Wolfgang: Mata ng Diyos

Wolfgang is Wolfgang. Not an imitation of other bands but simply one of the best Hard rock bands in the Philippines which introduced the head banging, rock-defying, and solid drum beats in the country. 

This song   Mata ng Diyos (The Eye of God)  is about a man's wish to escape the judgmental  eyes of the society. The wish to have start a new and no longer be under the eyes of  "God". 

Mata ng Diyos

(Eye of God)

Sa pag mulat ng aking mata 

Ako'y ginising ng ihip ng hangin

Ang sikat ng araw, makulay

Sa tabi ng ilog

Parang may tumatawag, pabulong

Ako'y lumapit sa puno'y may natanaw

Dumilim ang araw

Bumigat bigla ang aking dibdib

Tibok ng puso'y bumilis

Ako'y hindi mapakali, ako'y naduduwag

Sa pagtitig ng kanyang mata

Ako'y kanyang hinusgahan

Ligaya kong naramdaman

Binawi sa akin 

At hindi ko naalala

Kung saan galing ito

Mga bahid ng dugong dumikit sa aking mga kuko

Tumakbo, lumayo sa lugar na 'to

Lalamunan ko'y tuyung-tuyo

Tumakbo, lumayo sa pagtitig mo

Sa mata ng Diyos

Biglang umikot ang paningin

Liwanag ng araw biglang dilim

Malamig na ihip ng hangin ngayon ay matalim

Ako'y nawala sa aking sarili

Pati ang lupa'y gumanti

Bato, bundok at puno man

Sumisigaw, sumisigaw... 

At ngayon ko nakikita

Ang lahat ng kasalanan, tinaboy sa ulan

Init at kamunduhan

Tumakbo, lumayo sa lugar na 'to

Lalamunan ko'y tuyung-tuyo

Tumakbo, lumayo at magtago

Sa mata ng Diyos

Mata ng Diyos... 

Inalok ako ng isang ahas

Pula't matamis na mansanas

Pilit ko man hindi makaiwas

Sa mata ng Diyos

*images from google

  lyrics from lycrics mode.com

  video from youtube.com

Wolfgang: What Grows in Your Garden

In 1996, the band Wolfgang signed with a major label, Sony Music Entertainment Philippines. They released their second album Semenelin and reached double-platinum status selling approximately 80,000 albums. Wolfgang became one of the most popular band in the Philippines. The all-English version of Semenelin was released in the United States on March 1997.

Semenelin was named Album of the Year at the 1996 NU107 Rock Awards, where Basti Artadi won Vocalist of the Year, Wolf Gemora took the Drummer of the Year award, Mon Legaspi took the Bassist of the Year award, and the band was named Artist of the Year and Best Live Performer.

What Grows in Your Garden

Well now the rain washed back yesterday
Bringing thoughts of wasted time
And the water it brought
Flowed swiftly through your mind
Opening your eyes to the stars just to pray
Hoping more rain will wash your garden away
But your flowers just bloom
Ever bright ever proud
Screaming I hate you so loud
Sister! sister tell me will you ever bow
To what grows in your garden now
Yes the weeds of consequence get more day by day
Of decisions you have better made
Paper flowers sparkle by an old tree butt
Just remember even paper flowers cut
Your garden shakes with the wind
But it will not fall down
Scattering seeds all around
Somewhere on the landscape lies
A place next to your heart
But the grass grows wide and even
And soon that too will be torn apart

Over bounds sprinkling seeds to the ground.

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  lyrics from lycrics mode.com

  video from youtube.com

Wolfgang: Cast of Clowns

During the 1995 NU 107 Rock Awards, the country's premier rock awards show, Artadi was nominated for Vocalist of the Year, Gemora for Drummer of the Year, and Legarda for Guitarist of the Year. The band was nominated for Artist of the Year and Best Live Act. Legarda was named co-winner for Guitarist of the Year.

The song Cast of Clowns is one of their creation which helped them capture the audience approval and skyrocketed them to fame in the country.

Cast of Clowns

Father, I know your life's been stretched too long
Across paper torn and crumpled
Was drawn the garden that we've sown
You made So damn happy
Wanting to fallow you around
But leading a cast of clowns
How could you expect me
To worship your name
Father, I know now
It's etched too deep in sand
I'm sorry...so so sorry
I couldn't wipe it with my hands
You made me, you made me
You made me so Unhappy
You made the sky come down
Father, I smile
Wings have stretched to the sky
When i look up at the heavens
I'll see your face in the stars at night
Again you made happy!
The stage has been turned down
The clowns have lost their crowd
Now just sleep well and sound
Quietly rest...

