“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
[ CHORUS ]
You take; I steal You break; I heal You play; I deal
[ CHORUS ]
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
[repeat CHORUS]
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)
The Red in the sky’s gazing down with its mighty eye. We rise and set as the story unfolds in our minds feeling so surreal
inside
I can change but I still won’t be perfect. I’ll never know what I’ve got ‘til it’s gone. Sift the sands through my life. When the glass is empty what will I find?
We yearn for the throne that was raise in the air. It’ll fall and desert us all. Like a myth, it’s a guise for perfection can never be
outside
You can change but you still won’t be perfect. You’ll never know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone. Sift the sands through your life. And although the glass is filled you thirst for something more.
Oh What seem so wrong? We are always seeking whether to truth is here where beauty lies within these pieces of our lives.
We know it’s right though we try. We can change but we still won’t be perfect. We’ll never know what we’ve got ‘til it’s gone. Sift the sands through our lives. And although the glass is filled you thirst for something more.
We can change but we still won’t be perfect. We’ll never know what we’ve got ‘til it’s gone. Sift the sands through our lives. When the glass is empty what will I find inside?
Inside. Inside.
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Track 2 from the CD “In My Elements” Words by Noella Choi (CASH) & Kristina Miyasaki Music by Noella Choi (CASH)
In this hollow space I have been waiting Singing songs of what could be And if I should let my hair down Will there be someone to rescue me?
Many nights have passed while I’ve been dreaming Now the woods have overgrown Wild with thorns that bleed the flesh And leaving me here dreaming all alone
‘Cause It’s the same how the story goes Always waiting to be discovered What I want is the my own adventure, now Break the chains that has me spellbound
Every single hour, Time comes calling I must do what I’ve been told Still I tried to wash this empty feeling I cry out but no one knows I’m fated to play this role
‘Cause It’s the same how the story goes Always waiting to be discovered What I want is the my own adventure, now Break the chains that has me spellbound
SOLO
It’s the same how the story goes Always waiting to be discovered What I want is the my own adventure, now Find a way to make it somehow Far away out of these woods Break the chains that has me spellbound
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Track 3 from the CD “In My Elements” Words & Music by Noella Choi (CASH)
“Originally written as a commercial jingle for ‘Platform2 Restaurant.’ Basically it’s about living in the moment and enjoying life. Lyrics were written by my dad.”
“This song was inspired by the character Bree from Desperate Housewives. =P”
I once had thought you had it all. The rainbow suspends. But there at the end the fool’s gold falsely shimmers in your deadening eyes.
You’ve etched a smile upon your face and swallowed the pain. The scars still remain hidden and layered over truths revealing only lies.
CHORUS: You’re just used to pretending. But is it worth all the pang it brings? With happiness seeping from your veins. You’re so afraid you don’t recognize you’ve had the chance before you all this time. All you got to do is try.
It’s like a fire is lit beneath your feet and your skin boils from within. How can you withstand the fear that’s burning you alive.
But on the surface you still seem so calm and contained. You can’t maintain this veil. It’ll soon burst into flames.
[repeat CHORUS]
You’ve worked so hard to hypnotize yourself to believe that you should live this way. Do you really believe it? Don’t believe it.
[repeat CHORUS] x2
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Track 5 from the CD “In My Elements” Words & Music by Noella Choi (CASH)
I didn’t choose this life. It chose me instead. I’ve been here so long I can’t remember who I am. But I still linger here. Caught in this place walking the same old path I’ve always tread to nowhere. I’ve gone nowhere.
The wind is always changing I’m stranded in my shame I don’t know how to go When this is all I’ve ever known.
I’ve made excuses for mistakes that I’ve done. Now I refuse to be that someone that I’ve become.
The wind is always changing I’m clinging here in vain I don’t know to let go ‘Cause this is all I’ve ever known.
The wind is always waiting to sweep me through the rain I’ll go deepen inside what I’ve learned to live with all my life. The choice is mine.
I’m fumbling in the dark to see the horizon in sight Guided by stars, I’ll weather through this fight I’ll be there, I know I’ll be there.
The wind is always changing I won’t be stuck in vain there’s still a long way to go to learn all the things I’ve never known.
The wind is always waiting to sweep me through the rain I’ll go deepen inside learned how to live my life. The choice is mine.
