Choice.  I have always known that we make choices every single minute. But then, in the bigger portion of my life, I just focused on one thing, not remembering that I have a choice.  It didn't really matter to me.  I was just... most likely idle everytime. 

When I heard this song, I instantly had a connection. I am in the process of "re-inventing" myself because I once again learned that I still have a choice.  I chose to say I am happy rather than say "I am not sad".  Happiness is a choice and once you have it, keep it. Do not let it go because no one will be happy for you but yourself alone.

I do not regret not making a choice.  Not making a choice is also a choice and I have to stand by it no matter what.  The most important thing is you chose to be happy.  I am just expressing joy, not regret, by the way.

Share your thoughts.  The lyrics is below.


Lyrics of the song
ROAR by Katy Perry

I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Get ready cause I’ve had enough
I see it all, I see it now

[Chorus]
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar

Now I’m floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero

You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, you hear that sound
Like thunder gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)
Get ready ’cause I’ve had enough
I see it all, I see it now

[Chorus]
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You'll hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar...

Roar-or, roar-or, roar-or, roar-or, roar-or

I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
‘Cause I am a champion and you’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You’re gonna hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You'll hear me roar
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
You're gonna hear me roar...

This is the second time I am writing about this song.  It was sung by David Archuleta and reminded me of the movie City of Angels starred by Nicola Cage and Meg Ryan.

The movie depicted an extra ordinary love story of an angel named Seth.  He fell in love with Meg Ryan, a mortal he is supposed to be guarding and protecting.

Everything is possible in movies.  There are a lot of different ways to tell stories in movies. There are also a lot of love stories in real life.  However which way we see it, love is a wonderful feeling.  It is fulfilling.  "It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" so they said and I agree.

We fall in love with ordinary people but when we do, they appear to be an angel to us.  Their physique or their intelligence or their affection can simply be equated to an angel.  That's how we are when we are in love.  Everything is special, extra ordinary.  One note of precaution though, like in the movie City of Angels, not all love stories end with happily-ever-afters.  And when that sad reality comes, knock on wood, then we go back to that quote above.

Love just the same, we only have one life to live.

Have a great one!

Angels sung by David Archuleta

Lyrics below:

I sit and wait, does an angel contemplate my fate

And do they know, the places where we go

When we're grey and old

'Cause I've been told

That salvation lets their wings unfold

So when I'm lying in my bed

Thoughts running through my head

And I feel that love is dead

I'm loving angels instead

And through it all

She offers me protection

A lot of love and affection

Whether I'm right or wrong

And down the waterfall

Wherever it may take me

I know that life won't break me

When I come to call

She won't forsake me

I'm loving angels instead

When I'm feeling weak

And my pain walks down a one way street

I look above

And I know I'll always be blessed with love

And as the feeling grows

She breathes flesh to my bones

And I feel that love is dead

I'm loving angels instead

And through it all

She offers me protection

A lot of love and affection

Whether I'm right or wrong

And down the waterfall

Wherever it may take me

I know that life won't break me

When I come to call

She won't forsake me

I'm loving angels instead

I'm loving angels instead

Oh, oh yeah

And through it all

She offers me protection

A lot of love and affection

Whether I'm right or wrong

And down the waterfall

Wherever it may take me

I know that life won't break me

When I come to call

She won't forsake me

I'm loving angels instead

I thought I am through with pain. I thought this was all the pain I will have to bear and I thought of a time and place to end it.  And everything is told in this song I just heard this morning.  

I could still bear pain after all... because it is more painful to let go of someone you love when you know there is something you could do about it.  I don't deserve to be hurt, nobody does but it's a way of life. 

I'm willing to wait til it hurts no more.

I tried to translate it for your reading pleasure.

Lyrics of the song
OK Lang Ako
by Parokya ni Edgar

Ayoko nang malaman pa (I no don't want to know)
Kung sino siya at kung saan ka nag punta (Who he is and where you've been)
Hindi na lang tatanungin (I will no longer ask)
Para hindi mo na kailangan pang umamin (So that you won't have to swear)
Ok lang ako, ok lang ako (I am OK, I'm OK)

-Chorus
Lahat ay aking gagawin, (I will do everything)
Pikit matang tatangapin, (With closed eyes, I'll accept it)
Mas kayang masaktan paminsan minsan (I could bear being  hurt once in a while)
Wag ka lamang mawala ng tuluyan (Rather than lose you all over)