*images from google

 lyrics from lyricsdepot.com

 video from youtube.com

Wolfgang: Left Alone

Another song from their album Acoustica which was their first live album.

Left alone

(Vocals - BASTI)
Crippled now my hands
As my days fade away
Once i lived a colored life
It quickly turned to grey
No matter now how hard i try
Nothing stays the same
Maybe it would be better left alone
Idiot!
Spinning round and around
As my hands leave my side
I know that i've got a choice
Though it's dampened by my pride
All the days I couldn't count
And life passed me by
I should just leave this alone
My eyes roll back in my head
So i can see my mind
The cuts I got will heal you see
But the scars just swell with time
And we rise to our occasions
Detered by our shame
Blinded by our stupid visions
Just too great to obtain
They're to great to obtain
Idiot!!!

*images from google

 lyrics from lyricsdepot.com

 video from youtube.com

Wolfgang: Darkness Fell

As part of the preparation for their debut album, Wolfgang submitted demos of two original compositions, "Darkness Fell" and "Left Alone", to local radio stations DWRT 99.5 and DWLA 105.9 in 1994, which generated many listener requests. The band signed with Tone Def, the rock label of local independent Ivory Records. Wolfgang released its first album, the eponymous Wolfgang, in 1995. The band flexed their artistic skills recording the album, with Basti Artadi responsible for the cover art, rendering caricatures of himself and the other band members amidst earthy symbols, beer bottles and cigarettes, and Manuel Legarda using an electric fan to simulate an effect he had in mind for the song “Cast of Clowns”. Wolfgang went Platinum in less than a year. Their songs experienced regular airplay in both DWLA 105.9 and DWNU 107.5.

Darkness Fell

And so she woke up from a dream
That was beautiful starry and so wild
It was all still clear in her eyes
And though her mind was foggy
And blank she wondered why
Her life couldn't be as lovely
It was time...
There was this king he had no castle or throne
But his horse was great and white
He rode alone and liked it that way
But when he met her he swore
He would never leave her side...
They rode across the land
Two lovers hand in hand
And no danger could come near
And when something made her cry
She'd look at him teary eyed
And he would make her feel better
Oh so much better so much better than before
And now this forest was their home
It was a night time
And the right time for love
In the dark
She placed her hand upon his chest
And all the rest just flowed
Makin' love down under an ancient far away night
It was so grand just holdin' someone's hand
And now safety came naturally
It was so clear that she would never
Ever have to fear
Oh tell me a story of magic and spiralling ships
And stars in the night
Just whisper in my ears
Make it soft but make it clear
I want to hear every breath you say
He placed his hand upon her breast
But she woke up from the land
Tears falling in her hands
As she looked up askin' why
She laid back in her bed
Thoughts raising in her head
Why can't my life be beautiful she said
As she closed her eyes again
Just prayin' he'd return
But only Darkness Fell upon her...

*images from google

 lyrics from lyricsdepot.com

 video from youtube.com

Wolfgang: Arise

Arise from their album with Acoustica which Halik ni Judas (Judas' Kiss) was also included. This was released in 2000 which is also the first live performance album of the band.

Arise

I am the night

I am the day

I am the light gone astray

The fear that's in your bones

That is I, I am the taker of souls

Shout, my name at the heavens

And be cast to fire

Hold my hand

As we roam with the pack

'Cause is evil is our lair

'Cause is evil is our lair

Sentinels of pain

On their mission once again

He end, them out to roam

Half dog men and their knives

Haunting your lives

Pray, it's good to pray

In our masses we shall say

He is no more and will be dead

Though he is laughing

Beside you instead

I am the king

I need no queens nor friends

You bow before me because

Blood is my feast

And fear is my staff

And i will come to take you and yours away

Listen! to me my child

I'll feed your body

Free your mind

Come closer if you dare

To this manner of beast

'Cause is evil is our lair

'Cause is evil is our lair

'Cause is evil is our lair

'Cause is evil is our lair

*images from google

 lyrics from lyricsdepot.com

 video from youtube.com

Wolfgang: Natutulog kong Mundo

The original members of the band is Basti Artadi, Wolf Gemora, Maneul Legarda, and Mon Legaspi. LAter Wolf Gemora had leave the band and was replaced by Francis Aquino. Vocalist Basti Artadi (born Sebastian Artadi) and drummer Wolf Gemora (born Leslie Gemora) began their musical careers with other local bands, while guitarist Manuel Legarda returned to the Philippines from living abroad in Spain. Gemora was inspired to form a band upon frequenting shows of another notable Filipino group, Razorback. He invited Legarda to join him and eventually the two found Basti Artadi singing with his former band, Sin City. Upon Legarda's invitation, Artadi joined the duo. In the first few months of inception, the group went through a number of bass players. They eventually met Mon Legaspi (who was recommended by Rizal Underground bassist, Angelo Villegas) who became their permanent bassist. They first dubbed themselves the "Wolfpack". They later adopted the name for the band, "Wolfgang", upon the suggestion of David Aguirre, one of the guitarists of Razorback. 

