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The Apple Song
by  Dyl   and   StanTheManLoh
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Dyl
Stan sent me lyrics a few months ago ... Took me some time but here it is : our second collaboration! It's a beautiful song (poem) playing with darkness and light...and I hope I did it justice. All instruments, mix, mastering and vocals : moi. Songwriting : Stanley Loh. This song is AI-free ... Hope you'll enjoy it !
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Released 16-Jan-2026
Category Folk
Application Logic Pro
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Type mp3
Size 11.5 Mb
Activity
Plays 39
Downloads 1
Weekly plays 1
Weekly downloads 1
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License Derivative works allowed on iBandstand only; contact artist for permission
AI lyrics No
AI music/production No
Lyrics
© Stanley Loh

I wonder…
when the apple falls, will the soft ground hear my call,
And will the ground make the apple feel the pain ?

Well I happen to be,
So much less than that tree
A no name writer with a tallest dream
 
Will I grow like Ambrosia facing worldly sky ? 
Will the birds sweep down so low to hear my cry ?
I just wanna know, I just wanna know,
What future waits around the crooked bend, 
The greatest song or a broken band,
Apple tree will your boughs be my friend.

Am I an apple having fallen to the hardened ground ?
With a story never written, never found ?
Never found…
  
Will I ever be a pie, 
So sweet and recognized ?
Or a bitter seed, alone, disguised ? 
 
Will I ever be a pie, 
So sweet and … sweet and … recognized ?
 Or a bitter seed, alone, disguised ? 

Bitter seed, alone, disguised
A bitter seed, alone, disguised
A bitter seed, alone, disguised
Alone
Alone
Alone
Comments
artist
Good morning Dyl ... I am the privileged one to have you put music to these lines! This is an excellent depiction of the lyrics. A treasure surely for me! Thanks aplenty! Hoping I will be privileged again sometime soon!
4 months ago
artist
A beautiful poem @StanTheManLoh sung and played magnificantly.  You guys should make more songs together.
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4 months ago
artist
Beautiful, poignant, haunting. A special collaboration between two top tier artist.
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4 months ago
artist
An all-star collab bears delicious fruit (truly sorry for the pun). Like the best lyrics, there's something universal here - I hear the fear of a life wasted, insignificant, invisible...And they're amplified by Dyl's world-weary vocal delivery and pensive instrumentation. Most excellent!
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4 months ago
artist
A wonderful collab :-)
Beautiful lyrics along with some wonderful music and Dyl's superb vocals....great job!!
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4 months ago
artist
@StanTheManLoh Thank you ! 
@TrebleFace Thanks a lot. More ? yes, that's the plan !
@Bowman Thank you very much
@Amateurhour Thanks ! Stan is a true songwriter at heart ...
@jolofsson Thank you Johan !
@Daugrin Thanks for the listen and comment, much appreciated!
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4 months ago
artist
Fantastico! I like Bowie, I like this style!
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4 months ago
artist
Great colab.  Enjoyed.
4 months ago
very smart subtle chord changes to strengthen the story telling... I love the choices that you mke along the way... adds so much emotional weight to the content.... and I'd love to be a fly on the wall to know exactly what the signal chain is on you vocal.... how did you get your vocal sound? I'd like to put that in my bag of tricks
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3 months ago
artist
I heard this on FB, but didn't think to visit IBS for a comment. This is one of those collaborations I didn't expect and it just works.
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3 months ago
artist
Two of my favourite ibandstand artists together. WOW
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3 months ago
artist
@Dyl @StanTheManLoh 
Wonderful collab gents. Evocative lyrics given
an Cohen-esque treatment that totally works.
👌👍😋
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