"The way I see it, if something makes you sad when it ends, it must have been pretty wonderful when it was happening."

-This Is Us

SideA - Ibigin Ang Mundo

I like what SideA said to describe their new song - it's a love song for our planet. Indeed, it is. Much like a lover trying desperately to hold on to a most precious relationship, the song is a plea to protect and save the only planet we live in (at least for now or until Starship Enterprise finds us another one).

I love that the song is in Tagalog - it really is a beautiful language. I love that it's not their usual ballad. I love the music and the vocal harmony. And I love Leevon's voice - you can hear and feel the despair in it, it's heart-breaking.

"Dahil ang bukas ay hindi garantisado. Kailan pa ba tayo tunay na magbabago?"

In our perpetual quest for the best, we sometimes forget that our resources are not limitless. Yes, this song breaks my heart and yet it also manages to make me smile. Because despite the horror of what's happening, of what we're doing, there still is hope. We don't have to be a Greta Thunberg, we just need to do our part, no matter how small it may seem. And perhaps that's a tad too optimistic and a bit naive; but in a world full of negativity, maybe a little light of hope is all/what we need.

Check out SideA's "Ibigin Ang Mundo" on Spotify:

https://orcd.co/sidea_ibigin-ang-mundo

why are so many in the country so blind to what the rest of the world can see clearly?

"pain throws your heart to the ground 

love turns the whole thing around

no, it won't all go the way it should

but I know the heart of life is good."

-the heart of life. John Mayer.

it should be loud

like a tornado warning siren

so you can take cover

and protect yourself 

instead, it catches you unaware 

one moment, you're happy

the next, all you hear

is the deafening silence

of your heart breaking. 

if I only could

if I could choose

yours is not the mind I'd want to think of me;

it seems to ignore me more often than not. 

if I could choose 

yours are not the hands I'd wish to hold;

they seem to let mine go so easily. 

if I could choose

yours are not the eyes I'd stare longingly into;

they don't seem to see me.

if I could choose

yours are not the arms I'd have around me;

their embrace seem to loosen over time.

if I could choose

yours are not the lips I'd lovingly kiss;

they seem to want me less and less.

if I could choose

yours is not the heart I'd dream of keeping;

it doesn't have room for even the tiniest of me.

I would choose

a mind that cares and remembers, 

hands that hold on tight as long as they could,

eyes that see and appreciate me,

arms that reassure in their embrace,

lips so warm they melt my soul,

and a heart so big it'd welcome me a million times over.