Avenged Sevenfold

I recently found out from Tito JL that apart from your love for Bruno Mars, you also liked the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. Actually, I have never heard of that band so I googled it and I was surprised because their website is a little bit dark, as in literally. I was wondering why you and Tito might have liked them. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's just a bit weird for me that at a young age you can already appreciate that kind of music. Perhaps I'm just old-fashioned. But then again, I remember that when Tito JL was younger, he used to listen to Metallica's music a lot. He was actually cute because he couldn't even say Metalicca properly. He used to say "Metacalla". In fact, when he used to sleep in our house, he would play their songs upon waking up in the morning. We used to watch their videos over and over again. He actually told me one time that he feels quite bad because he was not able to share that experience with you and Ading Linus. Because by the time he could hang out with you, he was already living in Manila. So he didn't actually have plenty of time to bond with you.

One time he posted something on his facebook wall about Avenged Sevenfold's (A7X)song entitled "So Far Away". I have watched the video on you tube and I quite like it. And I love the lyrics. It is very meaningful. Apparently, the band has been performing this song in their concerts as a tribute to their former drummer "The Rev" who passed away in 2009. No wonder Tito JL likes the song too. Maybe he dedicates that song to you.

Anyway, Tito will be watching their concert in Manila in a few days time. Oh, tomorrow actually. Well, he said before that he wanted to take you and that he will ask me and Mama if we'd let you go. So when I read his post about the concert this afternoon, I asked him to take you. :)

Please be there to keep Tito company. I know you will anyway.

"So Far Away"

Never feared for anything
Never shamed but never free
A light that healed the broken heart
With all that it could

Lived a life so endlessly
Saw beyond what others see
I tried to heal your broken heart
With all that I could
Will you stay?
Will you stay away forever?

How do I live without the ones I love?
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned
Place and time always on my mind
I have so much to say but you're so far away

Plans of what our futures hold
Foolish lies of growing old
It seems we're so invincible
The truth is so cold

A final song, a last request
A perfect chapter laid to rest
Now and then I try to find
A place in my mind
Where you can stay
You can stay awake forever

How do I live without the ones I love?
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned
Place and time always on my mind
I have so much to say but you're so far away

Sleep tight I'm not afraid (not afraid)
The ones that we love are here with me
Lay away a place for me (place for me)
'Cause as soon as I'm done I'll be on my way
To live eternally

How do I live without the ones I love?
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned
Place and time always on my mind
And the light you left remains but it's so hard to stay
When I have so much to say and you're so far away

I love you, you were ready, the pain is strong and urges rise
But I'll see you when He let's me
Your pain is gone, your hands untied

So far away
And I need you to know
So far away
And I need you to, need you to know

I know you'll have fun with Tito JL. Oh, how I wish you can be there in the flesh. We are terribly missing you. We love you so much anak.

Mommy Tintin