Song Lyrics: In Another Lifetime

Sung by: Gary Valenciano
Album: Relevance

I could hold on for a hundred years

When all else is gone

I would still be here

In a memory of things yet unseen

I’d remember all that we’ve never been

And I cannot wait to see

What life has in store for me

[chorus]

In another lifetime

It would be forever

In another world

Where you and I

Could be together

In another set of chances

I’d take the one’s I’d missed

And make you mine

If only for a time

My life would matter

In another life

And I’d stay as strong and I’d stay as true

And you’d have forever now to think it through

Coz I believe what wasn’t meant to be

Wasn’t meant for now and

Someday you’ll see

In a place and time we never know

I’d be standing there waiting for you

[Repeat Chorus]

[Bridge]

You would be mine

But until that time is now

I’d be holding on somehow

[Repeat Chorus]

[Coda]

But until that time

I’ll be holding onto forever

Until another life 

My Weird and Subjective Mind

Writing is not really my thing. But lately, it has been my way of expressing myself. I'm not the type who can express easily what i want to say. I need to put it in writing to be able to arrange my thoughts first. You see, I am not as articulate as others. In college, i love Math more than English, and maybe, that explains why. I usually have this dilemma of finding the right words for my emotions. But i do have mood shifts, and sometimes the right words come easily. With this mood, i usually resort to writing. One thing i realized in writing, i am a very subjective person. I love to put into words my reflections and realizations. I am the type of person who thinks a lot. Sometimes, i can't sleep with all those thoughts bombarding my mind at night... thoughts that surfaced from out of nowhere. Though sometimes, they are provoked too. I get to sleep only if i put it in notes.

Just this morning, i got a little accident in the bathroom. I slipped and bumped my head on the bathroom wall. Instead of thinking about the pain, my thoughts lingered into some realizations, again. I realized that i need to make some changes and keep myself busy with something new and useful. Weird as it may sound, but that's what i got in my mind after. It provided me with two choices. One is to take up some studies on business management, and the other is to do some voluntary social works. I know, there is no connection between the two. But these 2 are the things that i wanted to do even before. Maybe, it's a sign that i need to put either of them in action. Maybe, that little accident happened for a purpose. Maybe, it's the pushing that i need all along. I am always afraid of changes, and trying something new is one of them. This maybe the hint to move on and gather my courage. But i need to get myself ready first for it.

Poem: One Great Love

I thought it was just your friendship that I need but as days ran by

I realized that love came back into my heart.

The same love that knocked at my door once,

But now it's more complicated for our hearts were not ours anymore.



Tears filled my eyes... I should have waited for you to come back.

You should have stopped me that day and we wouldn’t be this way.

We should have tried to fight for our love each day,

And we might be happy today and all days.



You didn’t say anything but your eyes tell me everything.

Every stare you gave me still took my breath away.

Every smile you sent me still grabbed me all the way.

I recall the day when we were still together; I hope we could still have that chance someday.



I will wait for that day to come when both of us are free.

Even if time will take your hair away, my love for you won't melt away.

For you are my greatest love, and that I know, will always stay.

Even years can’t take that away from this heart that's always pray.

The Irony of Chasing Happiness

HAPPINESS... we sometimes wonder what does this word really mean. Is it synonym to contentment, like loving the life that you have right now? Or it's just an illusion and beyond our comprehension and reach? There are times when we even question it's existence. Though sometimes, we experience this short-lived so called happiness. But in the end, we wonder if it's really real, and not just a mere satisfaction brought by the situation. We often asked ourselves 'Can we truly be happy?'. We tend to answer 'yes'. But if we are asked how, we really don't know.

I got this text message from a friend... 'It's really hard to show everybody how you feel, scared of letting them know what's bothering you... sometimes lying would be an excellent remedy to overshadow the tears from your eyes. You hide the pain by smiling, you hide the tears by laughing and you hide the sadness by lying. And sometimes, you just want to trade your life just to experience a minute of happiness that will really change everything.'

Maybe, this is the fact in this materialistic world... the more we chase for happiness, the more it eludes us... the more we look for it, the more we lose it. Every time we try to be happy, we fall prey to being hurt instead. But sometimes too, we need to be hurt first to realize things that really matter to us. Life is indeed full of ironies, not only in seeking for happiness. In living this life, we have to lose things, to gain things. Like in love, we need to lose ourselves to be able to love the other person wholly, and that way we can truly be happy.

And, it's true too... that only HIM can give us real happiness... the one that we are constantly looking for... the one that last forever.

What a day

What a day i had yesterday. It left me so disturbed the whole day... and a bit disoriented. I could not work... i could not think straight... i could not believe what i have read. Questions filled my mind. Isn't it too late? 10 years had already passed. Isn't it too complicated to push things through? Don't you think that God made it happened because it wasn't meant to be in the first place? Well... i don't know... and I'm not sure if I should believe you this time. I've learned my lessons in the past... and they hit me so hard that it almost left me in pieces. Can you blame me for thinking this way? You knew nothing about it. Sometimes, looking back is not the best things for us. I have to make a choice. And i choose to be what I am right now... i choose to be where I am right now... with people who truly cares for me... with things I've learned to love for years. I prefer things to be what they are right now. I am happy now... can't you see? Yeah... I know, my life is far from perfect... but they are worth fighting for. I don't want to lose this battle without fighting. And if you pity me for having this life, please don't. I don't need them. There's nothing to be pitied about. You know me... and you should know that I don't leave things hanging. Better yet, you go on with the life you have chosen and I will continue with mine too. And please don't ever looked back again.