“The Answer In Your Heart” MV | 'Til Death Do Us Part: An Original Twin Bill Production (Excess)

As the 32nd season ends its voyage, Ateneo Blue Repertory presents the music of 'Til Death Do Us Part: An Original Twin Bill Production. Fresh off its run, the official cast recording brings you back to the production’s live staging by giving people the opportunity to hear the music of Excess and Despedida. 4 tracks from Excess, 7 tracks from Despedida - this 11-track album is sure to give you the complex emotions the musical makes you feel, as we explore 2 completely different stories that explore different aspects of love. With the book and music created by blueREP members, old and new, this completely original production is the first-ever blueREP-made production to have its music receive its very own official cast recording.
Synopsis of Excess:
When Penelope(Issa Iyog) discovers an engagement ring hiding in her boyfriend, Eric’s(Ron Balgos) closet, she begins to question whether or not she's ready to commit to the uncertain. Without her meaning to, her subconscious takes the form of her ex-partners, Cody (Mikee Remonquillo), Athena(Gabby Sandejas), and Rafa(Anthony Luna), all different people with different agendas. Forced to confront her past and eventually her future, Penelope asks herself, what is holding her back?
Credits:
Starring: Issa Iyog, Mikee Remonquillo, Ron Balgos
Composer: Thirdy Saruca
Lyricist: Kal Sabido
Director: Carlo Sarrosa
Mixing and Mastering Engineer: Rianna Jorge
Recording Engineer: Rianna Jorge, Anthony Luna, Zero Candelaria
Musical Director: Aaron Eubert Nuñez
Brand Design: Zero Candelaria
Album Cover: Ugi Quijote
PR: Moriah Castrodes, Julio Velasquez
Videography: Gwen Cheng, CJ Ochoa, Jessie Villanueva, TWB Documentations Team
Video Editing: Raliza Guanlao
Production Assistants: Clarysse Nicole de Jesus, Sofia Isabel Lleander, Nics Francisco, Nina Manzo, Percy Roy
Wardrobe and Styling: Iris Fay Ling
Project Management: Darius Hermenegildo, Julia Mitra, Sophia Bacareza

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Lyrics:
(Cody)
Do you want to change your ending?
Are you certain how it goes?
Are you always second guessing
Thinking that you don’t know?
Is it hard for you to just say yes?
Are you unprepared to just press restart?
Why do you doubt and second guess?
Are you unsure of the answer in your heart?
If you listen close, you might find
A question lingers in your mind
What’s holding you back?
What’s holding you back...?
(Penelope)
You tossed me a paper crane...
My heart took a leap…
(Penelope & Cody)
Young and naive but certain that
It was you…
(Penelope)
I would keep
So I believed
Believed this was my happy ending
Because I thought you were the one
(Eric)
My first time at your house
Our first kiss by the door
That’s when I knew I had to be with you
I thought you wanted more
(Penelope)
But then I thought “this won’t last”
Because this love moves much too fast
He’ll tear your heart in two
Throw the pieces to the flames
Though I was in love with you,
I drowned myself in shame
Cause it’s hard to just say yes
And I’m unprepared to just press restart
I’ll always linger in excess
(Eric)
You think you don’t know the answer in your heart
But just listen close and you’ll find
A question lingers in your mind
What’s holding you back?
(Penelope)
What’s holding me back…
(Cody)
What’s holding you back?
(Penelope)
What’s holding me back is I’m scared of beginnings
The mystery they hold
I’m scared of my mistakes
Thinking that they’ll unfold
Most of all
What scares me’s the flame of desire
I’m scared I’ll lose control
I’ll set everything on fire
(Eric)
If you hesitate to say yes
Just take my hand and we’ll press restart
(Penelope & Eric)
Why do we doubt and second guess
When it should be easy to follow our hearts?
(Penelope)
I am listening close, it’s not far
The answer lies inside my heart
I hold myself back...
I hold myself back...
I hold myself back...
I hold myself back, I can’t hold myself back!
I can always change my ending
It’s not certain how it goes
I should stop second guessing
Be more sure of what I know
It is time for me to make a choice
It's time for me to use my voice
I understand it’s best for me
To try and let myself be free
So I stand here, saying yes
Because I know I’d like to press restart
Throwing away all doubts and stress
Giving myself a chance to valiantly follow my heart
Today! I’m saying yes!
Cause I know I’d like to press restart
Follow my heart today!
I’m saying yes!
This is the answer that’s inside my heart...