your lyrics are as easy as pie yet so genius 

I really, really love this song. I wish you were in Spotify too!

Anyone here who reads Reddit Nosleep? This reminded me of the Penpal series...

having these vibes while writing an article ^^ 

kyaa

A song about creeping. Do not try any of this at home, else you'll risk getting arrested or something. Thank you.

CREEPER
Original by Reese Lansangan
June 26, 2013

Verse I:

Darling don't you worry
I am watching behind a bush
I won't let you see what I am doing
I could be brewing a potion
Make you want me

White shirt, denim jeans, & quiffed up hair
I must remember all the things about you while you're standing there
Within my reach, so within my reach

Chorus:

I say, "Hey, how'd you do?" as you walk on by
You think I'm nothing but a girl who's just happening to pass by
But I got my eyes on you
I've nothing better to do
Than to spend my waking days just following you

As you sleep, as you breathe, as you shed off your clothes
Easy, I'm falling deeper
You're such an unsuspecting fool & now you're under attack
If you were careful, you'd be watching your back
Cause I'm a creeper


Verse II:

Darling, don't you worry
I'm no longer outside your door
I'm just assembling your pictures on my floor
Tape them on a wall
Yes, I've got it all in control
Hmm, let's see...
Birthday, graduation, family dinner
Your photo as a child, (my tiny spelling bee winner)
I know you well, I know you well
All you have to do is fall under this spell

Chorus

Bridge:

Oh I could think of a million things to do
If I could spend some more time with you
Oh, I could pet your head
Give you dinner, make your bed
And you'll say, and you'll say

Chorus

Outro:

Oh I've got my eyes on you
There's nothing better to do
Than to spend my waking days just following you
Cause I'm a creeper
And that's what I do

LOL

Creeper (Original Song)

with Alden Abaca on drums and Karel Honasan on bass, this song was re-recorded from a college thesis I had made an original score for, some couple of years ago. Now released under the Dakila Artist Collective album to promote awareness on Climate Change, I hope you support the cause as well. 

Delubyo

“Summertown,” is a continuation of “Prodigals,” released in 2016. This new single continues the story of the boy who left home. After spending many days in Summertown, he becomes disillusioned with the once beautiful place. With all his money spent and happiness gone, the boy heads home, bracing himself for shame and fear.

What meets him at the end of his journey is someone he never expected, offering him something he never asked for: a father who welcomes him with open arms, offering him a new life free from shame and fear.

This parable of the Prodigal Son has always resonated with us since we started recording songs. To continue the story through song and give it a proper conclusion is the best way to celebrate our 6th-going-7th year as a band.

Lyrics:

I remember walking down south from Summertown
The times were a-changin' the leaves were about to decay
Turns out the season that I loved the most was the one that didn't last too long
And I was headed home again

'Cause if I saw your face for a second time
I'd be afraid

'Cause I put too much weight
On my fragile back
You spent too much gold
Just to fix these cracks

You held on to these hands
And you took me home
You've done your part
Now I'll do my own

I remember locking myself in the room of your house
Too young to leave, but too old to feel ok
Turns out the feeling that I felt in the first place didn't even last too long
And I was all alone again

Oh if I saw your face for a third time
I'd rather die

'Cause I put too much weight
On my fragile back
You spent too much gold
Just to fix these cracks

You held on to these hands
And you took me home
You've done your part
Now I'll do my own

'Cause I put too much weight
On my fragile back
You spent too much gold
Just to fix these cracks

You held on to these hands
And you took me home
You've done your part
Now I'll do my own

There's no need to feel ashamed
No need to be afraid

Written by Benny Manaligod
Arranged by The Ridleys

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar - @Benny Manaligod
Electric Guitar & Electric Guitar - J@an De Vera
Bass - @Joric Canlas
Drums - @Bryant Ayes

Recorded by @Nikhil Amarnani at @Line In Records #EngineeredByNik #RecordedAtLineIn
Mixed and Mastered by @Alex Villegas

Summertown

06 Summertown (or ‘Kintsugi’)

Until I Reach the Sun - Vol. 1 is the first part of a longer album. This collection of songs, written from 2012-2021 contains three, maybe four different stories. It begins with the story of a teenage boy who tries to make sense of life (It All Makes Sense, 2012). Then, it tells the story of a curious Icarus who burned himself by flying too close to the sun (When a Man Touches the Sun, 2012).  It also tells the story of an Alice-type figure who retreats into her dream world to escape her bleak reality (Wonderland, 2014).

The most notable of these stories is that of the prodigal son (Prodigal’s Anthem, 2015, and all the songs that follow, 2017-2021). The prodigal son left home thinking he was ready to face the world, only to find himself miserable and alone. But at the end of the journey, he was greeted with a warm embrace from the father he ran away from. His ending is one that we hope all the other characters experience, too. Their stories will be continued in Vol. 2.

These stories are meant for you, dear listener. We hope that the last one — the one about the prodigal son — would give you hope that that suffering can end in comfort, and isolation can lead us closer to presence.

There are many, many, many more songs in the vault. For now, we give you these seven. Thank you for listening to the stories we tell through songs.

From morning light/’til break of dawn,
The Ridleys

01 It All Makes Sense

"Fools"

First official single

Self Produced
Artwork by the talented Rachel Halili
http://rachelhalili.tumblr.com/

Eventually we'll fall asleep, and dream about these past three weeks,
Or lie awake and dedicate, our thoughts to finding what it means,
But when it is all said and done,
I can't think of anyone else,

Nothing is just as it seems, at least that what it seems to me,
And everybody has a path, but some will walk reluctantly,
Well you can throw your map away, 
Cause I'll be here another day or two

Hope will take its toll
And ignite your soul

 We were told as we grow old, that one day we would find ourselves,
But as we aged, everything changed, and we were locked by different spells,
Well love is such an abstract art, 
And we each have a different part to play

They will find that overtime, that they can't help but play along
And as we wait they hesitate, for fear that something may go wrong,
But when the smoke has finally cleared,
Things are not just as they appeared,

Hope will take its toll
And Ignite your soul 


Fools

"Run" 

From The Ransom Collective's debut EP, available September 20th, 2014. 

