Siopao (Running Out of Time Cover) [ENG]

Written by John Paul Bantigue YAKUN (feat. KYUBI) BMI • IPI/CAE 01366401460 © 2025 John Paul Bantigue ℗ 2025 John Paul Bantigue • JP Bantigue Records jpbbantigue.com Running Out of Time EP: https://suno.com/playlist/39d70059-30e5-4a0a-bd87-c70f80be65f7 [Verse 1] New town, new start, same old sun, helpin’ out my dad, tryna make some cash. Steam from the buns fogs up the air, sugar and flour, scent everywhere. Boxes on boxes, sweat on my sleeve, then bam!— some kid knocks the breath out of me. Dropped the trays, I lost my cool, “Watch where you’re goin’, are you some kind of fool?” He ran off red-faced, stutterin’, shy, and I laughed it off, though I burned inside. Guess I let the lion loose that day, but somehow, he still found a way to stay. [Chorus] He kept comin’ by, day after day, sayin’ “just one siopao,” then lookin’ away. Didn’t know I’d fall for that same boy’s eyes, I was breathin’ too fast, runnin’ out of time. [Verse 2] Week turned to month, business grew fine, I’d spot him outside near closing time. So I moved a bit closer, just enough, to make him think he had the guts. He asked me out— yeah, I planned that part, a small trick just to test his heart. He walked me home through alleys dim, two shadows trailed, the air turned grim. Knife in the dark, his shoulder caught, he bled but stood, said “It’s alright.” I tore my bandana, wrapped it tight, said “You look more grown that way tonight.” (aside, half-sung) Didn’t know I’d fall so fast this time. [Chorus] He kept comin’ by, day after day, sayin’ “just one siopao,” then lookin’ away. Didn’t know I’d fall for that same boy’s eyes, I was breathin’ too fast, runnin’ out of time. [Bridge] We were too alike — two sparks, same flame, both dreamin’ too big, both runnin’ from pain. He gave me his laughter, I gave him my name, and a necklace that said, “don’t forget me again.” But how do you love someone who still believes, when you’ve already seen what leaving means? So I smiled, said goodbye in disguise, and walked away before he could cry. [Final Chorus] He kept comin’ by, but not anymore, now it’s just echoes through the diner door. Didn’t know I’d fall for that same boy’s eyes, he was runnin’ too fast… and I passed him by. (fade out ad-lib: whispered hums, distant sighs) runnin’ out of time… runnin’ out of time…