Berklee Spring ‘21 Songs for Social Change (S4SC)- Invited Showcase Performer

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v1:
I braced for the flood
before the rain came in
I was a kid, in the eye of a storm
I made it begin
cried out to the sirens
saw the lights through my eyelids
I still feel the silence
and he swore I was lying

ch:
hmm (x2)

v2:
I braced for the weathering
before the glass shattered over my bed
his hands were red
they knew parts of me I didn’t know yet
I have her eyes
had her smile
she wished to grow up kind
they screamed that I lied, I lied, I lied

ch:
hmm (x4)

v3/outro:
so I put up the barricades
but I still feel the waves
I was a kid
In the eye of a storm
I made it begin

The Flood

LYRICS:

you got that ivy league, ivory status in your pocket
it’s so pretentious, it’s kinda romantic

and I ride my bike around labels and sticks
then I only think about you, how ironic

CHORUS:
young-in-love misery, I’m a fool for you, for you
can’t do anything until you call 
sympathy symphony, shades of blue for you, for you
sinking into this apartment floor

rehearse my voicemails and panic before I dial your number
but you’re so reckless, it’s kinda confession

late in the library, [shhh] concentrate, all I know
is our knees touching under the table

CHORUS:

BRIDGE:
for once it doesn’t matter
so break my heart, whatever
love me like a letter I’ll read forever
and ever and ever and ever

CHORUS:

Ivy League (worktape)

turkish jade. (demo)

Cover of a beautiful unreleased Coldplay song.

Wedding Bells

Madeleine Peyroux, Jesse Harris and Larry Klein, © 2004 Pennywell Publishing, BMI-Beany Songs-Sony ATV, BMI-Exegesis-Chrysalis Music, ASCAP
Musicians:  Rebecca Topolniski - vocal; Tony Leonard - lead guitar;  Terry Lawson - fiddle; Tony Horlor - rhythm guitars, bass, drums.

Don't Wait Too Long

After a long wait... I hope it's worth it. Let me know what you think! So happy with the way this turned out with the help of producer Lumpshadow and Tom Manche.

LYRICS:
I'm sorry for the things I've said
I've got other voices inside
Some say I should stay with you
The others say I should hide

So I'm starting to see this trend
That all the good things just come to an end
But if everything is temporary maybe I could pick up the pieces
And start again

Watched my friends fall in and out of love
You know you swore to me we'd never end up like them
So I gave you a shot, your love hit the spot
But in the end we just watched it crash down
Like a tall building that once stood so strong
Now just ashes on the ground

But if everything is temporary maybe I could pick up the pieces
And all this built up tension maybe you could come and help me release it
So I can start again

You say you wanna tie up loose ends
Maybe go back to being just friends
You know you'll end up catching feelings
When your heart should be healing
From the pain that we went through last time

But if everything is temporary maybe I could pick up the pieces
If everything is temporary maybe I could pick up the pieces
If everything, everything, everything is temporary
Everything, everything, everything is temporary

Everything is temporary
Why don't we just pick up the pieces?
And start again

temporary // cinya khan

graduation// cinya khan

how do you sleep? [sam smith flip]

backseat

All 5 Ways - The Nearness of You

"Afford" is the mindset/heartset of being rich in love, no matter what the circumstances.

temporary // cinya khan

Cinya Khan