Written, recorded, and produced by the The Ransom Collective, 2014. 

PRE-
[nung hindi PA kami. finally this personal fave has a title. maybe it was meant to be untitled until the night of june 17, 2011.]

i found her lying underneath the shade of a tree in a countryside such wonderful scenery i sneak up to her and instantly like sands she became crashing to my knee i found her preparing mon petit dejeuner humming a tune most famous to me as i walk towards her i trip over and like mist she became and went dampening my knee no roses no tulips no daffodils would grow beyond(upon) your footsteps but the rain and i will thank you for your existence and not even your name can be traced using the stars that's how different you was/is/be but that was in my dreams easily forgotten anyway, i never even got the chance to see her face but mr sound liked 'you' and 'me' together in a sentence id gladly write millions of them i cant believe it i have absolutely possibly most probably rewritten the current rhythm of my lonely heart you were just a sillhouette in my dreams before there never was a mention of a name i consulted every fairytale


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POST-
[nung hindi NA kami. new song. performed for a crowd for the first time. ]

sometimes im thinking about the love we shared that i get stuck in driftwood in the rivers of our universe someday you'll see my face again dream and dream and dream and dream again love was meant to be love meant you and me love would let me see that always always im singing for you always always ill stay in awe of you always i kept love a secret until you came searching for it always always whistling for you always always running towards you always my heart is your territory even if it's breaking now but suddenly bye bye love sailing silently away suddenly im promising things that i could've fulfilled not so long ago we hate that this is happening we merely spoke when we first met but my heart was yelling then she is the one she was the one to blame she was adorable she wore her hair like a queen she was natural she had her glasses on i nearly died when she took them away and she looked far much better but, of course, she's still pretty either way i just kept glancing til i felt that she's looking away i said to myself that this girl was gonna be mine i made my way some things are inexplicably weakening just like some shadows eclipsing and tears would wipe off my sadness again and again until the day that it's as if we're just beginning fine go away coz i know you'll be back someday you'll see us whole again

------
was just gonna watch Julianne perform but she insisted i play a little set for the night! another surprise gig.
Conspiracy Garden
june 17, 2011
------
image taken by Migs Ocampo


"Pre-" and "Post-" (live @ Conspiracy)

plank of wood demo

you
i saw your face in june
you didn't have a clue of my infatuation

clues that i gave out to you
you took my bait it seemed so easy
you've made it very easy

did i ever expect to get out of my recent wreck?
will we ever expect to get out of our recent wreck?

i did not expect a response
from a girl of distance and 
an obedience to my affectations

did you ever expect to get out of your recent wreck?
will we ever expect to get out of our recent wreck?

please, tell me about your day.


June

A super straightforward live cover of Us by Regina Spektor (with added harmonies) :D I wasn't too fuzzy about this, I just wanted to update!

Us (Regina Spektor Cover)

This song is part of Amplitunes 2015. Amplitunes is the yearly compilation of songs from the Ateneo Musicians' Pool's members.
Special thanks to Anton Magno and David Lina for recording us!

Arbitrary(Amplitunes 2015)

BUY GEOGRAPHY LESSONS NOW ON:

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ph/album/geography-lessons-ep/id1050472810
Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/0OSZwZGyLCT5Pysf4vkg33
Bandcamp: http://ourselvestheelves.bandcamp.com/album/geography-lessons

For physical copies of the EP/DVD, email us at:
ourselvestheelves@gmail.com

Longing For

Our first EP! Special thanks to Kian Ransom for making this EP possible. :) Check out his band, The Ransom Collective: https://soundcloud.com/theransomcollective

To support our music, you can buy this EP on Bandcamp for $3.99. Just click

Vocals & Acoustic Guitar - Benny Manaligod
Back-up Vocals & Lead Guitar - Jan De Vera
Drums & Percussions - Bryant Ayes
Bass - Joric Canlas

All songs written by Benny Manaligod
All songs arranged by Benny Manaligod, Jan De Vera, and Bryant Ayes
All songs recorded and produced by Kian Ransom

Aphrodite EP

Aphrodite

04 Aphrodite

Maybe

03 Maybe

Thank you to those who waited for this. Here it is. The official studio recording of Spaces. 

Cello by Coeli
Keys by EJ De Perio
Produced at La Balls Studio by Nick Lazaro

Lyric Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETj3OVNUQBs

Stream it now:
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/spacesmarttifranca
Apple Music: https://tinyurl.com/spacesapplemusic
Deezer: https://tinyurl.com/spacesdeezer
Tidal: https://tinyurl.com/spacestidal

Spaces- Single

Spaces

Spaces- Martti Franca

Wine x You Were Good To Me (cover)

sings Japanese, musicals, jazz and just about anything that can get stuck in my mind for more than half an hour. not particularly good at it.

Reese Lansangan is an indie pop-folk artist who writes songs about good grammar, creepy stalkers, and the solar system among other things. 

Slightly crude and sometimes crass, she’s relentless in letting the world know of her opinion. With her signature wit, tongue-in-cheek humor, and vocal looping prowess, Reese commands the stage with her awkward banter and her ability to connect with people who appreciates general weirdness, injected into pop earworms.


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