Ang Pintor

Sa Pintor
ang langit ay nagkakulay
ang dagat ay nagkakulay
pati na rin ang bundok
at kapatagan.

Sa pintor
ang mga rosas
ay may iba't-ibang kulay
pati na rin ang mga ibon
at mga hayop sa bukid.

Sa Pintor
maging ang buhay ko
ay nagkakulay.

Subalit,
sa Pintor
wala pang sinuman
ang nakakakita.

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Mama, Para!

Mama para,
sa tabi po!

Nais ko pa sanang
makarating sa terminal
subalit isip ko
ay nagbago.

Mama para,
sa tabi po!

Ayoko nang makarating pa
sa terminal
sapagkat ayaw ko nang makitang
may kasama siyang iba.

Mama para,
sa Baclaran po!

Doon sa tabi

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Thank You

Thank you
for being cold hearted
and unkind to me.

Thank you
for not being there
everytime I needed you.

And most of all
thank you
for not loving me.

Because of that
I have learned
to be warm and kind
to myself.

Because of that
I have learned to trust myself
and now I'm strong enough

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Beauty

Your beauty
don't let it fade
'though life
may be full of sorrow
don't let it fade.

Like the flower in the garden
through the rain
and stormy weather
and even in the heat of the sun
her beauty never fades.

For your beauty
be grateful
and don't use it
to gain in evil works
so that your beauty
will always be pure
in the eyes of the people
and in the eyes

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Forgive Me My Love

Forgive me my love
I cannot offer you
the moon and the stars
or even a rainbow
in the sky.

Forgive me my love
I cannot offer you
a crown of a queen
or even a carat
of a diamond ring.

Forgive me my love
I cannot offer you
a thousand of roses
or even a lily
in a winter time.

Forgive me my love
please, forgive me my love

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Don't Make Me Walk Alone

Don't make me walk alone
because I'm afraid
I can't make it to the end.

Don't make me walk alone
because I'm afraid
I can't go back to you.

I was weak
and you made me strong
I was in the dark
and you gave me light
I was lonely
and you made me happy
I prayed to die
and you made me wish
....to live

So don't make me walk alone
because I no longer want

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Salamat Kaibigan

Salamat at ika'y naririyan
kasama kong humahalakhak
sa tuwa.

Salamat at ika'y naririyan
kasama kong umiiyak
sa dusa.

Salamat sa iyong mga palakpak
sa aking kantang di kasing galing
ng isang tunay na mang-aawit.

Salamat sa iyong mga sermon
sa mga pagkakataong
ako'y mali.

Salamat sa pagtulak sa akin
upang abutin
aking mga pangarap.

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Lantern Fly

Lantern fly
just like you
I am fascinated with lights
especially in the dark
I want to get close
even to the littlest light.

Lantern fly
just like me
do you know what love is?
just like me
do you know what sorrow is?

Lantern fly
come in to my hut
and let's watch together
the light of my little lamp
just be careful
not to get too close
because it may lead you

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Anger With Death

There was a thing called anger
that he didn't knew
untill one day
when death came to him and said
'this is not yet the time'

That was the day
after he jumped
from the 13th floor of a building
that gave him a broken spinal
that made him no longer able to move
his two legs and one arm
for the rest of his life.

Anger with death....
that's all he has
in his whole heart
....now.

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Birds On The Wires

Birds on the wires
though I know not your name
are you there to tell me
that spring will soon come?

Birds on the wires
though I know not your name
have you already chosen the tree
where you will make a nest
for your eggs?

Birds on the wires
can you see me from there?

How I wish
I have wings like you
so I can fly high enough
to see from above
the beauty of life
below.

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