Jireh Lim — Buko (Coconut)
Verse:
Naalala ko pa
Nung nililigawan pa lamang kita
Dadalaw tuwing gabi
Masilayan lamang ang ‘yong mga ngiti
At Ika’y sasabihan
Bukas ng alas siyete sa dating tagpuan
Buo ang araw ko
Marinig ko lang ang mga himig mo
Hindi ko man alam kung nasan ka
Wala man tayong komunikasyon
Mag hihintay sa’yo buong magdamag
Dahil ikaw ang buhay ko
Chorus:
Kung inaakala mo
Ang pag-ibig ko’y magbabago
Itaga mo sa bato
Dumaan man ang maraming pasko
Kahit na di mo na abot ang sahig
Kahit na di mo na ‘ko marinig
Ikaw pa rin ang buhay ko
Verse:
Naalala ko pa
Nung pinapangarap pa lamang kita
Hahatid, susunduin
Kahit mga bituin aking susungkitin
Chorus:
Kung inaakala mo
Ang pag-ibig ko’y magbabago
Itaga mo sa bato
Dumaan man ang maraming pasko
Kahit na di mo na abot ang sahig
Kahit na di mo na ‘ko marinig
Ikaw pa rin ang buhay ko
Bridge:
Araw-araw kitang liligawan
Haharanahin ka lagi
Kitang liligawan
Haharanahin ka lagi
Chorus:
Kung inaakala mo
Ang pag-ibig ko’y magbabago
Itaga mo sa bato
Pumuti man ang mga buhok ko
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Kung inaakala mo
Ang pag-ibig ko’y magbabago
Itaga mo sa bato
Dumaan man ang maraming pasko
Kung inaakala mo
Ang pag-ibig ko’y magbabago
Itaga mo sa bato
Dumaan man ang maraming pasko
Kahit na kumulubot ang balat
Kahit na hirap ka nang dumilat
Kahit na di mo na abot ang sahig
Kahit na di mo na ako marinig
Ikaw parin(ikaw pa rin)
Ang buhay ko.
Jireh grew up in Dasmarinas,
Cavite, and presently shuttles back and forth from
the US where his mom resides, and Manila, where the rest of his family lives.
"I started writing songs when I was 16.
The first song I have ever written is called Stars Fade and remains
my favorite to this day," he says. "I am not good in
expressing my feelings upfront, so
I grab a pen and paper instead and there I pour my emotions."
His accumulated views in YouTube
has reached a staggering 10 million and his song
"Buko" (short for Buhay Ko) has reached over 8 million views.
He has attracted the attention of
netizens around the globe when his self-
uploaded music videos had gone viral, creating for
him an audience that has transcended the cyberworld unto traditional media.
Radio has also picked up on
this phenomenon and the song hit No. 1 in
Lucena, Palawan, Cotabato, Cagayan, Pampanga and Metro Manila.
Having no official release of the single, radio stations were forced to
download the YouTube track and play
it over the airwaves despite its demo quality due to public demand.
A music major from the University of Sto.
Tomas, his live gigs are equally impressive. Jireh took
on his passion early on in his life. He started playing guitar at 13 when
found inspiration from the older students from school, who hung around playing and singing.
He befriended them, learned from them and soon enough,
Jireh found his element. Since then, he played guitar every single day of his life.
Just like any other artist, Jireh writes
about experiences of other people too. He finds it
fulfilling that he is able to elicit a smile through his music
and feels amazing when he is able to make their pain go away.