how many songs must i write
til i no longer sing for you
how many lies must i say
til i can say the truth

that you’re not in my blood
that i’m somebody new
that you’re not in my blood
oh no, not you

i know it’s gonna be a long way down
but i’ll be on my feet again, soon
i’ll do whatever turns me around
and i will be myself again, soon

i wrote my pen dry
every feeling for you
i let time go by
i was reeling from you

now you’re not in my blood
as much as you were
in my bigger picture
you’re now a blur

and i know it’s gonna be a long way down
but i’ll be on my feet again, soon
do whatever turns me around
and i will be myself again

and i won’t stop
believing love is true, is kind, is existent 
i know it’s just an exercise of patience, oh i know
i know that someone waits for me

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note: i've been talking a lot about all the music i've been writing but the truth is, almost all of the tracks i've made so far just don't satisfy me yet. i wrote and demo'd this within a few hours both as an exercise and as a way of emptying my head so i can work on my other songs. that would be all


in my blood (love is true)

This song was written for #MusicBreak, an event by Nestlé Kit-Kat.

Ito'y para sa mga nabubundol ng pagka-torpe sa tawiran ng 'friendzone'

Lyrics:

Move a little closer
so I can breathe you in
Wrapped in this enclosure,
how long has it been?

It feels like we can stay forever
in each other's arms
So lay down on my shoulder,
I'll keep you safe and warm

Ooh, you can lay down all your reasons
Ooh, but your eyes betray your secrets

So why don't we fall in love tonight?
Cause everything else just feels so right
and now I just want to hold you tight,
so why don't we just fall--

Hearts are beating,
the night is fleeting
Sparks are flying,
there's no denying

So why don't we fall in love tonight?
Cause everything else just feels so right
and now I just want to hold you tight,
so why don't we just fall
in love tonight?

We would like to thank Nestlé Kit-Kat for giving us the opportunity to share this song with those who came to #MusicBreak.

Here's the video of the gig!
www.facebook.com/kitkat.ph/videos…101398299888051/

Fall

5-Hour Drive
by ida & yves (Ida Siasoco and Yves Cruz)

Lyrics:

The dimness rolled down
and light gobbled me up
My hands reached out
and felt the wind’s cut

We passed by downtown
Slow and then we speedup
With two different routes
And my eyes wide shut

How long will this pain stay?
We’ve wasted too much time

Are we there yet?
I’ve lost count of signs we passed by
Figuring out if we’ve met
that man who asked if we were fine.
Are we there yet?
I’ve lost count of faces we passed by
Are we there yet? 
You know we’re not fine.

I'm stuck in this five hour drive
While staring at vast spaces
Trying to make it out alive
And we're getting far too left behind
But no, I have no choice
Until the time that we arrive

How long will this pain stay?
We’ve wasted too much time

So, are we there yet?

5-Hour Drive (ida & yves)

Art by Jill Chan
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I got tired of trying to breathe
i'm in your choke-hold and i don't wanna leave
I got tired of trying to be
you're asking for the heart i wore on my sleeve

i just wanna be enough
"i'm tired of being in love"

i just wanna be enough
i don't have to be loved

Enough

(EP 1/2) In collaboration with Howle, Kidthrones, J.Wong and CRWN

No Ways (feat. Jess Connelly)

~tis the season~

on days of rain and of thunder
i make some room on the bed
so i can prepare for companionship
once it's no longer just all in my head

on days of sun and of salt
i sit in the shade and look enviously
at those unafraid of the water
as if they were so different from me

take me to the moon and back, somebody please
i want to know how it feels

on days of work and of thanklessness
how nice it must be to hear,
"hello, how are you, what's wrong
would you like to talk it over a beer?"

it may be so that i'm just a fool
with my lofty fantasies
but it was never for lack of trying 
that love has never come to me

take me to the moon and back, somebody please
i want to know how it feels

(note: i now realize the mixing is quite loud.. i am sorry)

mlk

ira