This is for my Coursera Songwriting assignment no.2 (using stability and instability of song sections through number and length of lines).
The song is entitled "Now All Love's Gone" with 2 verses and a chorus. Check out cool free courses at coursera.org !!! I'm sure you'll have fun!

NOW ALL LOVE'S GONE

(Verse 1)
Sitting at the corner
of this empty space
Can't figure out
How to keep a smiling face
For now something's changed and
will never be the same
Never will I see you again

(Chorus)
I never thought we'd come to this
How could you leave with so much ease
Now there is nothing left for me
Now all love's gone, gone so suddenly.

(Verse2)
Tell me how could I
forget what we've been through
It hurts me to think
it maybe easy for you
I'd like to think that
there's still a spark of hope
But it just seems all hope is gone

Copyright © Lorraine Luna Danipog, 2013

Songwriting Assignment - Now All Love's Gone

Tagalog praise song "Walang Makakapantay".  I composed it today, it speaks of God's faithfulness to us every single day, His love always as fresh as the sunrise.  It's like a 'good morning' song for the Lord.

WALA NANG HIHIGIT PA
(Lamentations 3:22-25; Proverbs 3:24, 26; Psalm 4:8; Psalm 63:3-8)

(Verse)
Umagang kay ganda
ang salubong ng ating Panginoon
Sa'ting pagtulog
Siya'y naroon, salamat Panginoon

(Pre-chorus)
Sa pagmulat ng mata
Pag-ibig Mo'y aking nadama

(chorus)
O-ooO-oh
Pag-ibig Mo'y hindi nagmamaliw
Purihin ang Diyos
Sa pagsikat ng araw hanggang gabi
Walang makakapantay
sa katapatang tunay
Wala nang ibang
mas hihigit pa
Sa Iyo lang Oh Diyos
Ako magtitiwala

(Bridge)
Oh ang pag-ibig ng Diyos (hindi nagmamaliw)
Ang katapatan ng Diyos (walang kapantay)
Ang kaawaan ng Diyos (walang hangganan) 
And biyaya ng Diyos (hindi matatapos)

Copyright © Lorraine Luna Danipog, 2013

Walang Makakapantay

This is a just try out of making a cover of Adele's song, Hiding My Heart.  Nobody else can sing like her (we know that!hehehe).  Hope you'd enjoy this one :-)  I actually have someone on my mind when I did this. :-)

HIDING MY HEART

So this is how the story went
I met someone by accident
who blew me away
who blew me away

It was in the darkest of my days
When you took my sorrow and you took my pain
And buried them away, you buried them away

And I wish I could lay down beside you
When the day is done
And wake up to your face against the morning sun
But like everything I've ever known
you'll disappear one day
So I'll spend my whole life hiding my heart away

I dropped you off at the train station
And put a kiss on top of your head
I watched you wave
I watched you wave
Then I went on home to my skyscrapers
Neon lights and waiting papers
That I call home
I call that home

I wish I could lay down beside you
When the day is done
And wake up to your face against the morning sun
But like everything I've ever known
You'll disappear one day
So I'll spend my whole life hiding my heart away
Away

I woke up feeling heavy hearted
I'm going back to where I started
The morning rain
The morning rain
And though I wish that you were here
On that same old road that brought me here
Is calling me home
Is calling me home

I wish I could lay down beside you
When the day is done
And wake up to your face against the morning sun
But like everything I've ever known
You'll disappear one day
So I'll spend my whole life hiding my heart away
I can't spend my whole life hiding my heart 
away

Hiding My Heart by Adele (cover)

I'm having a Regina-Spektor-fever lately...so I made this cover of her song, The Call (also from The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian).  Pardon the audio quality...I wanted to make it an acoustic piano cover but I don't have a piano/keyboard now..hehehe..hope you enjoy  this one :-)
You might also want to listen to my cover of Samson (https://soundcloud.com/moonsolara/samson-by-regina-spektor-cover) and US (https://soundcloud.com/moonsolara/us-by-regina-spektor-cover) Thanks!

