My house in Budapest my,
My hidden treasure chest,
Golden grand piano,
My beautiful Castillo

You,
You,
I’d leave it all

My acres of a land,
I have achieved,
It may be hard for you to,
Stop and believe

But for you,
You,
I’d leave it all
Oh for you,
You,
I’d leave it all

Give me one good reason                
Why I should never make a change,
And baby if you hold me                  
Then all of this will go away

My many artefacts,
The list goes on,
If you just say the words I,
I’ll up and run,


Oh to you,
You,
I’d leave it all
Oh for you,
You,
I’d leave it all

Give me one good reason                   
Why I should never make a change
And baby if you hold me                   
Then all of this will go away



Give me one good reason                     
Why I should never make a change
And baby if you hold me                  
Then all of this will go away


My friends and family they,
Don’t understand
They fear they’d lose so much if,
You take my hand

But for you, you,
I’d lose it all
Oh for you,
You,
I'd lose it all

Give me one good reason
Why I should never make a change
And baby if you hold me
Then all of this will go away

Give me one good reason
Why I should never make a change
And baby if you hold me
Then all of this will go away

My house in Budapest my,
My hidden treasure chest,
Golden grand piano,
My beautiful Castillo 

You,
You,
I’d leave it all
Oh for you,
You,
I'd leave it all.


'Budapest' (Cover)

Days they come and go, 
Years, they come and go, 
He knew exactly what he wanted to do,

Because three years before,
And very naive for sure, 
He spoke to his father
But what he said changed his life forevermore

The time has come to leave this evening,
I’ll watch you follow everything we’ve believed in, 
From the skies above, from the skies above,
But everything I have, is yours too,
Everything I have is mine too lose,

Days they come and go,
Years they come and go,
He knew exactly what he wanted to do,
Days they come and go, 
Years they come and go,
He knew exactly what he wanted to do,

But now three years more,
Much wiser than before,
He had a message for his father,
So stood in the mirror and expressed it all,

I have a reason for this message,
Very special reason to give,
I want you to know,
I thank you for the things you’ve taught me,
And everything, that you gave to me,
I won’t forget, I’m gonna’ make you proud,

Days they come and go, 
Years they come and go,
He knew exactly what he wanted to do,
Days they come and go,
Years they come and go, 
He knew exactly what he wanted to do,

Now ten years on, reflecting upon, 
Where he has been, what he has done,
And the man he has become,

I know he will be there watching, 
He will be the proudest angel, 
In the sky above, in the sky above,
Now I’ve learned to cherish moments,
Days and years come and go so quickly,
It’s now clear too see, it’s now clear too see,

Days they come and go, 
Years they come and go,
He knew exactly what he wanted to do,
Days they come and go, 
Years they come and go,
He knew exactly what he wanted to do.

'Special Reason Part II'

'Ignite The World' (Musical Cento) 

I need to be myself (‘Supersonic’ by Oasis)
See the stone set in your eyes; see the thorn twist in your side (‘With or Without You’, by U2)
People try and put us down just because we get around (‘My Generation’ by The Who)

Save your prayers little one (‘Enter Sandman’ by Metallica) 
In the days of my youth I was told what it means to be a man (‘Good Times Bad Times’ by Led Zeppelin)
Hello darkness, my old friend (‘The Sound of Silence’ by Simon & Garfunkel)
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away (‘Yesterday’ by The Beatles)

I fell into a ring of burning fire, I went down, down, down and the flames went higher (‘Ring of Fire’ by Johnny Cash) 
Sing for choices; sing for everyone, without voices (‘The Day No One Needed to Know’ by Moneen)
Take your flame; ignite the world (‘For Today’ by Seraphim) 

Where am I to go, now that I’ve gone too far? (‘Twilight Zone’ by Golden Earring)
What if there’s a footprint I left a life ago? (‘Footprints’ by Attack in Black)
In dreams I’ll promise you’ll never be alone, how much I wish your voice could send me home (‘Ebb & Flow’ by Misery Signals)

Take my hand, take my whole life too, but I can’t help falling in love with you (‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ by Elvis Presley) 
Then one day you find ten years have got behind you (‘Time’ by Pink Floyd)
Time can bring you down; time can bend your knees (‘Tears in Heaven’ by Eric Clapton)
And all the things that I will never do (‘In Summary of What I Am’ by Misery Signals)

I fell into a ring of burning fire, I went down, down, down and the flames went higher (‘Ring of Fire’ by Johnny Cash) 
Sing for choices; sing for everyone, without voices (‘The Day No One Needed to Know’ by Moneen)
Take your flame; ignite the world (‘For Today’ by Seraphim) 

