i love people

Things I’ve unofficially released as demos/ voice memos and some collabs! (I just suck at producing) ((there’s like 20+ in my archives rn))

me see thing happen, me write song

Verse:
You it’s only been you
take me back to Monday
where we were talking in your room

ooh if I only knew
changes baby 
I’m out of my mind it’s crazy

Pre-chorus:
Girl you know I think of you all the time
and it’s hard for me to say it
but I can’t pretend to take it 

It’s all I ever wanted from you
Tell me that you want me too

Chorus:
These hallways don’t look the same
since you turned my glasses rose
baby that’s the way it goes

And I can’t shake this headache
I just wish you’d go away
Oh baby aren’t you tired
from running circles through my mind


Credit
Vox: Lucas, Daniel
Guitar: Lucas
Drums: Zubair
Piano: Niran
Mixing: Zubair, Niran, Lucas
Lyrics: Lucas, Daniel, Zubair, Niran
Cover art: Chloe Kor (@solustown)

Running Circles

You lost your voice in the chorus that left you stuck in the silence
And you can’t comprehend who you’re trying to pretend to be

I’ve been crying rivers now, it’s getting harder to hold on
Can’t remember my thoughts, don’t even know who I was
Let’s see where this would lead

I’ll never understand what’s been happening to me

Though I try to laugh through my mistakes, I hope St. Peter will call my name
No novocaine or drinks could take away the pain
One last letter to say my goodbyes, no tears falling from my eyes
I’ll see you on the other side

Was I ever in your thoughts?
Promises broken, words unspoken
How did we get to the end of this line?
Am I just wasting my time?

I made a list so it’d be easier for you to let me go
Cause' I know, I know you’d live life better than I could

I’ll never understand what’s been happening to me

Though I try to laugh through my mistakes, I hope St. Peter will call my name
No novocaine or drinks could take away the pain
One last letter to say my goodbyes, no tears falling from my eyes
I’ll see you on the other side

Crimson Roses
All used clothes
An empty space with memories
Crimson Roses
All used clothes
An empty space with memories
Crimson Roses
All used clothes
An empty space

I laughed through my mistakes, he called my name
No novocaine and drinks could take away my pain
All my letters of my goodbyes, tears fell from your eyes
I'll see you on the other side
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Credits:
Producer, Lead Vocals, Composition, and Lyrics- Julia Velasco
Gang/Choir Vocals- Cheryl, Angela, Mikhaela, Arquesh, Benjamin, Joash, Luis

Equipment Used:
Zoom H6 Audio interface and Audio technica microphone ATR1300x (Julia)
Classic Vibe 70's Stratocaster Guitar (Julia)
Focusrite scarlet 2i2 audio interface and sm58 (Joash)
Focusrite Scarlett Solo 2nd Gen and SE V7 Microphone (Angela)
Focusrite scarlet 2i2 audio interface and condenser microphone (Mikhaela)
MacBook Microphone (Benjamin)
Focusrite Scarlett solo 3rd Gen and sm57 (Luis)
MacBook and ATR2500 Usb Condenser mic (Cheryl)

Recording Medium:
Logic Pro

Supernova (demo)

lyrics:

we sing songs about houses
scrambling for conversations
throwing empty invitations
while your just playing
a guessing game i’m always losing
whenever it pertains to you~

and i cant stay away from you
speak your mind, ill listen to everything
ill follow you everywhere if i could
so let me love you as i should

time stands still when you
tell me all your little secrets 
and i just cant believe that your
here to keep me
company when i’m alone with
the thoughts that i would never say out loud 

and i cant stay away from you
speak your mind, ill listen to everything
ill follow you everywhere if i could
so let me love you as i should

if our world is truly ending
then love, what’s left to lose
will you love me like you should?

we sing songs about houses
scrambling for conversations
throwing empty invitations
while your just playing
a guessing game i’m always losing
whenever it pertains to you

credits:
dan wong - songwriting, production, singing, mix-master
alfred lim - production, arranging, mixing, bass
zubair azli - drums
ryan chew - guitars, songwriting
vincent oremo - guitars, songwriting
cameron tan - keys, songwriting

songs about houses

Love Like You - Rebecca Sugar (cover)

2.50 in the afternoon
cause I keep running back to you
But do you love me like I do?
Unhealthy it seems, doesn’t matter to me
Things are just the way it should be.

Was it worth to throw it all away 
the times we shared
But I dont want to leave this all behind

The longer I stay it hurts more
Would you wait on me? Live a little for me?
keep counting all my blessings just to let you go
Where did we go wrong? Then, now you’re gone
I’m singing
Dadadadadadadadadada

Unspoken words
can’t see through you
Leave no stone unturned
Was this enough to you? Tell what do I have to do.
Kept reading my letters, I should know better
You’re always in my mind. Up til the day I die

I can’t let you go
cause I wouldn’t know
I wouldn’t know how
I can’t let you go
cause I’ll lose control
I don’t want to go now

Vocals: Julia
Electric: Kieran
Bass: Kieran
Keys: Joash
Drums: Isaiah
Mixed and recorded on Logic Pro.

Leftovers (group 13)

Lava Cake

Wish I could take your mind, mend your soul, and keep you in time
If I could give you reasons to stay, why should we go on our own ways?

Bring me your paradise, fantasies never lie
You don’t have to compromise, I feel the sadness in your eyes

I left a dent in my bed from the hours I spent
trynna get myself right in the head
How can I reap what I sowed in the lives I used to know?
I’ll stay until you need me to go

I listen to our song when I miss you
Train rides home never felt lonelier before
Dinners under blocks just don’t feel the same
Even if it’s just lava cake

Take me home
They don’t know the place we used to know
Did we take this too slow?
Was I the only one who needed letting go?