Maniniwala na lang ako, (I will believe)
Sa lahat ng sasabihin mo, (In everything you'll say)
Di na kita kukulitin,  (I will not bug you)
Para di na kailangan pang mag sinungaling, (So you will not have to tell a lie)
Ok lang ako, ok lang ako (I'm OK, I'm OK)

(REPEAT CHORUS)

Hindi ko kakayanin mawala ka sa akin (I could not bear to lose you)
Kahit na mag mukha akong tanga sa mata ng iba (Though I may look a fool in others' eyes)

Lahat ay aking gagawin, (I will do everything)
Pikit matang tatangapin, (With closed eyes, I'll accept it)
Kung meron mag tanong tungkol sa akin (If anyone would ask about me)
Sabhin mo ok lang ako, ok lang ako (Tell them I'm OK, I'm OK)

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/p/parokya_ni_edgar/

Akap is short for YAKAP. That means "embrace".  When we feel sad, an embrace would sure uplift us a bit.  When we embrace someone, we assure them that we are here to stay, we care, we love.

This is a song a few years back.  It was introduced to me by my beloved. I heard this before but wasn't paying too much attention to what it says until it was sung for me.

I am a very serious person. I've grown such because of a lot of life's cruelty shown to me.  It was cruel I say because I struggled with it all alone.  I have managed to endure too much pain in my heart but without regrets.  I don't regret my bad experiences because they taught me to be strong albeit I remained to be serious.

When I met my beloved, I learned how to give myself a reason to smile.  Well, to make the story short, it is a wonderful feeling when someone accepts you for who you are.  It is blissful especially when I am complemented, embraced for my shortcomings... hugged when I feel so down.

I translated this song for you to appreciate.  It is a love song. A song for an unconditional love which we are supposed to give to everyone... even if it hurts.  That's how my love will be.  And I will never ask for anything in return.


AKAP lyrics

Nagtatanong (Asking)
Bakit mahirap sumabay sa agos ng iyong mundo (Why is it difficult to go with the flow in your world)

Nagtataka (Wondering)
Simple lang naman sana ang buhay kung ika'y matino (Life is simple only if you're sane)

Sabihin sa akin lahat ng lihim mo (Tell me all of your secrets)
Iingatan ko (I will take care of them)
Ibaling sa akin ang problema mo (Blame all your problems to me)
Kakayanin ko (I can bear it)

Pikit mata kong iaalay ang buwan at araw (With closed eyes, I will offer to you the moon and the sun)
Pati pa sapatos kong suot (Inclund the shoes I'm wearing)

Nagtatanong (Asking)
Simple lang naman sana ang buhay (Life is simple)
Kung ika'y lumayo (Only if you'll go away)

Sasamahan ka sa tamis (I will give you company in sweetness)
Sasamahan ka sa dilim (I will give you company in darkness)
Sasamahan ka hanggang langit (I will give you company until heaven)
Sasamahan ka sa tamis (I will give you company in sweetness)
Sasamahan ka sa pait (I will give you company in bitterness)
Sasamahan ka sa dilim (I will give you company in darkness)
Sasamahan ka hanggang langit (I will give you company until heaven)
Sasamahan ka (I will give you company)



Read more: Imago - Akap Lyrics | MetroLyrics

I will never forget the movie CHANCES ARE, also starred by Robert Downey, Jr. That was an old movie back in the 90s.  This song, however is another story.  It just talks about "who knows" as opposed to a planned life.

I have always planned my life because that's what I learned from my mentor.  Somewhere, however, I had to abandon some of those plans not because chances are, I may fail, but because something unplanned came up.  I do not regret planning my life, despite uncertainties of fate.  I just have too much to consider and plan for so I am living life as it comes right now.  But we cannot stay that way for long.  No matter what fate brings us, we still should be ready, to at least cope with our current situation.

I have committed myself to someone and what if that commitment doesn't seem to work out because of numerous humps and bumps along the way? Do we wait til timelines become aligned with the heart's desires? Then how long shall we wait? Ohh, who knows, ayt?


Lyrics of the song
CHANCES ARE
Robert Downey Jr & Vonda Shepard

Chances are you'll find me
somewhere on your road tonight
Seems I always end up driving by

Ever since I've known you
It just seems you're on my way
All the rules of logic don't apply

I long to see you in the night

Be with you 'till the morning light...

