OneRepublic LIVE in Manila #OneRepublicMNL
It's been a long time coming since I've seen your face
I've been everywhere and back trying to replace
Everything that I had 'til my feet went numb
Praying like a fool that's been on the run...
I could listen to the same old song all day and feel good about it. Seeing and cuddling with my cats after a week of work makes my heart swell with joy. Eating ice cream after a very long day. Having random encounters with friends you have not seen for a long time, no matter how short it was. Getting your milk teas and donuts without having to queue for hours. When you get a smile and a "hello" from your crush. The list could go on and on and it all comes down to this fact: I find joy in little things. And my friends could attest to that.
Which is also probably one of the reasons why as much of a concert-goer that I am, I don't mind getting the farthest seat even when I can afford (savings!) the higher-priced tickets (heh.) just to be with my friends (Ever heard of #TeamGenAd? Well, hey, it is not so bad.) I just want to live in the moment and be there as it unfolds. I just want to sing along with the songs that has helped me through most of my days, in various points of my life. I just want to experience it as it happens and catalog it in my mind and my heart all throughout my Earth-ly existence. Try new things (I found out recently that concert mosh pits are fun!) every once in a while (like joining contests, like this one.)
And then I heard OneRepublic is coming for a show.
Who can say NO to Ryan Tedder, really? I feel like the gates of heaven has opened up and is now giving me a chance. Admittedly, I am not their biggest fan. I even knew someone who knows Tedder and still listen to Tedder's old EPs way before OneRepublic, the band, even existed up to now! (she's totes cool and there is no way I could beat that!) But I have heard more than enough of their music to say that they are talented and awesome especially during live performances.
TOP 5 songs? Hard. Let me tell you a story. More like history.
It has started with (5) All The Right Moves and of course, (4) Apologize (the trademark song. Being covered a lot, yeah?). But it was (3? Kind of.) Come Home that has made me fall in love with their music. It is that collaboration with Sara Bareilles, with lines that goes "Right now there's a war between the vanities / But all I see is you and me / The fight for you is all I’ve ever known.. / Everything I can’t be is everything you should be / And that’s why I need you here.." so heartfelt you just cannot help but admire. Plus they both sounded so well you just cannot help but listen to them over and over.
There is no way that they would sing this in Manila, I know, but just the thought that they will be visiting in Manila soon....We Filipinos are so musically-inclined and appreciative that for them it would feel like they are coming home. They would feel at home that they would want to come back. I just hope I do not have to wait for them to come back because I will get to see them that first time next month. *winks* Plus there still (3) Can't Stop (the sexy runs, the voice, the feels. Stop.), (2) If I Lose Myself (hashtag forever in love) and (1) Feel Again (seriously? If the multiple blog references is not much of a proof then I don't know anymore) from their latest offering, Native to look forward to.
Crossing fingers into that.
I'm feeling better ever since you know me
I was a lonely soul but that's the old me
A little wiser now from what you've shown me
Yeah....I feel again.
Song lyrics credit from: Well if it is not apparent enough, Feel Again, by OneRepublic. ;-)
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