Opo

Flying from Home,

Taken to the place I've only known.

Made to be loved.

Loved, to think that I am one of them.

Watching from home,

Never quite alone.

Just say "Opo" and go.

Carry the weight

Of my family's name

I just want to be like them.

My mother told me "mag ignat palagi."

But when I cry she asks "anong nangyari?"

"Wag kang umiyak anak ko."

Try to speak up but "walang mag sasabi."

At the end of it all "ikaw ang ate"

"Lahat ginagawa para sayo."

Ooo, hooo.

Opo.

Ooo, hooo.

Opo.

Ooo, hooo.

Ooo, hooo.

Opo.

"Sounds like a child,"

I say "Opo" and smile.

Carry the shame

Of my family's name.

I am not the same as them.

My mother told me "mag ignat palagi."

But when I cry she asks "anong nangyari?"

"Wag kang umiyak anak ko."

Try to speak up but "walang mag sasabi."

At the end of it all "ikaw ang ate"

"Lahat ginagawa para sayo."