Lyrics
The words.
[Verse 1]
Little girl, dry your tears
Don't let anybody see
Stand up straight, hold your head
Carry every family dream
Every be strong became a promise
Every bruise became a prayer
No one asked if you were ready
Only if you'd still be there
[Pre-Chorus]
But I still hear her...
The child inside my name
Mahina lang ako ngayon...
(I'm only tired right now...)
Hindi ako nawala.
(I haven't disappeared.)
[Chorus]
Tumayo ka.
(Stand up.)
But don't stand alone.
Huwag kang matakot.
(Don't be afraid.)
You don't have to carry the world.
May liwanag ka pa rin.
(Your light is still there.)
Even when the night says otherwise.
I was never born to be unbreakable.
I was born...
To become.
[Verse 2]
They taught me silence sounded stronger
Than a little girl who cried
So I learned to wear my smile
Like a soldier wears her pride
Now I see a thousand daughters
Looking back through every mirror
Every one of them believing
Love lives somewhere after fear
[Pre-Chorus]
Look at us now...
Still breathing.
Still dreaming.
Still here.
[Chorus]
Tumayo ka.
(Stand up.)
If your knees are shaking.
Lumaban ka.
(Keep fighting.)
Even when your voice feels small.
May liwanag ka pa rin.
(Your light is still there.)
No one gets to steal your dawn.
I don't have to be a mountain
To deserve the morning sun.
[Bridge]
To every daughter...
Who learned to parent herself...
Who swallowed every tear...
Who carried everybody else...
This is your permission...
To put the weight down.
Hindi mo kailangang maging bakal...
(You don't have to be steel...)
...para maging matatag.
(...to be strong.)
[Final Chorus]
Tumayo ka.
Stand beside your younger self.
Lumaban ka.
But don't fight alone.
May liwanag ka pa rin.
The stars remember your name.
You are more
Than what they asked you to survive.
You are more
Than every scar you hide.
You are more.
Anak...
(Child...)
You were always enough.
[Outro]
Matatag...
Steady heart.
Soft heart.
Still beating.
Little girl, dry your tears
Don't let anybody see
Stand up straight, hold your head
Carry every family dream
Every be strong became a promise
Every bruise became a prayer
No one asked if you were ready
Only if you'd still be there
[Pre-Chorus]
But I still hear her...
The child inside my name
Mahina lang ako ngayon...
(I'm only tired right now...)
Hindi ako nawala.
(I haven't disappeared.)
[Chorus]
Tumayo ka.
(Stand up.)
But don't stand alone.
Huwag kang matakot.
(Don't be afraid.)
You don't have to carry the world.
May liwanag ka pa rin.
(Your light is still there.)
Even when the night says otherwise.
I was never born to be unbreakable.
I was born...
To become.
[Verse 2]
They taught me silence sounded stronger
Than a little girl who cried
So I learned to wear my smile
Like a soldier wears her pride
Now I see a thousand daughters
Looking back through every mirror
Every one of them believing
Love lives somewhere after fear
[Pre-Chorus]
Look at us now...
Still breathing.
Still dreaming.
Still here.
[Chorus]
Tumayo ka.
(Stand up.)
If your knees are shaking.
Lumaban ka.
(Keep fighting.)
Even when your voice feels small.
May liwanag ka pa rin.
(Your light is still there.)
No one gets to steal your dawn.
I don't have to be a mountain
To deserve the morning sun.
[Bridge]
To every daughter...
Who learned to parent herself...
Who swallowed every tear...
Who carried everybody else...
This is your permission...
To put the weight down.
Hindi mo kailangang maging bakal...
(You don't have to be steel...)
...para maging matatag.
(...to be strong.)
[Final Chorus]
Tumayo ka.
Stand beside your younger self.
Lumaban ka.
But don't fight alone.
May liwanag ka pa rin.
The stars remember your name.
You are more
Than what they asked you to survive.
You are more
Than every scar you hide.
You are more.
Anak...
(Child...)
You were always enough.
[Outro]
Matatag...
Steady heart.
Soft heart.
Still beating.