In Bulosans Words

Intro: G C G [Verso 1] G C G We don't talk about the distance, we don't talk about the hunger G C G Perhaps since we don't talk, they cannot tell we're going under G F#m Em Perhaps we've been too fearful of not doing what we're told Em F#m G D G Oh, it's easy being quiet, but it ain't easy being alone [Verso 2] G C G In a land where I'm a stranger is a land where I am numb G C G I cross the streets and shadows, to hope the whole world won't find out G F#m Em That my rights are still translucent, like a sharp wind in the cold Em F#m G D G Oh, it's easy being quiet, but it ain't asy being alone [Verso 3] G C G I learnd that poverty is normal, I learned the language hurts my tongue G C G I learned the jobs are scarce like cutlery as sharp as hunger to my stomach G F#m Em And my braverys still nameless, an expressionless expression Em F#m G D G Oh, it's easy being quiet, but it won't leave much room for questions [Verso 4] G When can we live to love forgiveness? C G When can my brothers know their names? G C G Will we ever find the balance of sharing land in the same place? G F#m Em I feel the new world slowly blooming as the old one starts to mold Em F#m G D G Oh, it's easy being quiet, but it ain't easy being alone [Verso 5] G C G So grab your friends and brothers, tell them you are done G C G And the war's gone long without us using the ammo of our tongues G F#m Em I see justice in each pea pod and every hand that's gone to feed it Em F#m G Cause I'm tired of being quiet Em F#m G Yes, Im tired of being silent Em F#m G Yes, Im tired of being quiet Em F#m G G But my soul is not defeated