8 months ago, I experienced the loss of a dear friend for the very first time. Slowly, I discovered that instead of forcing myself to dance it out, I found that exploring other forms of art - like songwriting - brought me healing too. After hearing Denise's song "Afterglow" on Spotify, I felt that putting words to music was another way to help me deal with things. This song is a result of that attempt to understand how to deal with losses, letting go, and learning to move forward. This song may not solve the world's problems, but it is my hope that it can help make things a bit more bearable for whoever may need it.*

(*That last sentence was inspired by what one of my closest friends told me recently. Hi Hya if u see this - I love u!)

Read more about the story behind the song here: https://ashamarinella.com/2021/05/16/musicinthemaking-afterglow/

Thank you so much Denise for the music that inspired me to create these lyrics and put this together! The original Afterglow (without words) is up on Spotify.

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AFTERGLOW
Lyrics and Melody: Asha Marinella
Music: Denise Elayda

LYRICS
Here I am, and I don't know what I'll do
With the spaces that make me think of you
But I don't want to let you slip away
And fade into memories of yesterday

Didn't know our last goodbye
Was the last we'd have in this lifetime
Wish you saw how you helped
Put me back together again
But there's no point in looking back
And thinking what you could have had
So I'll just take the love you gave
And pass it to another face

Cause you made me see how
Nothing else matters now
No use fighting while we're together,
Can't love each other disguised as clouds and thunder
I'll wipe away the tears I've cried
Remember in your last goodbye
Shared your love through the night, shared your light,
As you go in the afterglow

In the afterglow
In our hearts we'll always know
You gave us your final show
Purple streaks in the afterglow
In the afterglow
While the sun sets here we'll wait
Your life we'll celebrate
In the afterglow

One day we'll see you again

Afterglow (Asha Marinella And Denise Elayda)(Demo 1)

This was a cover I made last February soon after BTS performed Fix You on MTV Unplugged! I felt so moved by the song and how BTS performed it and felt like singing it as well. Haven't had the time to edit this before but now I'm glad I got to so now. I'm hoping that in the same way that I felt comforted when I heard this song sung by BTS, someone out there may feel comfort when they come across this cover - especially those who may need it the most. Hope you like it! 

Instrumental by Jova Musique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvxtpKMWKcc

Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q6Hfo52ZKI
* Premiering June 23, 6PM PHT

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Fix You - Coldplay (Cover)

It's been exactly two years since I first started writing this - but somehow it's just now that I feel brave enough to share the song with other people.

I first started writing this during one of the lowest points of my life so far. Since I wrote this, there were many moments when I would be going through yet another depressive episode or extreme anxiety attack, and I would find myself humming my own song to calm myself down. I guess you could say it became one of my go-to self-soothing techniques, and hey, I guess it's helped because one way or another, I'm still here today.

I've been meaning to produce this for the longest time, but I've kept putting it off. As much as the perfectionist in me wants to keep this hidden until I've sorted out all the little details, this is one of those works that I now feel the need to simply release, no frills, just for the sake of letting it be heard. I've kept wanting to package this pain into something pretty, something nice to listen to, maybe make it into something more worthy of a listen, but for now, this is it - mistakes and all.

So even if this isn't perfect, for World Mental Health Day, I'd like to try to be brave enough to share this with you - in case you might need a song to self-soothe too, and get you through some bad days. :)

Handwriting in the artwork by one of my dearest friends Wia :)

More about this song on my blog at https://ashamarinella.wordpress.com/2022/10/12/music-in-the-making-just-another-day/

Just Another Day (Voicenote)

I did a cover of Doctor Who! But I had no idea how to play the rest so I just freestyled the rest. Doctor Who logo owned by the BBC.

Doctor Who Theme (Cover) (Plus Freestyle)

Some old stuff I did back in 2013 and 2014 when I used my summers experimenting with sounds with the keyboard. These are very raw stuff but I just wanted to leave it here! (And free up some space on my laptop lol)

Loops (Experimental)

A simple, calming piano piece that I did 5 years ago and is my default "go-to" piece whenever I'm asked to play. This is the recording that I did back in 2013 but only got to post now. (My GarageBand now is missing the effect that I originally used when I recorded this but oh well. It's nicer and more peaceful)

Youtube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyASAMSoOFs

Cover art
Graphics designed by Harryarts / Freepik and kjpargeter / Freepik
Edited by me

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River (Original)

So I found the original piece and felt like re-uploading it because the bass couldn't be heard in the other version, unless you're wearing good earphones. So here's another version of River

Original Youtube Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyASAMSoOFs

Cover art
Graphics designed by Harryarts / Freepik and kjpargeter / Freepik
Edited by me

River (Piano)

An old and raw cover of Janina Vela's Hesitate. So many mistakes, but I want to keep it this way here. :)

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Hesitate by Janina Vela (Piano Cover)

My cover of Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved", the song I'm studying for my voice lessons!

Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi (Cover)

Cover to NIKI's song "Lose" - submitted a video for this to the WonderMag x 88rising PH Singalong to help me conquer my fear of singing lol!

Lose by Niki (Cover)

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