Track 04
It'll Be Alright EP (2013)

Produced by Ean Aguila and Ourselves the Elves
Lyrics and melody by Alyana Cabral
Christelle Delvo on bass and back-up vocals

I Wouldn't Mind

lyrics:
alam mo bang hindi 
nakatulog kagabi? 
sa kaiisip ng
matalino street siguro
tayo nagmeet 
kailan ba mauulit?

alam mo bang hindi
nakakain ang hikbi? 
muli nang managinip
at tayo'y tutungo 
sa qc o dulo
ng iyong trip
kailan ba mangyayari?

tahan na
'wag mangamba	
mow's, hindi nga?

alam mo bang hindi
matatapos ang gabi?
kung 'di ka makapiling sa
kowloon house
in thoughts and sounds
we'll cross our hearts
tayo lang palagi

akin ka
'gang umaga
sa que ave na
ang end sinta
mow's, hindi nga?

alam mo ba (mow's, hindi nga?)

di na namamansin c idol😱

you were my whole fucking world
for one second
granted, i didn’t let you know
not directly

but you couldn’t read the signs
you had so many chances
i had so many chances
but we never crossed the line
yeah and now i regret it
oh i so regret it

and how can you act like
i’m nobody?
still think about you sometimes
so save me the shame and think about me too

kinda sad, i still search for you in pictures
feels like i'll point u out in crowds for forever

and we're not competing
but if we were
i'd be an olympian
you'd be caught dead slacking off

maybe you could try catching up
but it’s not like u want to
pathetic, i still want you to

c’mon man, spare me a thought
you know that i still exist, right?
love to know if i still cross your mind

you had so many chances
i had so many chances
is it delusion
if you said you loved me too?

you know i still that exist right?
love to know if i’m still on your mind
even though, i'd do nothing
knowing the insanity was mutual would satisfy

and how can you act like
i’m nobody? 
still think about you sometimes

would it be so insane?
no way it was just me
so save me the shame

 and think about me... too

save me the shame - Japanese Surplus

the flowers have wilted
i thought i had more time
but the weather has roughened
and roughened my mind
my promise expired
didn’t know that was something i could do

thought i was tough but
i must have mistaken it for
the resolve i grew with you
and what the fuck did i do?
i let it die
my bark turned into bite and it got you

now it’s too late for a next time
but your hands and your smile i could never unfamiliarize
i want to deserve you

still raining down in my heart, it’s pouring
my love for you
but the season has ended
with no assurance of when

it'll come back, i hope it does
you're not by my side, but in the meantime
i hope it’s alright that my heart
is gonna be yours for a while, a while

i wanted to be your
shelter from the storm
instead i became its eye
and when the sky
was grey, all i did was hide

now i’m aching from your absence
the way you did from mine too
i'll be better to deserve you

it’s still raining down in my heart, it’s pouring
my love for you
but the season has ended
with no assurance of when

it'll come back, i hope it does
you're not by my side, but in the meantime
i hope it’s alright that my heart
is still yours

i'll still dream for you in many more seasons
write you many more songs
til my heart runs out of pages
but i doubt that'll ever happen

cause you’re the kind that someone loves
for a long time, it’s no question
i hope it’s alright that my heart
is gonna be yours for a while, a while

i want to deserve you
will you still want me when i deserve you?
i'll be better to deserve you
please still want me to deserve you

downpour

downpour - Japanese Surplus

o mahal, kay tagal na ako'y bumubulong sa hangin
na wag sayangin ang paghihintay at pagiipon ng aking bibig
na balang araw ay maisisigaw ko ang aking pagmamahal

at mamaos man ay hindi problema
kung ang dulo ng tinig ko 
ay mahahanap ang bisig mo

ikaw na ba ang pinagiipunan ng boses ko?
sana nga, sana nga, sana nga

o mahal, kay tagal
nang lumilibot ang aking mga mata
nang huminto sila sa'yo
natagpuan ang tunay na pahinga at hindi na lumingon pa

kahit ang araw ay pabor sa'yo
gayang-gaya nya ang pagkintab ng iyong pagkatao

sa iyong paningin ba ako maliligaw mula ngayon?
sana nga, sana nga, sana nga

o mahal, kay tagal ng puso ko na iyong tangan
ugat nito'y naka ukit na sa mga linya ng iyong palad
at dito'y nakaangkop

noon pa ay nandiyan lang
naghahanda lamang na kumapit
sa puso na saktong magkakasya

akin na ba, akin na ba ang pusong iyon?
sana nga, sana nga, sana nga

huwag na mag tataka
kung hindi na ako titikom pa

at ikalma na ang iyong kaba
ikaw ang paboritong tanawin ng aking mga mata

at kung may mag tatanong man kung nasaan ang aking puso
ang nais kong laging sabihin ay nasa iyong palad

bagama’t hindi ko napansin
aking katawan may mithiin
noong una pang tingin
layunin ng mata ko’y ika’y kilalanin

ang puso ko, sa palad mo
buong tiwala na aalagaan mo
sana ay wag mong bitawan
o ibalik sa akin
sayong sayo na ang puso ko

