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Goodbye

by paul mark del sol

Intro (Em - F#/D - G)

verse1:

G                          C
When I look at the night sky
Em     F#/D           G
I can see your face flying by
G                         C
when I feel the cool breeze
Em   F#/D            G
I remember our memories
G                      C
I don’t know where I stand now
Em     F#/D           G
I don’t know which way i’m bound
G                          C
and now that you’re going
Em       F#/D                  G
having another step and leaving

chorus:

C                    D
So maybe it’s not so bad
    Em  F#/D  G
to take a vow
C                        D
that i’ll love you forever but
      Em  F#/D    G
it’s goodbye for now

(Em - F#/D - G)

verse2:

G                        C                 Em - F#/D - G
why is it that it feels this way
G                       C
We love each other like
Em                   F#/D    G
no one else could ever say
G                        C
but we have to part ways and
Em    F#/D        G
you have to let go of me
G                    C               Em
and there is nothing we can do but
   F#/D                 G
to set each other free..

[cHorus 2X]

instrumental (Em-f#/d-G)

Verse3:

(strum gently)

G                         C
though it hurts so badly
Em           F#/D          G
I have to accept this gladly
G                   C
And just to thank God that
Em
He leaves me something..
Em                                    C
something that for me is everything..

[chorus 2X]

Em  F#/D    G
Goodbye for now
Em  F#/D    G
Goodbye for now
Em  F#/D    G
Goodbye for now

I am wondering at this very minute if you are
thinking of me, if like me, you are wondering
what is taking us so long to find each other. Many
times I thought I finally found you only to be
disillusioned by the fact that my wait has not yet ended. I
get up each morning hoping, dreaming, longing to meet you.

I am thinking of how we will meet, would it be
as romantic as the ones I have seen in movies? Or
is it possible that I have known you all my life but
we have yet to realize that we are meant for each
other? Oh how I wish you were here right now because you
are the only one who has the answers to all my
questions.

Sometimes I ask myself if I have ever really
known "love". I do not have the answer to that
question either but I believe that, more often than not,
we will never really know what love is until we
find that right person…. and since I have not found
you yet, then maybe I do not really know what love is!

You just don’t know how often I dream of finally
knowing what it feels like to be in your arms. Even at this
very moment I am imagining how you will simply sweep
me off my feet! Perhaps I would be drawn to you by
your smile, or your eyes, or maybe even how you
manage to make me laugh by your silly little ways!

I don’t really know for sure but I am praying that God
will help me recognize you when the right time comes.
I think of all the pain that I have gone through
in the past and of how much I have cried since the
day I began my search. I just wanted you to know that
I find my strength in clinging onto my vision of the
beautiful life ahead of me — the life I shall spend
with you. In my mind and in my heart I know that
you are worth all that pain and sacrifice.

After all, the tears have become a part of my
life and I believe that they are slowly washing away
my flaws so that I would become perfect, not perfect
in its truest sense, but perfect — for YOU! I wonder
if you’ve gone through so much pain as well. I wonder
if you’ve been hurt so many times along the journey.

But my dearest one, please don’t ever give up
because I am right here… patiently waiting for
you! I assure you that when we finally find each other
I would slowly heal those wounds by my love.

At night, I would look out my window and stare
at the beautiful sky, hoping that somehow you are
also looking up and wondering about me. I utter a
silent prayer and send all my cries to the heavens
above thinking that in time they would reach you. And
when I feel impatient, I just close my eyes and
believe that you are on your way and that you are
longing to see me as well. It is funny but when I finally fall
asleep, it is still you that I think of, for you are
always in my dreams. It seems that, for now, that is
the only place where I can hold on to you, long enough to
tell you how much I love you. In my dreams you
would kiss away my fears and wrap me with your arms of
love.

And this, all the more, makes me want to wake up
and face the new day ahead with the hope that soon
enough, you will no longer be a dream but a reality and
once again I am assured that you are worth the wait.
And when that time comes, everything will fall into its
place, just as I had imagined, just as I had
thought and dreamed, just as I had believed it would be!
By then, I would simply look back and smile at all
that I have gone through, in spite of the pain and
amidst the simple joys of life — and I would be very
thankful because they all led me to you!

In the meantime, take care of yourself for me.
Hold on to our dream and don’t even think of letting go.
Believe in your heart that we will find each other
no matter what happens. God has planned the
course and it is up to us to follow the directions. Don’t
worry, don’t be afraid about getting lost, God saw to
it that all the roads, no matter which one you
choose to follow, lead to me .

Hello dear friend!

