This is all so new
I've never felt this blue
And still at peace
With everything
And everyone
Smiling at the sun

Waking up at noon
Seems to fix my mood
And I'm at peace
With everything
And everyone
Smiling at the sun

I hope that I'd make something great
But there's no guarantee
So right now I'll just let go of the weight
And breathe because I'm free to

I know this won't last
Studying the past will show the harm
Of longing for
And holding on
To something that will pass

But that does not imply
That I should make it die
So soon
These dreams
Are bursting forth
Taking the form
Of music that will last

I hope that I'd be someone great
But there's no guarantee
So right now I'll just let go of the weight
And sing because I'm free to

I lift these songs to heaven's gates
And ask if they could keep them
Locked within a golden safe
Until I come to sing before the king

Until I come to sing before the king
Until I come to sing before the king
Until I come to sing before the king
Someday I'll come to sing before the king

Lightness (draft) - 3:24:22, 8.36 PM

Removed all of the effects. I think I might like this version better. What do you guys think?

Yvaine (w/o Effects)

What I'm about to say will take the kind of courage used to
Cut a wire from a bomb
The kinds of things that you will hear, will resemble
A bottle of wine fermented too long

My mouth is dry, I'm up in the sky,
My stomach's starting to dance
Before I die, I have to try,
I'm gonna take the chance

But oh, there's a risk that you'd go away
From the friendship we're enjoying right now
But there might also be regret if we throw away
The more-than-friendship we'd be missing somehow

So...
I was thinking maybe later you would wanna go out?
We could walk around oval as usual, asking what life is about
Maybe I'd tell you that the couple years we've spent together touched my life to the core
Maybe I'd tell you that I love you, and I want to love you more

Tell me tell me tell me tell me how to get to you
Tell me tell me tell me tell me tell what you want me to do

And if you're listening and thinking "Is he talking 'bout me?"
Maybe maybe maybe maybe

You are a work of art
I'm captivated by the things that you do
Though jealous of the man who tries to win your heart
My goal is that he'd envy me too

So...
I was thinking maybe later you would wanna go out?
We could walk, and talk, and travel, read, and watch, and figure out what life is about
Maybe I'd tell you that the couple years we've spent together proved our friendship true
Maybe I'd tell you that I love you, and maybe it's time that you knew
I know for certain that I love you, and I hope you love me too 	 

Maybe (original)

i hear them calling
they're calling out to me
they tell me freedom is here
yeah freedom's finally here

all the while rain is falling
just like notes on a symphony
they tell me not to feel fear
'cause freedom's finally here

'take one bite to take the fall
i'll be right next to you through it all'
with these words i saw
with these words i saw

i once was caged but now i'm free
and i don't really wanna go home
i once was blind but now i see
yeah i don't really wanna go home
i've paid the price, i know the cost
don't preach to me, i know i'm lost
and if my father calls for me
tell him i don't wanna go home

tell me again
what's it like on the other side
are you still living in fear?
aren't we all just human
we turn to dust when we die
sacrifice every year
to please the gods we hold dear

'take one bite to take the fall
we'll be right next to you through it all'
with these words i saw
with these words i saw

i once was caged but now i'm free
and i don't really wanna go home
i once was blind but now i see
yeah i don't really wanna go home
i've paid the price, i know the cost
don't preach to me, i know i'm lost
and if my father calls for me
tell him i don't really wanna go, don't really wanna go home

no i don't wanna go back to where i couldn't run
do you see me now? i've only just begun
i won't stop to lay my head
until i've reached the sun
no i don't wanna go back to where i couldn't run

prodigal's anthem (or 'the gods we hold dear')

These are original songs recorded right after they were written. :)
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Let’s lay in the fields of green
Tell each other things we really mean
All the places we have been
Are nothing compared to this

Tell me all about your dreams
All the things that you could be
The future we haven’t seen
Is nothing compared to this

I know it’s all uncertain
And I know these things take time
So you and I will climb that mountain
And see what’s on the other side

Let’s lay in the fields of green
Tell each other things we really mean
All our favourite movie scenes
Are nothing compared to this

I’ll tell you all about my
All the things that I could be
The future we haven’t seen
Is nothing compared to this

I know it’s all uncertain
And I know these things take time
So you and I will climb that mountain
And see what’s on the other side

I know it’s all uncertain
I know we’re both unsure
But if we part ways, at least this mountain saw
That you were mine, and I was yours


Mountain Eyes (prototype)

Do You Want To Be Mine (solo)

A song based on Psalm 51.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love (v1)
I was a sinner since birth (v5)
You taught me the wisdom that comes from above (v6)

Don't cast me out I have nowhere to go (v12)
Cleanse me and I will be whiter than snow (v7)

You ask for my life so I'll give it, though this grief has torn me apart (my own words)
Take my broken spirit, take my broken heart (v17)

You ask for my praise so I'll give it (v15)
I'm coming back to the start (my own words)
Take my broken spirit, take my broken heart (v17)

Broken (Psalm 51)

JULY 16, 2019 just making this public now for the band lol hope no one notices

She is a girl I met one January noon
Borrowed some books and said that I’d return them soon
When she asked about them I couldn’t find the words to say
I’ve never read a page until this day

Please be careful
You’ll be careful
Won’t you
Do be careful
Don’t you dare fall for words like these

I won’t dare to make a move
No I won’t dare to make a move

She is a girl who’s made of sugar more than spice
And, by some lovely accident, everything nice
She’s wise beyond her years. It’s in her soul, it’s in her name.
She’s clumsy and childlike all the same.

Please be careful
You’ll be careful won’t you
Do be careful
Don’t you dare fall for words like these

I won’t dare to make a move
No I won’t dare to make a move

Keep this story in a bottle
Throw it out into the sea
It could sink under the water
Or find its way to you and me
And by God if it’s the latter
Then maybe then maybe
Just maybe...

She was a poet who was barefoot on stage
Saw her December under starlight and the rain
I am a troubadour, my feet were meant to roam
But when I heard her voice I longed for home

She (draft)

Benny:
Have mercy on me, O God
According to Your unfailing love
I was a sinner at birth
To whom You gave wisdom that comes from above
Don't cast me out I have nowhere to go
Cleanse me and I will be whiter than snow
You ask for my life so I'll give it
Though this grief has torn me apart
Take my broken spirit
Take my broken heart

Sofia:
[Read the poem here https://hellopoetry.com/poem/1097398/the-state-of-my-heart-as-seasons-change-other-letters-dear-future-husband/ ]

Benny and Sofia:
You ask for my life so I'll give it
Though this grief has torn me apart
Take my broken spirit
Take my broken heart
You ask for my praise so I'll give it
I'm coming back to the start
Take my broken spirit
Take my broken heart

Broken/The State of my Heart as Seasons (The Ridleys x Sofia Paderes)

sa uulitin

Sleep (draft)

Fall asleep on a video call
While I blabber on, blabber on
I wonder if you hear me at all
Talking through a machine

Sleep through the chaos
Sleep through the pain
Tomorrow's another day
To face it all again

Blue ocean colors cover your bed
As these words sail into your dreams
What scenes are going on in your head
And what the hell do they mean?

Sleep through the chaos
Sleep through the pain
Tomorrow's another day
To face it all again

Fall asleep on a video call
While I blabber on, blabber on
Blabber on, blabber on

Sleep (draft) - 29:05:2020, 01.42 AM

A place for Benny Manaligod to dump his songs about faith, love, and life.

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https://soundcloud.com/the-one-only-i-can-see (used up two hours; cant upload NEmore)
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