Same Ground by Kitchie Nadal

This was a song I became quite enam­ored with sev­eral years ago. I’ve always loved Kitchie’s songs. It helped that when I lived in Makati, Kitchie lived in the same build­ing. (I know, I know) But besides that, I love her songs because of the beauty of their lyrics.

They’re sup­posed to be sub­tly reli­gious. This one is a sinner’s song to God. We for­sake Him and go on our way, but we won­der because it seems like we’re really just hurt­ing our­selves. We lose mean­ing and sense and direc­tion. And we are not at peace. And then we ask, “When all else fails, would you be there to love me? When all else fails, would you be brave to see right through me?”

Same Ground
Kitchie Nadal

My love
It’s been a long time since i cried
And left you out of the blue
It’s hard
Leav­ing you the way
When i never really wanted to

Self denial
Is a game so strange i never really should’ve wanted
Til there was you
Cause I have learned that love was beyond
What human can imag­ine
More it clears
The more I gotta let you go

’cause what I don’t under­stand
Is why I’m feel­ing so bad now
When I know it was my idea
I could’ve just denied the truth and lied
Now why am I the only one stand­ing stranded
On the same ground

My love
It’s been a long time since I cried
And left you out of the blue
It’s hard
Leav­ing you the way
When I never really wanted to

Self denial
Is a game so strange I never really should’ve wanted
Til there was you
Cause I have learned that love
Is a word just thrown
A lit­tle bit too much of this
Excuse to fill this infi­nite of desire
And never ever have to fade

Cause what I don’t under­stand
Is why i’m feel­ing so bad now
When I know it was my idea
I could’ve just denied the truth and lied
Now why am I the only one stand­ing stranded
On the same ground

If all else fail
Would you be there to love me?
When all else fails
Would you be brave to see right through me?