In 2014, my great-grandmother passed away. This was during a crucial time of my life because I was transitioning from middle school to high school and I had just moved in with my dad, away from what was familiar to me. She suffered a stroke and was connected to life support for about a week. During this time, I felt pretty hopeless and without a sense of direction. The Filipino song “Hawak Kamay” (Holding Hands) by Yeng Constantino does not directly correlate to the death of someone but in a way it comforted me while I was grieving. It was said that Yeng dedicated this song to her cousin so it seems that she is talking to someone. The lyrics that really spoke to me were “Minsan madarama mo kay bigat ng problema Minsan mahihirapan ka at masasabing ‘di ko na kaya’” And “Wag mong sabihin nag-iisa ka Laging isipin may makakasama” These lyrics loosely translate to : “Sometimes you will feel that problems are so heavy Sometimes you will find it hard that you would say ‘I g...