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Lyrics

Below are examples of projects for which I've provided lyrics. When I was younger, I always dreamed of someday becoming an author, and writing lyrics really taps that part of my brain in a special way. I love collaborating with composers for songwriting projects and bringing their musical vision to life through words!
(To celebrate the 5th anniversary of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, I collaborated with composer Sterling Maffe and the Hexany Audio team to write lyrics for this haunting, magical tune. The lyrics are a celebration of the goddess of the moon, whose worshippers seek out her holy light).
Dawn of the Moon
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

A whisper in the woods

In the hush of the night,
And breaking through the clouds
Is a face made of light.
A jewel set in shadow
And brighter than noon.
We gaze upon the dawn of the moon.

She's skipping through the trees
With a smile pale as snow,
On nimble silver feet
Sets the forest aglow
Laughing and twirling,
The night is abloom
Within the holy dawn of the moon.

Guiding our path on the journey,
Shining through midnight so deep.
Spirit and muse, our dreams are suffused
With blessings of hope as we sleep.

Hearts that are lost and longing,
Listen and hear her voice.
Join in her song, Ah....

A whisper in the woods
As our doubt she dispels,
And to the dread of darkness
Our hearts bid farewell.
The way forth is certain,
We'll find the end soon
When walking by the dawn of the moon.

(This is the theme of the character Horn, from Arknights. The lyrics are a call-to-action for her fellow soldiers of Victoria, using dramatic and inspiring language while also mentioning her own personal struggles, all in an effort to hype her comrades up for battle).
March On!
Arknights

With the will of iron cast in flames,
let's bring glory to our names!
Follow me, brave champions of Victoria, once again!
All together, we march on!

Strike! Fight! Charge ahead!
Show no fear or dread!
For Victoria!
We will march on!

Unafraid, unbroken, we will fight!
Let your countless voices fill the night!
Follow me, and prove all evil crumbles before our might!
As together we march on to our song!

I was captive, lost, alone.
But my army's only grown.
For our love, our light, our home,
we cry: "March on!"

Strike! Fight! Charge ahead!
Show no fear or dread!
For Victoria!
We will march!

Even as they chained me down,
it was then my strength was found.
And with soldiers, comrades, friends,
I'm calling: "March on!"

Strike! Fight! Charge ahead!
Show no fear or dread!
For Victoria!
We will march on!

​Strike! Fight! Charge ahead! (Raise your voices to the sky!)
Show no fear or dread! (Roar our battle cry!)
For Victoria! (Our victory is nigh!)
We will march on! (March on! March on!)

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(This song is the closing credits theme for this mysterious point-and-click adventure. The game addresses difficult subjects such as loss and addiction, and this song was intended to tell the story of the main character's struggles with overcoming his personal demons). 
Walk Past the Storm
Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars

​
I am here once again standing lonely
At the door open to another night so cold and dark
In my ears, I can hear one sound only
Of the wind rattling the windows of my pounding, racing heart

Take one step, then another, I'm going
Each pace takes me away from comfort I had longed to hold
But the wind found me there in its blowing
So I bundled up my courage and set out upon the road

And so I walk into the stinging wind
And hunch my shoulders against the ice within
I know my journey is anything but warm
But still I walk til I walk past the storm

Look back once, and my steps become a stumble--
“Not too late, I can turn back and give up this futile game.”
But I know that desire soon will crumble
For the road's a long black ribbon embroidered with my name

And so I walk into the cutting wind
Clench shut my eyes against the ice within
I know my journey is anything but warm
But still I walk til I walk past the storm
Yes, still I walk til I walk past the storm

And there I'll find

I will find my home
For as I roam
In the distant gloaming there I see
The land where morning lives
Beyond my aching
That day is breaking as I sing:
“Take one step, then another
Just one step, then another
One more step, then another
And I will find some summer there
Take one step, then another
Just one step, then another
And I will find my summer...”

So now I walk into the bitter wind
And raise my collar against the ice within
I know my journey is anything but warm
But still I walk til I walk past the storm

And so I walk into the howling wind
Lay bare my soul and all the faults within
I know my journey's anything but warm
But still I walk til I walk past the storm
Yes, still I walk til I walk past the storm

(Another song for the tower defense game Arknights, this one accompanies the character Amiya as she evolves into a more powerful version of herself).
Touch the Sky (Wrathful Cerulean Flame)
Arknights


The voices inside me
Echo from the past
Murmur in the dark
Their words light to guide me
"Fight until the last, never lose your heart"

And deep within the whispers, power flows
The twisting, churning feeling something's growing

And I'm afraid no longer
Something in me changed
I cannot deny
Let the fire grow stronger
Burn the clouds away
And touch the sky

My purpose is clear now
I will find the path
To my destiny
Cast off all your fears now
I will lead the way
So follow me

And we'll burn the clouds away
And we'll burn the clouds away
Keep our demons all at bay
There will be
An end someday
And I must lead the way

​Keep burning the clouds away, away
And touch the sky
Touch the sky
​(This will be a familiar tune for Majora's Mask lovers! My piano arrangement features the melancholy ballad performed by Zora band The Indie-Gogos. While their lead vocalist Lulu never sings actual words, these are my imagined lyrics for this dark and mysterious tune about unexpected love).
I Never Thought
Shall We Play? Majora's Mask Piano Album

I had not a care for your cunning smile, truth be told.
My gaze wouldn't stray long in your eyes, they're too cold.
There always was this something about you,
The day we met you got under my skin...

I wasn't impressed by how you would swagger passing by.
I didn't obsess over your voice, soft and sly.
So how could I know one day I'd caress your face, and I'd sigh?

I never thought my heart could ache
When you stand so near.
Lost in that current you make,
I'm drowning without any fear...

How did it all start, this change of heart?
I thought I was too smart to be fooled by you...

They say you're a rogue, and soon you will leave me, this I know.
Just one more heartbreak caught in your swift undertow.
But here in your arms and sunk in those pools of dark indigo, I say:

I never thought my heart could soar
Trapped under the blue.
I never thought I'd say I'm yours
Til the day you say "no more!"
I never thought I'd fall in love with you.
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