Scarlet Gum: “Pakiramdaman”
Updated: May 3, 2021
That awkward feeling before true love and massive heartbreak
Our first original single of the year 2021 is finally out and I am so proud of it. It is unashamedly 80s synth pop from neck-to-toe, from skin-to-bones. I adore it!
Sheryl wrote most of the lyrics for this one and I love how her words take you to a time when the awkward feeling that tip-toes between true love, madness, and heartbreak define everything. It’s the age of innocence when life is simple yet emotions are complicated. A magical time.
I like you. Do you feel the same?
Is this love or am I imagining things?
I can’t fight this feeling anymore!
Producing the music was a joy. I went all out synth wave here using every 80s gear I have in the studio:
Roland Juno 60
Roland Juno 106
Yamaha DX7
Roland TR-808
LM2
Sheryl used a Rickenbacker 330 plugged into a shoegaze pedalboard made up of a fuzzbox, delay, reverb and compressor and into a modeled AC15. The vocals were treated with some digital delay, compression, and 80’s style reverb.
There is a mellow, acoustic version of this song that is set to come out in two weeks. It is raw and minimal in approach.
Sheryl on vocals and acoustic guitar, and me on a grand piano and an analog synth solo courtesy of the Behringer Neutron.
Sheryl’s vocal in this version obviously bears more ache, especially when she hits her natural alto.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the song as much as we enjoyed writing, recording and producing it.
Here are the full production credits as well as the chords and lyrics:
Pakiramdaman
Words by Sheryl Reyes (BMI) & Ted Reyes (BMI)
Music written, produced, and mixed by Ted Reyes (BMI)
Mastered by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road Studios London
Electric guitar and vocals: Sheryl
Synth and drum programming: Ted
©2021 Scarlet Gum
Intro/Verse : Ebm - C#M7
Noong kita'y makita
Ako'y natulala
Mata mong may ningning
Ako'y nabighaning labis.
'Di ko inakalang
Iyon na ang simula
Nang ika'y lumapit
Ay para bang nasa langit.
Pre-Chorus: Ebm -Fm - F# - F#/G - G#
Sana ay hindi mo mapansin
Pilit tinatago ang damdamin
Chorus: C# - F7 - Bbm - G#m - F# - Fm - Ebm - G#
Tama ba ang nararamdaman
Hindi ko namalayan
Hindi ko na maintindihan
Iyon pala, ako'y tinamaan.
Dapat bang sabihin ko na
Hindi ko maiwasan
Hindi ko na kayang pigilan
O hanggang pakiramdaman na lang?
Verse: Ebm - C#M7
Paano ba aminin
Lihim na pagtingin
Gusto kong iwasan
Puso ay takot masaktan.
Pre-Chorus: Ebm -Fm - F# - F#/G - G#
Pero ako'y nahulog na sa 'yo
Ano ba 'to, ako'y litong lito.
Chorus: C# - F7 - Bbm - G#m - F# - Fm - Ebm - G#
Tama ba ang nararamdaman
Hindi ko namalayan
Hindi ko na maintindihan
Iyon pala, ako'y tinamaan.
Dapat bang sabihin ko na
Hindi ko maiwasan
Hindi ko na kayang pigilan
O hanggang pakiramdaman na lang?