I wrote this song long ago with a friend. It’s about holding on to someone who is losing his/her memory.
Track 3 from the EP “Where To Begin” Words by Noella Choi & Kristina Miyasaki Music by Noella Choi (CASH)
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When reason plays the mind Twist and turning So we go for a ride and tumble in the air for a moment Do you see something there a Familiar face in a Familiar place
But when the clouds roll over And you can’t recall Where you were going or where you belong
Will you take the wheel? The road keeps bending passing golden fields but We didn’t see the signs Storm’s impending and closing in from behind We’re losing our stride And we’re losing the light
‘Cause when the clouds roll over And you can’t recall and now the sun’s setting on us once more
Oh won’t you stay with me Stolen seasons buy time For unspoken words of mine Oh won’t you stay with me Time’s eroding fast Don’t just let it pass away
We’re losing our stride And we’re losing the light
Oh won’t you stay with me Stolen seasons buy time For unspoken words of mine Oh won’t you stay with me Drink in summer wine and fight the falling night Oh Won’t you stay with me Time’s eroding fast Don’t just let it pass…
away with the memories that you can’t recall and where your scent lingers briefly is where you belong But now the day’s getting older Just try to hold on oh oh…. Oh won’t you Stay….
I wrote the music for this a long time ago. 5 years later, I finally wrote the lyrics.
Track 5 from the EP “Where To Begin” Words & Music by Noella Choi (CASH)
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In the perfect light, your silhouette in silver lining Softly glows. Your hand so gently there caresses my face Hours fill the glasses full. It doesn’t mean a thing Not as long as you hold me, dear, within your gaze
When I wasn’t looking Was when you came along I feel myself awaking The horizon glimmers with the blush of dawn
Carry me upon your breath just a little longer You, with your fingertips, trace where a sigh escapes Soon the morning dressed in gold, we’ll rise to its call Until then just hold me close, so close in your embrace
Here we are in between the end and the beginning Let’s forget what came before or where we are to go
I had my hesitations I never thought it would be Beyond my expectations Somehow you have a hold on me
In the morning light, your silhouette against the curtains Draw them close and leave the busy streets down below Everything just falls aside. It’s you and me today May this moment linger on into an afterglow. But for now just hold me close into the day.
Forgive me, Love sometimes I take too much and although I try to control my selfish heart, I’m
Caught in between of my wants and my needs I struggle to fight it but still I’m divided and I’m weary from what I’ve seen
Consider how reality meets your ideals try to explain what is there to gain when you’re
Caught in between of your doubts and beliefs you struggle to fight it but still you’re divided and you’re jaded from what you’ve seen
What to do when It’s bigger than you and me It’s never so easy We could risk it all and lose it all. ‘Cause nothing here in life is free.
Caught in between all the worlds we conceived we struggle to fight it but still we’re divided and we’re bleary from what we’ve seen
What will we find in the end in the face of consequences We struggle to fight it somehow we’ll survive it All we need is time As we walk down this line Please forgive me as I learn to live.
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Track 7 from the EP “Where To Begin” Words by Noella Choi & Kristina Miyasaki Music by Noella Choi (CASH)
“This is the title track to my EP Where To Begin. I often find myself having trouble writing lyrics and expressing myself. So naturally, I had to write a song about it.”
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Here I sit across from you. Where to begin Right now I can feel the silence crawl on my skin. There’s something about this that I can not shake. And only so much more that I can take. I just can’t win.
You promised that you’d always tell me the truth. As I lie here listening to your words, I can’t move. There’s so much that I want to say. But all these thoughts are getting in the way I’m losing you
‘Cause you never really know what you’ve got until it all unfolds I’m all in knots. Unravel me, expose my mind is running ‘round in circles
‘Cause I’m caught up in whirl, in rising tides. You’re storming through my world And took me by surprise I’m lost for words deep inside
You’re just trying to make it right and make it fair I’m still trying to grasp your words that hang in the air I stare out the window while you pace the room Waiting for me to speak. But i’m consumed in losing you
‘Cause you never really know what you’ve got until it all unfolds I’m all in knots. Unravel me, expose my mind is running ‘round in circles
‘Cause I’m caught up in whirl, in rising tides, You’re storming through my world And took me by surprise I’m lost for words deep inside Here inside… What I need Is just to breathe.
As I’m trying to comprehend Work it out until it all makes sense If only I can find the words lost inside
Here I sit across from you. Where to begin
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Track 8 from the EP “Where To Begin” Words & Music by Noella Choi (CASH)
“Stalker song I wrote with my friend Kristina Miyasaki.”
Locked inside the night, here I walk images are hanging on walls echoes of my steps are pulsing down these empty halls
Watercolours dripping in tears on the canvas something appears I watch in awe of what it reveals in the shades of the truths that is hidden beneath
CHORUS: And it’s you, with your eyes looking into my life And it’s you, with your eyes following me What can’t you let me be?
Into the night, I can’t retire Curl inside my mind, uninspired In forbidden hours I search for my heart’s desires
While it makes my heart skip a beat My reckless hands, stained in deceit Taints the piece I work to create every brush, every stroke, it still turns out the same
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You take; I steal You break; I heal You play; I deal
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And it’s you, with your eyes haunting me. Can’t you see That it’s you, with your eyes following me What can’t you let me be?
“I wrote this for when I finished my internship at RAPP. Instead of a goodbye email, I made a goodbye video to go with the song.”
I’ve been here for a while But it’s time for me to leave this place behind Though I try I can’t seem to find the right words to say how much I’ll miss you and thank you without being cliché It’s not goodbye today So instead, I’ll just say
Aloha… Aloha… Aloha… Aloha…
I will see you again ‘Cuz you know in the end I’ll be your party crasher and your facebook stalker
“The opening line of this song is inspired by the time I was on vacation in Cuba. I literally chased down the sun as it set so I could grab a picture.”
I chased the sunlight as it descended in the earth And left me in shadows waiting alone until its rebirth It’s been a while now walking with ghosts in my thoughts It would be easy to let them haunt every moment I’ve got
CHORUS: But (‘Cause) in the moonlight I dream of beginnings And catch the stars as they fall ‘til the night resigns Come daybreak I’ll wake without fear of doubt ‘Cause I know I’ll be fine.
It may seem I’m falling down to the place where I bleed I will not be broken for I have faith I will land on my feet
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I’m not afraid to close my eyes and let this closing darkness wash over me And I won’t try to run or hide ‘cause I know that it won’t last forever.
CHORUS 2: And in the moonlight I dream of beginnings And catch the stars as they fall ‘til the night resigns I’ll kindle the flame, let it burn away my sorrow For tomorrow…
When day breaks I’ll wake without fear of doubt ‘Cause I know I’ll be fine. ‘Cause I know I’ll be fine. Oh, I know I’ll be fine.
I am ready for when the sunlight reborns in me.
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Track 1 from the CD “In My Elements” Words & Music by Noella Choi (CASH)
