Sunspots EP

Songs compiled with anxiety in mind, "Exit Plan" explores how the most anxious tendencies we have can force us to find ways to escape - in this case, through music.  Madima & The Switch present this as their first in-studio album done through 4th Street Recording in Santa Monica, CA.

Exit Plan

This is what I call the "platonic romance song" - hope it gives you a little joy today!  

"Lifeline"
Music & Lyrics by Madima

V1
Swimming through a sea of faces on the street I feel so faint / 
Treading every glance I think I catch before they’re washed away / 
I feel invisible yet too exposed to what I fear not what I know could happen / 
But when I feel your hand anchor me in, the tides subsides and suddenly I’m safe again / 

PRE-CHORUS
I shouldn’t need you this much, but I know when we touch /
I find sanctuary there - and nothing else compares.  

CHORUS
I hope you’ll be mine for more than a lifetime /
'Cause I plan to hold tight to you like a lifeline / 
'Cause you are my lifeline - you are my lifeline.  

V2
Birds o’ feather flock together soar through seasons as they change / 
We’re like that we move in patterns, change direction, yet remain 
(So come what may)
I’m not a stranger to the dangers of the world and what it hides from me /
But when it’s fight or flight, you’re always right beside me ‘cause you all I need is you / 
You see me through--

BRIDGE
Ahh..ahh…

OUTRO CHORUS
I hope you’ll be mine...for more than a lifetime /
'Cause I plan to hold tight to you like a lifeline / 
And I will be yours, you can be sure of me / 
Just you wait and see / 
I'll be yours, you can be sure of me / 
I’ll save you - I'll save you just like you saved me.

I'll save you just like you saved me.

Lifeline | GAHG Demo

English verse written by Patrick Dimayuga

Kung tayo ay matanda na, sana'y 'di tayo magbago
Kailan man, nasaan ma'y ito ang pangarap ko
Makuha mo pa kayang ako'y hagkan at yakapin, mmm
Hanggang pagtanda natin?
Nagtatanong lang sa 'yo, ako pa kaya'y ibigin mo
Kung maputi na ang buhok ko?

Now that we are older, I hope
That you still feel the same
Every day, every night I still always feel the flame
Do you remember how good it feels just to hold you?
Do you remember how we swayed? 
Just thought I should ask you, do I still take you breath away?
Even though my hair is now all gray? 

Pagdating ng araw, ang 'yong buhok ay puputi na rin
Sabay tayong mangangarap ng nakaraan sa 'tin
Ang nakalipas ay ibabalik natin, mmm
Ipapaalala ko sa 'yo ang aking pangako
Na ang pag-ibig ko'y laging sa 'yo
Kahit maputi na ang buhok ko

"Kahit Maputi Na Ang Buhok Ko" - FAHM Cover

(note: this was not my original idea of a mash-up.  I came across a version of this a DJ had spliced together on YouTube, and thought I should try to do a live rendition of it - enjoy!)

I saved every letter you wrote me
From the moment I read them, I knew you were mine
You said you were mine, I thought you were mine. 

Do you know what Angelica said
When we saw your first letter arrive?
She said, "Be careful with that one, love - he will do what it takes to survive."
--
Brown guilty eyes and little white lies
Yeah, I played dumb but I always knew 
That you'd talk to her, maybe did even worse 
I kept quiet so I could keep you 

Ain’t it funny - how you ran to her
The second that we called it quits?
Ain't it funny - how you said you were friends
Well it sure as hell don't look like it

Yeah, you'd talk to her
When we were together
Loved you at your worst 
But that didn't matter 
It took you two weeks 
To go off and date her 
Guess you didn't cheat but you're still a traitor.
--
You published the letters she wrote to you. 
You told the whole world how you brought this girl into our bed.
In clearing your name, you’ve ruined our lives. 
--
I know if you were true, there’s no damn way that you'd 
Fall in love with somebody that quickly 

And ain’t it funny - all the twisted games, 
All the questions you used to avoid. 
And ain’t it funny - remember I brought her up, 
And you told me I was paranoid.  
--
But you’re so damn paranoid in every paragraph
How they perceive you, you, you, you, you...

I’m erasing myself from the narrative. 
Let future historians wonder how Eliza reacted
When you broke her heart. 
You’ve torn it all apart,  I’m watching it 

Burn...just watching it burn…
--
God, I wish that you had thought this through 
Before I went and fell in love with you (ohhh)
When she’s sleeping in the bed we made 
Don’t you dare forget about the way you betrayed me…
--
You forfeit the place in our bed
You sleep in your office instead
With only the memories of when you were mine...

