I Miss You, I Do

I MISS YOU, I DO

Sometimes I find myself feeling so sad as I reminisce

The days when you were here with me before

And when the days were sunny then

But the sun just has to set

And now I know

(That/As) I miss you more today

And I’m telling you someday

I will find you again

‘til then I’ll keep you

‘til then I’ll wait for you

‘til then I’ll love you

I do

You were in the days the sun was burning bright

In those days the sun shines brightly in your eyes

I miss those eyes looking at me. See me...

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Music and Lyrics: Keith Amodia, SDB

Keyboard: Keith Amodia, SDB

Vocals: Keith Amodia, SDB

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For long, I have wanted to compose a tribute song to Tita Brenda, a close friend during my novitiate days. Her untimely death and that of my uncle had deprived me of two people I love and care. Tita Brenda was a regular visitor and friend when I was in the novitiate. She has been battling cancer and emerged victorious. Her cancer never quelled her spirits. Now, she has become one of my heroes - a woman, mother, and friend whose inner strength conquered the bitterness of pain. My uncle Pholo saw me grow up. I have always felt special to him. Every time the bigger family gathers, he becomes my de facto guardian. I lost my angel when I transferred to Canlubang for my post novitiate. It is for this reason that despite my absence in his funeral, I compose this song for him.

In this song, I wished to convey the sadness, denial and confusion that comes along with bereavement. I started with the music and made it leap through the scale to emphasize the breadth of emotions that accompanies death. I inserted accidentals in the music and an irregular chord pattern to illustrate the confusion and irregularity of death.

Stay With Me

STAY WITH ME

There’s a song in my head playing all day long

Humming in my dreams, my heart beating all along

My world is spinning now, things going all too fast

Too fast to take it in, will this be our last?

I know that I’m not that strong enough to live all alone

I need someone to hold on to so tight

But time is ticking too fast, am I a thing of the past?

Now I’m asking you tonight

Stay with me, breathe for me

Live for me, never let go

Stay afloat, just hold on

Hold my hand, we’ll both be strong

My head’s all quiet now, just silence everywhere

The world is standing still, still I could not dare

I know that I’m not that strong enough to live all alone

I need someone to hold on to so tight

But time is ticking too fast, am I a thing of the past?

Now I’m asking you tonight

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Music and Lyrics: Keith Amodia, SDB

Keyboard: Keith Amodia, SDB

Vocals: Keith Amodia, SDB

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There were so many factors that inspired the making of this song. First was a broken friendship, another was my own insecurity over relationships, and other sad things from the past. In all these experiences, one thing is highlighted - that people can go in and out, beyond our control, of our lives. This song is my own quaint plea for people to stay committed. There seems to be so much unfaithfulness in the world we need men who can stand by their promises.

The Father's Song

THE FATHER'S SONG

Every morning you wake up with a question on your face

What is life? What is there to live for?

The emptiness is eating you from within

Who am I? What is there for me?

And the world is spinning, confusing you

But here I am calling you to me

Sleep tight my child and surrender

Close your eyes, embrace my peace

Sleep tight my child and surrender

In my arms you shall find your peace

You were known by me and loved before your birth

In my thoughts you live and clothed with much worth

You are mine to keep and love forever more

The day flies past you and you ask if you ever lived

Is there love? Are there real friends?

It's pulling you apart and tearing you within

I hear your heart calling out to me

For the world is spinning, confusing you

So here I am calling you to me

You searched and scoured the world but never found that peace

The peace you can't find in yourself

The peace you can only find in me

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Lyrics, Music, and Vocals: Keith J. Amodia, SDB

Keyboard: Vince Michael Sabal, SDB

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I composed this song in one of my saddest days. There are times when the paralyzing sadness and confusion are so strong you feel helpless against life. Yet, I remembered that these are the very times that we are asked to surrender everything and allow our Heavenly Father to take care of us. When one has no more strength to carry on, God is always there to become that Strength.

Jesus Flevit

JESUS FLEVIT

For you they fall, falling down to earth

Tears that sing my sorrow, sorrow for your worth

For you failed to see the day I knocked at your door

How I long to keep you under my wings

Your day of visitation comes today

Close not your eyes to the light of my day

Come back my children return to me

Open up your hearts, return to me

Break not my heart, my lovely spouse

For without me beauty fades from your house

My love will urge you on though times be dark

My love will keep alive your spark

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Bro. Keith J. Amodia, SDB

Lyrics, Music, Vocals, and Video

Bro. Vince Michael Sabal, SDB

Piano

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There were only two instances in the Gospel when Jesus wept. First, was when He wept for His friend Lazarus. The second, was when He wept for Jerusalem. This song was inspired from Luke 19:41-44, when Jesus wept for Jerusalem because she failed to recognize the day of His coming.

Many times, we too fail to recognize the coming of the Lord: in our daily relationship with him, in our brothers and sisters, and in the goodness that is inherent in each one of us. We are blinded by our own worries and cares that we fail to see the light of salvation breaking the walls of our own Jerusalem. So He sheds tears of sorrow and sighs his wish to gather everyone in the shelter of His wings.

Don't Let Me Wait

Don't Let Me Wait

Please just show me if you really love me

Don't let me guess

Don't give me a smile that'll last only a while

Please let it stay

'cause this heart's ain't gonna last forever

Waiting for a love that won't come

But this heart is yours forever

and it beats more than it's ever done

And I love you, I really do

With my heart and my soul, forever

In my heart, I really care

Should you bleed it dry forever

And I'll live for you and I'd die for you

And I'll sing for you and I'd fly for you

Don't let me wait

Can you tell me if you also love me

I'd like to know

Will you take me and will you keep me

Please take me home

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Lyrics and Music: Bro. Keith J. Amodia, SDB

In Video

All Production: Bro. Keith J. Amodia, SDB

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I wrote this song when I felt really down in life. I had a fight with one of my friends and I really wanted to make things right. Somehow, everything got complicated so even reconciliation did not work right. I thought of the many others who long for their relationships to smooth sail, even for just a day. So I wrote this song in behalf of all the lovers out there who long to be loved in return and who are challenged to be faithful despite the apathy.

I believe this is the first love song that I ever wrote. I even had the reservation to finish this since I am already a professed religious. What would people think if a religious would start writing love songs? But even so, I argued, I still am human and Christ would permit me to be in touch with the humanity within me, a nature shared by all men and women. This is my tribute to the love that binds couples together to form families.

Once Again

ONCE AGAIN

When you look at me it's then I really see

That sparkling smile in your eyes

When you pout your lips, it's when I really taste

The sweet, sweet honey from your lips

O girl, won't you tease me once again

Lay your head just next to mine

As we watch the stars pass by

O girl, won't you take my hand once more

Let me feel that beating heart

As we sing ourselves to sleep

When the morning comes and the night spent away

You'll be waking in my embrace

Whisper in my ear and hold me so dear

And everything's gonna be alright

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Lyrics and Music: Bro. Keith J. Amodia, SDB

In Video

Interpreter: Bro. Keith J. Amodia, SDB

Guitar: Bro. John Paul Rasay, SDB

Beatbox: Bro. Vince Michael Sabal, SDB

Video Production: Bro. John Paul Rasay, SDB


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This song was written because of the influence of my great and jolly friend, Bro. JP. JP has always been into the reggae genre, and he wished we could play some reggae song together as a band. I took the challenge to write a song. It ended up as a love song when I started thinking about the wonders of young love which is as light and happy as reggae. I was imagining two lovers under the star-studded velvet sky enjoying each other's company. The boy couldn't help himself but feel so attached to his beloved he can't stop himself from singing his song.