The Last Time

This song is very powerful to me. If you read my testimony that I posted in 2007 (see the box on the right of my website), you'll figure out why... I was just thinking back on some things, and that got me thinking... A couple other songs that I've written that deal with this are The Hardest Part and Start Over.

I told myself I'd be stronger,
Said that "This is the end."
Couldn't have been any wronger,
'Cause here I am again...

I think about how I've wandered
Down this dark, lonely road.
If this goes on any longer,
Will I still find my way home?...

I'm tired of making excuses,
Never following through with this.
I know I've got to change
And be someone who's better...
Heaven, help me make this
The last time forever!...

Heaven, help me make this
The last time forever!...

Oh, help me make this
The last time!...
(I want to be stronger)...
(I need to be)...

- "The Last Time"
Copyright ©2009 Izzy Galvez

God Bless,
Love,
- Izzy

Wake Me Up

"Comatose - I'll never wake up without an overdose of You..." - Skillet

Cut me open,
Fix the broken parts in me.
Let me heart spill out
And bleed - into me.

Oh!...

And wake me up,
I want to feel you, next to me.
Shake me from this sleep!
Open my eyes.

Wake me up,
I need to be with you, desperately.
Take me from this, please!
Come in my life...
And wake me up,
Oh, Love!...

Hold me close, and
Melt the frozen life in me.
Help my lungs fill up
And breathe - into me.

Oh!...

And wake me up,
I want to feel you, next to me.
Shake me from this sleep!
Open my eyes.

Wake me up,
I need to be with you, desperately.
Take me from this, please!
Come in my life...
And wake me up,
Oh, Love!...

Oh...

Hold me close.
I want to feel you, next to me...

- "Wake Me Up"
Copyright ©2009 Izzy Galvez

God Bless,
Love,
- Izzy

Photography - Mt. Rainier

Waiting

I've always been a hopeless romantic. I can remember having my first crush when I was about 3 years old. Cooties didn't exist to me. lol. But being a hopeless romantic, I've always had a respect for girls and the human body. And I've always believed in the sanctity of sex and marriage. Sex can wait... Honestly, I'm more concerned about my first kiss, holding hands, etc. lol.

Well, anyway, the following is just another expression/reflection on my thoughts about waiting and love... I know she's out there somewhere... *sigh*

I might be
The only guy like Me,
Hoping and waiting
On some kind of dream
About Love, about the One,
The only One for me...

And it might seem
My heart's a bit naive,
Thinking She's waiting
On the same kind of dream
About Love, about the One,
The only One for...

But I'll wait!
I'll wait,
However long it takes!
I won't break!
Won't break,
The promise that I made!...

Yeah, I'll wait!
I'll wait,
However far away!
'Till the day!
The day,
You're finally mine to take
Home!...

Oh...

I'm hoping and waiting,
On some kind of dream...
About You...

- "Waiting"
Copyright ©2009 Izzy Galvez.

God Bless,
Love,
- Izzy

Pure

Before I say anything else, I'm excited to announce that I've registered izzygalvez.com! Now my blog's home is izzygalvez.com instead of izzygalvez.blogspot.com (though, any links for izzygalvez.blogspot.com will automatically forward to izzygalvez.com). You'll also notice some minor changes to the layout, including the new header... :)

Recently, things have been going slow for me, songwriting-wise. The end of April and first week of May I was busy finishing my first year of college, which I think was a successful year, over all. I managed to score a 3.61 cumulative GPA!.. I've definitely grown a lot this last year, stepped out of my comfort zone. When I started this blog back in 2006 I was such a shy kid. Now, I'm learning that I am more extroverted than I thought. Haha.

But yeah, my college experience so far has been good. Just staying healthy and safe, being myself, and following God. The Fall looks very promising as well. You'll hear more about it as things get closer. :)

Anyway, the following is a short prayer I wrote earlier tonight. You can never be too far away from God, but that shouldn't stop you from trying to be close...

Purify me.
Burn inside me.
Fill me up with Your love.
Breathe into my lungs...

Purify me.
Work inside me.
Heal me, undo the scars.
Bleed into my heart...

Make me pure...
Make me Yours...
Again...

- "Pure"
Copyright ©2009, Izzy Galvez.

God Bless,
Love,
- Izzy

Random

I made this up and put it as my status on Facebook... I liked it, a lot. And it's actually pretty profound, despite the word play. :)

"...is but a small dot, a period, searching for meaning in the dictionary of life... Punctuation trying to fill the void of its punctured heart."

- Izzy Galvez

A Place For My Heart

I love too much to not love,
And hope to much to not....
My big heart weighs me down,
But my big heart lifts me up...

Is this big heart
Of mine a curse?
Heavy falls hard,
That's why I'm hurt,
I'm strong on the inside,
But not on the surface,
I love too much to not...

Is this big heart
Of mine broken?
Can't tell when it's dark,
Or when I'm cold, and
I'm strong on the surface,
But not on the inside,
I hope too much to not...

I just hope Love
Won't let me down...

So, tell me if
There's something wrong,
Tell me if this
Will last for long.
I just want a place,
Where I feel I belong!...

So, tell me why
I feel this way,
Tell me If I
Will be okay.
I just want a place,
For my heart to stay!...

Oh, I just hope Love
Will find a place for Me...
And my big heart...

- "A Place For My Heart"
Copyright ©2009, Izzy Galvez

God Bless,
Love, :)
- Izzy Galvez

Without You

A short love song... that is meant to be taken either way... To God or to someone special... :)

I'm lost for words
When it comes to You.
And I find the more
That I think of You:...

All that I thought
I knew before,
And all that I thought
Was beautiful,
Is nothing
Compared to You...

And I never thought
Love could be more,
But You proved me wrong
So beautifully...
I'm nothing
Without You...

Oh, I'm lost for words
When it comes to You.
And I find the more
That I think of You...
The more I love You...

I'm nothing...
Without You...

- "Without You"
Copyright ©2009, Izzy Galvez.

God Bless, :)
Love,
- Izzy Galvez

I Was Wrong

This little idea came to me earlier today, and wouldn't go away... So, I finally took the time to form it, and let it grow... It made me think about times when I've done things that hurt someone/God... Thank God, God doesn't give up on us, even if we don't always deserve Him...

If I told You
I'm sorry,
And showed You
The part of Me
That wishes it could
Turn back the pages...

Would you give me
Your time?
And forgive me
For lying?...
I never thought I'd
Have to say this!...

But...
I was wrong.
I'm not as strong
As I thought.
I threw away all I had,
Now I don't deserve you back!...

But if it's good-bye,
Please don't regret the good times!...
I'm sorry!...
Oh, will you smile for me
One last time?....

I'm sorry!...
I'm sorry...
Oh...
I was wrong...

- "I Was Wrong"
Copyright ©2009, Izzy Galvez.

God Bless, :)
Love,
- Izzy Galvez

Let Me Be Your Hope

A short but to-the-point song... Nothing else I need to say, except, "I'll always be here for you"...

Let me ease your pain,
Let me keep you warm,
Let me be your strength,
The calm to your storm...

Let me be your sun,
Let me be your light,
Let me be the one
To hold you tight...

Let me be your trust,
Let me be your love,
Let me be your hope,
I won't let you go!...

Won't you let me, let me,
Let me be your hope!....
Oh-oh-oh...

I won't ever, ever,
Ever let you go....
No, no, no...

Let me be your hope...

- "Let Me Be Your Hope"
Copyright ©2009, Izzy Galvez.

God Bless,
Love, :)
- Izzy Galvez