The lyrics of "Rest" were inspired by Kenny's personal experiences of burnout in the corporate world, going through the motions of action items and constant fire-fighting. All exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation. The lyrics are about pulling the brakes and taking a break. A message all working professionals can relate to. The music is sombre to start but transitions into a bubbly beat and an upbeat melody - echoing the ups and downs we all lived through. The hook of the song is a melodic riff introduced at the end and faded out to close the song encouraging listeners to hum along, allowing the message of the song to sink in as a reminder while they go about their day.

Single

Rest

A song written to capture the memories that I shared with my brother and sister in law during our 4 month lock down period during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID may have stopped or taken a lot of opportunities away from me, but I realized it gave me one of the most important opportunities: to connect and deepen my family relationship

Time We Won't Get Back

At the peak of the pandemic scares, it seemed like all hope was lost. Trips cancelled, Events rescehduled, Jobs lost. Disappointment and failure flooded our communities. This was a song to remind us that we can overcome...

Rise

There was a period in July that things got so busy for me that I only had my sacred weekends to rejuvenate and get recharged. This song came out as my experience of how my week goes and the excitement/passion i feel for my Sunday. The last day before work...

Sunday Song

Singer Songwriter. Soul, R&B and Jazz. Full time engineer in Corporate America trying to make my music dream a full time career! Tune in for some of my original music to be posted here

Kenny Tan Music