I've been on a roll with long distance songs this week. I stumbled upon this song (which is from a bygone era. Hehe!) while I was posting Gossip's Love Long Distance the other day. I, of course, ended up Googling the lyrics of the song.

It was sad. But I won't deny that once in a while, people in LDRs (like myself) do get to feel the emotional distance as Little Feat belts it out. Emote with the lyrics here…

Oh, Hello…give Me Missing Persons, They Say
What Is It That You Need?
I Said Oh, I Need Him So…she Said You've
Got to Stop Your Pleading

And no Matter What I Do,
Even Pray to Heaven Above,
All I Ever Get From You Is
Long Distance Love

I Read the Papers
And I Got the Blues
I Was So Sad to Hear the News
Help Wanted, But Not Enough
You Know These Times Are Gettin' Rough

And no Matter What I Do
Even Pray to Heaven Above
All I Seem to Get From You Is Long Distance Love
(Whoo-oo-oo)

Oh Your Toes Were So Pretty
And Your Life So Sweet
I Wonder Do You Know
Do You Know You Hurt Me So

And no Matter What I Do
Even Pray to Heaven Above
All I Ever From You Is
Long Distance Love
Long Distance Love
(Oo-oo-oo)

When the LDR going gets tough, better just sing it out?

Love the distance,

Inday I. Nagintay

Dodong posted the video of Love Long Distance by Gossip on his Facebook account and obviously, it caught my attention. I'm sure it wasn't because it was about the long distance nature of the theme, but rather the cool beat

And so I immediately searched online for the lyrics, which I would be sharing with you guys. Some parts I can relate with. Can you guess which ones?

Call yourself a romantic
Let me explain
Been Across the whole Atlantic
And back again
I had it with your antics
Your childish games
Baby
I call your number twice
But it rang and rang
Against my best friends advice
I should be ashamed
(You) Did it to me once
You'll do it again
So she says

Love long distance
Is testing me trying my patience
I need more of your assistance now
Love long distance
Is testing me trying my patience
I need more of your assistance now

Heard it through the bass line
Not much longer would you be my baby

Work yourself into a panic
Bent outta shape
And then take me for granted
Like nothings changed
All my friends are asking
Why you're that way
But I can't explain
Why I call your number twice
And / but it rang and rang
Against my best friends advice
I should be ashamed
You did it to me once
You'll do it again
She promises

Love long distance
Is testing me trying my patience
I need more of your assistance now
You're making me crazy
The way that you've been acting lately
I need more of your assistance now

Breaking Up or Breaking Down
When I need you, you can't be found
I want someone who's around for me
Does it have to be so complicated?
Either way I'm devastated
I could use a little comforting

Love long distance
Is testing me trying my patience
I need more of your assistance now
Love long distance
Is testing me trying my patience
I need more of your assistance now

Love, love, love, love
I need some assistance now
Love
(And) I will Thank you for your cooperation
(And) I will Thank you for your cooperation
Stop playing with me

I know Dodong isn't playing with me at all. Ignorance is BLISS! Hehehe! Kidding! But long distance love does test your patience indeed. Agree? It's not for the faint of heart. Lotta faith, lotta trust and lotta patience. Hay.

Love the distance,

Inday I. Nagintay

I'm sure you guys are baffled by the fact that I posted "A Love Song for No One" by John Mayer when in fact I have someone. I am again in a state of "I miss him so much" and I remembered the lyrics of this song. It goes something like…

I'm tired of being alone

So hurry up and get here

So tired of being alone

So hurry up and get here

Get here

There are really times that I do get tired of being alone here…like now. Don't you get that same feeling too? And I just wish that time could move faster to the day Dodong would come home again and we'd be together (physically). So hurry up and get here na!

Sigh. I miss him so much…

Love the distance,

Inday I. Nagintay

If you dear readers (are there any more out there?) have noticed, I have been quiet silent earlier this week. Aside from the much welcome busyness of working here and there, Dodong and I have gone through some long distance relationship squabbles (which I will share on a different post later this week).

I am just happy to have stumbled upon another LDR song…on a happier note. I find it pleasantly strange that musicians never cease to run out of good material even if it is just about long distance relationships which is not the norm.

