Freedom, Peace, Love, Unity
That is what this song signifies to me. I tried to pick one theme for this song. But the more I kept reading and singing the lyrics, the more it felt that one theme wasn't enough to embody what this song symbolizes to me.
Independence Day was the day we all attained our freedom from the hands of our captors. After a sea of bloodshed by our heroes,
We all gained freedom.
We all learned unity.
We all achieved peace.
And we all strengthened our love.
Rivermaya is one of the gems and legends of the OPM industry. They have made hundreds of songs that touched the Filipino's hearts, and retained their passion in their minds. I chose this specific song because it symbolizes many important things to me.
As you can see, I filmed this video in a dark room, covering half of my face. I like to symbolize it as someone who does not see, who is not seen, but is only being heard and listened to. Whatever words come out of her mouth, they magnify what is in her heart and not what she looks like. She is singing her soul out to the one she loves. May it be a friend, a family, or a partner. I wanted to highlight the song, my feelings, not physical self.
F R E E D O M
Remember how we laughed until we cried
At the most stupid things like
We were so high
But love was all that we were on, we belong
And though the world would never understand
This unlikely union and why it still stands
Someday, we will be set free
Pray and believe
Freedom to me can be seen here, wherein the two souls are having fun and is living life in their own way. Even if the world despises who they are, what they are, and what they do, they do not lose hope and just continue to live life the way it is supposed to be lived. They held onto the hope that one day they would reach the ultimate freedom—life after death.
Even if we have freedom in this world today, we are still held in chains by so many factors. We can only achieve ultimate freedom when we are not bound by any chains or by any dominions or principalities in this world. We can now say, heaven is a place we call home.
P E A C E
When the light disappears
And when this world's insincere
You'll be safe here
When nobody hears you scream
I'll scream with you
You'll be safe here
Soul B is devastated and wrecked inside and out. So Soul A offered themselves some kind of peace for Soul B. Validation of feelings, and a place where you can scream, shout, and weep is all Soul A wanted to do for Soul B. Why? Because of love. Love in all senses
There have been countless times where our lives have had their lights disappear all of a sudden, and it's so dark that we have nowhere to go. No one to hold on to. If we have that specific soul in our minds where they offer such peace, such safety, such home, take it.
L O V E
In my arms through the long cold night
Sleep tight, you'll be safe here
When no one understands
I'll believe, you'll be safe
You'll be safe, you'll be safe here, ooh ooh
Put your heart in my hands
You'll be safe here
Love is very vague. Not one word could ever describe it. In this verse, I have seen the calmest, purest form of love. No sexual intimacy is seen, but you can feel the connection between the two. Soul A offered not a house, but a home to Soul B, where they could safely lay their heads and sleep soundly at night. Soul A committed themselves into taking care of Soul B by asking them to put their hearts in their hands. That's the most vulnerable thing a human being could ever do - leaving their whole being to someone they knew.
U N I T Y
Two roads intertwine
And if the universe conspired
To meld our lives, to make us, fuel and fire
Then know wherever you will be
So too, shall I'll be
Both of them conspired unity here. Both were lost but found themselves, and thanked the heavens that their fates were intertwined. Cause if it didn't happened, both of them would've never found themselves, and could've never know "love" itself.
We all have that person/thing/animal for whom we are all thankful. They never left us. And if they did, they'd done their very best to not leave us alone in this lonely world. Where we go, they go. Until eternity, we'll always be together.
May we all listen to this wonderfully concocted song. I know you all got different thoughts about it and have different perspectives than I do, but that's the beauty of art. The beauty of music itself.
OPM brings the Filipino people together. We sing together in one accord and raise our flags the gratitude to our forefathers whom have sacrificed themselves for this country.
If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have OPM.
If we wouldn't have OPM, we wouldn't have Rivernmaya.
If we wouldn't have Rivermaya, I would've never come across this song which saved me from most of my depression.
And if that hadn't saved me, you wouldn't be able to read this, and I would've never existed.
This post, this contest, this community, would've never existed.
Hi! Thanks for reading my blogpost! This is my entry to Hive Ph contest entitled: Hive PH Contest: We Want To Hear Your Songs About Independence. Hope you all enjoyed my cover! And my post! LOL.
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