Work Drugs - Absolute Bearing

A track written for a friend of mine (Tyrell) who lost his 16 year old brother, Renell, when he was brutally stabbed by a maniac at a bus stop, and my wife who has lost three of her brothers. I wish I could do more than write a song but I hope it gets over the feelings they give me and how I share in their losses. 

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When I Lost You

William A Ferguson: guitars, bass, drums.


“Ship of Fools” is a lyrical voyage into the heart of human delusion. Its verses paint a surreal picture: a creaking ship, adrift with “no compass, no anchor, no shore in sight.” The crew, lost in hollow laughter and tangled lies, dances “in circles, round and round,” chasing a horizon that offers no joy. The song’s tone is mournful, almost ghostly, with lines like “the waves, they whisper, they call us home / but we’re too far gone, too far to roam” tugging at the soul. It’s not about one person or one failure—it’s about all of us, those moments when we cling to broken dreams or deny the truths staring us in the face.The song’s power lies in its universality. It doesn’t name names or point fingers; it invites us to see ourselves in the “splintered deck” and the fading moonlight. Whether it’s a career we chased too long, a belief we couldn’t let go, or a relationship we knew was sinking, we’ve all boarded a ship of fools at some point. The repetitive chorus—“lost at sea, where no truth is found”—drives home the cyclical nature of our missteps, yet its poetic cadence makes the journey feel almost beautiful in its tragedy.






Ship of Fools

I wish she would post more...
https://soundcloud.com/vietraa
~ lyrics ~

it’s getting cold right here
in the night at some place
with a same air you breathe
i take a deep throughts in place
i never understand why do i have to fall that hard for you
it’s getting more and more hurt as i know that you’ll never get to me

i never get this emotional
with just a song that someone wrote
it’s like i’m reading a story of how my life is in the past
i never thought that i could ever find someone who feel the same way as me
it’s just that this someone is different from me that i will never talk to him

dream, you are in reveries of mine
dream, i could never get to talk to you
and even if we could meet someday you’ll never see me the same i do
this is the only thing i can do, write a song for you

when someone knocks the door
somehow i wish it would be you
and everytime i walk
somehow i hope i could see you
even if you are covered with a hat or a big hoodie of yours
i will recognize easily cause i know exactly how you look

it might be weird for some people who don’t understand
but i don’t know how can i erase this feelings of mine
and even if i could delete all your songs and the pictures in my phone
the memories of how i could be happy is lingering in my thoughts

dream, you are in reveries of mine
dream, i could never get to talk to you
and even if we could meet someday you’ll never see me the same i do
this is the only thing i can do, write a song for you

saying how should it be, is now never get to see
talking about the reality, is now never get to heard
some people might not understand that he is the only one i want now
but no, i shouldn’t think like that, cause it will trouble him

dream, you are in reveries of mine
dream, i could never get to talk to you
and even if we could meet someday you’ll never see me the same i do
this is the only thing i can do, write a song for you

Vietra - Dream

Written by Amy Ahn and Ryan Yoo
Guitar by Brandon Bae
Production by Nick Velez
Mixed by Pran Bandi
Mastered by Andrew Sarlo

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LYRICS

Staring at the sea
Wading in shallow dreams
Fearing empty sails and ice bergs
In an ocean full of ideas unheard
Lost as a dove in the desert
Dry as the dirt in my feathers
I’d fly with the wind if I knew how
Step by step make it new now

It came out the blue
With mangoes and irises too
They told me it blooms
But I’ve never seen spring like you do

Long nights of no sleep
Stuck in perpetual day dream
Oh I need rest for a second
Directionless in need of a blessing

It came out the blue
With mangoes and irises too
They told me it blooms
But I’ve never seen spring like you do

With no where to go I was walking a tight rope
Ignoring the Lord and foregoing all my soul
I was lost 
But he blessed my tongue with the music in mangoes

It came overdue 
In the rainfall I see now it’s true
They told me it blooms
But I’ve never seen spring like I do now

Mangoes

Promise I Broke

poorly played guitar by myself 
and below average vocals by myself
lyrics:

Verse 1:

9 times out of 10 I’m caring too much
What the fuck

The happiest days just don’t seem to last enough
So I’m stuck 

Please dont call me anymore
Introverted lightless orb 

I’m praying I see past my hopeless thoughts
I can’t lie
It’s so hard to see the light

Hook: 

Maybe I smoked too much for my brain
Maybe I think way too much I’m insane
Maybe she’ll call me
Maybe she’ll stay 
Baby I’m breaking down

Verse 2:

Lately I can’t feel myself 
Running fast no turning back
Why in the hell am I here
I’m tripping myself can’t help my peers
Where’s the direction
My heart seems infected
You told me youd be here
But I just can’t see clear
I guess I’m just sick and tired of living each day stuck
with nothing my fears

a sad song before the EP

Bad Dream

written, performed, produced by HOLOA. 2/14/19

drowned in sweet daydreams
the only thing that stays clear is u, only u
descended from fortunetellers
'cause the last thing that i remember
a promise to last together
if not for long then for forever

three star hotel remember
ur hands i could not turn away
ur smile is just like the sunlight
i beg u to stay

every day
im writing a letter to you
let me trace the words on ur body
then write me a love letter too

road trip alone together
when it rains we can sleep whenever
warm and hazy with the lights off
ur arms around me is just enough

u got mail demo

FOR MY FRIEND IAN'S FILM【WHITE CRANE】, COVER PHOTO BY JONNY.


 i could run up to the roof
i’ve got nothing much to lose
the party’s loud and draining
the lonely crowd's just waiting
waiting on another
saving grace to come their way.

i'm blinking red and green
thinkin bout you and me
these paper cranes aren't folding
no more hope withholding
i'm holding on to wither
all thats left is bittersweet

you know, lately, i've been on my knees
so you won't hate me
i’m trying hard to please my fate, forsake me
cause' i don't want to take the blame today

you see the damage is overdone 
what the hell have i become
not even strong enough to say it
that we should celebrate this:
all that is remaining –
why are we both raining the same?

it's the same old empty words
same old lessons learned
down the stairs we’ll shatter
cause' we both know it matters
how could we recover,
if we never rediscover us?

but now lately, i've been on my knees
so you won't hate me
i’m trying hard to please my fate, forsake me
cause' i don't want to take the blame today

rooftops

This is an album that allowed me to let go of my frustrations in life. Working 3 jobs, supporting my friends in their music for the past 5 years, and feeling like I was meant to be in the background just became underwhelming and empty. I needed to make a big change in my life. This is the first step.