At first listen, the hit ballad 'Gusto Ko Nang Bumitaw' registers as a torch song about a tormented person on the verge of leaving a love gone cold. It's a valid, if obvious, interpretation. But the song, cowritten and originally recorded by Sheryn Regis, was actually inspired by an entirely different subject: the singer's relationship with herself and her inner struggles with her sexual identity. 'The song goes, ‘Umiiyak gabi-gabi / Walang tinig na naririnig / Nakikipaglaban sa digmaan na talunan / Hanggang Kailan / Talo na, pagod na.

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