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Friday, November 14, 2025

Punks'ko Na'po Sila



YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIa-9e8GV8Q&list=OLAK5uy_nxmbu6UuZBijjqElKNkxpcnr71eWgu7Us

1. How To Write A Christmas Song

2. Balik Barya

3. Maligayang Paskoooo

4. Not As Lucky

5. Nano Naan

6. Drama Boi

7. Tara Na

8. Isa Lang

Release Date: November 14, 2025

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Tara Na

Panay ang lingon at daplis tingin
Pero puro keme pa ang iyong dating
Merong gustong gawin mamaya sa lilim
Halika nga dito sa aking piling

Tara na
Tara na

Huwag mahiya at bumulong
Napapalapit na ang pasko
Tayo’y magbigayan ng regalo
Doon sa silid tayo’y magsalo

Tara na
Kung ayaw, di huwag
Tara na
Kung ayaw, next time na lang

Ikaw dapat ang mauna
Di pwedeng sa’kin lahat ang gawa
Kung hindi, mahirap na
Mahirap tumindig sa wala

Tara na
Kung ayaw, di huwag
Tara na
Ayaw mo e, di huwag

Tara na
Akala ko gusto mo? Tara na!
Tara na
Sige na, ikaw na maiwan jan. Bahala ka na

[Concept from July 30, 2025 while in Lisbon, Portugal, 1st draft lyrics Oct 8 2025]

Friday, October 24, 2025

How To Write A Christmas Song

Just start with just any key
I just choose the letter G
If that's 1, next you go 3
Don't do minor, we want happy
Then you go to number 4
Here's a chance to hear'em say "more!"
What is next, go one way or
Go 5-sharp or go minor

How to write a Christmas song
It’s so easy, just play along!
If you’re feeling overwhelmed
You can start with some jingle bells… like so

Next you need some chrismassy
Words that can accompany
Your new creation. Needs some love
Sing away and make the most of 
Don’t forget to add some bells
It’s not key but it does help
In the end prepare to take
What you start, give your all, then make

How to write a Christmas song
It’s so easy, just play along!
If you’re feeling overwhelmed
You can start with some jingle bells… like so

Write your Christmas song!
Write your Christmas song!
Write your Christmas song!
Write your Christmas song!
Write your Christmas song!
Write your Christmas song!
Write your Christmas song!
Write your Christmas song!

I’ll be frank, there are no rules
Just say “Christmas,” be thankful
Be thankful that you’re alive
There’s even 1-6-4-5
Don’t say no, there’s many ways
You can sing on Christmas day
Your very first Christmas song
Next you know you’re writing more

How to write a Christmas song
It’s so easy, just play along!
If you’re feeling overwhelmed
You can start with some jingle bells… like so


Monday, October 20, 2025

Isa Lang

Handog sa’tin ng Diyos Maykapal
Para sa atin, kanyang mahal
Di na dapat mag-expekto
Ng kung anu-anong regalo

Mas masama pa kung minsan
Sarili natin ang bibigyan
Nasaan ang pasko doon
Sino ba talaga ang ‘yong poon

Isa lang
ang dahilan
Ng maligayang
kapaskuhan

Pasko kamo, Kristiyano
Kung makasamba sa politiko
Bastos, at mamamatay-tao
Magnanakaw, bumili boto

Todo pa ding ipaglalaban
Kawawa naman kaban ng bayan
Sa kanyang kapwa walang awa
Puro insulto wala nang sawa

Isa lang
ang dahilan
Ng maligayang
kapaskuhan

Isa lang
ang dahilan
Ng maligayang
kapaskuhan


Thursday, October 16, 2025

Maligayang Paskoooo

Lumalamig
Ang ihip
Ng hangin
Magmula sa umaga

Napa-isip
Kapiling
Aking hiling

Maligayang paskoooo….
Maligayang paskoooo….

Malayo
Ang trabaho
Maka-ipon
At maka-uwi din ako

Magkasama
Pamilya
Kumakanta

Maligayang paskoooo….
Maligayang paskoooo….

