music collections

i was browsing through the racks at walmart when i saw that they had cds on sale. i normally don't buy cds here in the US because they're much more expensive than in the philippines. however, when i saw these two, i could not help myself but buy them both.



favorite songs in christopher cross's album are:

swept away

...that you're everything i ever wanted at once
there's no holding this heart when it knows what it wants
and i never wanted anything more than to know you...
... the very first time you said my name
i knew it would never sound the same
something about me is changed forever...

open up my window

...every night that i'm away from you
this old bed seems way too big
and my dreams so small
goin' through the motions
as i stare out from my room
i begin to realize
that we're sharin' the same moon...

is there something

...is there something i can do to reach you
are we something more than history
i'll find some way to convince you to stay
if you just tell me honestly
is there something left of you and me...




and my favorite songs from stevie wonder's album

for once in my life

...for once in my life i have someone who needs me
someone i've needed so long
for once, unafraid, i can go where life leads me
and somehow i know i'll be strong...

higher ground

...i'm so glad that i know more than i knew then
gonna keep on tryin'
'til i reach my highest ground...

living for the city

...i hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow
and that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow
this place is cruel no where could be much colder
if we don't change the world will soon be over
living just enough, stop giving just enough for the city...

overjoyed

...over hearts, i have painfully turned every stone
just to find, i had found what i've searched to discover
i've come much too far for me now to find
the love that i've sought can never be mine...

a late greeting

this is for a friend who has always been there, a person who has always listens but brings a different perspective to whatever i am thinking or feeling at that moment. this is for one of the very few people i know who embraces life and celebrates it fully, who constantly strives to be better and pushes other to be the best they can be.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROSE!



we love you!

favorite japanese song

for all my friends that i have spent time with in japan. naaalala nyo ito? :) it has romaji and hiragana lyrics so you can sing along with it.


video from youtube.com

oops, sorry. youtube decided to delete this video. here's another link, without the lyrics this time.


video still from youtube.com

letting go

i have been called a hopeless romantic. i don't know about the "hopeless" part but i agree with the romantic half. one of my favorite songs (have you already figured i have a lot?) is christopher cross's "is there something". i searched for a video in youtube, hoping to be able to share it but i didn't find anything. here are the lyrics to the song instead:

is there something

lately i see clouds of sorrow in your eyes
some deep sadness you can never quite disguise
now i'm scared to ask what it's leading to
but i'm more afraid of not asking you

is there something that you want to tell me
is there something that i ought to know
are we something that's still worth fighting for
or should i simply let you go
is there something i can do to reach you
are we something more than history
i'll find some way to convince you to stay
if you just tell me honestly
is there something left of you and me

you've got secrets you've been keeping for too long
and i'm going crazy acting like there's nothing wrong
i can taste the truth everytime we kiss
but i can't go on, at least not like this

i don't want to lose you
but what's the use of holding on
i don't really have you
if the feeling's gone

is there something i can do to reach you
are we something more than history
if there's no way to convince you to stay
and be the way we used to be
then there's something that i want to tell you
and i want you to believe it's true
we had something that i'll never forget
even if i wanted to
'cause part of me will always be with you

- christopher cross, steve dorff, cynthia weil