Reg & Phil

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Reg & Phil
Recorded Winter 2009-2010
Produced, engineered, and mastered by Reginald Espiritu in Walnut, CA.
Art Direction by Pauline Woo

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released 22 April 2010
Reg & Phil is:
Reginald Espiritu
Phillip Wang

Featuring:
Ryan Espiritu
Lauren Hsieh
Michelle Shin
Nick Leon
Michael Adam Lacanilao
Natrina Gandana
Steven Marlen

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tags: alternative baroque folk folk rock indie pop Los Angeles

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Track Name: The Realization
I know that I don't talk too much--
A silence that's been hard on us.
I try to say that I love you,
So now I know just what to do.
Track Name: Actions for the Impressionable
how could i have known
on that cold rainy day
that i would miss your laugh so much
just to hear it now id pay

how could i have known
it was the last time we would sit
next to each other
secretly loving it

so tell me did you guess, that we'd end this way
avoiding each other, pretending it was fake
so tell me did you know, our final scene was wrong
and god im so sorry, but its both our faults

how could i have known
your eyes would fade away
with just one look you had me hooked
but your eyes wont look this way

so what could you have done
the skies ask me every night
cause i can only see your face
from then to dawns first light


so tell me did you guess, that we'd end this way
avoiding each other, pretending it was fake
so tell me did you know, our final scene was wrong
and god im so sorry, its all my fault

am i going solo
am i walking alone
were you never beside me
maybe you don't even know

how could i have known
on that cold rainy day
that i would miss your laugh so much
i wish that you would stay
Track Name: Daisy Buchanan
Mr. Gatsby, I know how you feel.
It's almost 2 in the morning,
She ain't coming so we'll
Wash up this mess,
And clear out our heads,
It's getting late so let's best get to bed.

Mr. Gatsby, I know how this feels.
I won't forget her name;
You're right, she's a steal.
But this Saturday's one hundred;
It's the one hundredth party.
You'll want hundred more
days and house filled.
you'll need a lifetime
of days and house filled.

Jay, I've been how you've been.
We've been trying so hard for no win.
I'm always saying I'm done,
Yeah man what's the point,
We're working so hard
for no one.

There once was that girl whom I loved.
And I adored her the same, like the one you think of.
Now I'm lonesome me,
Yeah I'm living out my dream,
Forever in search of my love.
It's been a never-ending search for that love.
Track Name: Maternal Testimony
looking back towards an ancient past;
it was, holding up an aging empty love
she was,
Turning her back with her attempts to laugh,
she's travelin' on with her slanderous songs.
yeah she's, taking us with her twisting and turning
she's preaching her side: the maternal testimony.
and she must...
yeah she must.

looking back on the pricey task,
it was, it was hiding all to disguise his half,
and he was,
Turning his back on the one above,
He's selling his soul to be the man with the most,
yeah he, burns the mask contorting the past,
distorting the numbers and the trust he once had,
he does
Yeah he does.

so i'll walk along this company...
as rough as it's come to be;
i'll decide who i really think is me,
and i prefer it's neither he nor she...
yeah everyone's honest if their story's been half twisted.
yeah i'll've no story if i just stay out of it...

Adding up the bills and debts that he had left;
She was taking down every sin to not forget.
Holding on to the vengeful cause, she's traveling through
she'd done all she could do,
yeah she's
taking us down the pit of credit,
an abyss done dug by a man she once loved. that's it:
man, that's love.

Summing up the pride describing man, he was.
He was cleaning up his reputation as what's just.
Nefarious as he is in her eyes,
She's just as evil that he'd give her a fight, yeah he's
Completely right when he thinks of himself,
but everyone's wrong if nothing ever gets done, he's wrong.
and she's wrong.

so i'll save myself some misery,
as tough as it seems to me
I'll decide if they're worth taking up and see
A two decade lesson in grief.
Man, everything's shady when i got two tales to tell--
And when neither is a parable i'll just keep it to myself.
Track Name: Hello, Rock Bottom
somebody whispered in my ear
a secret that brought me close to tears,
they told me that winters would never be the same
and i as just an ordinary game

nobody told me not to fear
none of the usuals volunteered
cause of all the clues pointed in one direction
instead being split into separate factions

trapped in years that had long passed me by
i ran away from temptation
winter now wears a misleading mask
i need closure now more than ever

its a combination of factors why im here,
foremost i want to make it clear
that nickels and dimes kicked me out of my life
and now im stuck in this strange new frontier

then theres this splinter in my mind
ive tried hard, but i cant leave it behind
cause those icy sensations caused heart inflation
and theres no one to do the operation

trapped in years that have long passed ne by
i cant run away from temptation
winter now wears a misleading mask
i need closure now more than ever


im leaving behind this load of a mind
to go after winters greatest prize.
Track Name: Under the Light of a Full Moon
Under the light of a full moon,
It's a shine that reveals a real you,
Beneath a bright diamond sky,
that mirrors my eyes,
Under the spell of a full moon.

Under the spell of your full moon,
I'm not doing what I am supposed to.
My head's bowing down,
And my heart is unsound,
Because I'm doing what I am not supposed to.

And it's different strokes
For different folks
We're coming from differing ends.
Now what I wanna do,
To be close to you,
There's too many eyes to begin.
Yeah it's different strokes,
For different folks,
To escape the places we've been.

Back at your home there's your castle;
It shimmers golden and bright so that you know
That your ma and your pa
They set down the law:
That that is your home, it's your castle.

And I followed you back to your royal home.
Where the king and the queen sat on their thrones.
They took their glances at me,
"He's no prince, can't you see".
Yeah they said that, I left alone.

And it's different strokes
For different folks
We're coming from differing ends.
Now what I have do,
To be one with you,
There's expectations over to win.
Yeah it's different strokes,
For different folks
My darling of a watchful king.