(Change beat)

Mali-mali-maligayang
Mali-mali-maligayang
Mali-mali-maligayang
Mali-mali…

Mali-mali-maligayang
Mali-mali-maligayang
Mali-mali-maligayang
Mali-mali…

Maligayang paskoooo….
(Kung kasama, pamilya, masasabi na…)
Maligayang paskoooo….
(Kumpleto, magsasalo, pasalamat…)

Maligayang paskoooo….
(Kung kasama, pamilya, masasabi na…)
Maligayang paskoooo….
(Kumpleto, magsasalo, pasalamat…)

Friday, May 02, 2025

GUNITANG TAPOS-SIBOL

Huminto at mag-masid
Sa langit, sa paligid
Ewan ko ang gagawin
Ligayang kapiling ka

Kapiling ka
Kanlungan ka
At ako'y ikaw…

(Tagalog version of "Spring Afterthoughts" -- originally June 2, 1995, recreated Feb 22, 2025. Tagalog version May 1, 2025)

Wednesday, September 04, 2024

MINSAN

Humingi't ibibigay ang kanyang lahat
Tumingin at pagmasdan ang pagmamahal

Huminto't magmasid sa paligid mo
Maraming nais ang pag-ibig na totoo

(Instrumental)

Madaling kusang ipikit ang mga mata
Kung dahil sa nangyari'y, ayaw makakita

Minsan ay mabuti ring mapagpasalamat
Ang lahat ay gigising din na araw ay sumikat

(Instrumental)

Minsan ay mabuti ring mapagpasalamat
Biyaya ay natatamo din ng lahat

Pinili ka sa bilyong tao, tanging isa
Hiling lang niya ang munting pag-asa

(Pause)
(Instrumental)
(Solo)

Minsan ay mabuti ring mapagpasalamat
Hiling lang niya ang munting pag-asa

[This song was formerly "Pinsan", written in 1995. Lyrics rewritten September 2024.]

HANGGANG KAILAN

Andito ako
Sa may telepono
Naghihintay pakapit 
Na ika'y makapiling

Ang pagmamahal ko
At ang buong puso
Naghihintay nang kapit
Sa tanging marikit

Hanggang kailan ba ang walang hanggan?
Hanggang dun sana tayo'y magliligawan
Hanggang saan ba ang kalangitan?
Hanggang dun sana ang ating pagmamahalan

Tatlong bentesinko
Ipan-tatawag ko
Liit ng ligaya
Sandali lang makausap ka

Ang tanging nais ko
Ang mag-isang puso
Sa aking pagninilay
Hawak-kamay sana habang buhay

Hanggang kailan ba ang walang hanggan?
Hanggang dun sana tayo'y magliligawan
Hanggang saan ba ang kalangitan?
Hanggang dun sana ang ating pagmamahalan

(Was "Kasama Ka" from 1997; recreated September 3, 2024.)

Thursday, January 18, 2024

TIGNAN MO SILA

Tignan mo sila
Sila'y masaya
Sila'y may kumpiyansa
May kwenta yung tatay nila

Sila'y may sigla
Sila'y may sipag
May pakialam sila

Tignan mo sila
Sila'y may alam
Sila'y may kaya
Ahon lang pagka-lubog

Sila'y may tapang
Sila'y may tiyaga
Tignan mo sila

(Originally written January 17, 2024; minor updates on Feb 22, 2025.)

Monday, September 10, 2012

Lullabye

YouTube: https://youtu.be/xUtw9XASa-o

Mommy loves you

Daddy loves you

God loves you too

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Let's Go

2008?

I see your arms
Your outstretched arms
And open palms like you
would want me with you

I hold on
You don't let go
You call me to serve you
And I say

Let's go!
There's no... looking back, let's go.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

You Are

(Original Title: “And You”)
25 March 2008

And you are
 my light and fire
And you are
 my only desire
And you are
 My Lord, there's no one else
But you

And you are
 my friend and savior
And you are
 the only one I favor
And you'll see
 my heart is for no one else
But you

Monday, December 31, 2007

My Lord, My Savior, and My All

2007

You know I want you
You know I need you
You know what's on my mind

You know I love you
You know I seek to
Be with you my whole life

You're my Lord, my Savior, and my All
With the fire of your love
You're the One and Only in my heart
Where your majesty endlessly reigns

