After doing extensive research into my ancestry I composed this song. I am a Native American Mixed American Mutt. (Mutt is a play on how everyone calls females bitches.) Talise translates to "beautiful waters" from the Haudenosaunee Language and Waya means "wolf" in Cherokee language. (My children have Cherokee ancestors.) So my artist name is for our Native American Ancestors. The lyrics in the song "Epigenetic is strange," refers to "While where you live doesn't change your DNA sequence (the genes themselves), it can affect how those genes are expressed, which is known as epigenetics. This means your environment can influence whether certain genes are turned on or off, impacting your health and traits." I developed an autoimmune disease living in the heartland and I have done research on why that would happen. It the stress of being away from coastal regions where I am from and where my ancestor are from. LYRICS: I was born near the coast Near the ocean And I've been stuck in the heartland for over a decade I've been through hell and back The heartland has no heart [Verse 1] I was born near the coast Near the ocean And I've been stuck in the heartland for over a decade I am a mixed American mutt My oldest ancestors are Native American Mohawk We were here before the birth of the Constitution White Feather I have ancestors that were prisoners of war From the Highlands Ross I have ancestors that were witches I have ancestors that helped with the Underground Railroad Freeing slaves I have ancestors that were royalty I have ancestors that were immigrants from Sicily with roots reaching back to Africa I have ancestors from Europe and Asia that I don't know much about I have ancestors from the Holy Lands that are constantly in war I'm a mixed American mutt Epigenetics is strange And I'm trying to comprehend this I was born near the coast Near the ocean And I've been stuck in the heartland for over a decade I've been through hell and back The heartland has no heartmore