this batch’s last prow

INSTRUMENTAL: https://soundcloud.com/k-r-j-324812017/the-hat-man-instrumental?si=e7481af80f434f4a87032a1f7210feb4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC
SCHOOL OF MEDIA, ARTS & DESIGN
ACADEMIC YEAR 2023 / 2024

MUSIC PRODUCTION SPECIALISATION
PRODUCTION WORKSHOP 2 MODULE

~~~ SECTION A: LYRICS ~~~

Lyn: Vince, dear, what do you say I get myself a new hat?
Vince: Oh, that sounds lovely, Lyn. Just be wary of that damned store down 42nd Street.
Lyn: Why, dear? What’s wrong with that store? I heard there’s a nice man there who sells the best hats in town!
Vince: Oh, no, darling, that’s where you’re wrong. He’s not just any man. He’s…

The Hat Man.

Lurking in an alleyway of Manhattan
A dim light seeps through the mist
Silent cries escape from within
The racks of hats that exist

Lyn: Dear, I just got this dazzling hat from that store!
Vince: NO, LYN! THAT’S NOT JUST A HAT! IT’S…

Possessed, possessed
The hats are possessed
By souls of those who lived far behind us

Hats!
The industry drove him mad
Hats!
They made him rather sad
An eternal pursuit of validation and acceptance
Society made him The Hat Man

Lyn: So what’s your name, Mr Hat?
hat: bob. my name’s bob.
(Wow, that is a basic fucking name)
Lyn: *cough, cough* Anyways, Bob, what happened to you?
bob: well…

so i was walkin’ down an alleyway one day at around 3 in the morning, when suddenly i see this crack-a-lackin’ store through this dense wall of fog.

i walk in and there’s this super tall guy wearin’ all black. black boots, black coat, black fedora, everythin’!

and I ask, “What's all this here black for? you attendin’ your wife’s funeral or somethin’?”

and he says, “𝕲𝖔𝖔𝖉 𝖘𝖎𝖗, 𝖏𝖚𝖘𝖙 𝖇𝖚𝖞 𝖆 𝖍𝖆𝖙. 𝕴'𝖛𝖊 𝖌𝖔𝖙 𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖉𝖘! 𝖂𝖍𝖎𝖈𝖍 𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖜𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊?”

and i’m like, “no, man! your outfit! it’s despicable!”

now i think that must’ve irked him a lil’ bit, cuz’ next thing i knew…

(Parkinson's Guitar Solo)

どんどん怖く、一瞬の砂漠
(don don kowaku, isshunn no sabaku)

"Bang bang” the noise frightens, an instant glimpse of a desert

目隠しのTAXI突進してくる
(mekakushi no taxi tosshin shite kuru)

A blindfolded TAXI charges towards me

ねえ僕でいい? ねえ未来でいい?
(Nee boku de ii? nee mirai de ii?)

Hey, just me right? Hey, just my future right?

ねえどこえ連れていくの？
(nee doko e tsurete iku no?)

Hey, just where are you taking me?

君が手に、僕が手に、
(Kimi ga te ni, boku ga te ni,)

In your hand, in my hand,

些細な一瞬だ、 "全てを捨てて"　だろう？
(sasai na isshunn da, “subete wo suteru” darou?)

just for a moment, "throw it all away" right?

bob: mr hat man, please! I'm begging you! i have a mother to take care o- *CHOKING NOISES*

Hats!
The industry drove him mad
Hats!
They made him rather sad
An eternal pursuit of validation and acceptance
Society made him The Hat Man

The Hat Man grabs him by the throat and raises his pale, feeble body into the air.

Bob watches in ultimate horror as his skin folds into itself, his bones crunching beneath the pile of flesh that was once a man.

He has died, and now he has been reborn.

He has become a hat.

Living as a hat
Isn’t all that bad
For once in my life
I matter, I exist

The best days have been
Meeting Vince and Lyn
Finally serving purpose
In a wedding of her kin

But how could I forget
The death that made me live
To you, Mr. Hat Man
Is all the gratitude I can give