I left a dent in my bed from the hours I spent
Trynna get myself right in the head
How can I reap what I sowed in the lives I used to know?
I’ll stay until you need me to go

I listen to our song when I miss you
Train rides home never felt lonelier before
Dinners under blocks just don’t feel the same
Even if it’s just lava cake

If we didn’t talk in that diner?
In Woodlands where we’d meet
Would we just walk past each other down, down the 14 street?
What if we said goodbyes?
Do I see you in another life?

I listened to our song when I missed you
Stopped taking train rides home cause they felt lonely as before
Dinners under blocks has always felt the same
Even without you or lava cake
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Credits
Inspiration of the lyrics: [Redacted] and [Redacted]
Lyrics, Vocals, Arrangement, Production: Julia Lauren
Production, mixing and mastering: Leo
Keys: Li yue
Guitar: Julia Lauren
SPecial thanks to: SP, MPD, MAD, My family, my friends, my legs for standing up for me, my arms for being by my side.

Lava Cake (demo)

Still Mine

Song 1: Easy (its really not...) {try to count the time sig}
V1
No recompense
No regrets
When applause fills the air, there’s no crowd
It’s just all in your head
C
you cannot see
the misery
i cant forgive
the insanity
Joash: Studio engineer, arranger
Julia: Songwriter, lyricist
Kieran: Guitars, Bass
Isaiah: Mixer, Masterer


Song 2: Not Again 
V1
Why am I here?
Why do I fear?
Holding on to something I don’t want
Pre-c
(But) I don’t wanna do this anymore
C
To try tonight
It’s all the same
Not again
V2
I’m drowning in my thoughts again
The only thing worth my time
Letters drafted in my head
For people I’ve left behind
Pre-c
(But) I don’t wanna do this anymore
C
To try tonight
It’s all the same
Not again
Bridge
I lost all time
I don’t deny what’s on my mind
Outro
It's all the same
[end with plugging out guitar]
Joash: Studio engineer, arranger
Julia: Songwriter, lyricist
Kieran: Guitars, Bass
Isaiah: Mixer, Masterer
Thanks to Lucas for drumming.

easy/notagain

V1:
I can’t go back to what we had
Remembering, the memories
Don’t fall asleep you’ll fall in deep
No time to mourn
No one to hold
I’m by your side you’ll be alright
Nevermind, you were never mine


Pre:
Please don’t let go of me
Stay where we used to be
Nothing’s real it seems
Can we stay where we used to be?

Chorus:
We had it all
Dry your tears and take the fall
We’re not in misery
You’re not who you’re supposed to be

Verse 2:
Should I forget
All that we’ve said
How could you lie to these red-rimmed eyes
I hold my smile til’ you’re out of sight

Chorus:
We had it all
Dry your tears and take the fall
We’re not in misery
You’re not who you’re supposed to be

Solo

Bridge:
I’m tangled in the thread of our broken past
In the shadows of this town I’m losing ground

Soft Chorus:
We had it all
Dry your tears and take the fall
We’re not in misery
You’re not who you’re supposed to be

Chorus:
We had it all
Dry your tears and take the fall
We’re not in misery
You’re not who you’re supposed to be

Credits:
Electric Guitar sessionist and arranger: Isyraf Dean
Bass sessionist and arranger: Isaac Ng
Drums sessionist and arranger: Lucas Chang
Lyricist and Composer: Julia Lauren
Vocalist: Shane Chen
Mixer: Isaiah Teo

All Not Misery POD B

Meron ba ‘kong kailangan ibabago? 
Namamanhid na ang puso, pinapako.
Ako’y naliligaw, humihiyaw
Kahit alam kong hindi rinig
Umaasa sa sala na pangako

O bakit ngayon ka lang dumating?
Eh paano noon nung kailangan kita sa dilim?
Binitawan mo na. May pagasa pa ba?
O hindi ko din mababalik.
O Bakit ako’y palaging mali?
Natatalo naman sayo pagdating sa huli
Masasabi ko ba, na tahanan kita
Kung hindi mo din maamin saakin

Sa kalsada, tinahi ko ang kahapon 
Samantala, ang damdamin ko’y tinapon mo
Kahit kunwari kong isiping
Di mo mababawi
Lahat ng binura mo sa kuwento (Sa kuwento)
Hindi ba’ko sapat sayo?

O bakit ngayon ka lang dumating?
Eh paano noon nung kailangan kita sa dilim?
Binitawan mo na. May pagasa pa ba?
O hindi ko din mababalik.
O Bakit ako’y palaging mali?
Natatalo naman sayo pagdating sa huli
Masasabi ko ba, na tahanan kita?
Kung hindi mo din maamin saakin

O Bakit ako’y palaging mali?
Natatalo naman sayo pagdating sa huli
Masasabi ko ba, na tahanan kita
Kung hindi mo din maamin saakin

Credits:
Vocals: Joo
Songwriting/lyrics: Joo, Leo

Folk-Singer/songwriter goes indie/opm 😨?

SAAKIN - Demo

Hi I'm Joo and welcome to Joo's Igloo. A safe space for everyone to chill and listen to songs I write.

In the winds of melancholy, I'll listen to all your stories.

From words whispered by trembling lips to sentences traced by quivering hands, or emotions left unexpressed. I'll write them for you.

Take a breath, sing your song, and you'll be okay.

Supernova (demo)

joo's igloo