How he has ended up singing and playing professionally is a story of romance and conflict.
Paolo in fact has been into music since his preteen years, longer than he has been into anything else. For much of his life, however, he kept at it guardedly, even secretly, lest he upset elders who did not think music the proper career for him and who fed him tales of disappointments, of penury, of tragedy of one sort or another suffered by sons who did not listen.
He still asked to go to music school. Once decidedly unable to have his way, he contented himself with learning and practicing music on his own - reading, listening, watching, and, then, doing. He sang and accompanied himself on his father’s old hobby guitar, hoping yet to be able one day to muster the courage to follow his heart.
‘The tug of music was just so strong it was tearing me apart inside,’ he says.
The courage came in calculated amounts before breaking into one explosion of happy abandon. First, he sang and played to himself. Next, he tried his music on audiences of partying, non-paying friends. Then, finally, he just quit corporate existence and plunged himself headlong into a life and career of acoustic music.
To his own surprise, Paolo took the contemporary scene by storm. It has been only his fourth professional year, and already his face and sound have become familiar nationwide.
He has brought out several albums, each landing at the top of the charts. He has shared the stage with international artists like Duncan Sheik, Jason Mraz, and Keith Martin.
He was a guest performer at two concerts on the American West Coast - one in San Francisco, the other in Los Angeles – with Jasmine Trias, the Filipino-Hawaiian discovery on American Idol, the popular talent-hunt television show in the United States. Further American performances are being arranged for him.
Perfect Day
Paolo Santos Lyrics
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The trees are swaying side to side
The birds sing their tune
Sweet melodies are in my room
And I woke up today
And I don't know what to say
I just can't ask the one above
It's a perfect day
A perfect day to see you
I just hope and pray that you
Would see me through
It's a perfect day
A perfect day to meet you
I wish tomorrow would be the same too
The sun is shining bright
The trees dancing side to side
The birds sing their tune
Sweet melodies were in my room
Maybe today
Maybe tomorrow
Or could be yesterday
I told you so
Well, I don't know
Yes, I do not know
In Paolo Santos's song Perfect Day, the lyrics describe a beautiful and peaceful day where nature is filled with numerous delightful sounds. The beauty and tranquillity of the day are captured in the vivid descriptions of the sun brightly shining, trees swaying side to side, and birds singing sweet melodies. The song depicts pure happiness and joy, which is evident in the singer's words.
The song is a love song that represents the yearning of someone to meet their soulmate. The singer expresses his hope and prayers to see his love interest, wishing that they would get the opportunity to meet again, like the beautiful day that he is experiencing. Despite not knowing what tomorrow may bring, the singer remains positive and optimistic that the current beautiful moment will continue.
Overall, the song Perfect Day encapsulates the beauty of nature, the joy of a peaceful day, and the desire to meet one's soulmate. It is a beautiful love song with beautiful lyrics that create an image in the listener's mind of a beautiful day.
Line by Line Meaning
The sun is shining bright
The day is clear and beautiful
The trees are swaying side to side
There's a gentle breeze in the air that moves the trees
The birds sing their tune
Birds are chirping and making sweet sounds
Sweet melodies are in my room
Perhaps the windows are open and the beautiful sounds of nature are coming inside the singer's room
And I woke up today
The singer is very much present in the moment
And I don't know what to say
The singer is just so filled with joy and awe that he couldn't express himself in words
I just can't ask the one above
The singer was filled with too much gratitude that he couldn't ask for anything else from the heavens above
For any other day
The singer is satisfied with the current day and doesn't need any other day
It's a perfect day
The day is an impeccable one
A perfect day to see you
It would be perfect to spend this day with someone special
I just hope and pray that you
The singer hopes and prays that the person he wants to see feels the same way and would also spend the perfect day with him
Would see me through
The singer wants the person he wants to see to be with him throughout the day
A perfect day to meet you
The singer thinks today would be an ideal day to meet the person he's been wanting to see
I wish tomorrow would be the same too
The singer hopes that tomorrow would be equally perfect and he could spend it with the same special person.
Maybe today
The singer is saying that everything he is experiencing could be happening today, at that very moment
Maybe tomorrow
The singer is considering the possibility that everything he is experiencing could happen tomorrow, too
Or could be yesterday
The singer is reminiscing that everything he is experiencing might have happened yesterday
I told you so
The singer might have mentioned to someone before that he's looking forward to having a perfect day
Well, I don't know
Despite everything, the singer is still in doubt, though so much positivity and gratefulness fill him
Yes, I do not know
The singer confesses that he's clueless about what will happen next
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