I hope that you - burn…
--
'Cause you’re still a traitor.

burn, traitor. | hamilton x olivia rodrigo cover (live)

Thoughts of you are tattooed on the inside of my brain, tried my hardest with a subtle knife to laser them away.
But they still itch and scratch and show me pasts that never stay the same - always re-writing, then rewinding the pain.  
And then there are those memories filled with blinding, loving light. 
They shout whispers of a time defined by laughter and delight -  
And though I try to listen, all your sunspots start to show; 	
And I can’t ignore the shadows that grow...

If I’d forget all these regrets, I’d be much happier I guess.  
I’d live with lies and cut the ties to every single thing you said. 
But I can’t, I can’t.  
I’d wash my hands of you, but I’ll never be clean.  
Your stains are what I need. 

I never lost your number, all I did was screen your calls - 
'Cause to navigate your arguments would take all summer long.  
And I might be the bad guy 'cause I quit making this right, 
But self-sabotage sounds better than another fucking fight--

If I’d forget all these regrets, I’d be much happier I guess.  
I’d live with lies and cut the ties to every single thing you said. 
But I can’t, I can't.  
I’d wash my hands of you, but I’ll never be clean.  
Your stains are what I need...

Don’t need closure, just a closed door locked up tight.  
Over-exposure made you blind to hindsight. 
Could it be that we were wrong? 
That we still could get along by pretending? 
Well, fuck your happy ending! 

If I’d forget all these regrets, I’d be much happier I guess!   
I’d live with lies, cut the ties to every single thing you said and did 
Again and again and again and again and again and again!    
I’d wash my hands of you, but I’ll never be clean...
I’d wash my hands of you, but I’ll never be clean - 
'Cause your stains should be seen.

Sunspots

I have a white dress and I must confess it’s the greatest thing I’ll ever own.  
Twirled in my bedroom, but didn’t expect to see me in a veil all alone.
If you could see me, would you believe me when I say, “I’m happy you’re here"?
Would you say, “Darling, I’d never miss this," even though we haven’t spoken in years?

It takes time, it takes time.  
Forgive my impatient heart 'cause I see life passing us by - when will we be alright? 

I have a baby and I can say lately I’ve never slept less in my life.   
Days blur together, I‘m scared that I’ll mess it all up, but I know I’ll get by.  
If you could see me, would you release me from all of my fears and my doubts? 
Would you say, “Darling, you won’t let her down, ‘cause unlike me, you’d never walk out"?

It takes time, it takes time.  
Forgive my impatient heart 'cause I see life passing us by - when will we be alright? 

I’ll be a wife to a man who can stand with me, shoulder to shoulder.  
We’ll raise a daughter, and offer the world at her feet - and extend her reach to the stars.  
I’ll never leave her or treat her like she has to be anything more than what she is: which is wonderful.  
I hope you’ll be there for all of this.  

How could you miss all of this? 
Hope you don’t miss all of this.

It Takes Time

Hummingbird, you suck the honey from the stem and vine - how lovely is the taste of a sunny day? 
Hummingbird, you flit around the gardens of plenty where others know your name - it’s never the same.

Do they know your name?  

Hummingbird, you come and go as you please, but do you know where your home lies? 
Hummingbird, you could stay with me, but I know, that’s a risk to your ideal life: being someone’s wife - but no one’s mother.

Hummingbird

(one more time please?)

Hey little lady, watch your facts and figure, 
are they enough to help you keep your man? 
Hey little lady, tell me, can you picture 
A better life without a leading hand? 

Hey pretty lady, won’t you smile for me? 
You’ll feel much better if you play along.   
Hey pretty lady, spend your time on me 'cause 
I know you know you don't want to go home.   

‘Cause you want better than what you got 
Don’t forget her: the girl - you were but now you’re not.  

Hey pretty lady, I hope it was worth it,
Leaving your girls to wonder what went wrong.  
It’s not our fault ‘cause I can see so clearly, 
he was a choice you wanted all along.  

‘Cause you wanted better than what you got.  
No red letters for us - you sold back the life you bought. 
You’re better off without us. 
Can’t forget her: the girl - who got more than she lost.

You got more than you lost.  
Tell me, darling, was the cost
worth the loss?

Want Better

You’ve always wanted more of things you can’t afford.  
But what you had for free, you gave up easily.  
And now you wanna buy my love, 
But my dear - it’s not enough.

Go ahead and name the price, you live for the bottom line.  
How much was I for the fast life? 
Paying for the whole parade, selling out your charade, 
Hoping someday you’ll want nothing.
But you can’t get back time ignored just face facts –
You get what you paid for.

You’re always keeping score - by measuring your hoard.  
But you never kept me, you just let go.  
Packed up and left me, how could I know my worth if I wasn’t worth your time?   And now you wanna buy my love,
But my dear - it’s not enough.

