This is one of my favorite bands whom I came to meet (and sing along!) in person. I tried to record this cover as quiet as possible, while my sister finishes her plates.

Arbitrary - Over October (cover)

One or the other should not have to sustain this situation for too long. In this track Sara made to convey one’s unrequited love, it grasps the depth of a person’s affections to the unseemly significant other who is neither able to recognize let alone reciprocate the former’s feelings nor they are aware of it. We can only do so much, we could only admire from afar. As it is repeatedly said, people come and go. Yet we hope, at the end of the day, to pick ourselves up again and invest more energy within so as not to lose ourselves in the process of love should we encounter it once more.

Breathe Again - Sara Bareilles (cover)

“I can change everything about me to fit in.” No words; a simple yet powerful line from one of Taylor’s masterpieces in her lockdown-borne magnum opus. The song resonates loudly in me as it echoes what I have been trying to do or be just for the people I love to appreciate me, despite knowing that these very means would break me. Nonetheless, Ms. Swift interprets the loneliness and agonies of a people-pleaser whether in a big act of hers as a superstar, or as relative to the forms we partake in and make ourselves to be in every mundane situation.

mirrorball - Taylor Swift (cover)

In all of the releases that Zild (vocalist and frontman of IV OF SPADES) made, this is, by far the closest that hits home. I already miss all those “biglaang lakad/trips” after classes, and some worthwhile ventures at the Metro with my friends, someone special, or even just by being alone. This song somewhat encapsulates the sensation and nostalgia of succumbing oneself in the moment while those said “gala”s and trips last.

kyusi - Zild Benitez (cover)

manunulat | pahinog na makata | isang patatas

[miguel carlos iii]