Saw this lullaby on TikTok and decided to give it a try

- [Portuguese] -
Se essa rua
Se essa rua fosse minha
Eu mandava
Eu mandava ladrilhar
Com pedrinhas
Com pedrinhas de brilhantes
Para o meu
Para o meu amor passar

Nessa rua
Nessa rua tem um bosque
Que se chama
Que se chama solidão
Dentro dele
Dentro dele mora um anjo
Que roubou
Que roubou meu coração

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- [English] -
If this street, if this street was mine
I would bid, I would bid someone to tile it
With pebbles, with pebbles made of diamond
Only for my, only for my love to walk by.
 
In this street, in this street there's a wood
Which is named, which is named Solitude
Inside it, inside it dwells an angel
Who stole, who stole my heart.

Se Essa Rua Fosse Minha

We drifted apart slowly over time,
I spent some days saying you were mine. 

But as we talked over the phone,
Our time got lost across the zones. 

I tell you that I miss you, 
Wish you 
Were here with me

You say you’re busy,
Studies;
A busy bee

and you’re buzzing away
away from me. 

When did the cracks begin to show?
When did our song leave the radio?

Would you go or could you stay?
I asked you and you went away.

I tell you that I miss you, 
Wish you 
Were here with me

You say you’re busy,
Studies;
A busy bee

and you’re buzzing away
away from me.


Away From Me

Like Real People Do (Cover)

I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire

Build Me Up Buttercup

someday i'll get it (cover)

Untitled - Rex Orange County Cover

Flows Down

Once More

I'm Tied On An Experience

Lyrics:
(Verse) 
We can't hold this no longer
There's nothing left to conquer.

We can’t play this game,
It’s insane,
So 

(Chorus)
This is the place,
This is the season,
This is when we move on.

This time it breaks,
This time; no reasons,
This is where we must part.

Credits: 
Producer: Raynard
Songwriter: Raynard
Composer: Martina
Sound Engineer: Raynard

Piano: Martina
Vocals: Raizel

Piano @ Studio A (AT4081 & AT4021)
Piano Room @ Studio A (AKG P420)
Vocals @ Studio C, Control Room (Charter Oak SA538)

Summary:
When I drafted out this song, I wanted to create a song that could emotionally impact people and not to resort to using just four chords repeatedly in the song. I also wanted to move away from using a guitar in the song, so I expanded the idea with the ability to create various unique chords with the piano.

Differentiation Factors:
The piano arrangement doesn’t follow a linear “four chord” progression. It uses different chords to keep a steady flow of movement in the piece. This type of chord progression is rarely seen in popular contemporary music and would peak the interest of many listeners who are too used to songs that have the good old, “four-chords is all I need” mentality.

The length of the piece may be short, but it carries weight to the listener. I wanted them to understand its short message. This wasn’t meant to be a narrative that would force them to stay for a song, but to let them immediately grasp the message and scene, only to arrive at the conclusion wanting to know more, or to listen again.

Delivery:
Words - The lyrics are immediately recognisable and understandable. They convey the message right away to the listener, and are able find interest in a song that relates to them.

Melody - The melodic contour of the piece sung by the vocalists has a held back rhythm to it. It conveys the insecurity of the person, not being able to actually break the connection. The constant shifting down of the notes she sings also expresses the negative atmosphere the piece is trying to give out.

Arrangement - When I wrote this song, I wanted a solemn song that people could relate in times of hardship, especially ones who knows of abuse in relationships. To do so, I formed the song around the A minor key, a key that I personally feel can carry a lot of different “negative” emotions. The use of extensive chords and different voicing led to an instrumental that embodied a smooth, almost jazzy, piano backing track. This piano carries a sort of Christmas vibe and it would lead to some visualising winter. The cold air of the winter season can be warm for some, but bitter and piercing for others. 

Performances - The vocals supported by Raizel was crucial as the tone of her voice in this arrangement aided in conveying sadness and a sense of weakness to actually do as she says (“This is the where we must part”).

The rubato from the piano helped make the piece more emotional and free flowing, which expressed the idea of negative emotions. Its lack of consistency in tempo contributes to the unassertiveness of the person trying to break up, as the piano, in a way, holds back the vocals from staying to a solid tempo.

Recording Techniques: 
I planted an AT4081 atop of the hammers on the grand piano, hovering over the middle C note and an AT4021 to the center, pointing at the middle C. This helped me create an interesting stereo spread when I panned it, as both of them produced different tones from the piano, and also picked up varying frequencies of the piano strongly.

The room microphone, an AKG P420 set to cardioid pattern, was pointed towards inside the wall close to the piano, with its indentations. This captured a sense of reverb and was perfect to help create a good room sound for the mix.

Mix:
By adding reverb to the vocals and the piano, it created a spacious, almost ambient texture to the piece, which would help make the piece more solemn, befitting to the theme of the song.

Not Again. (Ft. Raizel)

[Verse]
Knocking it up over bars and the drinks.
Feeling enticed;
“No ones bothering me”.

Rubbing her hands on a half-empty cup.
She says:
“What’s even the point of working so much?”

[Chorus]
Sally over downtown,
She’s prowling again,

She tries working all around the place
To make her amends.

And when she 
gets her hands on what she wants,
Her body is content

For any cigarettes or beers or any contraband

[Refrain]
But on the days when she’s lonely,
Her mind isn’t very homely

It’s like living in a daydream
But on the verge of it breaking

[Chorus]
Sally over downtown,
She’s prowling again,

She tries working all around the place
To make her amends.

And when she 
gets her hands on what she wants,
Her body is content

For any cigarettes or beers or any contraband

Sally Over Downtown

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