Sing Me Your Song Again Daddy - the LO

To listen to the song click here. Then click "Sing Me Your Song Again Daddy".

The biggest challenge here is to find pictures of me & my dad. Though I managed to find a few, I had to do some restoration in photoshop.

Lyrics:

Sing me your song again Daddy
Sing me a happy verse,
Teach me those clever rhyme you sung
As you carry me on your shoulder
Sing me that hymn that you so loudly
Sung in church with Mom,
Sing them again to me
And feel me, with all your words of wisdom

Comforting words of love when I
Would get home from school in tears
Somehow your songs will stay within me
Down through all the years
When my younger heart was broken
Your shoulder was there to cry on
Sing me those songs
I know we linger, long after you have gone

I am standing out the threshold of a chapter in my life
I am asking for your blessing
As I'm about to be the wife of a man I know
Who loves me and I'm proud to be his bride
Dad, a time has come for me to leave your side.

So sing me your song again Daddy,
Sing me your lullaby
Wrap me inside your arms Daddy,
To this is not good-bye,
Your songs we live forever in my arms
When times get rough
The once I most remember of your songs of love.

Your song we live forever in my arms
When times get rough
The once I most remember of your songs of love.

Sing me a Song Challenge.

Upon reading Scrappin Mom’s challenge for this month, I was really inspired to create one. Not just for the challenge, but also for my personal collection. I want to make a “Songhits”-style album where I’ll collect layouts with title and lyrics of my favourite songs. Actually I’ve done a similar accordion album entitled “Songs of My Life”. But I want to have a bigger & a more detailed one.

On the day I found out about the new challenge, I was soooo inspired that I even found myself creating a sketch while seating in the MRT. I was full of ideas and was itching to start right away.

The first song that came to my mind was “Sing Me Your Song Again Daddy”. Composed by Jose Mari Chan and popularized by Cherie Gil. It’s one of my favourite songs yet, it’s the only song which I can’t sing. Every time I try, I start sobbing on the third or fourth line of the song. I get so emotional when it comes to my dad so this was the first song that came to my mind when I thought of joining the challenge.

For my layout, I planned to put together all things that remind me of my dad. One of the highlight was supposed to be a chessboard which is one my dad’s favourite board game. On the board, I planned to put die-cut of guitar, bowling pins & ball, G-clef, jumping rope etc.

Weekend came and I started gathering the materials. But every time I try putting them together, I get dizzy & sleepy. It was like this for several weeks until I lose my momentum. I even cried and told my husband to help me with it coz I really wanted to finish the LO. I was preggy by the way… hopefully that explains all the drama.

Last weekend, I was in good condition. I still get dizzy (& lazy) but not as bad as the previous weeks. I was able to put everything together and finished the LO. It wasn’t done the way I planned it to be. But I’m still happy that I was able to finish the LO for my dad. It’s also my first LO since May 2007.

Rey's 2007 Calendar

Top 12 Favorite pictures of my husband that he took in 2006.

These are digital layouts. (Credits to follow)