Sharing with you the lovely lyrics, after the jump…I am sure if you're in an all LDR you'd super relate to this

The sky has lost its color
The sun has turned to gray
At least that’s how it feels to me
Whenever you’re away

I crawl up in the corner
To watch the minutes pass
Each one brings me closer to
The time you’re coming back

I can’t take the distance
I can’t take the miles
I can’t take the time until I next see you smile
I can’t take the distance
And I’m not ashamed
That with every breath I take I’m calling your name
I can’t take the distance

I still believe my feelings
But sometimes I feel too much
I make believe you’re close to me
But it ain’t close enough
Not nearly close enough

I can’t take the distance
I can’t take the miles
I can’t take the time until I next see you smile
I can’t take the distance
And I’m not ashamed
That with every breath I take I’m calling your name

I’d breathe fire and I’d be free
To be by your side, I’d do anything
I can’t take the distance

I will go the distance
I will go the miles
That’s how much you mean to me

I can’t take the distance
I can’t take these miles
I can’t take the time until I next see you smile
I can’t take the distance
And I’m not ashamed
That with every breath I take I’m calling your name
I can’t take the distance

HAAAY. This song just embodies the love-hate relationship I do have with the LDR situation. I love it but there are times I just hate it with such gusto. Like the lyrics say, you can't take it but you will take it all because you LOVE that person. Love really does make you do crazy seemingly impossible stuff right?

Love the distance,

Inday I. Nagintay

I was able to watch RENT the musical for the very 1st time onstage c/o my very generous friend who treated me to a ticket (Thank you!). I watched it on the silverscreen, the movie and it was ok. I loved the songs especially Seasons of Love, which is basically almost everyone's default RENT song.

But this time around, it was different. Watching RENT live onstage, just gave me goosebumps…and I CRIED. Yes, tears flowed down my cheeks as I was moved by my new favorite RENT song, Without You. It was the perfect LDR song…well, at least for me. Jonathan Larson's words (and the actors' performance) were just so moving and so I just want to share it with you guys…

MIMI

Without you, the ground thaws, the rain falls, the grass grows.

Without you, the seeds root, the flowers bloom, the children play.

The stars gleam, the poets dream, the eagles fly, without you.

The earth turns, the sun burns, but I die, without you.

Without you, the breeze warms, the girl smiles, the cloud moves.

Without you, the tides change, the boys run, the oceans crash.

The crowds roar, the days soar, the babies cry, without you.

The moon glows, the river flows, but I die, without you.

ROGER

The world revives

MIMI

Colors renew

BOTH

But I know blue, only blue, lonely blue, within me blue.

MIMI

Without you.

Without you, the hand gropes, the ear hears, the pulse beats.

ROGER

Without you, the eyes gaze, the legs walk, the lungs breathe.

ROGER

The mind churns!

MIMI

The mind churns!

ROGER

The heart yearns!

MIMI

The heart yearns!

BOTH

The tears dry, without you.

Life goes on, but I'm gone.

Cause I die, without you.

MIMI

Without you.

ROGER

Without you.

BOTH

Without you.

Love the distance,

Inday I. Nagintay

I should have stumbled upon this song eons ago! But thank God for friends who are also in long distance relationships who have posted interesting info on their facebook pages. So a special shout out to Ankat Salamat! Muchos Gracias! Danke!

This is precisely the feeling I share with thousands, oh maybe millions of people in long distance relationships far and wide: it's just so damn hard being apart! Every single day, I do wish that Dodong would be home to share so many milestones (and pitfalls) in my life. But we can't really. He has to be there and I have to be here.

Argh! Grabe this song! And without further ado, here are the lyrics to this uber PERFECT long distance relationship song…

There`s only so many songs that i can sing to pass the time.
And i`m running out of things to do to get you off my mind (oh whoa).
All i have is this picture in a frame (oh ah),
That i hold close to see your face everyday.

With you is where i`d rather be,
But we`re stuck where we are.
It`s so hard, you`re so far..
This long distance is killing me.
I wish that you are here with me,
But we`re stuck where we are
It`s so hard, you`re so far.. (so hard, you`re so far..)
This long distance is killing me.

