empty
such a pity for a pretty heart
aching
for the kind of love that leaves you lost
i’m not
the cure or what you’re looking for
all i
want is to be taken as i am, i’m not a book to be read

be bold and tell me 
what you really want from me, 
if you really do want me, 
say so

wake me
from my circumstantial lack of dreams
write me
all your pretty words and leave me be
i could have
learned to love the way you look at me
but i won’t let you
be so close enough to hear me breathe

be bold and tell me 
what you really want from me, 
if you really do want me, 
say so

i’m my own lighthouse
i glow my own way
if you can’t take that
then keep on sailing

be bold and tell me 
what you really want from me, 
if you really do want me, 
say so

say so

If you can't record professionally, DIY. It's that only way for your babies. And if you can't DIY, sure, you're at notn'.
Songs written in 5-minute bursts between 2016 and 2025. 
Please enjoy.

A Heart Revived

i woke to find your ghost
folded amongst my drawers
on notes tucked in my books
are we still keeping score?

upon the brown brick walls
under the mango tree
we wrote our names in chalk
forgetting rain would bleed

you'd burrow into bed
you’d bury me in sheets
you’d dig my secrets up
and then uproot my grief

i drowned my love in waves
of honey chardonnay
i set my throat aflame
to never say your name

now I know I'm gliding down a tight rope
this train of thought is never gonna lead me home
when your breath blew over like a credo
it still echoes in my head when i'm alone

who would i be if i didn't know you
where would you be if i didn't leave you there
how did i pretend i didn't need you
how could you pretend you didn't see it

all the mile long walks
over blocks and blocks
what you're dreaming of
is what keeps me up

and when i close my eyes
i feel the void inside
i feel the great divide
wishing you were beside me

the great divide

Tell me that you're mine, or should I say it's time
For you to turn your habits into mine?
Will you stay in line, or will you say it's fine
Clouded doubts, they came in by design

So much more, what you waiting for?

What do I need to get with you baby?

Summer

New single from Slow Sink! 

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https://slowsinkmusic.bandcamp.com/

Vocals and guitar by Mark Armas
Backup vocals by Ivy Hermogenes and Miguel Recio
Violin by Asher Pinzon
Bass guitar by Andrew De Pano
Keyboard by Tim Recla
Drums by Max Cinco

Music and lyrics by Mark Armas
Performed by Slow Sink
Mixed, recorded and engineered by Nick Lazaro

© 2016 Slow Sink. All rights reserved.

Song art by Kerf Valerio. 

Come What May

recorded in 1 take in a closet
when i was 13 i was in a guitar center trying out thinlines all day bc they were my fave guitar and the ja-90 came out and i really wanted it. i got something similar (and nicer) 8 years later and i named him benjamin. 

benjamin
dont let me forget that summer
benjamin
remind me that i can do better
benjamin
i have never been so glad to be afraid

benjamin
impulse just becomes decision way to quick for me to even know my limit
i've been staring at the signs but i could never read them
you're a language i could never comprehend
did you even think that i could ever have it in me
just to pack 2 bags and fly out to a monster city
every passing minute makes me feel more tiny and more glad to be alive
or just glad to be alive

there's a high from being miserable and jaded
finding sounding boards for all of your frustrations
you confirm your biggest fears to the most pragmatic ears
and them pretend that it could somehow make you safe
but when i am around you i am nervous screaming silently while scanning every detail of your face
all this fear that i will never really feel this way again
lights the fire that burns me into being brave

you're my fleeting summer fuck up
i'm your tropical mistake
i have never been more glad to be afraid

benjamin

Lihim

Naninikip na ang dibdib
Di malaman ang gagawin
Gustong ipaalam ngunit
Di alam kung pano sasabihin

Ikaw lang ang laman ng isip
Sa bawat panaginip
Ngiti mo ang hinihiling ko
Sa bawat panalangin

Ako ba'y napapansin
Na sayo'y may pagtingin

Kailan ba mapapansin 
Kailan ka ba magiging akin
Kailan ba mapapansin
Kailan ka ba magiging akin
Kailan ka ba magiging akin nalang

Araw-araw, gabi-gabi
Umaalis, dumarating
Walang ibang hinahangad
Kundi makapiling ka palagi

Ang iyong mga matang nakatitig
Ang nais kong makita
Ang yakap mo na kay higpit
Ang nagbibigay ligaya

Pano ba ako aamin
Na ikaw ang iniibig

Kailan ba mapapansin 
Kailan ka ba magiging akin
Kailan ba mapapansin
Kailan ka ba magiging akin
Kailan ka ba magiging akin

Naninikip na ang dibdib
Di malaman ang gagawin
Gustong ipaalam ngunit
Di alam kung pano sasabihin

Handa akong mangako
Sa gitna ng mga tala
Hinding hindi ko hahayaang
Tumulo ang iyong luha

Di kita kayang saktan
Kaya sa akin ka na lang

Kailan ba mapapansin 
Kailan ka ba magiging akin
Kailan ba mapapansin
Kailan ka ba magiging akin

Kailan ba mapapansin 
Kailan ka ba magiging akin
Kailan ba makakarating
Kailan ka ba magiging akin
Kailan ka ba magiging akin
Kailan ka ba magiging akin nalang?

Lihim (Acoustic Version)

Do You Want To Be Mine (solo)

This song is about finding a home with someone, and it doesn't matter where you are as long as you're with them.

Recorded at Rock of Ages Music Studio
Mixed and Mastered by Sir Jim Bernardo
Cover Photo by Chastine Bersola

For Karla.

Wanderer

Written by Sage Ilagan
Featuring Pauline Rana on Vocals
Produced and arranged by Emmanuel Aguila and Ashley’s Kryptonite
Drums recorded by Perth Salva at Perthman Records
All other tracks recorded by Emmanuel Aguila and Sage Ilagan at The Office
Mixed and mastered by Dan Galapon at Eelectric Studio

LYRICS

Sa madilim na sulok dun ka lang nagmumukmok
Kamay ay nakadukot sa bulsa ng 'yong suot
Panyo mo ay hinugot, basa na at lukot-lukot
Puno ng luha mo

Kahapon lang nakita nakangiti at masaya
Mas maliwanag pa sa araw sinag ng mga mata
Ngunit pagsapit ng gabi walang tigil ang pagpatak
ng mga luha mo

Sa iyong paghihintay
Lumamig mga kamay
Nagmistulan ng bangkay
na nilimot na, 'di na maalala

Siya ang dapat na kasama mo
Ang magdadala sa 'yo diyo
Siya naman kasi'ng pinili mo
Bakit siya hindi na lang ako
Ba't ngayon 'di mo siya matanaw
Kung kailan dapat ka nang masayaw
Nangakong yayakapin ka pa raw
Bakit ngayon 'di man lang lumitaw

Sabi mo pa sa'kin, 'di ka iiyak
Luha mo'y 'di na papatak
Pwede bang ulitin, 'di na iiyak
Luha ko'y 'di na papatak

Prom

Baltz - Mawawala (original)

side-project

half-lit was made in an attempt to channel my post-midnight loneliness into something else ––– and it is something else altogether: a way to reach other people. a way to revel in collective sadness. suddenly i'm not as lonely. - b

http://soundcloud.com/bpvalenzuela
