Thank you so much, Paolo Mendoza and Justin Santos for recording this!  

Performed this for the Prod Workshop last September 16, 2013. 

So finally, here's my AMP homework you guys. HAHA. Katy Perry cover. :)

Teenage Dream (Live at FA Theatre)

Thank you to Paolo Mendoza and Justin Santos for recording this! :) 

BIG BIG thanks to Miles Malferrari for playing the acoustic guitar. <3 

We played for the AMP Prod Workshop on September 16, 2013.

1901 feat. Miles Malferrari of Dearest, (Live at FA Theatre)

New original! :) I'd like to thank Miles and Andrew for helping me record this! <3 

Vocals - Erika Cruz 
Guitar - Miles Malferrari
Bass and Cajon - Andrew De Pano 

Playin’ The Fool 

Chorus 1:
Am I playin’ the fool again
Am I playin’ the fool again
The truth, it knocks at my door
Callin out, “don’t you play that game anymore”
Am I playin’ the fool again 

Verse I:
people talk, they may call me bluff
collisions leave me sour and rough
oh, will i play this game for fame
but  all you really know is my name

Refrain:
What’s there to believe with walls built
what’s there to hope for
When I’m not sure what’s worth fightin’ for 

Verse II: 
With everything I’ve heard and seen
I’m stuck in the road of the “in between” 
this is life this ain’t charades
you better fight the tide or you’ll fade

Bridge: 
i’m done playin’ playin playin the fool (2x)
yeah, i’m done playin’ playin playin the fool (2x) 

Chorus 2: 
Am I playin’ the fool again
Am I playin’ the fool again
The truth, it knocks at my door
Callin out, “don’t you play that game anymore”
No, I won’t play the fool again
No, I won’t be your fool again  


Playing the Fool (Original)

Erika Cruz - guitar and vocals
Andrew De Pano - Bass 

THIEF

Thief, go on stealing young girls’ hearts
You break em’ as you’ve been broken from the start
Thief, the more you take the more you lose
Your soul won’t be saved by all that booze 

You run run away, sense that you can’t stay 
 Get, get away but wait ‘til the day 

When you are losing in your own game
You’re caught collecting trophies and names for fame 
Yeah, you are losing in your own game 
and you’ve only got yourself to blame 
got yourself to blame
 there’s only you to blame 

Thief, in your misery, you cry, cry, wolf 
Face it you can’t forever hide the truth 
Thief, no, you were never one of the big boys
 You lost the decency of your own voice

Thief, lost in your own false beliefs 
Thief, thief, left alone in your own grief 


Thief (Original)

Cover Photo Taken By: Karen Dela Fuente/Mare Collantes
Cover Design By: Kevin Calderon

PAPER CRANE

Golden girl, why are you hiding
Won’t you let go of that broken glass you’re holding
Some pieces of our lives are meant to break 
Let time mend your bones for your soul’s sake 

golden girl, there’s no need to run
from all the memories, all you’ve felt, said, and done
let waves rush in, wash away your pain
only in losing can you know what’s it’s like to  gain 

So Fold up just like a paper crane 
Fold up just like a paper crane
And let your creases tell where you’ve been
So Fold up just like a paper crane 
Fold up just like a paper crane
leave those tears to run dry

golden girl, don’t roll the dice twice 
for with your choices you would have to pay the price 
Take someone’s hand, take a while to understand 
You’ll never know if you won’t give love another try 

Bridge:
let your flicker of light shine bright tonight 
when you feel hope is out of sight 
remember after the night comes daylight 


Paper Crane

Chorus 1:
Am I playin’ the fool again
Am I playin’ the fool again
The truth, it knocks at my door
Callin out, “don’t you play that game anymore”
Am I playin’ the fool again 
Verse I:
people talk, they may call me bluff
collisions leave me sour and rough
oh, will i play this game for fame
but  all you really know is my name

Refrain:
What’s there to believe with walls built
what’s there to hope for
When I’m not sure what’s worth fightin’ for 

Verse II: 
With everything I’ve heard and seen
I’m stuck in the road of the “in between” 
this is life this ain’t charades
ya better fight the tide or you’ll fade

Bridge: 
i’m done playin’ playin playin the fool (2x)


02 Playing The Fool

Let me uncover your layers 
Even climb your self-made tower
I’ll stay under the heat of your sun
Even when luck starts to hide or run

I will never quit on you, my love 
I will never quit on you, my love 

For you I’ll walk on the tight rope 
Never, never abandon all hope
If it’s the only way to get where you are
For you I’ll walk on the tightrope
For you I’ll walk on the tightrope 
Cause where you are is never too far
(Last chorus: you are never too far, baby)

I’ll try deciphering your riddles 
Embrace your love for the Beatles
I’ll dress your wounds until you heal 
Hold you when the world gets real 

Truly, you are one of a kind
That one gem that’s so hard to find

03 - Tightrope

Produced By: Erika Cruz, David Lina, Andrew De Pano, and Miles Malferrari
Art Direction: Vicky Marquez and Kevin Calderon
EP Design: Kevin Calderon
Photography: Mare Collantes, Karen De La Fuente, and Pauline Disuanco
Mix and Mastered By: David Lina and Andrew De Pano
Recorded At: Studio 12 Katipunan, De Pano Residence

Vocals and Guitar: Erika Cruz
Guitar: Miles Malferrari
Bass: Andrew De Pano
Drums: Janessa Geronimo and David Lina
Egg Shakers and Claps: Andrew De Pano, Miles Malferrari, and Izzy Young 

04 - Thief

05 - Battleground

Inspired by the version of Boyce Avenue with Kina Grannis.

With or Without You (U2 Cover)

After a challenging semester I finally made a new cover.  

and yes, I really need to learn how to properly mix and edit these things. :)) 


Heartbreak Warfare (John Mayer Cover)

Another original. 

Special thanks to Andrew de Pano for helping me out with recording this! :D

LYRICS:

Verse 1: 
Puso’y di mapakali 
Wala nang ikinukubli 
Ikaw ang nilalaman
Ang tanging inaasahan

Refrain:
Tinatawag ka
Paparito ka na, ang itinakda

Chorus:
Hawakan mo ang aking mga kamay
Sabay harapin ang iba’t ibang kulay ng buhay
Sumaliw ka sa himig ng tinig
Nang puso kong narito at umiibig, umiibig, umiibig

Verse2:
Hindi na biro ito
Makinig ka sa panawagan ko 
Kung handa na ang puso mo
Ako na ay iyong iyo 


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