Well, as you know, it’s time for my birthday again. Last year they had a real big party for me and it seems like they will again this year. After all, they’ve been shopping and preparing for it for months now, and there have been announcements and advertisements almost everyday about how soon it’s coming! They really do go overboard about it, but it’s nice to know that at least on one day of the year some people are thinking about me a little. You know, it’s been many years now since they first started celebrating my birthday. Back then they seemed to realize and appreciate how much fun it is for the little children. Just the same, it seems that most folks are missing the point of it all. Like last year for example…when my birthday came around they threw a big party but can you believe it?… I wasn’t invited! Imagine! The guest of honor, and they forgot all about me! Here they had begun preparing for the festivities two months in advance but when the big day came I was left out in the cold!

Well, it happened so many times in recent years I wasn’t even surprised. Even though I wasn’t invited I thought I’d just quietly slip in anyway. So I came in and stood off to the side. Everyone was drinking, laughing and having a grand time, when all of the sudden, in came this fat fellow in a bright red suit wearing a phony white beard and shouting "Ho Ho Ho!" He looked like he had more than enough to drink but he somehow managed to weave his way across the floor while everyone cheered. When he collapsed into a big armchair all the children went running over to him excitedly yelling "Santa!! Santa!!" I mean, you’d have thought he was the guest of honor and the whole holiday was in his honor! Then he began telling them the most ridiculous stories you’ve ever heard … that he lived at the North Pole with a crew of dwarfs and that every year on my birthday he rides in his sleigh pulled by a bunch of flying reindeers, delivering presents to children all over the world!! I mean there wasn’t a word of truth in anything he said! Imagine telling such poor, little, impressionable kids such far-fetched fables! Finally I just had to leave, I walked out of the door, and it was hardly surprising that no one even noticed that I had gone.

As I walked on the street afterward I felt about as lonely and forlorn as stray dogs! I could hardly remember the last time I’d felt that low. Maybe you do not think I cry………..

That little manger scene you had put in the corner of your living room was really touching!! It’s sweet of people to commemorate my birthday like that. But did you know that nowadays, in some countries, the authorities won’t even allow manger scenes to be displayed in the parks, streets, or public places anymore??? Not to mention their schools! And I’m not talking about Communist countries! I’m talking about the U.S.A. Imagine!! What could be more innocent than a manger scene to remind people of my birthday? …. and yet they ban it! They’ve actually passed laws against it and made it illegal! What’s this world coming to? Another thing that amazes me is how, on my birthday, instead of giving me presents, most people give presents to each other! And to top it all off, it’s usually all kinds of stuff they don’t even need! Let me ask you, wouldn’t you find it odd if when your birthday came along, all your friends decided to celebrate it by giving each other presents and never gave you a thing? Someone once told me, well, it’s because you’re not around like other people are, so how can we give you a present? You know my answer to that one…then give gifts of food and clothing to the poor, help those who need it. Go visit the lonely! I said, "Listen, any gift you give to your needy fellowmen, I’ll count as if you gave it to me personally!" (See Matthew 25:34-40)

Well sad to say, things are getting worse each year. You can just imagine my shock a few years ago when I began seeing them taking my name out of my birthday greeting and replacing it with an X. What an insult!! Think of it!…X-mas!! What if I wrote you a birthday card and said Happy Birthday X! You’d probably never talk to me again! And that’s just about how I feel. I mean what more could they do to push me right out of the picture on my own birthday? It reminds me of what happened recently to a friend of mine, a sweet elderly fellow. He’s from the poorer side of town and he’s been trying unsuccessfully for years to join the church. But it was a very exclusive church for the proper kind of folks, and they just did not think he was good enough to be a member. I found him one day sitting by the church steps with his head on his hands bowed and I asked him what was wrong. He told me about it, I put my arm around his shoulder and told him I knew how he felt. I’ve been wanting to enter that same church for twenty years and they’ve never let me in either! Well, there’s an end even to my patience. So I’m going to let you in on a secret………

Now this is something I’ve been planning on doing for quite sometime, but the way things are going, I think I’m planning of holding my own party! How about that? It’s going to be the biggest, most fantastic feast, you could possibly imagine! It might not happen this year but I’m sending out invitations now anyway because I know you’ll want to come. There’s going to be room for billions, for everyone who wants to come! Some really famous old timers and celebrities are going to be there and I’ll reserve you a seat of honor right with them! (Matthew 8:11) So hold on to your hat because when everything is ready I’m going to spring it as a big surprise and a lot of people are going to be left out in the cold because they didn’t answer my invitation!! Let me know right away if you’d like to come and I’ll reserve you a place and write your name in large golden letters in my BIG GUEST BOOK!!

