A Song of the Past

I heard a song from long ago.
Exactly when, I do not know.
My memory's become real bad.
From all the things - painful, sad.

This song I speak, it helped me feel,
Torn up inside and forced to kneel.
And pray for what I have become.
With all the wrong that's said and done.

It's pretty weird, now looking back.
How I've screwed up and lost my track.
Despite the tears that I have shed.
Still making more mistakes instead.

Didn't keep the promises, I swore.
Forgetting how my life was for.
Lived day by day like I forgot.
Now realizing I've lost a lot.

The past that screams with so much pain.
My efforts were really all in vain.
Standing here and looked at last.
No different from the distant past.

Where I fell, it's really vague.
Mistakes consumed me like a plague.
Moving on and wanted change.
Failing still, feeling strange.

Everything was up to me.
Why was I too blind to see.
Destroyed by something that's inside.
Succumbed to evil, selfish pride.

Before you all, I dare to speak.
For our futures may turn bleak.
Relive the days we were so proud.
Raise your head and shout out loud.

This song I heard, I bet you know.
Familiar to us, so long ago.
Remember how we happily sang.
Should be the same, our "Lupang Hinirang."