The song Natutulog kong Mundo (My Sleeping World) is about a man's loneliness. The lyrics of the song is telling us how he is alone being deafen by the silence. He is waiting for his so called friends, waiting for someone just to be with him. He is already under the influence of alcohol and smoke and in the parts of the song questioning him if his friends are really existing. The song is giving us the message that people who had fallen are asking for our help. Asking us to reach our hand and wake them up. Save them from there sleeping world.

Natutulog kong Mundo 

(My Sleeping World)

At naglaho ang liwanag sa dilim

walang ingay

ngunit nakakabingi

bote ng alak na hindi nabuksan

mga sigarilyong ubos na ang apoy

kaibigan saan ka na ngayon

ako'y naghihintay dito

sa pagdating ninyo

kaibigan ilang oras ang lumipas na

at wala pa ang anino ninyo lamang

kaibigang tunay ka ba

wala na ba nayon ang samahan natin

wala na bang kuwento ang tahimik naman dito

tumatawag walang sumasagot

nagsisisi may kasalanan ba ako

habang ikaw ay nandito

tulungan niyo ako upang gumising

ang natutulog kong mundo 

*images from google

 lyrics from lyricsdepot.com

 video from youtube.com

Wolfgang: Ang Bagong Dugo Sa Lumang Ugat

 The New Blood in Old Roots

If their is one word to describe this awesome band it is MABANGIS (wild). As one of the legitimate rock bands in the Philippines they are able to successfully integrate to the audience the way of their music. Listening to their music makes you bang your head and go wild while pumping your body to the beat.

Wolfgang is a Filipino heavy metal, hard rock and grunge band formed in January of 1992 in Manila, Philippines. Wolfgang is notable for being the only Filipino rock band to release albums in Japan and the United States and for realizing Platinum record sales in their home country.

This song below is one of my favorites which gives us the message that our weapon to the oppression and this crumbling country is the change. Change that we must start with ourselves. The title of this post "Ang Bagong Dugo Sa Lumang Ugat"  (The New Blood in Old Roots) is the band's latest album in which the song Sandata (Weapon) is included.

Sandata

(Weapon)

Ako ang bunga ng bagong siglo

Anak ng hirap, luha at abo

Ang inyong mithiin ang nabigay buhay sa akin

Sa bawat sulok may bagong kalaban

Sa bawat sandali may bagong hadlang

'Di sumusuko, hindi matatapakan

'Di luluhod at walang iiwasan

Ako ang simula ng pagbabago

Ako ang susi sa pangarap mo

Parusa, pasanin mabigat sa damdamin

Kahit inosente pinipilit umamin

Walang mapuntahan, walang mataguan

Isang himagsikan yan ang kailangan

Ako ang simula ng pagbabago

Ako ang susi sa pangarap mo

Kasangga mong wagas ngayon hanggang bukas

Kaalyado mong tunay sa tuwid na landas

Matibay ang lubid, kagitingang likas

Ako ang katarungan ng sandata mo

Larawan na walang mukhang galit at luha

Pinilit kang itapon

Sa paglipas ng mga panahon

Gumising ka't bumangon

Oras mo'y padating ngayon

Masdan mo ang pagyanig ng lupa

Pagsubok sayo ng lahat ng bathala

Sa iyong kamay, lahat nakasalalay

Itaas mo sa langit tanglaw ng tagumpay

Ako ang simula ng pagbabago

Ako ang susi sa pangarap mo

Kasangga mong wagas ngayon hanggang bukas

Kaalyado mong tunay sa tuwid na landas

Matibay ang lubid, kagitingang likas

Ako ang katarungan ng sandata mo

*images from google

  lyrics from lycrics mode.com

  video from youtube.com

Wolfgang: The Kiss of Judas

For this month, a new band on the roll. One of my favorite bands in OPM, they have been in the music industry for quite some and defined what is called Pinoy Rock Songs. As an introduction to them, I offer this song and definitely there most popular one. It is one of the videoke favorites and a song you wanna sing when you want to scream out loud.  Presenting WOLFGANG!!!!

