"PARAISO"
Music and Lyrics: Ryan Cayabyab
Performed by: Smokey Mountain
A ravaged childhood in a ravaged land, a paradise lost. Amidst the refuse of civilization, children strive to eke out some space to play, to make a living, to survive for yet another day. Yet their needs are simple—breathable air, some sort of shelter, and meager sustenance. Clean water for daily baths, good medical care, and decent education are nothing more than a gleam in somebody's fantasy.
Even in the midst of such environmental decay, the children see some signs of hope— birds flying where no birds dared to be.
And the children call out to anybody who cares to listen: "Help us make a stand! Make this paradise lost paradise regained."
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