Be you but not in that way.

Ignite showed up on youtube this november, and i'm kind of slow right now so i haven't been blogging about it until now. been down with a cold so i've been resting and watching anime and just chilling.

I have started writing songs (more like recording every melody that comes into my head) and i have to say that it's easier to write songs when you do it as often as you can. the more you create, the more creative you are. that's why i really don't believe when people say that they are "tired and not inspired" and that they wait until they get an idea. it's all about consistently creating. the trick is to decide a time and place, sit down and start creating. i promise you will create. if you create something good - then that's great! if you create something poopie - then too bad. at least you've created something. and after many creative sessions your work will get better and better.

Ok, didn't mean for this post to be about creativity. The song "Ignite" is about me realising i wanted to have short hair on one halloween night when i dressed up as "L" in "death note", (haha). It's also about doing what you want to do, being true to yourself even if other doesn't approve of it. i use to call it rebellious practice. when you do something that you really want that goes against the norm (not something illegal or something that can injure a person), you grow as a person. you start to live a life according to your own terms. it can be as little as getting a tattoo, getting a body piercing, changing your name, picking up a new hobby. lastly, i think this lyrics was very hard to write. it's hard to put my feelings into words sometimes, but it's all about being consistent.

IGNITE LYRICS

staring, reflection of me

in the night

mirror, this is what i see

in the light

feeling,

this is who i am

i belong

freedom,

i'm finally there

i am home

to come home again

you know it

it's not play pretend

we are here to mend

ignite the fire inside!

it's in our heart

beacons inside never die

right from the start

even it feels so breathtaking

holding you closer

i'm learning to see all again

be you,

they say it's ok

problem solved

be you,

but not in that way

not at all

changing to something i like

my own way

painting the colors inside

it's OK

to come home again

you know it it's not play pretend

we are here to mend

ignite the fire inside!

it's in our heart

beacons inside never die

right from the start

even it feels so breathtaking

holding you closer

i'm learning to see all again

after all this time? always.

hello hello!

it's time for another youtube release, and this time it's a song about strong feelings, about wanting to reach out, about wanting for someone to understand after all this time.

it's a song without any string instruments (apart from the software instrument string section, but there are no acoustic or electric guitars and no ukulele. in most of my songs i always use to put in some sort of guitar part but i felt like this song is enought with piano and percussion and different types of synthesizers.

some inside information about the lyrics part!:

i wrote the lyrics in a hammock in a park.

i wanted to convey the feeling of not even taking the first step and talking to the person. "i mean, if you haven't tried you haven't failed." it's an interesting thought. i think it's possible to implement the feeling in different scenarios and dreams in life.

are there things that you want to do but scares you so much to fail at so you haven't started? is it possible to take a tiny step forward toward that dream? when i started releasing music, i didn't even dare to show myself on camera in the first videos (they are not published, haha). and there are still things that scares me but i believe those are the things that you gotta do. know why it is important to you and try taking the first steps, in your own pace. you gotta do it for youself and no one else.

the second part of the verse, i believe it's more about a dialoge with an inner muse of creativity. "finish all the paintings. fill in all those lines. all the things you never dared to do, i'll make them come alive." it's another beginning if you compare it to the first verse. it's like an inner spark of courage speaks here.

lastly

i'm happy of the lovely comments i got from people, i'm happy this song got to be inside your ears.

take care

（´・｀ ）♡

just highlight and delete 20.06.13

"just walk away" found its way to spotify! most of the songs i made this year are just meant to be uploaded on youtube, but after producing a song i can feel that i want it on spotify. it's not planned, it just happens and i think it's great that it can be spontaneous. it is the same with the songs "love instead" and "all around". and when i realize i want them on spotify i try to think of ways to improve them.

in this case "just walk away" i got help from Kat Bula. i collaborated with her in my song "how do we win?". she is an amazing violinist and with her music the song rose many steps higher. the last part of the chorus makes my arm hair rise. haha! it feels great to listen to it.

i also got help from my dad (thanks dad) who put a synth part in the start of the second verse. we think it sounds kinda like beatles! don't you think? it's truly great to make music with dad. we both really think it's fun to create and we both learn and get better. dad is really good with feedback on the songs, loves to mix and master, add good instrumental parts like bass playing (he is a pro bassist). he's been with me from the start and it's awesome to create with him.

i wrote an earlier post about "just walk away". you can check it out in the link! i'm happy i got to release this song because it's really old. it's been in my song library for years. i have an old version of the song when i was a teenager and still lived with my mom (don't know if it still exists in my Mac), so i'm happy i got to do a remake! would be fun to compare them... that's the part of continous improvement.

take care

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