~~~ SECTION B: CREDITS ~~~

Mixing: Rong Jin

Songwriting: Rong Jin, Luis, Andrew, Jackson
Lyrics: Luis (with help from En Qi and Jade (IMC) for the concept)

Vocals: Luis, Rong Jin (Bridge)
Guitar solo: Luis
Arrangement, MIDI: Rong Jin

The Hat Man

Liyue - Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Synth, Lyrics
Juin Wei - Visuals, one lyric, Vocals
Ryan - Vocals
Cheryl - Vocals, Lyrics
Shane - Vocals, Lyrics, Melodies, Acoustic Guitar, Everything else


Songs about horses

(Shane)

Somewhere below the stars
I’m still riding on here
No matter where you are

(Juin Wei)
Cause now
I am a horse
and there’s nothing stopping me from going off the course

(Cheryl)
I thought we agreed to stay platonic
Now isn’t that ironic
Now every time you’re riding on with me

(Juin Wei)
Lately
I’ve been feeling like a platter - pus
and it doesn’t matter
I think I probly wouldn’t kill myself

(Cheryl)
Now I’ve been getting bored
And I’m thinking that maybe I should write a song
I’ll write about a horse
and all the adventures that we’ll go on

(Shane)
Timeless beauty fills the scene around me
You creep up the horizon
The sun is low and going off to sleep

(Juin Wei & Cheryl)
Kids please don’t listen to Cocomelon
You’ll never get to heaven
I’ll find a way to make sure that’ll be

(Shane & Cheryl)
Somewhere below the stars
I’m still riding on here with my guitar
Still searching for my song
Forever on my horse where I belong

(Shane)
Juin Wei
Please listen to your master
Come on go faster
I’ve so many places left to go

(Juin Wei)
Shane
I’m tired of listening to you
I’m looking through you
I am gonna throw us off this cliff

Songs About Horses 🐴

Equipment used: 
Scarlet Focusrite 2i2 
(Idk wat mic y'all used) 
Logic Pro X 

Credits: 
Mixing & editing - Shane 
Instrumentals - Shane, Dong Xiao
Lyrics - Isabel, Lawson, Shane 
Vocals - Dong Xiao, Shane
Melody - Shane



Verse)

Oh there’s a glimmer in your eyes
Hidden desperation inside 
Dear, walk up to the table 
And let the games begin

Sit down, don’t care about the stares
This is your fever dream you see it everywhere
There’s nothing to lose at all
So why don’t you just bet it all  

(Build up)

Are you willing to risk it all?  
You can get it all back and more
What’s the point of playing it safe? 
Isn’t it more fun this way?  

Everyone’s got inner demons 
oh why must you hide em? 
Just let it go, let it out 
A better you is now
Discard the rules and go big 
So what you’re a lunatic 
Just go again and again 
Like it don’t mean a thing 

(Chorus)

Welcome to the storm and stars  
Welcome to heaven and hell 
Is this really an illusion
If it gets you intoxicated as well 

You’ll feel everything tonight 
All out of mind, out of sight
Even if it’s fool’s gold you’re fighting for 
It’s your euphoria  

Woah 
Its just a game
Cause in this world you’ll be whatever you want

Woah 
Oh what a shame
No one’s to blame
The same
cause that’s what you want

(Verse)
Crazy eyes and creepy smile  
You wouldn’t last a court trial 
Don’t look like a winner 
But you’ve never looked so ali-ve 

Ignore all the warnings dear 
Don’t worry bout a thing  
Just keep playing, betting 
Because you just can’t live without it

(Chorus)

Welcome to the storm and stars  
Welcome to heaven and hell 
Is this really an illusion
If it gets you intoxicated as well 

You’ll feel everything tonight 
All out of mind, out of sight
Even if it’s fool’s gold you’re fighting for 
It’s your euphoria  

(outro)

