Komyut (Demo)

will i still love you in the spring?
cause my heart's got lots to give
or will you let it wilt away?
color my world, then leave it grey

will your picture stop my heart again
so bad i light a cigarette
then i summon my ancestors
who shame me for how down bad i am

will you be aching for my presence
the way you crane your neck for a kiss
from the summer sun to your skin

sorry for all this talk of seasons
i just fear for a future where you wont be familiar with my name

will you still like me in the spring?
does your heart have room to spare?
if/when you thirst for tenderness
know that my spring's for you to rest in
dive in

will you feel so unreal to me
i reach out for your hand
when you hold it back
feels like i'm finally running my fingers thru some grass

and it won't feel like the first time
ever again, but i'm fine with that
just as long as you want me for the next

cause you can bet that i'll still want you
but if my spring of love's a bit too big
for you to swim in

you can tell me, like we practiced
better to quit while we're ahead

but if i still love you in the spring
when my heart's got more to give
please don't let it wilt away
please don't let it wilt away

lovespring - Japanese Surplus

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

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)

scars

lyrics:
bleed for you
you don’t feel a thing baby
die for you
just to hear it ring
love’s not real
you just want control
take what’s left
leave me in the cold

stuck in my brain
can’t let it go
told me you’d stay
now you’re a ghost

bleed for you
you don’t feel a thing baby
die for you
die for you

bleed for you ^_^

you with your headphones on 
i thought i saw
some trace of january's warmth 
on your favorite t-shirt

how it made me wonder why 
you never swing by 
anymore
by my door

you and your tired eyes
now i see in pictures
has it really been this while
since i held you close to me

oh these things are changing fast
some never really last
it happens all the time 
and you've got to make yourself feel fine 

Drums recorded by Rj Mabilin at Redverb Studio

Bass, Guitars, Synths, recorded and programmed by Dan Joseph Galapon at Eelectric Studio

Vocals recorded and produced by Emmanuel Aguila at Eelectric Studio

Mixed and Mastered by Dan Joseph Galapon at Eelectric Studio

Anymore

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?

Lugar kung sa'n

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

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