"Oks lang" a Song Review

Oks Lang by John Roa

Saan na to patungo
Hindi ko na kasi alam
Hinahanap ang sagot sa bakit
Hindi ko na kasi alam

Hindi ka na nakikinig
Hindi ka na kinikilig
Hindi ka na natutuwa
Pag may pasalubong na isaw

Nagbago na ang lahat sa’yo
Nagbago na ang lahat pati ang tayo
Nagbago na ang ‘yong tingin
Ang ‘yong ngiti, ang ‘yong nararamdaman
Ang gusto ko lang naman

Ay yakapin mo ako
Kahit hindi na totoo
Maiintindihan naman kita
Kung sawa ka na, kung san ka sasaya
Wag kang mag-alala
Oks lang ako

Oy salamat nga pala
Sa mga sandali nating masaya
Unti-unti na rin akong bibitaw
Kahit ako na lang ang sasayaw
Kasi malabo na ang lahat sayo
Malabo na ang lahat pati ang tayo
Malabo na ang ‘yong tingin
Ang ‘yong ngiti, ang ‘yong nararamdaman
Ang hinihiling ko lang naman

Ay yakapin mo ako
Kahit hindi na totoo
Naiintindihan naman kita
Alam kong sawa ka na, dun ka na sa masaya
Wag kang mag-alala
Ok lang ako
Wag kang mag-alala
Ok lang ako
Kakayanin mag-isa
Ok lang ako
Basta’t ikaw ay masaya
Ok lang ako
Dito lang ako

Naglaho na ang lahat sayo
Naglaho na ang lahat pati ang tayo
Naglaho na ang ‘yong tingin
Ang ‘yong ngiti, ang ‘yong nararamdaman
Ang muling hiling ko’y pagbigyan

Ay yakapin mo ako
Kahit hindi na totoo
Naiintindihan naman kita
Kung talagang sawa ka na, kung mas sasaya ka sa iba
Wag mo na akong isipin pa
Handa na kong kalimutan ka
Oks lang ako
Ok lang ako
Woahhh
Dito lang ako
Ok lang ako

“Oks lang” is a song that was recorded by John Neil Torrente Roa and was produced by Jose “Quest” Villanueva. It is a song about a man mourning over his lover’s cold treatment, knowing that she already found another, but still he yearns for the woman’s love that they once shared. I think that it must have taken them to think about the concept of the song and that they must have thought about it very thoroughly.

The reason why it caught my attention is because I felt every painful word that came out of the singer’s mouth. I was in deep awe when I first heard the song and until now, after I’ve played it for a hundred times already.

The lyrics expounded a deeper meaning so that the listeners can interpret the song in their own ways. For me, personally, this song made me feel like I was going through something sad, even when in reality, I was not. It’s the kind of song wherein you feel the emotions that the singer is trying to pass on to the listeners.

Something within me felt the agony of the man who lost a very dear and special loved one, not in the form of death, but in the form of being left behind. I felt the unhappiness and loss of the man who adored and care for the woman who once gave back the same love he gave her.

This song will always give me the “feels” no matter how many times I play it, and that’s what I really love about it.