Separate Lives

Pinahiram ako ni Lola Maecel ng CD na The Art of Letting Go at ito ang pinakikinggan ko ngayon. May naalala lang ako sa kantang “separate lives.” Way back in college, sa typing class, our Prof. asked us to type our favorite song at ito yun ginawa ng seatmate ko. Sabi ko, “ang sad naman nun.”

You called me from the room in your hotel
all full of romance for someone that you've met
and telling me how sorry you were
leaving so soon, and that you miss me sometimes
when you're alone in your room
Do I feel lonely to?

You have no right to ask me how I feel
You have no right to speak to me so kind
We can't go on, holding on to ties
So for now we'll going on living separate lives

Well I held on, to let you go
and if you lost your love for me
you never let it show, oh no
there's no way to compromise
so now we're living separate lives


Ooh, it's so typical, love leads to isolation
so you build that wall, yes you build that wall
and you make it stronger

You have no right to ask me how I feel
You have no right to speak to me so kind


Someday I might find myself looking in your eyes
But for now we'll go on living separate lives
Yes for now we'll go on living separate lives
“for now we’ll go on living separate lives.”

…three days after turning 18, he took his own life :_(