Woah 
Its just a game
Cause in this world you’ll be whatever you want

Woah 
Oh what a shame
No one’s to blame
The same
cause that’s what you want

GAMBLING SONG (UPDATED)

SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC
SCHOOL OF MEDIA, ARTS & DESIGN
ACADEMIC YEAR 2023 / 2024

MUSIC PRODUCTION SPECIALISATION
PRODUCTION WORKSHOP 2 MODULE

this song sucks ass we are so sorry
also this song was inspired by a dream i had one night where i brutally blow someone's head in with a hammer

~~~ SECTION A: LYRICS ~~~

Pam, pa-da pam
Pa-da pam
Pa-da pam

Some days ago, I had a dream
Starin’ down the barrel of a gun

They took my mom, they took my dad
I watched them drag their bodies across the floor
I heard the rifles fire in the living room
As I hid behind my bedroom door

Oh, the walls were stained a beautiful red
Splatters resembling rose petals
I couldn’t do anything but watch
As my parents ate the metal

I crawled my ass into the kitchen
Grabbed my dad’s ol’ rusty hammer
Them motherfuckers gettin’ a beatin’

I ran back to my room
Saw one of them facing the wall
He was scrolling through Instagram
And let me tell you, here’s what I did, y’all

I tapped him on the shoulder
And watched him turn around
Then kicked him in the face
Knocked some teeth to the ground

Well, now he knows I’m there
And he’s pleading for his life
So I make sure that he watches
As I bring it down

Ah, one blow from the top
One blow from the side
The blood oozes elegantly
Watched him as he cried

Turned the hammer around
Swung it into his skull
And I loved the cracking sound
That came from his empty hull

Mm, yeah
Mm, oh yeah

KILL YOURSELF (I don’t even know man)

pa
pada pap
pa
pada pap

Sure, I might’ve had some victims
Maybe 20, maybe more
But here’s the thing that you should know
May 15th, 2024

Mhm
Yeah

We wrote in this song in one day btws

~~~ SECTION B: CREDITS ~~~

Mixing: Rong Jin

Lyrics: Luis (special mention Ryan thank you Ryan <3)
Songwriting: Luis, Andrew, Rong Jin, Jackson

Vocals: Luis
Guitar: Luis
MIDI: Rong Jin

Hammer: Andrew

Cover: Jackson (Photoshop Beta THIS IS THE ONLY AI PART!!! THE SONG DID NOT USE AI)

The Hammer Man

Credits:
Michael Spicer - Flute
Lai Yuet - Production, Piano, Keyboard, Bass, Synth, melodies, esplanade
Shane - Production, vocals, lyrics, melodies , mixing, Tambourine, Wind Chimes
Cheryl - Production, vocals, lyrics, melodies, triangle
Juin Wei - Electric Guitar, Vocals, lyrics, Bells
Ryan Goh - Vocals, lyrics


LYRICS ARE TOO LONG FOR THIS SORRY

THE PEDESTRIAN (PROW2 FINAL)

This is the instrumental track (W/O Guitar Solo) of "The Hat Man"

Original Song: https://on.soundcloud.com/JtmuK

The Hat Man - Instrumental

ANGELA - Vocals

LUCAS  - Drums, Percussion, Cymbals, Tambourine, Bass Guitar

SHANE - Production, Arrangement

SHANE - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Synths

MOE SUNY, XIN HUI - Songwriting 

XIN HUI - Mixing, Mastering, Everything else


LYRICS:
Verse 1:
I don't, wanna hurt you
I'm just tryna go, there's nothing left that's keeping me here


Chorus: 
So let me go down easy, free my spirit, don't let me go I'm losing control.
No one can touch me, hold me, so alone, so give me freedom,
save me, Exorcist.

Bridge: 
How I wish I can turn back time 
To the night I was caught in headlights.
I'm just trying not to lose my mind
Is there heaven on the other side

Is there heaven on the other side

Chorus: 
So let me go down easy, free my spirit, don't let me go I'm losing control.
No one can touch me, hold me, so alone, so give me freedom,
save me, Exorcist.