THE CALL
by Regina Spektor

It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word

And then that word grew louder and louder
'Til it was a battle cry

I'll come back
When you call me
No need to say goodbye

Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never
Been this way before

All you can do is try to know
Who your friends are
As you head off to the war

Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light

You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say good bye

You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say good bye

Now we're back to the beginning
It's just a feeling and now one knows yet
But just because they can't feel it too
Doesn't mean that you have to forget

Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
'Til they're before your eyes

You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say good bye

You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say good bye

The Call by Regina Spektor (cover)

Here's my cover of Regina Spektor's SAMSON - one of my favorite ballads :-) I admire Regina for her strange imagination of characters which enable her to do great songs.  Hope you'll enjoy this one :-) *I downloaded the accompaniment from Youtube.  It's a raw recording of Janine Langois-Brunet, so pardon the sound of pedal and ticking of the piano keys.She played it best compared to others who uploaded their versions of minus one/instrumental*
You might also want to listen to my cover of US (https://soundcloud.com/moonsolara/us-by-regina-spektor-cover) and The Call (https://soundcloud.com/moonsolara/the-call-by-regina-spektor) Thanks! (I'm a Regina fan!)

SAMSON
by Regina Spektor

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
I have to go, I have to go
Your hair was long when we first met

Samson went back to bed
Not much hair left on his head
He ate a slice of wonder bread
And went right back to bed
And history books forgot about us
And the Bible didn't mention us
The Bible didn't mention us
Not even once

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the stars came falling on our heads
But they're just old light, they're just old light
Your hair was long when we first met

Samson came to my bed
Told me that my hair was red
He told me I was beautiful
And came into my bed
Oh, I cut his hair myself one night
A pair of dull scissors and the yellow light
And he told me that I'd done alright
And kissed me till the morning light, the morning light
And he kissed me till the morning light

Samson went back to bed
Not much hair left on his head
Ate a slice of wonderbread
And went right back to bed
Oh, we couldn't bring the columns down
Yeah, we couldn't destroy a single one
And history books forgot about us
And the Bible didn't mention us
Not even once
You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first


Samson by Regina Spektor (cover)

My sister (Sky) and I did a cover of Christina Perri's (super-viral-wedding-song-since-Breaking-Dawn) A THOUSAND YEARS.  Hope to do more covers with her before she leaves for Singapore (awh).
Piano accompaniment credit to Janie Langlois-Brunet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqxmfVYyoqM).  Hope you'll enjoy this one!
(I sang the first verse and the melody; she sang the second verse and second voice) Thank you Lord for the gift of music :-)

A THOUSAND YEARS
by Christina Perri
(Verse 1)
Heart beats fast
Colors and promises
How to be brave
How can I love when I'm afraid
To fall
But watching you stand alone
All of my doubt
Suddenly goes away somehow

One step closer

(Chorus)
I have died everyday
waiting for you
Darlin' don't be afraid
I have loved you for a
Thousand years
I'll love you for a
Thousand more

(Verse 2)
Time stands still
beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything
Take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath,
Every hour has come to this

A Thousand Years (Sky&Moon cover)

Recorded by RecForge Lite (Version 2.1.12) on Android.
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Trial of Lady Gaga's Speechless :-)

Speechless_OneShotTrial.mp3

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Sa'yo Lamang (acapella).mp3 at Palmera Springs I Camarin

This is a super late upload.  I thought I lost the file when I had my laptop formatted.  hahaha..I think we did this sometime in 2012.  Studying the second voice took us longer than the actual recording. HAHAHA
Hope you like this one :-) my elder sister (Sky) did the second voice, I did the melody :-)
Thanks Adele for this beautiful song!

SOMEONE LIKE YOU (Adele)

I heard that you're settled down
That you found a girl and you're married now
I heard that your dreams came true
Guess she gave you things I didn't give to you

Old friend, why are you so shy?
Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light

I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me, it isn't over

Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I begged, I remember you said
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead

You know how the time flies
Only yesterday was the time of our lives
We were born and raised in a summer haze
Bound by the surprise of our glory days

I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited
But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't fight it
I had hoped you'd see my face and that you'd be reminded
That for me, it isn't over yet

Never mind, I'll find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you, too
Don't forget me, I begged, I remember you said
Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead, yeah


Someone Like You (Sky&Moon cover)

I really love this Regina Spektor song entitled "Us" from her album, Soviet Kitsch.  It's popularized in the movie 500 Days of Summer.  So here, I tried to make a cover.  Hope you enjoy listening to this one. God bless! :-) *It's actually harder to sing than I thought..haha*
You might also want to listen to my cover of Samson (https://soundcloud.com/moonsolara/samson-by-regina-spektor-cover) and The Call (https://soundcloud.com/moonsolara/the-call-by-regina-spektor) Thanks!