It`s so hard, it`s so hard, where we are, where we are, you`re so far.
This long distance is killing me.
It`s so hard, it`s so hard, where we are, where we are, you`re so far
(so hard, so hard, where we are, where we are, your so far).
This long distance is killing me.

Now the minutes feel like hours
And the hours feel like days.. (whoa oh whoa)
While i`m away (way-ay)
You know right now i can`t be home (ah)
But i`m coming home soon (ah)
Coming home soon.. (ah a hah)
All i have is this picture in a frame (ah),
That i hold close to see your face everyday.

With you is where i`d rather be (where i`d rather be..),
But we`re stuck where we are (oh oh).
It`s so hard, (oh ah) you`re so far.. (oh ah)
This long distance is killing me.
I wish that you are here with me (you are here with me),
But we`re stuck where we are (oh oh)
It`s so hard, (oh ah) you`re so far.. (oh ah)

Can you hear me crying?
Ooh (oh-oh oh-oh)
Can you hear me crying? (oh-oh ah!)
Ooh (oh-oh oh-oh)
Can you hear me crying? (oh-oh ah!)
Ooh (oh-oh oh-oh)
Ooh woo whoa ah ah oh ah (oh-oh ah!)
Uh ah uh ah whoa0h ah (oh-oh oh-oh)

With you is where i`d rather be (where i`d rather be..) whoa!
(but we`re stuck where we are) oh!
(it`s so hard) so hard (your so far), so far
(this long distance is killing me) this long distance is killing me
I wish that you are here with me (you are here with me) me..
(but we`re stuck where we are) stuck where we are! so hard! so far
This long distance is killing me

It`s so hard, it`s so hard, where we are, where we are, you`re so far.
This long distance is killing me.
It`s so hard, it`s so hard, where we are, where we are, you`re so far
(so hard, so hard, where we are, where we are, your so far).
This long distance is killing me.

There`s only so many songs that i can sing to pass the time.

I do love what the distance has done for me and Dodong, but I really can't deny the fact that it is not easy. Oh yes, so many songs to pass the time but sometimes even listening to too much songs does make me crazy.

What to you do to get you past the missing you crazy stage?

Love the distance,

Inday I. Nagintay

Today is quite a lonely day. I hate it. I am definitely feeling EMO. And while surfing, I stumbled upon this song: Killing Loneliness by HIM.

Perfect.

The lyrics don't make any sense in my teary state. But what the heck. I just want to kill this loneliness…

Memories, sharp as daggers
Pierce into the flesh of today
Suicide of love took away all that matters
And buried the remains in an unmarked grave in your heart

With the venomous kiss you gave me
I'm killing loneliness (Killing loneliness)
With the warmth of your arms you saved me,
Oh, I'm killing loneliness with you
I'm killing loneliness that turned my heart into a tomb
I'm killing loneliness

Nailed to the cross, together
As solitude begs us to stay
Disappear in the lie forever
And denounce the power of death over our souls and secret words are said to start a war

With the venomous kiss you gave me
I'm killing loneliness (Killing loneliness)
With the warmth of your arms you saved me,
Oh, I'm killing loneliness with you
I'm killing loneliness that turned my heart into a tomb
I'm killing loneliness

Killing loneliness

With the venomous kiss you gave me
I'm killing loneliness (Killing loneliness)
With the warmth of your arms you saved me

So how do you kill your loneliness? HELP.

Love the distance,

Inday I. Nagintay

I do have to apologize to non-Filipino readers but this song is just perfect for those who are spending their Christmases away from each other like Dodong and myself. (NOTE: I chose to post the Lea Salonga version since she is an International star so that non-Pinoys can somehow relate – Can you???) I really do not know what is it about this holiday season that makes me feel extra lonely. I know I should be used to this but it does get lonely. Super.

Maybe because of the weather. It's cold and it is perfect hugging, cuddling temperature. Maybe because of all the get togethers: families, friends, old friends, new friends…HAAAY.

Here are the heart wrenching lyrics of the song…Sigh.

