02. The Breakfast Song (From UCB PCN 46: "Salamin ng Puso")
Channel: Cal PCN 46 Music Composition
Date: 2022-10-14

UC Berkeley's PCN 46: "Salamin ng Puso" Official Soundtrack is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes now!
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"The Breakfast Song"
Written by Kayla Yzabel Macalma
Performed by Kayla Yzabel Macalma, Abigail Grace Camacho

LILA
New morning,
Same routine,
Three cups of rice and a prayer,
Call out but,
No one hears me,
Like I’m the only one there…

Same small town,
Old friends and foes,
We all know the story,
Little girl buys a one-way ticket out,
Finds all the fame and glory,
But who does she leave behind? 
But who does she leave behind?

Just smile and hold it together,
Just smile 'cause it doesn’t matter whether 
You live or just survive
Cracks in the walls, we ignore them,
We rise, we fall, we slam all the doors and
Relive it every time…

UMA
Words fill like the coffee,
Bitter but warm to the touch, 
What I’d give to know a different kind,
A different kind of love...

UMA & LILA
I look in the mirror
I wonder what I see...

UMA & ANYA
A flower, a memory
Of who you used, who you used to be…?

ANYA  
I’ve watched this garden grow,
These storms, they take their toll,
If I just close my eyes and let it go
No need to cry it’s in god’s control...

LILA
Wonder when we’ll see the light
Wonder how you sleep at night 
Knowing any moment could be a goodbye

UMA & ANYA
Through my head a thousand times,
If I could’ve changed your mind,
Knowing you would leave me behind…

LILA, UMA, & ANYA
Tell me why, tell me why (Daughter)
Tell me why, tell me why (Mom)
Tell me why, tell me why (Lola)

LILA
Just smile and hold it together,
Just smile 'cause it doesn’t matter whether 
You live or just survive
Cracks in the walls, we ignore them,
We rise, we fall, we slam all the doors and
Relive it every time…
We relive it every time...

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What is PCN?

PCN, or Pilipinx Cultural Night, is a student-run theatrical production hosted by UC Berkeley’s Pilipinx-American Alliance. The production allows participants to explore their Pilipinx identity through creative mediums such as dance, acting, and music. By holding PCN every year, we hope to provide a creative space for our cast to learn and grow. At Berkeley, we also choose to use PCN as a platform for activism and education on Pilipinx hxstory, culture, and current issues.

PCN HXSTORY @ UC Berkeley

PCN started in 1976 at the YWCA on Bancroft and Bowditch. The original show was a community dinner with traditional/folk dances that included a cast of about 10-15 members. In the 1980s, the show evolved into a full-scale performance, and by 1989, the Pilipinx American Alliance became the first student group on campus to hold a performance in Zellerbach Hall. Since then, the UC Berkeley Pilipinx community has continued to foster the annual tradition of Pilipinx Cultural Night.

About PCN 46:

PCN 46 tells the story of a family searching for and redefining “home”. 

Lila, an artist, is preparing to leave for New York with partner Hiraya, in search of opportunity. She struggles to tell her mother, Uma, and her grandmother, Anya, about the move. Frustrated, Lila faces internal and external conflicts with Hiraya, Uma, and Anya. 

As Lila is met with mixed reactions- Uma's defensiveness and disapproval, in contrast to Anya's support and care- these women are forced to reckon with the lifelong, generational traumas that have been interwoven in their “normal lifestyle."  Looking into their destructive family, we get a glimpse into how this cycle has rendered them both victims and perpetrators, simultaneously complicit and hurt.

Amidst building the foundations, they reflect on themselves and one another, in pursuit of new definitions of home, and new ways to love and be loved. The characters and audience are called to ask: "What does love look like? To what extent is It hereditary? How do we break cycles?"