Kung Okay Lang Sa'yo

maaari ngang tunay na ika'y habangbuhay

na mamamalagi sa aking puso't isipan
isang alaalang di na malilimutan
alaalang baon upang harapin ang kinabukasan

sa bawat kirot na dala
ng mga  alaalang umaahon
mula sa karagatan ng aking kaisipan
ito'y taos puso kong hahagkan
maibalik lamang kahit isang saglit
ang ligayang dala ng ating nakaraan

Coney Island

I would have settled 
with just being 
constantly happy with you.
I never would have 
expected for more,
demanded for more.
Maybe if only I had known
that when we reached 
the tipping point,
it would only mean that
everything will just be going
downhill from there.

and I'm sitting on a bench in Coney Island wondering where did my baby go?

More Than You'll Ever Know

I guess I should've told you

the truth when we still had time

now all I have are pieces

of memories that we both shared

in that space in time

I guess I should've told you

how you made my heart

skip to the beat of the drums

and yet managed to calm it too

with your soothing words of comfort

Before

a love song is just a song

nothing more

nothing less

But now each love song

that I hear on the radio

is like a time machine

that always brings me back to you

I love you more than you'll ever know

I love more than you'll ever see

More than my heart could ever show

I love you more than you'll ever know

Falling In Love

you
are an exciting adventure 
you
are a calming balm to my soul

the way 
you
make me feel
frightens me down to the core
the way 
you
make me feel
makes me feel brave

to fall 

into the unknown
into the crashing waves
with you
as long as
you
are with me

Phantom Limb

it's been a while
and i thought 

that the open wound
you left behind 

was already healed
every day is 

just another day
until i feel again 

the ache from that void 

in my heart
that you used to fill

Still Falling For You

i thought it was over

when the ground broke my fall

and i hurt all over;

all i can do was crawl

it took me awhile 

to regain my footing

yet after some time

i felt the ground crumbling

and through the crack

that swallowed me whole

suddenly i'm back 

to where it all began

Falling Slowly

a bundled ball of mixed emotions

terrified of hitting the ground

even if we know it's the only way

of bouncing right back up

Make You Feel My Love

when the pain makes you
want to close your eyes
and forever be numb,
rest your bones my dear
and just reach out your hand,
and i promise
even through the dark
you will always find mine

Saw You In A Dream

your song playing

it left me wondering

what you are doing

while i lie here dreaming

dreaming of the day

when our 

toe tips and fingertips

will finally meet

Dare You to Move

another night closes in 

wrapped in blankets

and its make-believe warmth

i stared out my window

and saw the clear sky

i watched the stars

and felt a twinge in my heart

thinking how we might be 

looking at these same stars

foolishly thinking

that if only 

i was brave enough

i would have been 

wrapped in your arms instead

If You Believe

You said
I am as pretty,
as bright and sunny, 
as a sunflower in bloom

You said
the only difference 
between me and the sunflower
is that I don't need the sun to bloom 

Because

you believed

that I am my own sun
and I can make my own light

Then, 

I said,
yes I am, and yes I can
still, you make me shine brighter

If you believe that dreams come true

There's one that's waiting here for you

'Cause I believed when I saw you

That when you want something enough

Then it can't escape your love

There is nothin' in the world that cannot be

If you believe

Stickwitu

hopping on parallels

shifting timelines

crashed into you

never meant to stay

could never stay

yet

when i ran away

pieces of you

still got stuck

under my skin

Lost at Sea

as another year closes

another one begins

life truly is 

a cycle of 

endings and beginnings,

ups and downs

like the unpredictable

ebb and flow of the sea

but it's the in between

that matters the most

because it is where

i found myself

and it is also where

i found you

Sky Full of Stars

you are a good one
a memory to look back to
when days seem darker, somber

you are a good one

like pinpricks of light

scattered across the dark sky

even if each second that passes by
from that moment we said goodbye
drags me deeper into the abyss

in the hopes that maybe
when i hit the bottom of the pit
all that's left  for me to do
is to go up again

Cardigan

I turned the sound up

letting the music float

finding its way towards me

as I lay on my bed

staring at the ceiling

picturing the shape of your face

imagining the crinkles on your eyes

no other line on any song

could be more truer than -

"I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs"

But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss

I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs

The smell of smoke would hang around this long

'Cause I knew everything when I was young

I knew I'd curse you for the longest time

Chasin' shadows in the grocery line

I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired

And you'd be standin' in my front porch light

And I knew you'd come back to me

In The Next Lifetime

almost

may seem melancholic

leaving behind a trail

of hopelessness

and crumbs of regret

almost

sometimes it's all 

we could ever have

the best that 

we could hope for

but if given a chance

almost 

can be quite as a good as

we made it

for it's the journey

of almost making it there

with you

that had them rooting for us

Be Your Light

Anticipating

Light at the end of the tunnel

Dragging one foot over the other

Shadow cast over the light

Tripped over own two feet

Crashed into you

Sparks turning into burning embers

You keep me warm

We find our way out

I get so caught up in the middle
Thinking of drowning in those blue eyes
I'm losing sight cause I am falling
I'm so deep down, deep down

Cornelia Street

Lost in the city,

blinded by the lights;

even though I know this place

like the back of my hands.

Something's missing,

the fingers that

used to intertwine with mine; 

as we wandered through 

the city streets at night.

Searching for those eyes,

hoping to find it

as I turned on every corner.

Just so I can tell you -

I don't wanna lose you.

Smother Me

I've always learned

to be content

with whatever 

comes my way.

To never ask for more

than I already have

because not everyone

has the same privileges

that I've had.

Yet with you,

there could never

be enough.

Call me greedy, if you must.

Because even if 

you are way more than

what this heart

could ever hold

still, 

I keep on 

wanting for more.

Now I can breathe
Turn my insides out and smother me
Warm and alive, I'm all over you
Would you smother me?

La La

I tend to use

ambiguous words

to beat around the bush.

I fancy you.

I adore you.

You make me smile.

Hiding behind

these seemingly 

flippant words,

even if we both know

I'm just too yellow -

to say the ones that

I really wanted to say.

What would you do if I told you that I la, la, la, la, loved you?
Do if I said it tonight?
What would you do if I told you that I la, la, la, la, loved you?
Cause you know I la, la, la, lie