(sana nga, sana nga, sana nga)
sayong sayo ang puso ko

~
cover art by @unardent <3
co-written with jo <3

puso, palad (sana nga)

puso, palad (sana nga) - Japanese Surplus

“may multo ka mang dinadala
sa iyong mga bulsa
wala akong pakialam,
ako’y kakalabit sa bawat sulok nila
sasamahan kita sa pagbuhat
ng bigat sa ‘yong balikat

hindi ako takot na mahalin ka”

pang ilang buhay ko na ba ito?
‘di ko na mabilang 
ang mga taong dumaan
at piniling hindi ako tignan

ngunit ika’y sakin lumapit
dahan-dahang hinaplos
ang tela kong kupas
at nagiwan ng bulong: 

“may multo ka mang dinadala
sa iyong mga bulsa
wala akong pakialam,
ako’y kakalabit sa bawat sulok nila 
sasamahan kita sa pagbuhat
ng bigat sa ‘yong balikat

hindi ako takot na mahalin ka”

ilan na ba ang pinatay nito?
(nakaka sindak na pag-ibig)
walang kapalit na presyo
madugo’ng aking pinagdaanan
(sa ilalim ng manggas)
may libo-libong galos

at sa lalim ng gabi
may hiling na may makatabi
na hindi tatakbo, ‘di magtatago
‘di pipikit sa kaluluwa na dala ko

at sa isang iglap ika’y dumating
dala ang iyong kasilakan
iyong panata, “di pakikinggan ang
mga husga mula sa kanino man”

“may multo ka mang dinadala
sa iyong mga bulsa
wala akong pakialam,
ako’y kakalabit sa bawat sulok nila 
sasamahan kita sa pagbuhat
ng bigat sa ‘yong balikat

hindi ako takot na mahalin ka”

~

cover art by @/heavenlyfebruary love u faye my babe
co-written with jo <3

multo sa bulsa - Japanese Surplus

I'll teach you how to hold me babe
Talk to me it's easy but
What could be easier than dreaming?
When I wake up you're the one I'm seeing!

Malayo pa ang biyahe ko
Ang layo pa ng bahay mo
Hanggang tuhod na ang luha
at stuck pa rin sa kalsada

But I'm always within reach
In every form of speech
Hold me to this
Hold me

Try and try I'm trying to
Let you know that this will do
Wala ka nang dapat isipin
Wala ka nang dapat sabihin

Yeah holding you is easy just
promise me it's easy to
remember what we're hearing...
It's the sound of my tires screeching yeah!

Ilang ulit na ba tayong
muntikan nang maglaho
Let it ring it could be louder...
This feeling shouldn't be considered sober yeah!

I'll teach you how to hold me babe
Talk to me it's easy but
What could be easier than dreaming?
Kung Ikaw ang laging kapiling!

This Feeling Shouldn't Be Considered Sober (Demo)

stop tourmenting my thoughts

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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ph/album/geography-lessons-ep/id1050472810
Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/0OSZwZGyLCT5Pysf4vkg33
Bandcamp: http://ourselvestheelves.bandcamp.com/album/geography-lessons

For physical copies of the EP/DVD, email us at:
ourselvestheelves@gmail.com

Longing For

Here's a track from our debut album, CELL-O-PHANE, which we're launching on April 16, 2016 at Mow's! Pre-order the PHYSICAL album now for P400 and get a free sticker, an instant free download of "Different Shades of Blue," and free admission to the Album Launch: https://www.facebook.com/events/1669477039998444/. Email us at thebuildingsph@gmail.com to place pre-orders.

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Watch out for updates and new songs by following us on Twitter (twitter.com/thebuildingsph) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/thebuildingsph).

Recorded and Produced by The Buildings in association with Idioterne, Inc.

You’re not the only one I’ve been absent from

And you go on about how what I figured out was wrong
Because it wasn’t part of your plan all along

Why do you make me feel so bad
If you want me to come back

All I know I wouldn’t ask of you what you wouldn’t do for me

So many streets and only one of me
We're drowning in a big city and there's only one of me

Manila's a Trap

Ilang Ylang-Ylang? is a pop collaboration and a way for Mariah Reodica and Jazz Nicolas to fulfill their dreams of being in a Manila Sound band in the 70's. 

Click here for the official music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L00eGClsXPw

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Ilang-Ylang-Ylang

Arranged, composed, and performed by Mariah Reodica & Jazz Nicolas
Recorded at Watusi Studios, Manila (2015-2016)

Hey baby baby, it's been so long
For a second, I thought you had gone
But I always had something on my mind
If I asked you, would you say that you tried?

It's too soon to say that I'm sure
And you're not easily swayed by words anyway

Don't you know? 
I can't keep waiting without knowing what's the deal
So it goes,
And people keep talking without saying what they feel

Just let me know when it's real

Hey baby baby, when you called
I assumed that you knew it all
Thought I spelled it out as clear as day
For me to get to you, what should I say?

Maybe my intentions seem blurred,
And you're not easily swayed by words anymore

(Stop overthinking)
Just let me know when it's real
(You can't change the feeling)
Just let me know when it's real

And my heart's got to decide
I can't keep it inside
And you can't change my mind no more

And people keep on talking without ever saying whatever they truly feel

Let Me Know When It's Real - Ilang Ylang-Ylang?

new demo <3 https://www.instagram.com/p/C5qr314IOKA/

new arrivals, marlboro blues
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