Written by John Paul Bantigue NKNTØ BMI • IPI/CAE 01366401460 © 2026 John Paul Bantigue ℗ 2026 John Paul Bantigue • JP Bantigue Records jpbbantigue.com There are people here who never asked to play Caught in the middle, never the main event Like the mother selling on the corner every day Her store shut down 'cause a race tore through her street Hindi sila sumali, pero sila ang nasaktan That's why we run — not for us, never for us Hindi para sa amin ang bawat karera Para sa mga walang pangalan sa Ledger For the ones left behind, the ones who lost it all NKNTØ — we are their voice May anak na nasugatan, hindi man lang sumakay Kalye nila'y ginawang laruan ng mga mayaman Bawat nawalang trabaho, bawat sirang bahay Hindi nakasulat sa libro, pero totoo Hindi sila sumali, pero sila ang nasaktan That's why we run — not for us, never for us Hindi para sa amin ang bawat karera Para sa mga walang pangalan sa Ledger For the ones left behind, the ones who lost it all NKNTØ — we are their voice They have no voice in front of these houses So we speak for them, so we stand where they can't Hindi para sa korona, hindi para sa dugo Para sa taong walang kinalaman, pero apektado Hindi para sa amin ang bawat karera Para sa mga walang pangalan sa Ledger Four voices, one purpose, carrying what they can't NKNTØ — we are their voice
