Bubog Lyrics English Translation – Cup of Joe
Matang natatakot
Eyes filled with fear
Luhang nakabalot
Tears wrapping around them
Puso’y napapagod
A heart growing weary
Isip ay umiikot
A mind spinning endlessly
Sa imaheng nais kong matunton
Chasing the image I long to find
Meron pa kayang hangganan
Is there an end to this?
Ngiting mapanlinlang
A deceptive smile
Dahil ayaw kong tumingin sa salamin
Because I don’t want to look in the mirror
At mapagtantong mahirap ngang tanggapin
And realize it’s truly hard to accept
Ang ‘sang tulad kong paulit-ulit na pinipilit
Someone like me, trying repeatedly
Maging sapat gawin man ang lahat
To be enough, no matter what I do
Kailan kita masisilayan
When will I finally see you
At kakayanang pagmasdan
And have the strength to look at you
Laging gumuguhit
Always carving
Sa brasong namamanhid
Into an arm that’s growing numb
Tuluyang inuukit sa isip
Completely etched into the mind
Na mas kakayaning manatili sa dilim
That staying in the dark might be easier
Dahil ayaw kong tumingin sa salamin
Because I don’t want to look in the mirror
At mapagtantong mahirap ngang tanggapin
And realize it’s truly hard to accept
Ang ‘sang tulad kong paulit-ulit na pinipilit
Someone like me, trying repeatedly
Maging sapat gawin man ang lahat
To be enough, no matter what I do
Kailan kita masisilayan
When will I finally see you
At kakayanang pagmasdan
And have the strength to look at you
Puro sugat at hiwa’ng aking paningin
My vision is full of scars and cuts
Dulot ng bawat maling nakikita sa ‘kin
Brought by every flaw I see in myself
Sinubukan ko mang iwasan ang salamin
Even if I tried to avoid the mirror
Aking damdamin ay puro bubog pa rin
My emotions are still shards of glass
Dahil ayaw kong tumingin sa salamin
Because I don’t want to look in the mirror
At mapagtantong mahirap ngang tanggapin
And realize it’s truly hard to accept
Ang ‘sang tulad kong paulit-ulit na pinipilit
Someone like me, trying repeatedly
Maging sapat gawin man ang lahat
To be enough, no matter what I do
Kailan kita masisilayan
When will I finally see you
At kakayanang pagmasdan
And have the strength to look at you
Dahil ayaw kong tumingin
Because I don’t want to look
Ayaw ko
I don’t want to
Pagod na ‘kong tumingin
I’m tired of looking
At makita ang hindi ko kayang mahalin
And seeing someone I cannot love