Lyrics and translation Loonie, Ron Henley & Kat Alano - Bago Ang Lahat

Bago Ang Lahat

Ang haba ng tulog ko, masyadong masarap
Daig ko pa ang batang bagong panganak
Ni hindi ko nga alam kung paano naganap
Paggising ko bigla nalang nagbago ang lahat

Yung taxi, kwarenta na ang flagdown sa metro
Tapos halos dose pesos bawat kilometro
Siguradong mababad-trip dito si Rizal
Barya nalang ang sampung piso, literal

Boksingerong kongresista, pwede na
Palakasan sa pulitika, et cetera
Hindi na uso ang silya elektrika
Tapos si Rustom Padilla may dede na

Tigok na si Saddamm, patay na si Osama
Nag-tsunami sa Japan, buti buhay pa si Ozawa
Halalan sa Amerika, nanalo si Obama
Puti na ang pisara, bagong simula na

Bago ang lahat, alam mo ba na ang
Lahat ay nagbago na
Lahat ay nagbago na
Bago ang lahat, alam mo ba na ang
Lahat ay nagbago na
Lahat ay nagbago na

Pabago-bago, pabago-bago
Pabago-bago, pabago-bago
Pabago-bago, pabago-bago
Ang panahon at isip ng tao

Sa aking pagbalik, halos walang nagbago sa itsura
Ganun pa rin ang bakod, bago lang ang pintura
Mailaw na lansangang, bagong gimikan
Pare-pareho lang ang ulam, bagong init lang

Sa panghi, tingnan natin kung hindi ka mandiri
Sa pader, kung san nagpapataasan ng ihi
Panay bagong mukha ang nasa gitna
Dating salim-pusa, naging aso bigla

Nawala na yung dating mga kasama ko lagi
Nag-anyong gusali at nagpakabahay kunwari
Sa ilog ng pagsubok lulutang ang ugali
Nagbago ang galawan nawala lang yung hari

Ang daang bako-bako, sana maging semento
At ang daang liko-liko, sana maging deretso
Pilit kong inisip, ano nga bang nag-iba?
Sino nga bang nagbago, ako ba o sila?

Bago ang lahat, alam mo ba na ang
Lahat ay nagbago na
Lahat ay nagbago na
Bago ang lahat, alam mo ba na ang
Lahat ay nagbago na
Lahat ay nagbago na

Pabago-bago, pabago-bago
Pabago-bago, pabago-bago
Pabago-bago, pabago-bago
Ang panahon at isip ng tao

Taong dalawang libo't-labing dal'wa
Habang tumatagal ang mundo nag-iiba
Walang permanente kundi ang pagbabago
Dating luntian, unti-unti nang naglalaho

Tubig sa ilog pasig, pwedeng inumin dati
Tinitingnan ka ng mata ng Illuminati
Salamat sa wakas mayro'n ng DVD copy
Mayro'n narin pirata, pati Issey Miyake

Para sa'n pa ang TV, kung mayro'n ng PC
Aanhin pa ang encyclo kung mayro'n ng Wiki
Buong mundo nasa dulo ng daliri mo
Kahit ano pwede mong ituro sa sarili mo

May bago kang phone, ano ang gagawin mo?
Kung may lumalabas na masbago kada-linggo
Sa bilis ng oras wala ng kamay ang mga relo
Baka di mo nalang mamalayan biglang mamatay ang katabi mo

Bago ang lahat, alam mo ba na ang
Lahat ay nagbago na
Lahat ay nagbago na
Bago ang lahat, alam mo ba na ang
Lahat ay nagbago na
Lahat ay nagbago na

Bago ang lahat, alam mo ba na ang
Lahat ay nagbago na
Lahat ay nagbago na
Bago ang lahat, alam mo ba na ang
Lahat ay nagbago na
Lahat ay nagbago na

Pabago-bago, pabago-bago
Pabago-bago, pabago-bago
Pabago-bago, pabago-bago
Ang panahon at isip ng tao (ng tao, ng tao, ng tao, ng tao)

Before Everything

I slept for so long, it was so good
I outdid a newborn baby
I don't even know how it happened
When I woke up, everything suddenly changed

The taxi, the flag down is forty pesos in the metro
Then almost twelve pesos per kilometer
Rizal would surely be pissed off by this
Ten pesos is literally just coins

A boxer-congressman, that's possible
Politics in sports, et cetera
Electric chairs are no longer in fashion
Then Rustom Padilla has breasts

Saddam is dead, Osama is dead
There was a tsunami in Japan, good thing Ozawa is still alive
Elections in America, Obama won
The blackboard is white, a new beginning

Everything is new, you know that
Everything has changed
Everything has changed
Everything is new, you know that
Everything has changed
Everything has changed

Changing, changing
Changing, changing
Changing, changing
Time and the mind of man

On my return, almost nothing had changed in appearance
The fence is still the same, only the paint is new
Brightly lit streets, new gimmicks
The food is still the same, just re-heated

For the smell, let's see if you're not disgusted
On the wall, where they compete for who can pee the highest
All new faces in the middle
Former cat-monkey, suddenly became a dog

The ones I used to be with are all gone
They transformed into buildings and pretended to be houses
In the river of trials, character will float
The movements have changed, only the king is gone

The rough road, hopefully it will be cemented
And the winding road, hopefully it will be straightened
I kept thinking, what has changed?
Who has changed, is it me or them?

Everything is new, you know that
Everything has changed
Everything has changed
Everything is new, you know that
Everything has changed
Everything has changed

Changing, changing
Changing, changing
Changing, changing
Time and the mind of man

Year two thousand and twelve
As time goes by, the world changes
There is nothing permanent but change
What was once green, is slowly fading

The water in the Pasig river, you could drink it before
The eyes of the Illuminati are watching you
Thank goodness there's finally a DVD copy
There are pirates too, even Issey Miyake

What's the point of TV if you have a PC?
Who needs an encyclopedia if you have Wiki?
The whole world is at your fingertips
You can teach yourself anything

You have a new phone, what are you gonna do with it?
If there's something newer coming out every week
With the speed of time, clocks no longer have hands
You might not even notice the person next to you suddenly die

Everything is new, you know that
Everything has changed
Everything has changed
Everything is new, you know that
Everything has changed
Everything has changed

Everything is new, you know that
Everything has changed
Everything has changed
Everything is new, you know that
Everything has changed
Everything has changed

Changing, changing
Changing, changing
Changing, changing
Time and the mind of man (of man, of man, of man, of man)