I remember clearly
how you looked the night we met
I recall your laughter and your smile

I remember how
you made me feel so at ease
I remember all your grace and style

And now you're all I long to see
you've come to mean so much to me...

Chances are I'll see you
somewhere in my dreams tonight
You'll be smiling like the night we met

Chances are I'll hold you
an I'll offer all I have
You're the only one I can't forget

Baby you're the best I've ever met...

And I'll be dreaming ot the future...

... hoping you'll be by my side.

And in the morning I'd be longing for the night
for the night...

Chances are I'll see you
somewhere in my dreams tonight
You'll be smiling like the night we met

Chances are I'll hold you
and I'll offer all I have
You're the only one I can't forget

Baby you're the best I've ever met...

Choices. Dilemma. Decisions. Irony. 

There will always be two sides in a coin. One cannot appreciate the light without the concept of darkness.  Love is the absence of hate.  Loneliness is not happiness. 

When we reach that moment of caring less for ourselves, we expect a little hug from someone. When we have resolved to stop from our chores and be with somebody else for a chat, that lightens our mood.  Once again, we cannot appreciate bliss without having a concept of sadness.

We put our energy to someone without us realizing that they are so full of themselves, they cannot be disturbed even for a moment.  But when they do find time for you, their minds go off the air, they are not really there.  "I am here, but not really present."

Sleepy? Taking someone for granted? Taking it easy with your work? Getting tired of your routine? Wake up. Realize that somebody else is dreaming of your position, somebody else if longing to be with your priced possession.

Wake up.

"Wake Up"

You like snow but only if it's warm
You like rain but only if it's dry
No sentimental value to the rose that fell on your floor
No fundamental excuse for the granted I'm taken for

'Cause it's easy not to
So much easier not to
And what goes around never comes around to you

You like pain but only if it doesn't hurt too much
And you sit...and you wait...to receive
There's an abvious attraction
To the path of least resistance in your life
There's an obvious aversion no amount of my insistance
Could make you try tonight

'Cause it's easy not to
So much easier not to
And what goes around never comes around to you
To you to you to you to you to you...
There's no love no money no thrill anymore

There's an apprehensive naked little trembling boy
With his head in his hands
There's an underestimated and impatient little girl
Raising her hand

But it's easy not to
So much easier not to
And what goes around never comes around to you
To you, to you

get up get up get up off of it
get up get up get up off of it
get out get outta here enough already
get up get up get up off of it
wake up

This song instantly appealed to me as it talks about an inspiration. Colton Dixon was an american Idol finalist, known to be the Christian singer in the group.  It immediately occurred to me that in this song, he is talking about God. For us Christians, God is the source of our inspiration and strength.

I like this song really. It talks about our relationship with God. It is a reminder that we have our hope in him, our inspiration in him, our love in him, our joy in him.

That is one true love indeed.

"You Are"

When I can't find the words
To say how much it hurts
You are the healing in my heart
When all that I can see
Are broken memories
You are the light that's in the dark

You are the song
You are the song I'm singing
You are the air
You are the air I breathe in
You are the hope
You are the hope I'm needin'
Whoa
You are

And when my circumstance
Leaves me with empty hands
You're the provider of my needs
When all my dirtiness
Has left me helpless
You are the rain that washes me

You are the song
You are the song I'm singing
You are the air
You are the air I breathe in
You are the hope
You are the hope I'm needin'
Whoa

(Whoa)

You are the song
You are the song I'm singing
You are the air
You are the air I breathe in
You are the hope
You are the hope I'm needin'
Whoa

If I had no voice, if I had no tongue
I would dance for You like the rising sun
And when that day comes and I see Your face
I will shout Your endless, glorious praise
If I had no voice, if I had no tongue
I would dance for You like the rising sun
And when that day comes and I see Your face
I will shout Your endless, glorious praise

You are the song
You are the song I'm singing
You are the air
You are the air I breathe in
You are the hope
You are the hope I'm needin'
Whoa

(Whoa)

You are the song
(You are the song
You are the song I'm singing)
You are the air
(You are the air
You are the air I breathe in)
You are hope
(You are the hope
You are the hope I'm needin')
I'm singin' whoa

A song from Nina. 

Jealous.  That is a feeling which we do not want to experience but when we do, we just have to make sure to move on. A friend shared the lyrics of this song with me without any explanation but i can read between the lines. 

I really don't have much to say about this one except that: I too am feeling jealous... right now.


Here goes the lyrics.