And you crawl outside your window
And you hurry through the dark and through the snow.
The storm is heavy
But you say you're ready
To go.
The weather's perfect
For us to make it
Alone.

Under a tunnel we are carried through,
We're not doing what we are supposed to.
As our train's leaving town,
You take off your crown,
A crime that reveals a real you.
Track Name: Night
The night is darkest just before the dawn,
so they say,
But I'm running out of things to tell
Myself, just to maintain sane.
And I don't want to think
Why I gotta go and destroy us both,
I know,
You're gonna be happy But I
can't accept to be so lonely.
And I don't want to think.

Our love was darkest just before that day
We were through,
And I'm running out of reasons to tell
You that we could never be,
And you don't want to think
Oh maybe there's a love out waiting for you,
To save,
And I'm sure she's gonna treat you right But I
Must forget you, too.
And I don't want to think.

No, I don't want to think about you,
And the life we shared.
And I don't want to think about you,
Or the hurt we bear.
No, I don't want to think,
I don't want to think about you.
No, I don't want to think about
How I can't live without you, too.

The sun comes up but already I'm awake,
And I've been living like this for days.
I've tried every remedy,
But their names keep fleeting. I
Think I saw you just the other day, down at Joe's.
And you didn't want me to know.
You say, "He's nothing to me".
Well as long as you're happier now.

The sun comes up but already you're awake,
And you've been living like this for days.
You've tried every remedy,
But the smoke's not clearing. So
You get up in the morning from your bed,
You're regretting what you've just did.
And you say, "It's just another day;
I shouldn't have thought he would stay..."

Lately I've been finding out how
you've stooped so low.
How'm I gonna just walk out
When you're so vulnerable?
No I don't think you know,
I don't think you see I care for you.
No I don't think you know,
I don't think you know what you've gotten into.
Track Name: It's Been a While
I see these other people but i can't help thinking that i'm
guilty; so i'm
sorry. but our
friends will always smile and i keep this to myself i'm too
quiet. it's not
healthy; you won't
buy it.
these days it's just my mind alone; i lost a
best friend, i did not
know it. i'm not
saying you should take me back; but we were
happy. were you
tired? i thought that
we fit

if i said i haven't changed, than i would be lying to myself.
it's true that i'm in denial of the fact; but baby if i'm such trouble you gotta help yourself

just look at your hands, shaking like they're waving goodbye.
...is it
anger you feel?
charged blood flowing from the hearts to the nerves; there's no
composure. i'm still here to serve; or should i move
over? i'm not
saying you should take me back; but we were
happy. were you
tired?
you're lying when you try to say, that you're
ok; i know your
smile, it's been a
while.

I know its my fault that you lie awake at night
your Eyelids stay open but the heart is shut tight
it is things that i forget to do that make us not right
i try not to forget those months when i called you mine
Track Name: You're Not the Same
Now where have your friends
All gone?
Yeah I think you've scared them all away.
You're been fighting a war
So long
When it shouldn't have lasted a day.

How vain of you to cry up a storm:
Deny all your sadness,
Reject all your scorn.
Hopeless are you, hiding all your thoughts:
Every sneer,
critique, sly remark.

and you feel how we break apart--
I hear it when you tell me you know.
And you are completely right,
It's me; Now you can say to me "I told you so".

So you had your friends believing what I did.
They didn't last long,
To see your deception
Keeping lying to yourself, keep talking to your walls.
Say you'll be strong.
Try fooling everyone.

I wish that I could say you're the same
In love I tried to avoid the change

Now where have your friends
All gone?
Yeah I think you've scared them all away.
You're been fighting a war
So long
When it shouldn't have lasted a day.
Track Name: To Whom it May Concern
Hey, I don’t know what to say
cause when you’re here I freeze straight away
I stop myself from acting cliché
Stranding myself in strange wordplay

I must look so damn dumb
But when you’re here my mind goes numb
Like a poem out of rhythm
I’m an awkward guy with you as my problem

So let’s crack the ice with a literary device
Lets rewrite and recite our own old lives
Let the silence collide, to negate our tongue ties
And maybe, just maybe there’ll be a reprise.
Track Name: Whittington
A description of contemporary souls:
Die-cast molds bent by the politicals.
they say "we were in your place,
yeah, we were once your age"
but they won't see that
the times have changed.

its a shame they were raised to be this way
keeping comments to yourself 'cause they can wait
no they didn't fight back;
yeah, they're older now that
they're the ones raising us
to keep our mouths shut

but it's a lie to say
i am proud of this Age
in a time when the youth
say "we want a room".
scratches and beats
will croon them to sleep
together as they dream
lusty futuristic scenes
that their older selves will be
generations repeat

Once, an older lady said to me:
"I've aged, so i'm wiser. I will count to three-
One, you may not speak your mind;
Two, you must accept the rules;
and Three, I am built to bend you
by society."

So they're asking us to be proud of their deficit
the budget cuts, the online love, the credit pit
Well I am next in line,
yeah, we will inherit the Earth,
and Four, we are built to bend by
what we should learn

many will lie to say
they are proud of this Age
it is time for the youth
to say we've minds to use
accepting deceit
will acknowledged defeat
together as we'll dream
our futuristic schemes
that shall never come to be
planned reality
Track Name: Raleigh St. Clair
there was a time when i
captured your image
but i felt so bad with your
stream of
conscience

but you were right,
i was just too soft
and it makes me feel young again
said, "i need a man"

so i got so tough; my mind
and my manners
and i apologize for failing
to keep us together

so now i can't
look you in the eyes
everything just pulls apart
my insides are boiling over

but you were right
i was just too soft
everything just pulls apart
i think you need a man