[Intro] (piano) [Verse 1] (softly) I put my palm flat on the glass, anak Keep your eyes on me, through the polycarbonate I am going to tell you the thing now The thing I was too much a coward to say straight [Pre-Chorus] (building) Remedios. My sister. Say her name They took her to a white room, twenty-one Pilar gave her a forty-seven compound And called it a blood disorder when it was done [Chorus] (belted, strings enter) I left because I carried you I put an ocean in between So if she had to fly to reach you I would hear her coming. Padaba. I mean it. [Verse 2] (softly) I heard her coming thirty-three years I heard her the day your Lola died I am sorry I let you fly to Naga blind I am sorry I let the bahay kubo hide [Bridge] (strings swell) You already know my sister's name You did not know the rest of it, the weight Lola gave her away at three to make it skip It did not skip. The line does not negotiate. [Chorus] (full, powerful) You will not die in this room, padaba You will not die the way she died Eat when this is over, anak Luway-luway. I am on your side. [Outro] (piano, fade) Padaba ko ika. I love you. [End]
