
Seafood City (Prelude) Lyrics
- Genre:Acoustic
- Year of Release:2022
Lyrics
I think about all these people
Going in and out of Seafood City, buying groceries
And I think about how many of them are working two to three jobs
And I think about them coming from the Philippines because there are no jobs
They come here
They work more than 40 hours
I've heard of people working 80 hours
Because rent is so high
And they buy the overpriced Filipino food coming all the way from the Philippines
And that's just such a twisted concept
When we could just have our people home and not be separated from their families
I see workers on their breaks here facetiming their families for their short breaks
And it breaks my heart that they have to do that
Look, I'm here to speak truth
I'm not here for fake news
I'll step up to the plate and do what I need to do
I'm the voice of a nation
This generation's soundtrack
So, don't switch it up on me with your alternative facts.
I think we need to redefine people power
We think about people power
As those several days in the streets to overthrow one president
But we need to build that long term
It's gonna take more than a few days
It's gonna take more than replacing a president
We'll need to build strong communities
We need to build long lasting people power
And we can be a part of building that here too
I know it is easy for us here in America
To feel so distant and disconnected from the home
But we are so much closer than we realize
And the privilege we have living in the diaspora
Gives us the duty to protect our people from the belly of the beast
Makibaka, huwag matakot
Isang bagsak, if one falls, we all fall together
Are we gonna forget, are we gonna forget?
We will kick out the foreign imperialists
Our people have ousted dictators and foreign rulers and we can do it again
We will do it again!
It's our generation's time to fight
I just want everybody to take it in their hearts that this is not the end
This is just the beginning
So, I wanna see everybody continue to get out here
There's over 110 of us here right now
History has its eyes on us
What we choose to do today will determine what tomorrow will look like
So, thank you all for being here
We'll see you in the streets
We'll see you in the classrooms, in your homes
We'll see you in the struggle
Mabuhay ang sambayanang lumalaban
Never again, never again, never again to martial law!
Never again, never again, never again to martial law!