Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Stream #PlayingPretendEP - open.spotify.com/album/4mndbQ78eezGpMt0lt9zy2
When It Happens is about death and how we collectively mourn in public through different means. The tributes come in and it's all we could ever talk about but after a week or a month, everybody moves on. I lost my father when I was very young and thought it unfair that people could go home and be okay right after, while I'm not. This song is an outpouring of things I often think about: passing & being forgotten, missing out on loved ones, but also living on - through stories, songs, and memory. Track 5 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
* Guitars, Piano, and Bass by Kyle Quismundo
* Drums by Pat Sarabia
* Trumpet by Kiel Quismundo
* Vocals by Reese Lansangan
* Mastered by Aaron Gonzales of Pointbee Multimedia
* Graphics and animation by Louise Ramos
44 Soon the Moon Inc.
WHEN IT HAPPENS LYRICS
Music and Lyrics by Reese Lansangan (2020)
VERSE I
Oh when it happens
There will be mourning
A tweet storm in my name
My best picture in a frame
That’s how it usually goes
Oh it’s a contest
of who really knew me best
Old photos would be found
Captioned with something profound
A memory nobody knows
CHORUS
Weep for me my darling, dear
Tomorrow, you’ll move on
I will leave my body here
But you’ve got miles to go
In a life I’ll never know
So move on
VERSE II
Oh when it happens
There’ll be unmooring
Visitors in black
Wish for time they can’t get back
Oh it’s a conquest
For who is grieving best
The tragedy is fresh
But when bones are laid to rest
You go on as you were before
CHORUS
Weep for me, my darling dear
Tomorrow you’ll move on
I will leave my body here
But you’ve got miles to go
In a life I’ll never know
So move on
BRIDGE
The Wikipedia articles will be so quick to change
Present tense to past
How someone does this is still strange
The world will talk about it for a week
But I have found that
Everything is just fine without me
CHORUS
Weep for me, my darling dear
Tomorrow you’ll move on
I will leave my body here
While you soar on your own
To a life I’ll never know
So move on along
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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
....................................
☆ ☾ 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
Stream #PlayingPretendEP - open.spotify.com/album/4mndbQ78eezGpMt0lt9zy2
When It Happens is about death and how we collectively mourn in public through different means. The tributes come in and it's all we could ever talk about but after a week or a month, everybody moves on. I lost my father when I was very young and thought it unfair that people could go home and be okay right after, while I'm not. This song is an outpouring of things I often think about: passing & being forgotten, missing out on loved ones, but also living on - through stories, songs, and memory. Track 5 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
* Guitars, Piano, and Bass by Kyle Quismundo
* Drums by Pat Sarabia
* Trumpet by Kiel Quismundo
* Vocals by Reese Lansangan
* Mastered by Aaron Gonzales of Pointbee Multimedia
* Graphics and animation by Louise Ramos
44 Soon the Moon Inc.
WHEN IT HAPPENS LYRICS
Music and Lyrics by Reese Lansangan (2020)
VERSE I
Oh when it happens
There will be mourning
A tweet storm in my name
My best picture in a frame
That’s how it usually goes
Oh it’s a contest
of who really knew me best
Old photos would be found
Captioned with something profound
A memory nobody knows
CHORUS
Weep for me my darling, dear
Tomorrow, you’ll move on
I will leave my body here
But you’ve got miles to go
In a life I’ll never know
So move on
VERSE II
Oh when it happens
There’ll be unmooring
Visitors in black
Wish for time they can’t get back
Oh it’s a conquest
For who is grieving best
The tragedy is fresh
But when bones are laid to rest
You go on as you were before
CHORUS
Weep for me, my darling dear
Tomorrow you’ll move on
I will leave my body here
But you’ve got miles to go
In a life I’ll never know
So move on
BRIDGE
The Wikipedia articles will be so quick to change
Present tense to past
How someone does this is still strange
The world will talk about it for a week
But I have found that
Everything is just fine without me
CHORUS
Weep for me, my darling dear
Tomorrow you’ll move on
I will leave my body here
While you soar on your own
To a life I’ll never know
So move on along
-------------
☆ ☾ 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
