In Bulosan's Words

[00:05.93] We don't talk about the distance, we don't talk about the hunger
[00:13.43] Perhaps since we don't talk, they cannot tell we're going under
[00:20.44] Perhaps we've been too fearful of not doing what we're told
[00:27.68] Oh, it's easy being quiet, but it ain't easy being alone
[00:37.94] In a land where I'm a stranger is a land where I am numb
[00:45.08] I cross the streets and shadows, to hope the whole world won't find out
[00:51.94] That my rights are still translucent, like a sharp wind in the cold
[00:58.94] Oh, it's easy being quiet, but it ain't easy being alone
[01:09.39] I learned that poverty is normal, I learned the language hurts my tongue
[01:16.89] I learned the jobs are scarce like cutlery and sharp as hunger to my stomach
[01:22.25] And my bravery still nameless, in expressionless expression
[01:29.44] Oh, it's easy being quiet, but it don't leave much room for questions
[01:39.61] When can we live to love forgiveness? When can my brothers know their names?
[01:46.73] Will we ever find the balance of sharing land in the same place?
[01:53.56] I feel the new world slowly blooming as the old one starts to mold
[02:00.45] Oh, it's easy being quiet, but it ain't easy being alone
[02:10.75] So grab your friends and brothers, tell them you are done
[02:17.80] And the war's gone long without us using the ammo of our tongues
[02:24.76] I see justice in each pea pod and every hand that's gone to feed it
[02:31.80] 'Cause I'm tired of being quiet
[02:37.09] Yes, I am tired of being silent
[02:42.86] Yes, I am tired of being quiet
[02:48.29] But my soul is not defeated
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