Jealous of the girl who caught your eye
One of my darker days
When you looked at her where was I?
Shoulda been in her place, here I am
All alone imagining what could have been
If I had been there

Jealous of the one whose arms are around you
If she's keeping you satisfied
Jealous of the one who finally found you
Made your sun and your stars collide

La la la la la la la
She's a very, very lucky girl
La la la la la la la

Jealous of the one who won your heart
They say it's a perfect match
She's gonna get to be where you are
And I don't get better than that

She'll say you're fine
Whisper words I wish were mine
And they might have been
If I had been there

Jealous of the one whose arms are around you
If she's keeping you satisfied
[| From: http://www.elyrics.net |]
Jealous of the one who finally found you
Made your sun and your stars collide

La la la la la la la
She's a very, very lucky girl
La la la la la la la

You know I'd fight the good fight
If I thought I'd change your mind
But if she makes you happy
I would leave that dream behind

Man, she better treat you right
And give you everything
'Cause at the moment she doesn't
I'll be waiting in the wings

Jealous of the one whose arms are around you
If she's keeping you satisfied
Jealous of the one who finally found you
Made your sun and your stars collide

La la la la la la la
She's a very, very lucky girl
La la la la la la la

La la la la la la la
She's a very, very lucky girl
Lyrics from eLyrics.net

This song is about dividing your time between priorities and while you may be busy on your career, there is a force behind you that gives you strength.  That is the one who not only believes in you but loves you unconditionally.

That is the kind of love I ever wished for.  The kind that gives me joy but the same that gives me pain. I have that beloved, so grand, enormous, large, so big that I am capable of brushing aside the pain. I have never been trusted so much in my life.. or so I thought because as of the moment, I can feel that somebody trusts me too much, believes in me and my abilities in so tremendous amount.  I know, my grammar is flawed but that is how I want to describe the overwhelming confidence and strength stilled in me right now.

Words are fluid. Words can be forgotten but I am made to stick by them, even remember them to the dot because this someone who gives life and meaning to my words. There are things that I want done and it is done. How come? Because I am encouraged to do it and whatever she wants done is likewise reciprocated.  We complement each other and so trust doesn't wane. That is why, I am so in love. And now, I am running out of words because I have said it.  I AM SO IN LOVE.


Lyrics of the song
She Believes in Me

While she lays sleeping, I stay out late at night and play my songs
And sometimes all the night can be so long
And it's good when I finally make it home, all alone
While she lays dreaming, I try to get undressed without the light
And quietly she says how was your night?
And I come to her and say, it was all right, and I hold her tight

And she believes in me, I'll never know just what she sees in me
I told her someday if she was my girl, I could change the world
With my little songs, I was wrong
But she has faith in me, and so I go on trying faithfully
And who knows maybe on some special night, if my song is right
I will find a way, find a way...

While she lays waiting, I stumble to the kitchen for a bite
Then I see my old guitar in the night
Just waiting for me like a secret friend, and there's no end
While she lays crying, I fumble with a melody or two
And I'm torn between the things that I should do
And she says to wake her up when I am through, 
God her love is true...

And she believes in me, I'll never know just what she sees in me
I told her someday if she was my girl, I could change the world
With my little songs, I was wrong
But she has faith in me, and so I go on trying faithfully
And who knows maybe on some special night, if my song is right
I will find a way, while she waits... while she waits for me

This reminded me of a band singer in one of my adventures, together with a special friend of mine, in one of the Bars that we've been.  Me and this special friend of mine had a lot in common: beer, bar, band, travel and music, just to name a few.  And so in the midst of our sober moments in that bar, with all our topics exhausted, we got caught by this band singer (she's a background dancer and singer at the same time, or so we thought).  

She was just dancing and lip-syncing the songs.  If it was her turn to sing, she forgets most of the lyrics.  At first sight, we knew she was just a newbie in the business.  She gave us a lot of laugh that we forgot her performance was annoying.  We appreciated her effort though.  We knew she was giving her best... or perhaps of what's left of her energy for that performance night.

Well, the night went by so fast and that moment was very funny for me.  Very entertaining indeed!  By the way, I forgot to mention that the food was nice too... or perhaps, when you are so in love, everything just seemed to be right all along.  This is the reason I blogged about this song, which is not really a love song, but the lovely memory it brings.

Til next post.  I just want to say, I love you baby!