I fell into a ring of burning fire, I went down, down, down and the flames went higher (‘Ring of Fire’ by Johnny Cash) 
Sing for choices; sing for everyone, without voices (‘The Day No One Needed to Know’ by Moneen)
Take your flame; ignite the world (‘For Today’ by Seraphim) 




'Ignite The World'

'Ignite The World' (Musical Cento)

I need to be myself (‘Supersonic’ by Oasis)
See the stone set in your eyes; see the thorn twist in your side (‘With or Without You’, by U2)
People try and put us down just because we get around (‘My Generation’ by The Who)

Save your prayers little one (‘Enter Sandman’ by Metallica) 
In the days of my youth I was told what it means to be a man (‘Good Times Bad Times’ by Led Zeppelin)
Hello darkness, my old friend (‘The Sound of Silence’ by Simon & Garfunkel)
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away (‘Yesterday’ by The Beatles)

I fell into a ring of burning fire, I went down, down, down and the flames went higher (‘Ring of Fire’ by Johnny Cash) 
Sing for choices; sing for everyone, without voices (‘The Day No One Needed to Know’ by Moneen)
Take your flame; ignite the world (‘For Today’ by Seraphim)

Where am I to go, now that I’ve gone too far? (‘Twilight Zone’ by Golden Earring)
What if there’s a footprint I left a life ago? (‘Footprints’ by Attack in Black)
In dreams I’ll promise you’ll never be alone, how much I wish your voice could send me home (‘Ebb & Flow’ by Misery Signals)

Take my hand, take my whole life too, but I can’t help falling in love with you (‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ by Elvis Presley) 
Then one day you find ten years have got behind you (‘Time’ by Pink Floyd)
Time can bring you down; time can bend your knees (‘Tears in Heaven’ by Eric Clapton)
And all the things that I will never do (‘In Summary of What I Am’ by Misery Signals)

I fell into a ring of burning fire, I went down, down, down and the flames went higher (‘Ring of Fire’ by Johnny Cash) 
Sing for choices; sing for everyone, without voices (‘The Day No One Needed to Know’ by Moneen)
Take your flame; ignite the world (‘For Today’ by Seraphim)

I fell into a ring of burning fire, I went down, down, down and the flames went higher (‘Ring of Fire’ by Johnny Cash) 
Sing for choices; sing for everyone, without voices (‘The Day No One Needed to Know’ by Moneen)
Take your flame; ignite the world (‘For Today’ by Seraphim)

Ignite The World

In my dream this life is beautiful,
The scenery and wildlife is so wonderful,
A secret place where no one can take you from,
But it’s also a place where everyone is welcome,

There’s nowhere to hide,
Your feelings for one another, whether,
Friends, family or someone in disguise,
But you always say things,
You wouldn’t say in normal life,
But no one finds out – true feelings come alive.

In my dream, I can sometimes be sceptical, 
But not being in control can also be the best of all,
Unexpected personnel, leaves you thinking ‘what the hell’,
And the strangest parts are the parts I remember well,

There’s nowhere to hide,
Your feelings for one another, whether,
Friends, family or someone in disguise,
But you always say things,
You wouldn’t say in normal life,
But no one finds out – true feelings come alive,

There’s nowhere to hide,
Your feelings for one another, whether,
Friends, family or someone in disguise,
But you always say things, 
You wouldn’t say in normal life,
But no one finds out – true feelings come alive.

But no one finds out – true feelings come alive.

In My Dream

You’re always, always on my case,
Get out my face, leave me be,
But I, I need you here,
The bourgeoisie remains at the helm of the state,

But you never say, anything,
Anything I wanna hear,
Have I let you down?
But I need you here with me,
To save me, from all my insecurities, oh 
But it’s time; oh it’s time to be,
Independent

Offering you hand gestures,
For you to notice me,
I’m sat here like a chimpanzee, 
Unable to speak,

You see, I really do hate,
And hate is a strong word,
But I love you too,
Which makes this really absurd,

But you never say, anything,
Anything I wanna hear,
Have I let you down?
But I want you here with me,
So you can save me, from all my insecurities, oh
But it’s time; oh it’s time to be, 
Independent

Feels like I’m laying down,
On a bed of nails,
Obeying what is said,
But I’ll break you down,
And step up right now,
And be independent on my own,

But you never say, anything,
Anything I wanna hear,
Have I let you down?
But I want you here with me,
So you can save me, from all my insecurities, oh
But it’s time; oh it’s time to be
Independent.

Insecurities

A bit late posting this! My 2nd year, second semester performance recital. 

Jak 2nd Year Performance Recital

This EP has been written and recorded for my final project at University of Hull. I would really appreciate it if you gave it a listen. I hope you enjoy listening to StriveEP as much as I have enjoyed creating it!

Make A Stand

Treehouse

Strive

Singer/Songwriter - studying Popular Music at The University of Hull

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