US (Regina Spektor)
They made a statue of us
And it put it on a mountain top
Now tourists come and stare at us
Blow bubbles with their gum
Take photographs have fun, have fun

They'll name a city after us
And later say it's all our fault
Then they'll give us a talking to
Then they'll give us a talking to
Because they've got years of experience
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious

We wear our scarves just like a noose
But not 'cause we want eternal sleep
And though our parts are slightly used
New ones are slave labor you can keep

We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious

They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
The tourists come and stare at us
The sculptor's marble sends regards
They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
Our noses have begun to rust
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
Were living in a den of thieves

And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious

US by Regina Spektor (Cover)

HOW
This is one of my favorite Regina Spektor songs.  The lyrics is very straightforward and it penetrates thru the heart&soul (well at least for the broken-hearted, or was once..haha).  This song is from her album, What We Saw From the Cheap Seats.  Hope you like my rendition(I actually transposed it 1 1/2 notes lower; the original key's quite high for me..haha). God bless all who loved, was hurt, and still ready to love again :-)

How (Regina Spektor)

How can I forget your love
How can I never see you again?
There is a time and place
for one more sweet embrace
And there's a time oooh
when it all ooooh
went wrong
I guess you know by now
that we will meet again somehow.

Oh baby how can I begin again
How can I try to love someone new
Someone who isn't you
How can our love be true
When I'm not ooooh
I'm not o-ver you
I guess you know by now
that we will meet again somehow

Time can come and take away the pain
But I just want my memories to remain
To hear your voice
to see your face
There's not one moment I'd erase
You are a guest here now

So baby how can I forget your love
How can I never see you again
How can I never know
Why some stay and others go
When I don't ooooh
I don't want you to go
I guess I know by now
that we will meet again somehow

Time can come and wash away the pain
But I just want my mind to stay the same
To hear your voice
To see your face
There's not one moment I'd erase
You are a guest here now

So baby how can I forget your love
How can I never see you again...

HOW by Regina Spektor (cover)

I'm not actually an avid fan of Lady Gaga but there are few of her songs that I include in my fave list.  SPEECHLESS is one of them, a very nice ballad.  This has been playing in my head for more than a month so I opted to make my own cover of it.hahaha.It's far from perfection of course, but gave it a try :-)

Speechless (Lady Gaga)
I can't believe what you said to me
Last night we were alone
You threw your hands up
Baby, you gave up, you gave up

I can't believe how you looked at me
With your James Dean glossy eyes
In your tight jeans with your long hair
And your cigarette stained lies

Could we fix you if you broke?
And is your punch line just a joke?

I'll never talk again, oh boy, you've left me speechless
You've left me speechless, so speechless
And I'll never love again, oh boy, you've left me speechless
You've left me speechless, so speechless

I can't believe how you slurred at me
With your half wired broken jaw
You popped my heart, seams
On my bubble dreams, bubble dreams

I can't believe how you looked at me
With your Johnnie Walker eyes
He's gonna get you and after he's through
There's gonna be no love left to rye

And I know that it's complicated
But I'm a loser in love, so baby
Raise a glass to mend all the broken hearts
Of all my wrecked up friends

I'll never talk again, oh boy, you've left me speechless
You've left me speechless so speechless
And I'll never love again, oh friend, you've left me speechless
You've left me speechless, so speechless

How? How? How?
How? How? How?

And after all the drinks and bars that we've been to
Would you give it all up? Could I give it all up for you?
And after all the boys and the girls that we've been through
Would you give it all up? Could you give it all up if I promise boy to you?

That I'll never talk again and I'll never love again
I'll never write a song, won't even sing along
I'll never love again, so speechless
You left me speechless, so speechless

Will you ever talk again?
Oh boy, why you so speechless?
You've left me speechless, so speechless
Some men may follow me
But you choose any girl but me
Why you so speechless? Oh, oh

Speechless  by Lady Gaga (cover)

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