[Verse 1] Sun on the bay, waves on the hull Pearls in the palms, stories so full Islands like sparks in a dark blue sea Seven thousand ways to be free Trade winds talking in a thousand tongues Old bells ringing, rifles once sung But they still danced in the village square Kept that fire in the humid air (hey!) [Chorus] Philippines, you rise again From every wound, you sing, my friend From the rice fields up to the neon rain You turn the struggle into flame Philippines, my island chain From every sky, you take your name Through every storm and every pain You turn the struggle into flame (let it blaze) [Verse 2] Ships came carving their marks in the sand Drew new lines on somebody’s land Voices were hushed, flags were raised, then torn Freedom whispered in the sugarcane rows Faces faded on forgotten stones Still they prayed in crowded homes Laughed in the dark when the lights went out Shared one plate, still they had no doubt (woah) [Chorus] Philippines, you rise again From every wound, you sing, my friend From the rice fields up to the neon rain You turn the struggle into flame Philippines, my island chain From every sky, you take your name Through every storm and every pain You turn the struggle into flame [Bridge] Brown hands, bright eyes, hearts that bend, not break Love in the lines that the years can’t take From mountain mist to the coral glow You learned to heal, to hope, to grow (hey!) [Chorus] Philippines, you rise again From every wound, you sing, my friend From the rice fields up to the neon rain You turn the struggle into flame Philippines, my island chain From every sky, you take your name Through every storm and every pain You turn the struggle into flame (Philippines)