Pasko na naman
Ngunit wala ka pa
Hanggang kailan kaya
Ako’y maghihintay sa iyo

Bakit ba naman
Kailangang lumisan pa
Ang tanging hangad ko lang
Ay makapiling ka

[chorus]
Sana ngayong Pasko
Ay maalala mo pa rin ako
Hinahanap-hanap pag-ibig mo
At kahit wala ka na
Nangangarap at umaasa pa rin ako
Muling makita ka
At makasama ka
Sa araw ng Pasko

Pasko na naman
Ngunit wala ka pa
Hanggang kailan kaya
Ako’y maghihintay sa iyo

Bakit ba naman
Kailangang lumisan pa
Ang tanging hangad ko lang
Ay makapiling ka

[repeat chorus 2x]

Sana ngayong Pasko…

I know I have a whole lot of other wishes for this Christmas. But really, All I want for Christmas is to be with YOU.

Isn't that your biggest Christmas wish too?

Love the distance,

Inday I. Nagintay

P.S. Help from anybody can translate the lyrics in English would be much appreciated Nosebleed kasi e!

Dodong is already leaving tonight for his early morning flight back to Dubai. Soooooo I am really savoring each second we have together. While saying our sad goodbyes from our coffee date last night, this song just popped into my head. This song is very typical of me because I do love the old songs

This song is really perfect for the situation we are in at the moment: the "Till we see each other again" moment…

Goodbye, It's Time For Me To Go
i'll Call You In The Morning
so I Can Let You Know
the Way I Really Feel Girl
to Put Your Mind At Ease
if I Don't Then Who Will
if I Make It, I Still
want You To Be There With Me
you Say You Love And Then You Learn
if You've Learned To Love Me Baby
you'll Wait 'til I Return
i Know It Hasn't Been Easy
to Love A Man Like Me
some Day, If We Try
there Will Be No Goodbye
and We Will Live Happily, 'cause

{Chorus}:
i'll Be There One Day
and You Will Be Right Next To Me
i'll Be There One Day
and You Will Be Right Next To Me

hey There
will You Be Where I Am
will You Be By My Side Girl
or With Another Man
{Will You Be Next To Me}
just Wait A Little Longer
girl I Don't Know How Long
just Try To Understand
this Is Not What I Planned
i'm Sorry This Had To Be
gir, Oh Girl Every Man Needs A Woman
you're The Woman That I Choose
and I Can't Afford To Lose You Baby

{Chorus}

i Swear To The World
you'll Always Be My Girl
just Say You'll Be
right Next To Me

Definitely Dodong. I will just be right next to you, here waiting for you…

Love the distance,

Inday I. Nagintay

P.S. I couldn't find the original music video on YouTube. This was the next best thing I could find. Hehehe.

P.P.S. Blaque also has a rendition of this song. Of course, I prefer to post the original version. But that's just me

I know I shouldn't be counting the last days before his return to the desert, but I couldn't help myself see the reality of it. Especially when Dodong himself told me he was on his last few days home.

I am not a music fan as you may know. But I was surfing and lurking around the net to find a perfect song for what I am feeling right now. Thank God for Google of course, I was able to find THE song.

The lyrics are just perfect with what I would want to say to Dodong right now. Please do stay…

We were walking 
Just the other day 
It was so hot outside 
You could fry an egg 
Remember you were talking 
I watched as sweat ran down your face 
Reached up and caught it at your chin 
Licked my fingertip 
Wasting time 
Let the hours roll by 
Doing nothing for the fun 
Little taste of the good life 
Whether right or wrong 
Makes us want to stay, stay, stay 
For awhile 
Later on the sun began to fade 
Then the clouds rolled over our heads 
And it began to rain 
Oh we were dancing mouths open 
Splashing tongue taste 
For a moment this good time would never end 
You and me 
You and me 
Just wasting time 
I was kissing you 
You were kissing me love 
From good day into a moonlight 
Now a night so fine 
Makes us wanna stay, stay, stay, stay for awhile 
Wasting time 
I shall miss these things 
When it all rolls by 
What a day 
Wanna stay, stay, stay, stay for awhile 
Hey love 
Oh just groping you 
Rolling in the mud 
Stay a while 
Come on love 
Wanna stay, stay, stay, stay for awhile

Dodong: Please stay for a little while more….

Love the distance,

Inday I. Nagintay