Save Me, Exorcist

Clive - main producer and songwriter
Rui Wen - mastering engineer
Dylan - songwriter
Melody - artist

Equipment: Shure Sm57, that one focusrite everyone uses, Logic Pro + a bunch of external plugins

Lyrics: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pOc5CEqC27DcxnMnE4tPFcZb1VPMEEXPQjtSUf1h-CQ/edit?usp=sharing

Stay

LUCAS - Production, Mixing, Mastering

ANGELA - Vocals

XIN HUI - Piano

MOE SUNY - Songwriting

SHANE - Production, you’ll see ;)


Lyrics:
ooooh ooooh ooooh

Eh you got me in love, baby got me in love
I cant get em to leave me alone
Remind myself, one touch and I know I’ll surrender 
Must I confess, your love is the one I remember 

And I cant hide
Devil in his eyes
Always on my mind
Make me go blind in the moonlight 

Oh I cant lie, when I’m with you I lose myself
Everynight, there goes all of my self respect
Happiness, only lasts, when I’m in your arms 
I cant lie, when Im with you I lose myself

Baby im addicted to you
You are like the darah dalam hati aku (say yes)
Bending over backwards for you
Macam ponti anak kejar-kejar kamu (say yes)
My heart is locked behind your door
So can I get lost in yours (say yes)
Give me your heart, I’ll give you more, 
And we can go lovin till 4am

Oh I cant lie, when Im with you I lose myself
Everynight, there goes all of my self respect
Happiness, only lasts, when Im in your arms 
I cant lie, when Im with you I lose myself

Eh you got me in love, baby got me in love
I cant get em to leave me alone
Remind myself, one touch and I know I’ll surrender 
Must I confess, your love is the one I remember

LOSE MYSELF (Angela)

Verse 1
There was a time when 
A tale of a killer
Gets punished for her sins
Cause that she deserved
Ending hundreds of souls
Killing with no remorse
Even with no true cause
Putting their lives on pause

Pre Chorus 1
Now we see her getting publicly hanged
It may sound tense but that was her fate
And the people take it personal now
Curtains rise 
(And out of the performer’s arms is: the murderer)

Chorus
There she goes dancing alone
Emotionless limbs had just flown
With strings attached she has just shown
Her new moves while being controlled

Verse 2
Now in the present
The tale has just turned to
A rhyme for the children
To keep hold their innocence
A twist in the story
Will capture their minds with
A sweet li’l melody 
To hide the truth from their eyes 

Pre Chorus 2
Does anyone even understand?
Are they brainwashed or just simply naive?
What was dark now shall bring children glee
Cue applause 

Chorus
There she goes dancing alone
Emotionless limbs had just flown
With strings attached she has just shown
Her new moves while being controlled

Bridge
Please tell the truth
Of the tale to the youth
So that they’ll learn the plot
And their trust would be earned

Chorus
There she goes dancing alone
Emotionless limbs had just flown
With strings attached she has just shown
Her new moves while being controlled

Outro
(How does it feel to be used to be shrilled
To be killed to be drilled to turn into someone new)
Reality has turned to myth



credits:
lyrics: dylan, ruiwen, melody
songwriting: dylan
production/ arrangement: ruiwen
mix: ruiwen
mastering: clive, ruiwen

Marionette

SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC
SCHOOL OF MEDIA, ARTS & DESIGN
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024

MUSIC PRODUCTION SPECIALISATION
PRODUCTION WORKSHOP 3 MODULE

LYRICS:

Verse: 

When I first saw you across the room 
I never imagined we would be friends 
The days fly by like a shooting star 
Times can be tough but you’re like the sun 


Pre-chorus: 

Looking back 
Our memories 
Will never be replaced 


Chorus: 

We’ll never say goodbye 
Until the end of time 
All I wish is for you 
To stay with me 

Don’t know what the future holds 
But until we’re getting old 
Please let’s just stay laughing
And being foolish just like this 