Much Love,
JESUS

Nobody knows who I really am
I never felt this empty before
And if I ever need someone to come along,
Who’s gonna comfort me, and keep me strong?

We are all rowing the boat of fate
The waves keep on coming and we can’t escape
But if we ever get lost on our way
The waves would guide you through another day

dooku de iki o shiteru toomei ni natta mitai
kudayami ni omoe dakedo mekaku shisarete tadake

inori o sasagete atarashii hi o matsu
asayaka ni hikaru umi sono hate made

Nobody knows who I really am
Maybe they just don’t give a damn
But if I ever need someone to come along
I know you would follow me, and keep me strong

hito no kokoro wa utsuriyuku mukedashiteku naru
tsuki wa mada atarashii shuuki de mune o tsureteku

And every time I see your face
The ocean heaves up to my heart
You make me wanna strain at the oars, and soon
I can see the shore

Oh, I can see the shore
When will I see the shore?

I want you to know who I really am
I never thought I’d feel this way towards you
And if you ever need someone to come along,
I will follow you, and keep you strong

tabi wa mada tsuzuiteku odayakana hi mo
tsuki wa mata atarashii shuuki de ume o terashidasu

inori o sasagete atarashii hi o matsu
asayaka ni hikaru umi sono hate made

And every time I see your face
The ocean heaves up to my heart
You make me wanna strain at the oars, and soon
I can see the shore

Unmei no huneoko gi nami wa tsugi kara tsuki e to watashi-tachi o sou kedo
Sore mo suteki na tabi ne, dore mo suteki na tabi ne

Kanashimi no naka de
Yume o dakishimeteta
Doshaburi no ame ni
Karada ga kogoetemo
    In the sadness
    I was holding my dream tightly
    Even though I was
    freezing cold in the rain

Dream… kokoro no   Honou wa
Nido to kesanai to
    Dream, I never even thought
    of the fire in my heart

* Aoki sora yo   Hateshinaki sora
Hikari ga soko ni aru kagiri
Atsuku tsuyoku   Oretachi wa ikite yuku
Ai o kazashi, mamoritai
…towa no miraaai
    * Blue Sky, the boundless sky
    As long as the light exists there
    Being hot, being strong, we continue to live
    I want to protect out limitless future
    by holding love in the air

Kizu tsuite hito wa
Uso o   Oboeru kedo
Afureru namida wa
Kodomo no koro no mama
    People learn to lie,
    through being hurt
    But the tears down our faces
    Just as when we were children

Truth… jidai ga   Donna ni
Tsumi ni yogoretemo, woah
    True, even through the years
    are stained by sins, woah

Aoki sora yo   Sumiwataru sora
Tsubasa no haeta yume ga tobu
Kaze ni mukai   Oretachi no jounetsu ga
Itsuka tsukuru rakuen wa
…towa no miraaai
    Blue sky, the clear sky
    The dream that has wings flys
    Against the wind, someday
    The paradise that our passion will
    create is for eternal future

| sinong nagbukas ng aircon sa labas? || lamig kasi e.. || wind chill -2 deg || share ko lang |

|yung una dapat bababa ako sa britania|| dahil dun kami magmemeet ng mga ka-banda ko|| pero nakatulog ako sa bus kaya napunta akong brampton|| galing noh!|| then ngayong umaga|| nakatulog naman ako sa go train|| and dapat sa erindale ako bababa|| pero nakatulog ulit ako|| kaya sa cooksville na ako nakabababa|| buti nalang nagising ako kaagad|| dahil kung hindi|| makakarating nanaman ako sa downtown toronto for no reason||hehe||antukin kasi e||yun lang||share ko lang||My bad|

  |Yeah|| Got a new bike||It’s a harley oldschool style chopper|

|so kewl||and I spent all of my saving just for it.. wahhh||

But it’s ok coz ima gonna get my paycheck on tuesday||haha||more money||

FYI: I’m now working for part time at A&w||I don’t mind working there while i’m studying||I love the working environment|| actually they just gave me a surprise party this afternoon for my birthday last week|| soo kewl eh!||well i think that’s ol for now||gtg||mata ne!||\m/|

|Yes||Thank God It’s friday||Now I hev tym to relax||\m/|

| para sa mga walang magawa sa buhay || kundi manira ng bike ng ibang tao|| Lagot kayo!|| Beloved || never avenge yourselves || but leave into the wrath of God || for it is written || “Vengeance is mine || I will repay, says the Lord.” || heinaku || buti nalang hindi harley ang bike ko |