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And I Love You So

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I won’t be writing much on this blog for quite some time for personal reasons. However, I will still write posts once in a while but I won’t engage you in thoughtful monologues as before (that means I wouldn’t be writing much original content for a time). I hope I don’t get to disappoint the few people who visit here (that’s people like you) for whatever reason. I write crappy articles anyway so I’m sure my posts would hardly be missed.

I would like to stress that this “partial” blogging hiatus doesn’t have anything to do with the Lenten Season or the fact that my birthday’s coming up. It’s just a natural course that people (and blogs) go through. Don’t ask me why because there’s no way I’d tell you.

The following song is “And I Love You So” by Don McLean — whose voice I will always love and whose songwriting skills I will always worship (now, don’t be jealous Rod Stewart — you know you aren’t my first love).

And I Love You So
Written and Performed by: Don McLean

And I love you so.
The people ask me how,
How I’ve lived till now.
I tell them I don’t know.

I guess they understand
How lonely life has been.
But life began again
The day you took my hand.

And, yes, I know how lonely life can be.
The shadows follow me, and the night won’t set me free.
But I don’t let the evening get me down
Now that you’re around me.

And you love me too.
Your thoughts are just for me
You set my spirit free.
I’m happy that you do.

The book of life is brief
And once a page is read,
All but love is dead.
This is my belief.

And yes, I know how loveless life can be.
The shadows follow me, and the night won’t set me free.
But I don’t let the evening get me down
Now that you’re around me.

And I love you so.
The people ask me how,
How I’ve lived till now.
I tell them, “I don’t know.”

5 responses to “And I Love You So”

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    Elaina

    I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

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  2. Rostislav Avatar
    Rostislav

    Very nice song. Thanks)))

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  3. Naomi Avatar
    Naomi

    Congratulation for the good taste.
    It is material song.
    Thank you for the text and for the given similar posts.
    I will visit them too.

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  4. Steve Cross Avatar
    Steve Cross

    Dear God, what happened to words and music? This is simply beautiful. A lovely song sung so that all can clearly hear the words. No loud banging and screaming. No crazy constumes, fireworks or drugged performers and audience screaming at each other. If we somehow survive what is passing for entertainment today, there will be these precious

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    1. RJ Marmol Avatar
      RJ Marmol

      @Steve Cross, i guess music, as in fashion, evolves over time — whether it is dictated by people or circumstances sometimes becomes irrelevant. there are songs though that outlasts evolution and transcends time and even culture. this song, in my opinion, is one of those. thank you again for coming back to my blog, your comments are always welcome. cheers! :)

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I’m RJ Marmol — writer, musician, and independent creator based in Manila.

I write songs, essays, and books about the messy overlap between money, overwhelm, creativity, identity, and rebuilding. Much of my work circles around what happens when life stops feeling manageable — and how we try to think clearly, make decisions, and keep moving anyway.

I’m also the author of Rebuilding Under Debt: Thinking Clearly When Everything Is a Blur, a nonfiction book published under Steady Hand Press. The paperback edition is listed under my full publishing name, Cecilia Regina Aquino Blanquera.

On the music side, I release work as HeyRJ. On the writing side, this site is where I gather my books, essays, notes, and whatever I’m building next.

Music

HeyRJ is my sonic soul project. I create raw, minimalist-style and deeply personal music interpretations that feel like a late-night conversation with your truest self.

By blending lo-fi acoustic textures with poetic honesty, my work explores love, loss, grief, healing, and the quiet in-betweens of life. Each song is a letter — a journal entry — a gentle companion for when the world feels too loud or too quiet.

While my catalogue began with intimate cover renditions, my work is increasingly being shaped by original writing, drawing from years of poems, lived questions, and emotional survival.

“Stuck Home Syndrome” released on March 20, 2026 is my first original 20-track album written during a period when time felt compressed and days began to blur into each other. The songs came from sitting with thoughts that had nowhere else to go — unfiltered, repetitive, and sometimes uncomfortable. It’s a concept album that isn’t built around singles or polish. It’s closer to a continuous inner monologue, recorded with minimal production and very little ornamentation and meant to be listened to as one cohesive body of work. The goal wasn’t to resolve anything, only to document how it felt while it was happening.

On May 29, 2026 I released new original singles – “Rapturous”, “Uh Huh”, “Look At You”, “All That” and “Blew Print”. I continue to release both original and cover songs and intend to so for as long as I can so check back every once in a while — you might. just find something you’ll like.

For business inquiries relating to music, email me at: heyrjmusic[at]gmail[dot]com or my personal email at: rjmarmol[at]gmail[dot]com.

Books

Rebuilding Under Debt: Thinking Clearly When Everything Is a Blur

A nonfiction book about what debt does to the mind — and how to begin functioning again when financial stress has made everything feel blurred, urgent, and overwhelming.

Rather than treating debt only as a financial math problem, the book explores the emotional and cognitive realities of financial distress: shame, decision fatigue, avoidance, panic, relationship strain, and the difficulty of making sound decisions while mentally depleted.

Published under Steady Hand Press. It’s available worldwide in ebook and paperback formats on Amazon. Bookstores and libraries can also be order it wholesale via Ingram.

Contact

For book-related inquiries, media requests, bookstore questions, or discussion-group invitations, you can reach me through the contact page on this site or send me an email to rjmarmol[at]gmail[dot]com or hello[at]steadyhandpress.com

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