In Another Lifetime

In another lifetime it would be forever
In another world where you and I could be together

If it's real ... if it's true love ... then it will always be there. You can pretend it's gone and even move on. But that love, it's still there in the depths of your mind. Sometimes a single object or a song triggers it all and you're right back where you started ... in the arms of the one you lost.

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.

Watch the video here.

Second...Chances

I'm struggling to get back into blogging these past months. Now, I'm having a full energy for new beginnings in my life. I was reminded just how important second chances are. So can I just try this again? For those of you who need a second chance, or maybe you need to be the one who should give it, now is the time. I'm hoping it can lead to a more beautiful thing than I'm only imagining.

I'm A ... Guitar

Music was basically my first love.

I started singing when I was 5, but I don't have basic lessons. It's just purely self-educate. That is why I think I'm terrible at it. hahaha! As for the guitar, I started strumming chords when I was 16, and I'm pretty good at it. I'm also into flute, but I don't play it anymore. See, I love pushing buttons years and years ago. So, I'd love to learn bashing out piano keys in the future...

Someone's Watching Over Me

So I won't give up, no I wont' break down,
Sooner than it seems life turns around,
And I will be strong, even if it all goes wrong
When I'm standing in the dark I'll still believe
Someone's watching over me.

Artist: Hilary Duff

I only recently discovered this song. I must say it touched me deeply right now since I lost someone I love just the other day. It's what he would have said to me...in a way.

Dear Zhy,

Why did you leave me? I thought I was going to carry on if ever you're gone, now I know I can't live without you. I was just asking for some time to see you, but why didn't you wait for me? I don't know what to do. I don't know what to feel. But this is reality and it's slapping me right now, that I can't be in denial any more, that you were really gone.

It's my entire fault, on what have I done to us, and I'm going to carry this burden for the rest of my life. I don't really know what's the real meaning of the words "turn back time", until now. But if I can, I will not, even though there is a part of me that wants to hold on to you forever. I know you're happy from where you are right now, and I don't want you to suffer from pain any more. I understand that we will never see each other again. But, you are not gone forever, no matter what happens and what comes into my life. You are standing with God, guiding me everyday towards the future that I cannot predict.

This is not a goodbye. This is a thank you. Thank you for coming into my life. Thank you for loving me and receiving my love in return. Thank you for the memories I will cherish forever. Thank you for showing me how to be brave and holding on for life, for our loved ones. But most of all, thank you for showing me that there will come a time to eventually let go, not for someone else but for ourselves.

Right now, I don't think I'm ready but you leave me with no choice. Because of you, I am hopeful that there will come a day when my sadness is replaced by something beautiful. Because of you, I have the strength to go on.

I love you. For the rest of my life.

-j-

Everything You Want

I am everything you want. I am everything you need.
I am everything inside of you. That you wish you could be
I say all the right things. At exactly the right time
But I mean nothing to you. And I don't know why
And I don't know why why. I don't know.

Song: Everything You Want
Artist: Vertical Horizon
Album: Everything You Want

I've been looking for this song for such a long time that I had even forgotten the lyrics of this song. I just remembered it was great and now that I got it back, I realized that it was even better than I have remembered. Great song really.

It's not some sappy relationship song. No offense, really, but the singer said himself that it's about him reflecting on his life and trying to become the person he really wants to be. When he says "You", he's basically talking to himself, like "Hey, wake up! Everything you want is right in front of you. Why are you letting it passes you by?" You can interpret this song however you want. That's what music is all about and this is why I love it! It may mean something totally different for someone else than it does for me and still be just as valid.


Check out their new album "Burning The Days" available now.

Forever

I may burn out like a candle and I may pass away
I may fall just like a shooting star, my heart will stay
I'll be yours until forever, forever I'll be true
To the promise I have made from the day that I found you
Forever you're in my heart
Even if we're apart

Song: Forever
Artist: Ambassador

...Quite sentimental song for me, a nice song for the broken-hearted. I fell in love with it the moment I've heard it. I know what it feels. You know, some things are just really meant to be broken. Imperfect. Chaotic. It's how life is - we just have to accept that behind it, some people are going to stay in our hearts even when they don't stay in our lives anymore. Thanks Mauren for bringing up this song to me. I love it!

Listen to Forever. Here is the link. Sorry, I can't find the artist's site. Hope you like it as much as I do.

Save You

When I hear your voice
It's drowning in the whispers, It's just skins and bones
There's nothing left to take
And no matter what I do, I can't make you feel better
If only I could find the answer to help me understand.

Song: Save You
Artist: Simple Plan
Album: Simple Plan

I was reading Simple Plan's foundation "Save You" and I've found out that what actually inspired this song was Pierre's brother's battle with cancer. Because this happened to someone close to them, they felt that, as a band, they had to do something to help. They had to get involved and use their voice to make a difference in the fight against cancer.

They wanted the video to tell the story of all cancer survivors. They want to show how strong people can be when facing adversity and hardship and how resilient the human mind and body can be. They wanted to relay a message of hope, survival and courage.

It's a great maturity from the first album to this. It still holds Simple Plan's emotional lyrics and sound, and that's what I love most about this song. It has to be one of the best on their new album by what I've heard.

This song means a lot for me. My boyfriend has a brain cancer. He knew he couldn't give up. I can say that he is truly amazing. Cancer turns a family's world upside down. We had to live each day preciously and with humor. We had to remember to notice how much good come out of what we were living through. He is one of my inspiration...a living proof that with support, love and personal drive, it can be won.

"Don't let darkness in. Fear is in your head. If you can clear your mind of fear, you can actually find peace in the process."

Check out their new album "Simple Plan" available now.