I'm getting on a plane today
that I don't wanna board
I'm leaving all my love behind
cause I have no control
that my plane is going back
is going back home
back to my blurry life
where everyone's alone
I wanna be in the place where I can breathe
so take me to the island I love
back to the island up above
where people do what humans want
and life isn't all about money and things
when the clouds hang so low that they skim the treetops and
graze your fingertips, beauty is finally in reach
I was in a place of constant awareness
all eyes glistened in the sun and everyone was breathing as one
and in this moment I found what I have always have been looking for
as I rode across the ocean, it's black abyss washed me clean of my doubts and flashed me a glimpse of hope that I knew I could find if I dove deep into it's waters
deep, deep down. cleansing and pure
I found a place that the soul can thrive
love is the only free thing in this world and between us,
only open doors should exist.
these memories are constant reminders that life
is the richest when you have nothing but
love and the ability to breathe
A sampler of the sound of the Filipino diaspora, and a field guide to finding defiant happiness even (or especially) as the world burns. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 18, 2020