Music

This song is written about my body and to my body—the body of a Filipino woman that is oftentimes invisible and misunderstood.

As a minority in the United States, there have been countless moments when I intentionally assimilated in order to survive and to belong. This involved actively rejecting my body for approval and safety–which I wasn’t aware were a false sense of approval and safety.

The song is a letter of apology and gratitude to my body. I apologized for the times I participated in the process of being invisible through my assimilation. Here, I also thanked my body for being the home that continues to hold me. It is precisely the home that makes me resilient, and the home that has been holding my heart and keeping me alive.

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