Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Stream #PlayingPretendEP - open.spotify.com/album/4mndbQ78eezGpMt0lt9zy2
Mall Rats is a self-examination of my own relationship with consumption and material things. I lightly touch on themes of loneliness, discontent, and capitalism through the eyes of a girl in the middle of an abandoned mall. Track 1 of #PlayingPretendEP #ReeseLansangan
Playing Pretend in the Interim is a five-track EP of songs completed during isolation. This is both a writing experiment and an examination of the self as a human living with and for others. I wrote these songs from different perspectives and characters (an encyclopedia salesman, a long gone celebrity, a haunting ghost...) - seeing hyper-specific experiences with borrowed eyes. It’s a combination of research, imagination, secondhand stories, histories, and things I've heard and witnessed along the way.
This EP is a way of escaping reality for a moment, allowing room for wonder and play. Enjoy your stay (and happy halloween!) 🎃👻
* Music and lyrics by Reese Lansangan
* Produced by Kyle Quismundo
* Piano, Guitar, and Synths by Kyle Quismundo
* Vocals by Reese Lansangan
* Mastered by Aaron Gonzales of Pointbee Multimedia
* Graphics and animation by Louise Ramos
44 Soon the Moon Inc.
MALL RATS LYRICS
Music and Lyrics by Reese Lansangan (2020)
VERSE I
Cherry-colored rubble at my feet
Where monument of man admits defeat
This building used to be so tall
A place that seemed to have it all
Now, this
Walking through the doors no longer there
Finding dinosaur bones in the square
Used to look up and see the sky
Where the ceiling meets my eye
And now it’s tarpaulin just sagging under
The weight of water
CHORUS
Why
Why do I
Fill my life with things
The happiness that brings
is just so fleeting and small
I used to walk these hallways
Needing so much always
Underneath I’m just a hollow girl after all
VERSE II
Hotdog stands where mice are running free
Dusty foodcourt tables for nobody
Fluorescent lights are looking sad
Buzzing along to the same ballad I wrote
Mannequins all lined up in a row
Naked and discarded long ago
I saw the ghost of a younger me
Projected as an old movie
In the abandoned cinema
Up there at Level 3
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Coin-operated carousel
Frozen in time, no personnel
Floorboards collapsing
Pinball machines in wait
It’s too late
CHORUS
Why
Why do I
Fill my life with things
The happiness that brings
is just so fleeting and small
I am mourning former glory lost within the story
Underneath I’m just a hollow girl after all
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☆ ☾ patreon / secret song society
I post exclusive song demos, recording sessions, musings, & behind-the-scenes on Patreon. I host online themed parties over there too! One of the best ways to support & get access to me as an independent artist is joining my Secret Song Society: patreon.com/reeselansangan
☆ ☾ stream and download my original music
Spotify: http://bit.do/ReeseLansanganSpotify
Apple Music: itunes.apple.com/ph/artist/reese-lansangan/id847459459
Bandcamp: bandcamp.com/reeselansangan
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☆ ☾ choose your own adventure (my youtube playlists)
+ original songs: youtube.com/watch?v=UHtLOEmcF8M&list=PLQ0og21yMecQN_mMLoFxrrm_DjOzjEX7T
+ music vids: youtube.com/watch?v=hTJw6Llr21M&list=PLQ0og21yMecT8PiIxYWfFgpWd8l8Wli05
+ vlogs: youtube.com/watch?v=SckbdfwBcDM&list=PLQ0og21yMecQGXMAQDkDh_N1ZktZyDcN3
+ songwriting challenges: youtube.com/watch?v=-y-eOAT2v2c&list=PLQ0og21yMecRG4OeuslCDXQDuGrnp8uOT
+ disney covers: youtube.com/watch?v=pnBC64A2bm4&list=PLQ0og21yMecTrJ8sFDwzqrkd59tcvkfmd
+ opm covers: youtube.com/watch?v=Fwl8-K6PZwY&list=PLQ0og21yMecS-KoM1CglTXl5KMw3-723h
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☆ ☾ my links
Website: reeselansangan.com
Instagram: instagram.com/reeseypeasy
Twitter: twitter.com/reeseypeasy
FB Page: fb.com/reeselansangan
☆ ☾ merch shop
For cds, shirts, postcards, stickers, & other magical stuff!
