[Intro]
[808 sub-bass rumble, distant reversed-reverb lead]
(Ad-libs: yeah, ayy, uh)
[Verse 1]
Streetlight reflections on your jacket sleeve,
Midnight jeepney rides, whisper what we believe.
Coffee-stained confessions folded in my coat,
You laugh — city hum answers every note.
(Filipino subtitle: Mga ilaw sa kalye sa manggas ng jacket mo,
Gabing sakay ng jeep, bulong ng ating paniniwala.)
[Pre-Chorus] [sparser — rising hi-hats]
Breath on the mirror, heartbeat syncopated,
We tip the sky — for us, nothing’s faded.
(Ad-libs: ooh, naik ako sa hangin)
[Chorus] [half-time, anthemic drop — punchy snares]
Di kita bibitawan, di kita bibitawan — (EN: I won't let you go)
Hawak kamay, ride or die — (EN: Hand in hand, ride or die)
Di kita bibitawan, di kita bibitawan — (EN: I will never let go)
Hawak kamay, stay with me tonight. (EN: Hawak kamay, manatili ka ngayong gabi)
(Ad-libs: yah, di ko iiwan)
[Verse 2] [crisp hi-hat rolls, sparse chord stabs]
Neon signs flicker like promises we keep,
Your voice in the alleyway, steady when I sleep.
Passport of our scratches, tickets we both kept,
Late-night vows scribbled in the lines we crept.
(Filipino subtitle: Kumikinang na neon parang mga pangakong hawak natin,
Boses mo sa eskinita, matatag habang ako'y natutulog.)
[Pre-Chorus] [tension builds — snare rolls]
We move like shadows, faster than the doubt,
Count the beats — then let the chorus shout.
(Ad-libs: let it go, let it go)
[Chorus] [drop harder — vocal chops enter]
Di kita bibitawan, di kita bibitawan — (EN: I won't let you go)
Hawak kamay, ride or die — (EN: Hand in hand, ride or die)
Di kita bibitawan, di kita bibitawan — (EN: I will never let go)
Hawak kamay, stay with me tonight. (EN: Hawak kamay, manatili ka ngayong gabi)
(Ad-libs: ayy, ayy — di kita bibitawan)
[Breakdown / Trap Tag] [808 hits, rapid hi-hat triplets]
(Spoken/rap tag — half-sung)
Late nights, cashless rides, but your eyes are currency,
Baby, keep it with me — walang makakapalit dito, swear to me.
(Filipino subtitle: Gabing walang pera, pero ang mata mo ang yaman ko,
Manatili ka — walang makakapalit, pangako.)
(Ad-libs: yeah, swear, yah)
[Bridge] [ambient pad, slowed vocal, doubled lines]
Hands on the skyline, we carve our names in light,
Promise in the static — you're my only fight.
(Repeat, harmonized)
Hands on the skyline, we carve our names in light,
Promise in the static — you're my only fight.
(Filipino subtitle: Kamay sa langit, iginuhit natin ang pangalan sa ilaw,
Pangako sa katahimikan — ikaw lang ang laban ko.)
[Chorus — Final] [full energy, layered harmonies]
Di kita bibitawan, di kita bibitawan — (EN: I won't let you go)
Hawak kamay, ride or die — (EN: Hand in hand, ride or die)
Di kita bibitawan, di kita bibitawan — (EN: I will never let go)
Hawak kamay, stay with me tonight. (EN: Hawak kamay, manatili ka ngayong gabi)
(Ad-libs: ooh — di kita bibitawan — yah)
[Outro] [filtered 808, fading hi-hats, reversed-reverb into silence]
Edge of the city, our names in汽