Light Sleeper

"My solace before going to sleep is redemption"

I am not referring to kill nor plotting to destroy someone, and that includes thinking of bad instances. I was saying that my cure, my realization for a day is through listening to music.
I must admit when I was a child, I was hoping to buy a cassette tape, with my own money. Nevertheless, whose artist, what genre, but the importance is, it came from my own pocket and with my fresh hands harnessing its container. (To know what early material for my fave music, I will discussed it on my next post.)

Long ago, when I was still sharing my bedroom with my sister before going to sleep, she turned on the radio and we both are listening to some mellow/late night songs(indeed i must say, my sentimental side was influenced by this scenario). As far as I can remember, I was grade 3-4, back then games,toys,food are mostly the protagonist and studies/reading are the antagonist.

When we are both sleeping, the radio is turned on, and we sleep with the melody, and rhythm of the song playing.

In the instance, at first I wasn't comfortable with, but as time moments passed, I was so somewhat hallucinated thinking of things, reflecting on the melody. As i said before, i was being sentimental.

When I reached grade6-high school, listening to music before going to sleep, disappeared into the abyss. It sank from the bottom of the ocean floor and flew away to the velvet skies. I forget all about what happened then.

In case you didn't' notice, "Light Sleeper" is a song by one of my favorite bands, Hawthorne Heights. It is also my title in my playlist. Yes, it is a title on my playlist, which consist tracks i tend to listen before I got to sleep.

So when does it started? It started when I was in my freshman year in college. About 2 years ago. It began as a simple tracks consisting of Guilt Kill and Clutching by Typecast, and Erik Santos rendition of the song Girl. I upload the songs with my phone, set it on modes shuffle and repetition, try to sleep. When i woke up in the morning, my stress is relived and kinda ready to start my day. I remember one time, I was sick, my head hurts and i am kinda hyperventilating, I tried to turn on my phone. But fate is cruel to me, I slipped my phone in my hand, watching it dissecting itself. In other words, IT WAS BROKEN!. I remembered I did not sleep well that night. I am still thinking of the songs I wanted to listen into.

Days passed and months forgotten, I finally able to purchase my first mp3. I like the color and its feature with USB capable. I searched songs in the net, reminiscing the mellow songs i used to listen into when i was still a kid. I am really enjoying it especially Boston by Augustana, Here I am by Air Supply, After All by Al Jarreau, songs by Bread, Baby I know that you wan me by Lobo, I can't tell you why by the Eagles, Part of Me, Part of You by England Dan and John Ford Coley, and Reflections of my Life by the Marmalades. As you can see, mostly are from the 70's era. They are kinda mellow, more sentimental in the essence of the peace and love era. Like England Dan and John Ford Coley Compilation Album. My mother bought it for me when I was in grade 6. I remember the song ,Part of Me Part of You, when I was still in Manila on vacation.

For almost 8 years after my mom bought this, some songs by them are still included in my today's playlist.(Photo by Mark Andrews Arce;Shavargo's Photography)

Back there, I played it from our cd player starting 8 to 10A.M. Every weekends and if i have no class.During weekdays, I usually played it after 6 or before dinner. Rarely Before I study/during study period, I played it.

Supposing to move on by there, I shift my playlist to mellow and alternative rock, during my junior high school year.(I will post later the timeline of my fave music so watch out for it!)

I transfered my today's playlist from my mp3 to the computer.(to be honest, I am kinda lucky I backup my playlist songs on my computer 1 week before my mp3 got lost.:()

so here it is:

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Above are the tracks on my Light Sleeper Playlist. As it depicted above it consist many artists, different genre but I think it revolves on one thing: "One Love for one good note, for one false hope."

So I guess, whoever is reading this, try to listen on one song here.. I am so sure you will be relaxed, relived from stress and overall you will gonna sing-a-long.

Now..I am gonna Sleep..