Lyrics of the song Love You Like a Love Song

It's been said and done, every beautiful thought's been already sung
 and I guess right now, here's another one
So your melody will play on and on with the best of 'em
You are beautiful like a dream come alive, incredible
A centerfold miracle, lyrical. You saved my life again and I want you to know baby.

Chorus
I, I love you like a love song, baby (3x)
And I keep hittin' repeat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat
I, I love you like a love song, baby (3x)
And I keep hittin' repeat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat

Constantly, boy, you play through my mind like a symphony.
There's no way to describe what you do to me.
You just do to me, what you do and it feels like I've been rescued
I've been set free
I am hypnotized by your destiny
You are magical, lyrical, beautiful, you are and I want you to know, baby

Chorus:
I, I love you like a love song, baby (3x)
And I keep hittin' repeat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat
I, I love you like a love song, baby (3x)
And I keep hittin' repeat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat

Bridge:
No one compares, you stand alone to every record I own.
Music to my heart, that's what you are.
A song that goes on and on

I, I love you like a love song, baby (3x)
And I keep hittin' repeat-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat
I, I love you like a love song, baby(3x)

Love you
Like a love song

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/selena_gomez/

Poetic License renewed...

read on.

You're my surprise

You came to me so near
A sweet face so pretty clear
I stole a kiss covered with fear
And I wouldn't regret it my dear

you were not just nice
I wanted you as my prize
Thoughts of you were my vice
With your smile I am mesmerized

Your every breath I'd capture
Your every beat I'd secure
I foresee just us in the future
For me with u is a perfect picture

You amazed me not just in beauty
And also your brain outwit many
With you I'd fall in love insanely
It's you I desire ultimately!!!

You came to me as a surprise
A help, a blessing in dsiguise
The smile you bring to my eyes
I love you, I couldn't do otherwise

This is a song I thought an original of Jose Marie Chan. Nevertheless, i love the song. I sang this with my sister and it made us just fall in love all over again.  It is a nice videoke piece I think. And she can't disagree!

Just reminiscing. Try to search it in youtube. Enjoy!

Lea Salonga
Afraid For Love To Fade lyrics

My head's in a jam
Can't take you off my mind
From the time we met
I've been beset by thoughts of you
And the more that I ignore this feeling
The more I find myself believing
That I just have to see you again

I can't let you pass me by
I just can't let you go
But I know that I am much too shy
To let you know
Afraid that I might say the wrong words
And displease you
Afraid for love to fade
Before it can come true

Like a child again
I'm at a loss for words
How does one define
A crush combined with longing?
Longing to possess you oh so dearly
I'm obsessed by you completely
I'll go mad if I can't have you

I can't let you pass me by
I just can't let you go
But I know that I am much too shy
To let you know
Afraid that I might say the wrong words
And displease you
Afraid for love to fade
Before it can come true

(instrumental)

I can't let you pass me by
I just can't let you go
Let me say the things and say the words
To let you know
I would rather say the awkward words
Than lose you
Or for love to fade
Before it can come true

Here is a love song I heard just recently.  This is about commitment, growing old with a loved one.

I always believed that relationships involve investment - in time, effort, feelings including future.  I just want to delve into that thinking for now.  It is always nice to look forward but what if something happens along the way?  At least we got today - which we call the PRESENT - so let's grasp it while we still have the feeling.

I WANNA GROW OLD WITH YOU.

Another day 
Without your smile 
Another day just passes by 
But now I know 
How much it means 
For you to stay 
Right here with me 

The time we spent apart will make our love grow stronger 
But it hurt so bad I can't take it any longer 

I wanna grow old with you 
I wanna die lying in your arms 
I wanna grow old with you 
I wanna be looking in your eyes 
I wanna be there for you 
Sharing everything you do 
I wanna grow old with you 

A thousand miles between us now 
It causes me to wonder how 
Our love tonight remains so strong 
It makes our risk right all along 

The time we spent apart will make our love grow stronger 
But it hurt so bad I can't take it any longer 

I wanna grow old with you 
I wanna die lying in your arms 
I wanna grow old with you 
I wanna be looking in your eyes 
I wanna be there for you 
Sharing everything you do 
I wanna grow old with you 

Things can come and go I know but 
Baby I believe 
Something's burning strong between us 
Makes it clear to me 

I wanna grow old with you 
I wanna die lying in your arms 
I wanna grow old with you 
I wanna be looking in your eyes 
I wanna be there for you 
Sharing everything you do 
I wanna grow old with you