Hale sounds like Hell

This blog entry was long postponed. Hale's fourth album was launched last August 14, 2009 at the Sky Dome of the SM City North Edsa.

During their hit The Day You Said Goodnight, I already noticed something wrong with how they wrote their song. Then comes Blue Sky, my observations were confirmed. Most of their songs are just words. They don't really mean much and to add insult, their figurative language fails. It's all music, quite similar to the songs of Sandwich. But Sandwich songs are feel-good music. Their songs are the likes you would like to play on the road trip to a beach or what. In Hale's case, quite the opposite. Seems like it is a feel-bad song with all the break up and unreciprocated love.

Now they are on their fourth album, I am inclined to change my position on their songs because their fourth album is consistent with my observations. Perhaps I am missing something about their songs. I checked the Lyrics of their new single Bahay-Kubo,

Alam Mo Ba
Kung Saan Tayo
Tutungo
Ilang Gabi
Na Tayong
Nawawala
Halika Na...
Bakas Sa Labi Mo
Pagod
At Uhaw
Hanggang Kailan
Tayo
Maglalakbay

Halika Na
Doon Tayo Matulog Sa Gabi
Hindi Kita Iiwan
Yakapin Mo Ako
Sa Bahay Kubo

Sa Dilim
Huwag Kang Matakot
Matulog Nang Mahimbing
Malapit Na
Bukas
Mamumula Ang Langit

In the song, from how I interpret it, they are lost in the first verse. They seem to be helplessly lost by the description of pagod and uhaw. Then comes their refuge, the bahay kubo. Though I am quite reluctant why the bahay kubo be the site of refuge in the song. It's not really the archetype for peace unlike heaven. That's the entire point of the bahay kubo, as refuge. Come the night, perhaps knowing that the bahay kubo cannot protect them from anything since it is not heaven, the persona resorted in to consoling the person not to be afraid because he/she is there.

Not bad for an interpretation. But one little detail must have been overlooked. If you are lost in a completely isolated place, what is the bahay kubo doing there! It seems that they were lost in a not so lostable place, not unless the place is abandoned.

Good enough, atleast I was able to interpret a hale song that before I thought is rather twisted. Maybe they are improving their song writing skills. Any way, their Music Video is embedded below. The music video poorly shows the lyrics though. There is actually no bahay kubo in there.

All sounds, all show.