shop.reeselansangan.com
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☆ ☾ discounts for you
+ airbnb (get your $40 credit) : airbnb.com/c/reesel175
+ skillshare (2-month access to all lessons for FREE) : skillshare-ambassador.pxf.io/reeselansangan
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☆ ☾ send me mail / package
Reese Lansangan c/o
18T Miller Street, De Guzman Compound
Brgy. Bungad, San Francisco Del Monte
Quezon City
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For business inquiries: reeselansanganmusic@gmail.com
☆ ☾ this video is not sponsored unless stated otherwise
Stream #PlayingPretendEP - open.spotify.com/album/4mndbQ78eezGpMt0lt9zy2
Mall Rats is a self-examination of my own relationship with consumption and material things. I lightly touch on themes of loneliness, discontent, and capitalism through the eyes of a girl in the middle of an abandoned mall. Track 1 of #PlayingPretendEP #ReeseLansangan
Playing Pretend in the Interim is a five-track EP of songs completed during isolation. This is both a writing experiment and an examination of the self as a human living with and for others. I wrote these songs from different perspectives and characters (an encyclopedia salesman, a long gone celebrity, a haunting ghost...) - seeing hyper-specific experiences with borrowed eyes. It’s a combination of research, imagination, secondhand stories, histories, and things I've heard and witnessed along the way.
This EP is a way of escaping reality for a moment, allowing room for wonder and play. Enjoy your stay (and happy halloween!) 🎃👻
* Music and lyrics by Reese Lansangan
* Produced by Kyle Quismundo
* Piano, Guitar, and Synths by Kyle Quismundo
* Vocals by Reese Lansangan
* Mastered by Aaron Gonzales of Pointbee Multimedia
* Graphics and animation by Louise Ramos
44 Soon the Moon Inc.
MALL RATS LYRICS
Music and Lyrics by Reese Lansangan (2020)
VERSE I
Cherry-colored rubble at my feet
Where monument of man admits defeat
This building used to be so tall
A place that seemed to have it all
Now, this
Walking through the doors no longer there
Finding dinosaur bones in the square
Used to look up and see the sky
Where the ceiling meets my eye
And now it’s tarpaulin just sagging under
The weight of water
CHORUS
Why
Why do I
Fill my life with things
The happiness that brings
is just so fleeting and small
I used to walk these hallways
Needing so much always
Underneath I’m just a hollow girl after all
VERSE II
Hotdog stands where mice are running free
Dusty foodcourt tables for nobody
Fluorescent lights are looking sad
Buzzing along to the same ballad I wrote
Mannequins all lined up in a row
Naked and discarded long ago
I saw the ghost of a younger me
Projected as an old movie
In the abandoned cinema
Up there at Level 3
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Coin-operated carousel
Frozen in time, no personnel
Floorboards collapsing
Pinball machines in wait
It’s too late
CHORUS
Why
Why do I
Fill my life with things
The happiness that brings
is just so fleeting and small
I am mourning former glory lost within the story
Underneath I’m just a hollow girl after all
-------
☆ ☾ patreon / secret song society
I post exclusive song demos, recording sessions, musings, & behind-the-scenes on Patreon. I host online themed parties over there too! One of the best ways to support & get access to me as an independent artist is joining my Secret Song Society: patreon.com/reeselansangan
☆ ☾ stream and download my original music
Spotify: http://bit.do/ReeseLansanganSpotify
Apple Music: itunes.apple.com/ph/artist/reese-lansangan/id847459459
Bandcamp: bandcamp.com/reeselansangan
....................................
☆ ☾ choose your own adventure (my youtube playlists)
+ original songs: youtube.com/watch?v=UHtLOEmcF8M&list=PLQ0og21yMecQN_mMLoFxrrm_DjOzjEX7T
+ music vids: youtube.com/watch?v=hTJw6Llr21M&list=PLQ0og21yMecT8PiIxYWfFgpWd8l8Wli05
+ vlogs: youtube.com/watch?v=SckbdfwBcDM&list=PLQ0og21yMecQGXMAQDkDh_N1ZktZyDcN3
+ songwriting challenges: youtube.com/watch?v=-y-eOAT2v2c&list=PLQ0og21yMecRG4OeuslCDXQDuGrnp8uOT
+ disney covers: youtube.com/watch?v=pnBC64A2bm4&list=PLQ0og21yMecTrJ8sFDwzqrkd59tcvkfmd
+ opm covers: youtube.com/watch?v=Fwl8-K6PZwY&list=PLQ0og21yMecS-KoM1CglTXl5KMw3-723h
....................................
☆ ☾ my links
Website: reeselansangan.com
Instagram: instagram.com/reeseypeasy
Twitter: twitter.com/reeseypeasy
FB Page: fb.com/reeselansangan
☆ ☾ merch shop
For cds, shirts, postcards, stickers, & other magical stuff!
shop.reeselansangan.com
....................................
☆ ☾ discounts for you
+ airbnb (get your $40 credit) : airbnb.com/c/reesel175
+ skillshare (2-month access to all lessons for FREE) : skillshare-ambassador.pxf.io/reeselansangan
....................................
☆ ☾ send me mail / package
Reese Lansangan c/o
18T Miller Street, De Guzman Compound
Brgy. Bungad, San Francisco Del Monte
Quezon City
....................................
For business inquiries: reeselansanganmusic@gmail.com
☆ ☾ this video is not sponsored unless stated otherwise