Mga asong naloloko

Nagpapanggap na tao

Pangakong matamis

Puro langaw at ipis

Sa bawat tabi at sulok

Pagkatao'y nabubulok

Nakalubog na sa kabaong

Lalo pang binabaon

Tao sa pangil ng buwaya

Kapangyarihan ng halik ni hudas

Ubos nang mga bayani

Mga duwag ang nalalabi

Kunwari'y matatapang

Ihahango sa kahirapan

Kukunin niya lahat sayo

Isip at kaluluwa

Pagkatao mo'y papasukin

Tapos dudurugin

Tao sa pangil ng buwaya

Kapangyarihan ng halik ni hudas

Magtiwala ka sa akin

Kaligtasan mo ako

Dito ka susunugin

Sa aking paraiso

Sumunod sa mga utos

Mga lason na pangako

Kanyang mga kamay

Mga batong pumapatay

Kaibigang nakaitim

Dadalhin ka sa dilim

Magpailalim sa kanya

Nakatali na kadena

Tao sa pangil ng buwaya

Kapangyarihan ng halik ni hudas

Tao sa pangil ng buwaya

Kapangyarihan ng halik ni hudas

*images from google

  lyrics from lycrics mode.com

  video from youtube.com

Eraserheads: Gatekeeper

This song was written by Raymund Marasigan who has a very peculiar way in his lyrics but nonetheless something you can appreciate. This forms another side of music of Eheads in which Raymund takes the role of leader, the more technical sound of Eraserheads. Listen to the song and see for yourself the hidden meanings of the GATEKEEPER.

Gatekeeper, gatekeeper

Please let us in with her

Gatekeeper

I have been here

When this town was born

Secrets I own

To keep I have sworn

If you have none

Then go flee away

Bring me new tidings

And see me some other day

Hid my will, hid my will

Then they return

So soon from their quest

Lost boys of town

Came back with a guest

She was no druid

But if you incite

They have some stories to add

To bobo's delight

Tales so unordinary

Aliens look strange

We'll talk about yuletide

Graft and corruptions

Nuclear gifts exchange

Talk about crime, slime on the great vine

Now I am inclined to let you

Let you in with her

Coz I'm the gatekeeper

Gatekeeper, gatekeeper

You may come in with her

Gatekeeper

*video from youtube.com

  lyrics from lyricsmode.com

  images from google

Eraserheads: Huwag Mo ng Itanong

Don’t ask. That is the translation of the title this song, Huwag Mo ng Itanong, which has a very playful lyrics which tells how a guy cannot follow the moody nature of his girlfriend. And yes this song is dedicated to most of the guys who have problems in reading the minds of their partners who suddenly shifts its mood. In a minute she was very happy chatting with you and in a second as the song dictates changes and you will never know what hit you. The line of the song tells us how the girls mind was very unpredictable, like a sweepstake, very difficult to win. He was out of breath just following what she wants and at the end after a moody day, the girl will ask, “What’s wrong with you?”. And you just have to say, don’t ask.

Hika ang inabot ko
Nang piliting sumabay sa'yo
Hanggang kanto
Ng isipan mong parang Sweepstakes
Ang hirap manalalo
Ngayon pagdating ko sa bahay
Ibaba ang iyong kilay
Ayoko ng ingay

[CHORUS]
Huwag mo nang itanong sa akin
Diko rin naman sasabihin
Huwag mo nang itanong sa akin
At di ko naiisipin

Field trip sa may pagawaan ng lapis
Ay katulad ng buhay natin
Isang mahabang pila
Mabagal at walang katuturan
Ewan ko Hindi ko alam
Puwede bang huwag na lang
Natin pag-usapan

[CHORUS]
Huwag mo nang itanong sa akin
Diko rin naman sasabihin
Huwag mo nang itanong sa akin
At di ko naiisipin

Ewan ko Hindi ko alam
Puwede bang huwag na lang
Natin pag-usapan

Huwag mo nang itanong sa akin
Diko rin naman sasabihin
Huwag mo nang itanong sa akin
At di ko na iisipin

Huwag mo nang itanong sa akin
Diko rin naman sasabihin
Huwag mo nang itanong sa akin
At di ko na iisipin

And guy, the live version:

*video from youtube.com

  lyrics from lyricsmode.com

  images from google

Eraserheads: Fill Her

Absolutely one of my favorite from the Eraserheads, just listening to this song makes you hold someone dearest to you and tell her how much you love her. Though I can’t see you, I can feel you. . . .  I’m so glad you opened the door.

you don't need to live

it seems a bit naive

no need to disagree

or seek my history

you're staring at my soul

my sanity you stole

but then i knew all along

that anything could go wrong

though i can't see you i can't feel you

i'm so glad you opened my door

and when i get near all my fears disappear

and i won't be alone anymore

hmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmm

hmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmm

*video from youtube.com

  lyrics from elyrics.net

  images from google