RIZAL VS BONIFACIO

Ain't no argument or  debate to compare the two

Who's to be the national hero, Rizal or Bonifacio

Two great men, each a source of Filipino's pride 

Their stories written in blood... two heroic lives

Rizal  was an idea of what Filipinos can become

A doctor, a scholar, a writer, poet, a marksman

Wrote about how our countrymen were enslaved

Friars raped our women and land was confiscated

Rizal believed we're not ready, it would be a bloodshed

Against rifles and canons, the rebels were ill-equipped

He supported Bonifacio but thought he was hot-head

Not yet time to fight he said, we will all be slaughtered

Rizal wanted reforms but still under Spanish protection
Said we're not yet prepared to be an independent nation
People must first be trained through proper education
Be able to read and write, pave way to industrialization

But the Katipuneros wanted more, freedom and dignity
They knew they have to fight for it in order to be free
Spain would never let go, Indios from birth to our graves
Never be equal to the white race, to be ruled, to be slaves

Time cannot wait when the Katipunan was discovered

Jose Rizal was arrested, tried for treason and executed
The revolution caught fire and the resistance was ignited

But the American vulture lurked again we were betrayed

Our freedom was stolen from us by another demon

They claimed the country and paid Spain 25 million

Filipino leaders fought for power and were disunited

Soon they fell one by one and the colonizers prevailed

Aguinaldo ordered the killing of Andres Bonifacio
General Luna betrayed and then killed by Anolino
The"Illustrados" collaborated led by Buencamino
The Macabebes defected and captured Aguinaldo

Out the Spanish lion came the American eagle's talon 

Mark Twain and a US Senator called it an abomination
And again hundreds of thousand of Filipinos were killed
So that the American generals' treasure chest will be filled
  

350 years, Spaniards used religion to tarnish our soul

50 years, Thomasites used education for mind control

Slowly,  Americans crept to excite us with Hollywood

Pretending to help, educate us while stealing our gold

Rizal was pushed as a national hero to love and revere

Bonifacio and Sakay were rebels, against law and order

Imitate Rizal, be educated and you'll grow and prosper

America is paradise and will need  blue collar workers

Manifest Destiny and to save the world for democracy
And like all white country nation enriched with thievery 
Americans set their eyes on every third world country
To dominate and exploit, find traitors, buy their loyalty

"Bayan o sarili" ang tanong ng isang dakilang bayani
Ang kalayaan at ang karangalan ay di dapat ipagbili

Aanhin ang kayamanan kung may dumi ang pangalan

May batik ng dugo't kataksilan, at nakaw na kayamanan