I'm serving for you
I'll love only you
and your creations here

I will let people
Know you the same way
You have touched me so

You're my Lord, my Savior, and my All
With the fire of your love
You're the One and Only in my heart
Where your majesty endlessly reigns

You've said what you want from me inside
And I can just love you with all my mind
And I have all my heart, my strength, my soul
All these I give to you alone

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

All The Time, You're Our God

8 May 2007

Lord, you own our whole lives
Your love just shines all the time
And though we have strayed
You’ve always shown the way

Lord, we’ll follow your will
Your strength we need to stand still
To keep our faith and
We’ll love like how you’ve loved

All the time, you are good
All the time, you are great
All the time, you’re our King
All the time, you’re our God

Lord, you bless us our whole lives
And always with what is best for us
And though we may forget
Of your love, you give us light

Lord, we can only follow your will
We ask for your strength to stand still
To keep our faith and
We’ll love like how you’ve loved

All the time, you are good
All the time, you are great
All the time, you’re our King
All the time, you’re our God

All the time, you are there
All the time, your love is great
All the time, you reign as King
All the time, you’re our God

We can only love you unconditionally
To be with you eternally

To keep the faith and
We’ll love like how you’ve loved

All the time, you are good
All the time, you are great
All the time, you’re our King
All the time, you’re our God

All the time, you are there
All the time, your love is great
All the time, you reign as King
All the time, you’re our God

All the time you’re our God


Monday, December 31, 2001

jitters

2001

i know how i feel
and it hasn’t changed since
the very first moment you walked in my life

i’ve told you about it
you thought i was not sincere
but baby it’s very clear that i was right

now the time has come to spill it out
let it be known...

but something’s wrong!

i feel the jitters when i am with you
i don’t know why, but i just do
i feel the jitters when i’m close to you
wanna tell you how i feel but i just can’t seem to

it doesn’t mean that
i’m lying to you if
i cannot pronounce these words in my heart

but please give me a chance to prove
that it is your presence that makes my life move

i can only keep it for so very long
gonna tell you know...

but something’s wrong!

i feel the jitters when i talk to you
i don’t know why, but i just do
i feel the jitters when i’m close to you
wanna tell you how i feel but i just can’t seem to

Thursday, February 10, 2000

too

october 2000

(Audio recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tfeVccksLyk )

glad to hear that you're doing alright
as long as you're okay, i'm okay too
i wish to talk to you later tonight
just to make sure i can still see you

tomorrow

is a brand new day
and i wish i'll have the chance to say
that i've been thinking of you
and i know just what to do
because

people come and people go
you're the only one who'll stay in my heart i just know
'cause i believe in you and me and that dreams really come true
and i won't stop believin' until i hear you say "i love you, too"

you can break my heart but
i won't ever stop until
my heart will stop beating for you
when is that, i can never tell

so listen as my heart speaks as it
has only one goal to meet and
that is to be with you
and i know just what to do...

Friday, December 31, 1999

sample exam

1999

when problems seem forever
i always look for you
don’t you ever say never
you know you need it too

‘cause i need it from you

here comes the test again
are you ready, my friend?
why do you even question?
there’s no time to lament

‘cause i need it from you

whenever you call my name (prelude)

1999

is it okay if i call you mine
just for a little time
and i would be eternally
grateful as can be
don’t mind if you don’t feel the same
that’s just part of the game
but mind that i will go insane
whenever you call my name

Tuesday, October 21, 1997

kiss

i.
the party's over
but i don't want it over
coz i'm not over
you
seemed like the only person
who put some direction
in my
life
seems so short
i have something to tell you
but must i tell you
now
seems like the good time
you're the one and only one on my mind..
*
it's hard to say it with my lips..
it wants your tender kiss..
oh my heart keeps saying this..
i fell for you..
ii.
it isn't easy
to say please me
i don't see me
worthy of
you
never changed
since i first saw you
i remember
staring
deep into your eyes
you were perfect
i was suspect
of falling
down on my knees
now you are taken
i will take you away..