Verse: 

I’ve never met anyone like you 
The rest would leave no matter what I do 
You taught me to never give up 
That would I eventually find what I want


Chorus: 

We’ll never say goodbye 
Until the end of time 
All I wish is for you 
To stay with me 

Don’t know what the future holds 
But until we’re getting old 
Please let’s just stay laughing
And being foolish just like this

CREDITS:

Hadi - Vocalist, Songwriting
Andrew - Songwriting, Arranging
Isabel - Songwriting, Lyricist
Lawson - Mixing
Rong Jin - Mastering

Never Say Goodbye

SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC
SCHOOL OF MEDIA, ARTS & DESIGN
ACADEMIC YEAR 2025

MUSIC PRODUCTION SPECIALISATION
PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT MODULE
POD A - Solo project

SECTION A - Lyrics
Verse:
夜の中に秘密の歌
(Yoru no naka ni himitsu no uta)
[In the dark of night resides a secret song]

探したいのは描けないもの
(sagashitai no wa egakanai mono)
[yet what I’m searching for is something undrawable…]

悲しみのないさよなら
(kanashimi no nai sayonara)
[A goodbye without even sadness]

気付た、笑ってるかな？
(kitsuketa, waratteru ka na?)
[If you noticed, I wonder if you would smile?]

(Instrumental)

Pre-chorus 1:
戻れないでいいの？
(Modorenai de ii no?)
[Is it okay if it doesn’t come back?]

見上げてみて、見上げないでいて
(miagete mite, miagenaide ite)
[Look up to it, but don’t stare up at it…]

優しく答えて、孤独に笑ってる、
(Yasashiku kotaete, kodoku ni waratteru,)
[Gently answer me, smiling in loneliness,]

笑ってる、笑ってる？
(waratteru, waratteru?)
[smiling, am I smiling?]

Chorus 1:
憶えたいのは君の中に、
(Oboetai no wa kimi no naka ni)
[What I want to remember is inside you,]

君の声だ、答えて…
(kimi no koe da, kotaete…)
[Your voice, answer me…]

変われない希望伝えること
(kawarenai kibou tsutaeru koto)
[What this unchanging hope is trying to convey]

「君の為に」
(“kimi no tame ni”)
[“For you”]

Oh…

(Instrumental)

Pre-chorus 2:
変わらないでいいの？
(Kawaranai de ii no?)
[Is it okay if I can't change?]

見上げてみて、見上げないでいて
(miagete mite, miagenaide ite)
[Look up to it, but don’t stare up at it…]

優しく答えて、忘れた？
(Yasashiku kotaete, wasureta?)
[Gently answer me, has it been forgotten?]

忘れて、忘れて、忘れて…!
(wasurete, wasurete, wasurete…!)
[Just forget, forget, forget it…!]

Chorus 2:
響き出して、
(Hibikidashite,)
[Let it echo out,]

届けるかな君の音が
(Todokeru kana kimi no oto ga)
[will I ever reach it, this voice of yours?]

「答えて…」
("kotaete")
["Answer me…"]

解らない！
(Wakaranai!)
[I don’t know!]

その目に見えてるけど、
(Sono me ni mieteru kedo,)
[Even though I see through those eyes,]

消えてるもの
(kieteru mono)
[The disappearing things]

教えて！
(Oshiete!)
[Please tell me!]

(Guitar Solo)



SECTION B - CREDITS
Composer and Songwriter - RJ
Singer - RJ
Mixing and Mastering Engineer - RJ

Huge thanks to Claudia for coming up with the guitar solo, and Andrew as piano sessionist!

This song is dedicated to Kristie, someone I treasure dearly.

為に (for you)

KORG G1 Air/G1 Demo Song
GP1 - German Concert Piano
Jeux d'eau 
by Joseph-Maurice Ravel

S01 - GP1 - Jeux D'eau

Play bass, make music, this is where i figure this music thing out somehow.

Never Say Goodbye

Andrew Tay

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