if u listen closely u can hear my mom breaking filipino stereotypes and vacuuming the house on new years eve

what are you doing new years eve? - cover

this song makes me emotional. for various reasons. 

Lost Boy - Ruth B (cover)

i'd like to dedicate this song to my beloved jollibee

Fantasy - Alina Baraz & Galimatias (cover)

the outcome of playing this song for 5 hours straight and my fingers turning into the shade of purple yams

Dream a Little Dream of Me - Doris Day (cover)

bc she's all shook up and so am I (one of my favorite songs ever)

Strings - Young the Giant (cover)

A story I wrote when I was fifteen:

Ever hear the story about the little girl?
She met a little boy 
Who changed her world
It goes something like this

Grew up together, adventure everyday
But sooner or later
They had to move away
NoOoOOo
But the words they exchanged, they will always remain
Forever in their hearts, they'll never be apart
They said,

We just have to take our different pathways
Maybe someday we'll meet again
After all has been done and all has been said
They will teach you how to keep a secret
Maybe someday you'll tell me yours and I'll tell you mine

But until then, I promise to think of you now and then
But for now, I guess this is where our story ends
Cause

Once upon a time there was a place for us
We had some fun but the time has come 
For us to grow up and

We just have to take our different pathways
Maybe someday we'll meet again 
After all has been done and all has been said
They will teach you how to keep a secret
Maybe someday you'll tell me yours and I'll tell you mine

But until then, I promise to think of you now and then
But for now, I guess this is where our story ends

A Story - Bella Bracie (Original)

Where is my heart?
I haven’t seen it since you tore it apart
I’m missing puzzle pieces
You had no time to kill

Thanks for the songs
I made a playlist and it plays all night long
While you were holding her
I still remember

Am I holding on to fictional times?
Am I wrong for thinking that we were right?
Tell me, do you think of me sometimes?
In the middle of the day
Or when you dream at night?

Cause I’d be lying if I said I lost sleep over you
But my last thoughts before bed
Are always of you

Where is my soul?
Lost in forever I am losing control
Your name turns back time
I’m stuck in rewind

Am I holding on to fictional times?
Forgive me for thinking we were real those nights
Tell me, does my name ever cross your mind?
Cause yours is always in the back of mine

And I’d be lying if I said I don’t dream of you
But our dreams they end
And sometimes they don’t come true

Oh, does she know
That in the summer your eyes are gold?
Does she know
That when the snow falls your arms aren’t cold?

Or am I stuck in those fictional times?
When you said hello 
And left without a goodbye

Tell me to forget it, it was all a lie
Are you happy with her?
Did we just not give it a try

I’d be lying if I said I was over you
But the times have changed
And I hope my heart does too

Fictional Times - Bella Bracie (Original)

Darling can you please load the laundry 
Separate the whites from the colors please
Then we can buy some groceries 
In the clothes we wear to sleep 

Darling 
Just know I’ll still love you in the morning 
Even though we spent the night yelling at each other
We bounce like the weather

Darling
Will you still hold me
When we’re old and lonely
Cause the kids have all grown up

Cause I know there will be times we won’t see eye to eye 
It ends up in a fight 
Oh
Too stubborn to say
Maybe you were right and I was wrong
Lets make it right

All I'm asking for is
You and me
And your company
Hand in hand by my side
I’ll hold your heart
Til I die

And I hope you know
I wont let you go
No matter how hard you may try
It's always gonna be me and you
At the end of the night

Oh Oh
Oh Oh
At the end of the night

Darling - Bella Bracie (Original)

LOVE - Nat King Cole (cover)

for apahm month <3

sunkissed highlights
dazzling blue ocean eyes
and effortless was her middle name

she was perfect on paper
and prettier on screen
she was everything her mother said
she wished she could be

standing tall
paper thin
silky hair
lighter skin
i guess beauty is more than 
what comes from within

stuck in a vicious cycle of hating what i see
comparisons the devil’s game
that robs you of who you’re meant to be

cause,
i’m no barbie doll
i’ve got bruises, i’ve got scars
broken bones, empty cages
oh, where do i start
don’t tell me
you meant no harm
it’s these
social standards you uphold
that are tearing your daughters apart
cause this is not 
who she’s meant to be

don’t stare in the mirror
and wish you could look like her
cause beauty is more than    
what they put on tv

i know they don’t mention
how sunkissed complexion
is something that we shouldn’t hide

but there’s something they missed 
no, we can’t coexist
with the forces who tell us to stay behind

struck by the time i spent hating what i see
the sun shines so bright that sometimes we just can’t see that

i’m no barbie doll
you can’t control me, or my heart
i’m more than a figure
for you to just pick apart
don’t tell me
you meant no harm
you forced my movements, made me feel stupid
when i wanted you to say

my darling girl
there’s this big bad world out there 
they’ll tear you down to pieces
for the color of your skin

but you’re no second rate
no second place
make no mistake
you’re worth more than gold yeah
throw what you’ve been told away

cause
this is
who you’re meant to be

bella

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