...
The music of silence,
Is one you'll never forget.
Not even the power of science,
Can explain why we never get enough,
Of this wondrous sound.

keep talking
keep remembering
say the names
of the ones
who fought
with paper and pen
say the names
of those who protested
say the names
of the ones who
were tortured
the ones whose deaths
were written out and fabricated for them
the ones who
were taken from their families
never to be found or buried
say the names
of the ones whose futures
and lives
were taken away
under the rule of a dictator
who got away with it.

no,
we won't let it all fall
into their bloodied hands.
we won't let them rewrite
our history for their pride;
say the names
of the ones lost, the ones who fought
until our voices are loud enough
and our words are visible
in the name of justice.

we will keep remembering,
we will never forget.

Ako'y natataranta,
Sa tuwing nakikita ka.
Ako'y nadadapa,
Kapag tinititigan kita.

Mainit pa sa kape,
Ang pag-ibig ko sayo.
Kasing layo ng Antlantika,
Ang pagtangi ko.

Sana'y iyong mapansin,
Ang wagas kong pagtingin,
Nang mabuksan mo na rin,
Ang pag-ibig kong malalim pa sa bangin.

Tinitigan kita,
Mula ulo hanggang paa.
Sinulyapan mo ako,
Ng kakaibang pagnanasa.

Dumapo ang iyong kamay,
Sa aking katawa'y nananalaytay.
Nang labi ko'y dumantay,
Muntik ka nang mahimatay.

Mapusok, umaalab, nag-aapoy.
Bawat damdam'y hindi nagpaliguy-ligoy.
Ninamnam ang panandaliang kuryenteng dumaloy,
Hanggang sa tuluyan nang naglaro ng apoy.

You need not fear the night
And its sky dipped in darkness
For there still exists the light
Poked through the cloaked canvas

Little pinholes of stars to see through
And touch what still remains;
A shine of something hopeful
No matter how far away

we are old buildings
covered in the scent
of abandonment
but once we were loved
and someone cared enough
not to let the dust settle