The Manila Sunrise is the last step towards the dawn and a reminder that when the sun is going down on one part of the world, it’s rising on the other side. Ending the album, it runs through a soulful, bluesy, ironic path towards a far more upbeat, gospel-inflected outro and a poem from the Shining Veil. Dedicated to Jimi Hendrix, who absorbed many influences but refused to copy. Location: Philippines and China.
lyrics
Manila Sunrise (Método Soluna)
Written by Twylight Seven- Chanzo Greenidge (SOCAN/COTT)
It’s time (2x)
It's time to see
Through Solomon’s eyes
It’s time to feel the...
Manila Sun rise…
Yeah (4x)
Verse 1: (White and Brown)
It’s [bring it at C chord]
Sunrise over Manila Folders and Secrets
Over Whispers
Drink your Tequila and
Sip a San Miguel Light
(Es agua de beber)
Forget those murders last night....
Ain’t damn right (It's Sunrise)
But what yuh goin’ do (It's Sunrise)
Hearts in Hand
The band plays [early]/ a golden [lengthen]
Tune, the sun’s a white Moon,
(pa-dum-pa-dum-padum-padum-pader...raisin’ in the Philippines
Sour grapes and /sugar..... sub Rosa vines are
Shouting ‘loud alon’ those pink
Streetlines
But I don’t mind (no, I don’t mind)
It’s
Verse 3: (Brown and White)
It got a little hot today… [liaison with 'it's killer']
On the way back from Rome
Some black and blue heroes in the desert [force rhyme Rome/Some/Home]
Warnin' they wanted to come home
Weren’t ready to die
Looking for another promised land (es agua de beber)
They Want to come back
To brighter smiles….
and darker skin...
Chorus:
Sunrise
Ain’t nothin’ funny
Bout this milk, and this honey
No, ohh
Manila
Sunrise
Ain’t nothin’ cute
Pour, shake and shoot
Oh, it’s Killer
Manila Sun is rising
Over rebel mountains
Manila Sun’s still shining (yeah, yeah)
Under angry skies and heavy blues
Manila Sunrise,
Green, white, gold
And Red Eye Rouge
Yeah, Manila Sunrise
Outro:
Es agua de beber [Ain't nothin']
Nada puede parar
La salida del sol al aman(ecer)... [Manila Sunrise]
(Repeat 4x)
….more beautiful than you... (Repeat Verse 4 optional)
Manila Sun is rising [heavy, heavy blues]
Manila Sun is rising [heavy, heavy blues]
credits
from Manila Sunrise - Part 1: Digable Planets,
track released November 20, 2013
9) Método Soluna
Bass Guitar: Andre Jack
Lead Vocals: Twylight Seven
Synth. Strings; Keyboards: Candace Moore
Backing Vocals: Rochelle Dalrymple; Kendel Haynes
Drums: Makesi Jawara Joseph
Congas: Tinika Davis
All Songs Written, Composed and Arranged by: Twylight Seven
All Songs Produced, Engineered and Mixed by: Lamar “Beebo” Pollard
Recording, Production and Mixing: Lion’s Den Studios, Mt. Lambert, Trinidad and Tobago
Mastering: Phillip Klum Mastering, New York City, USA
Publishing: 50 Stories Publishing
Voice of the Shining Veil: Judith Bryce-White
All Interludes and Twylight Ways poem Written by: Twylight Seven
Photography and Design by: Twylight Seven
These sweet, sad indie pop tunes accompany Ian Coss's podcast of the same name, in which he interviews his family about their divorces. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 17, 2021
