作词 : Nak
 作曲 : Sam Ock
She told me, "How could you say you're
Filipino if you don't speak Tagalog?
You're a disgrace"

Since then, I never quite felt Filipino
But at the same time, I never felt fully American
(It's in the words I never say)
But I know who I am
Dear Tita
Let's open discussion
We approaching the truth and we all hoping to touch it
Been a long time coming 'cause I'm concerned we got separated
Diverging won't get us any closer to summit
I remember that chilly night back in Chino
You told me I'm disgracing us Filipinos
'Cause I was never taught, couldn't speak Tagalog
Though we share the same blood, Rizal, Aguinaldo
God knows I try to beat the anguish
Feeling like I can't love the motherland if I don't speak the language
Never thought I'd be hated on by my own people
This American dream, this freaking whole sequel
What's a blossom when all the roots are ashamed of it?
I'm hardly processing what the nature is
Though I didn't learn the language of our home
I'll love it with the language that I know
This is all I know (Tita)
Though the islands assemble as a whole shun me
I never felt I'm accepted up in my own country
Even my label of "Asian" often brought into question
I feel a harder disconnection when talking complexion
Why you pointing fingers?
You can't grasp what's happening while avoiding splinters
Similarity can trick, you better know the difference
Of no identity and no identity
I take history to support the inference
Lapu-Lapu propaganda movement
Revolution, Bonifacio, the Katipunan
I'm the proudest descendant of every insurrection
You won't see me defensive, I won't live to tell it
I was built for resisting all of your vain oppression
I am not coexisting with all your plain rejection
I'm no less than the very thing you claim to be
My identity's something you'll never take from me
Dear Tita
I wanna think that it's deeper than words I didn't learn
Maybe all of it's swelling up from a deeper hurt
Maybe all the betrayal we suffered ain't addressed
Maybe grudges ain't laid to rest
You can't throw mud upon another not making a mess
I wanna fight back, but I'm saving my breath
I checked vast ocean, we crossed them, now out to wander
'Cause the cause of it probably is lost in the water
Maybe it's sleeping, creeping in the deep end
Or maybe our story just isn't complete yet
Whatever it is, maybe finding the problem
Ain't as vital as finding God trying to solve 'em
So I will keep the repercussions
Stay awake, no one sleep, the Reaper cousin
The seat I clutch is a destiny that I can't retreat from
That'll blossom, I promise, I'm talking sampaguita
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
It's in the words I never say
Love never needed translation
It's in the words I never say
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
It's in the words I never say
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
It's in the words I never say
Maybe discovering who we are is accepting destiny
While admitting to not knowing where we're going
Direction is just as important as destination
Maybe identity is bigger than past, present, or future
Maybe it's all three together
But I hope this letter finds you well
And P.S., maybe our story is still being written