25/11/2017
"Everything has led to this moment, to where we stand now."
Batch 2019's Multimedia Team presents this year's first place solidarity video, produced as part of the
DLSHSI College of Medicine Student Council's Just For Two Nights (JFT) 2017.
Script by: Le-ji Tolimao
Narration by: Maverick Junel A. Maranan
Shot & Edited by: Dustin Kaiser Bompat, Rajeeb Hussin, Kaycee Lao, Justin Legaspi, Renzo Mendoza, Breanne Clea Miranda, Angelo Sayo, and Alexa Tan
I am surrounded by nothing but
A deafening silence
Refusing to let me go
And the ghosts begin to sing
In haunting melodies which fill my head
Telling me I'm unworthy
Telling me it's impossible
My skin crawls as I hear them-
Voices of seduction
Whispering dark temptations
Like smooth velvet dancing on my flesh
Revealing my insecurities and
Drawing my sweet surrender
And as I stare down this path-
Battered and beaten-
Wounded and bleeding-
I stand, and I wonder
Is my dream worth all the pain?
Or am I staring at my destruction?
As my feet fail me
I find myself falling-
Ever so deeply in a bottomless pit
Surrounded by the endless expanse
Of a deep and dark universe
An emptiness echoes across
The chambers of my heart
As the icy tendrils of apathy
Slowly takes its grip
As my soul struggles in vain –
On the verge of breaking
I suddenly find myself filled with warmth
A warm light that reaches out to me
Slicing through the darkness of my enemy
And as I open my eyes I see
I see myself surrounded by light
Emanating from burning flames of passion
I can see it-
The light at the end of the tunnel
Bright as the summer sun
Warm as a fireplace that burns brightly on a cold winter night
I can hear it-
The victorious song of my heart
As I reach the summit
It resonates across the valley
Echoing my conviction-
My passion-
My commitment-
I can feel it-
The sweet taste of success
Filling up my senses as I reap my rewards
The euphoria of accomplishing my dreams
As I take my bow heralding the end
Of a long chapter
I can create it-
The change I want to see in this world
In response to the call to seek
The last –
The least –
The lost –
A future worth fighting for
As achievers for both God and country
With each step we take
We leave behind footprints
An imprint of our past
A reflection of our growth
All the sleepless nights
The emotional breakdowns
The ink spills and paper jams
The coffee stains and tear-streaked pillows
Everything has led to this moment
To where we stand now
This is our story
Stars are born
Of space dust and helium
Collapsing on each other
Through gravity and pressure
And just like these stars
Our dreams brought us together
And we are reborn
As we brave the storm
Just like how constellations
Are incomplete without the stars
Our story remains unfinished
Without you taking part
Within the hearts of fellow fighters
It began as a dream-
A spark-
Which ignited into flames
Flames which cannot be doused-
Eager to spread
Eager to be passed on
With comrades by my side
Together we take each step
Together we will finish this journey
A journey which began
As individual hopes and dreams,
Now-
A collective goal
I-
am no longer alone
