Prompt:

[Verse 1] From painful scars Our story’s written Pages stained With the things we’ve seen Inequity The quiet sentence In every home In every dream [Pre-Chorus] But there are hands That still keep reaching (oh) Hearts that refuse To turn away [Chorus] Raise the banner Let it fly For Philippine independence We cry Dreams for freedom still remain Even if we seek them again and again Through voices that fight Justice finds its light With unity Hope carries on Filipino rise We move as one [Verse 2] In crowded rooms The brave start speaking Soft at first Then a gathered roar Reformers stand On a fragile promise Guarding a future Worth bleeding for [Pre-Chorus] Every “di sapat” Becomes a rally (hey!) Every small “hindi” Turns into “hindi na pwede” [Chorus] Raise the banner Let it fly For Philippine independence We cry Dreams for freedom still remain Even if we seek them again and again Through voices that fight Justice finds its light With unity Hope carries on Filipino rise We move as one [Bridge] We remember Every storm we walked through Still we gather ’cause we know what we must do Hand in hand ’til the struggle is done Isang sigaw: “Magkakaisa tayo Iisa lang!” [Chorus] Raise the banner Let it fly For Philippine independence We cry Dreams for freedom still remain Even if we seek them again and again Through voices that fight Justice finds its light With unity Hope never gone Filipino rise We move as one Filipino rise We move as one