Go ahead and name the price, you live for the bottom line.  
How much was I for the fast life? 
Paying for the whole parade, selling out your charade, 
Hoping someday you’ll want nothing.
But you can’t get back time ignored just face facts –

Don’t want a life defined by designer bags and jeans.  
I only wanted to know you’d always be there for me, just like you said you’d be…
Go ahead and see the price - you should know the bottom line is…

Name The Price

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picture credit: @markingivphotography on IG

“Deep End” - Holly Humberstone (Living Room Cover)

Lyrics: 

Thoughts of you are tattooed on the inside of my brain, tried my hardest with a subtle knife to laser them away.
But they still itch and scratch and show me pasts that never stay the same - always re-writing, then rewinding the pain.
And then there are those memories filled with blinding, loving light.
They shout whispers of a time defined by laughter and delight -
And though I try to listen, all your sunspots start to show;
And I can’t ignore the shadows that grow...

If I’d forget all these regrets, I’d be much happier I guess.
I’d live with lies and cut the ties to every single thing you said.
But I can’t, I can’t.
I’d wash my hands of you, but I’ll never be clean.
Your stains are what I need.

I never lost your number, all I did was screen your calls -
'Cause to navigate your arguments would take all summer long.
And I might be the bad guy 'cause I quit making this right,
But self-sabotage sounds better than another fucking fight--

If I’d forget all these regrets, I’d be much happier I guess.
I’d live with lies and cut the ties to every single thing you said.
But I can’t, I can't.
I’d wash my hands of you, but I’ll never be clean.
Your stains are what I need...

Don’t need closure, just a closed door locked up tight.
Over-exposure made you blind to hindsight.
Could it be that we were wrong?
That we still could get along by pretending?
Well, fuck your happy ending!

If I’d forget all these regrets, I’d be much happier I guess!
I’d live with lies, cut the ties to every single thing you said and did
Again and again and again and again and again and again!
I’d wash my hands of you, but I’ll never be clean...
I’d wash my hands of you, but I’ll never be clean -
'Cause your stains should be seen.

Sunspots (MTS Live at The Mint LA)

a fan-requested cover of "Night Shift" by Lucy Dacus.

thanks for the rec @jules_cesarsalad!  
pic cred: Jordan Maranto
--
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"Night Shift" - Lucy Dacus (GAHG Cover)

the first single from the upcoming album, "Exit Plan".

artwork by: Christine Pascoo

Goon Squad

Windswept

fallbrook. | a Camping b-side

Songs compiled with anxiety in mind, "Exit Plan" explores how the most anxious tendencies we have can force us to find ways to escape - in this case, through music.  Madima & The Switch present this as their first in-studio album done through 4th Street Recording in Santa Monice, CA.

Kulam

Disaster

San Sebastian

Postcard Lover

Fair Well

Same Story

lyrics: 
Who's that hissing / at our door? 
I could've sworn we threw you out before / 
Who's that sneaking / through the grass / 
I thought we were done kissing your scaly, old / 

As we've gone on / through these trials / 
We've had to track your ruin for miles / 
But you keep feeding / off their hate / 
Till they're swallowed up by the same problems you've made / 

You poured in venom to poison our streets / so here is your warning that I'll repeat: 

Don't you tread on me / despite your bites I survive / you can try / 
But don't you tread on me / I'll break your fangs / grind them away / 
Till there's nothing to save / don't you tread, don't you tread, don't you tread / 
On me...

Y'all keep shaking / your little rattle / 
Can't stop crying and lying from the high chair you've sat on too long / 
From these tantrums / tell me, what exactly is it your den has done? 

You poured in venom to poison our streets / I'll be the antidote that we need / 

Don't you tread on me / despite your bites I survive / you can try / 
But don't you tread on me / I'll break your fangs / grind them away / 
Till there's nothing to save / don't you tread, don't you tread, don't you tread / 
On me...

Tyranny can't last without their greed / 
Liberation can't be guaranteed / 
Till you stop the snakes that bob and weave / 
Best believe: they'll keep feasting on everyone...
You are the venom that poisons our streets / 
You are the monsters that stalk all our dreams /
You're not the savior they claim you to be / 
You're a viper, a menace, a rampant disease --

Don't you tread on me / despite your bites I survive / still thrive and remind you /  
Don't tread on me / I'll break your fangs / try to restrain me but I can't be tamed /
Don't you tread on me / don't you tread on me / 
Don't you tread on me / don't you tread, don't you tread, don't you tread / 
On me!
--
vocals: Madima, Alyssa Aguilos
guitar: Troy Nguyen
bass: Dan Cabanero
keys: Magnum C. Nadal
drums: KP Abesamis
trumpet: Ephraim Alli

recorded live at Alex's Bar LB, August 28th 2025

Vipers | LIVE at Alex's Bar

MADIMA is an L.A. based artist with deep Texan roots.  Prolific in writing style and genre, she likes to have a touch of Pop and Americana in all her music; but overall, she just wants to give her audience a good time.  Her fourth independent project, the "Sunspots EP", is streaming everywhere.  Her band, Madima & The Switch, perform around the greater Los Angeles area. 

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