mixed by Dan Lucas at Anchor Baby Recording Mastered by Charlie Francis Genre Alternative Rock