Themesong

a collection of songs from the first half of 2022

Strawberry Girl

death throes of a struggling romance ((formerly Maryknoll) cover)

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

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

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Longing For

sunlight used to be in my eyes
until they brought me down 
and started raining, raining
raining on me
everything used to be
so simple and true
it was always about 
always, always
always about me and you

so tell me how do i forget
all the stories we have shared
to each other
why do they bother

cause loving you
is just a dream 
i wouldn't want to wake up from
cause loving you
is the greatest risk I've ever taken
cause loving you
is something they would never understand

yes i do believe 
i do believe in wishing upon a star
i talk to them at night and say
please lead me, lead me
lead me to where things used to be

Slight

it's such a shame, i'll never see your face
ever again, a dark, familiar haze
but just the same, you're far too far to chase
it's such a shame, i'll never see your face

(you're) holding onto someone else's shadow
and going to a place where i can't follow

it's such a shame, i'll never see your face
ever again, you were the safest space
inside my brain, you were the warmest place
it's such a shame, i'll never see your face

such a shame

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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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?

Music by: joe de jesus
Lyrics by: sandy buladaco


identikit - Peach

It all began in 2007 when Joe de Jesus came up with demos recorded in the comforts of his home. 2008, the band identikit came to be. Unfortunately the line up then didn't pan out. Joe went on hiatus for a while and finally in Oct 2009, new members were established. The recent bunch is composed of Sandy Buladaco who sings and pens the songs, Joe de Jesus on guitars, Darrel Ballesteros on bass, Rommel Celespara on synths/noise, Manny Marinas on drums. Band's influences ranges from diverse genres such as synth-pop, shoe gaze and post punk.

2009-2014.

Debut album "OUT OF THE FLOODWAYS AND INTO YOUR HOMES" out now on iTunes!
https://itunes.apple.com/ph/album/out-floodways-into-your-homes/id709788772

identikit - Peach

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