27.07.2024 
i first saw him in the summer, 
and again in the fall, when the leaves turn brown - 
and i wonder if for the last time 
as the skies turn dark, 'fore winter rolls around
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image cracked me up when i noticed the sneaky alteration someone made to it
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also, pretend paddy is the irishest dude name i know and don't ask me more - and you can replace it with a name you know - and join me in my little soliloquy
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lyrics:
Hey Paddy,
How are you today?
It’s been a while, since I saw your smile,
And I think of you sometimes.

Hey Paddy,
What am I to you?
I wish you’d ask me out for coffee,
I’d love to go sometime.

Oh my, dear Paddy,
If only you’d ask me,
I’m much too scared to even say hello.
Oh my, dear Paddy,
I’d love to know you more,
To ask you all the stars you’ve seen,
Your favourite people, favourite things,
What made you who you are, and how you’ve been.

Hey Paddy,
I know you don’t mean to,
Keep me up awake at night,
But I dream of you sometimes.

Hey Paddy,
I’m actually afraid,
That history will just repeat,
And my heart might well despair.

Oh my, dear Paddy,
Have you a girl you love,
If you do will you please let me know?
Oh my, dear Paddy,
If this will never be,
I’ll know you’ve made another girl
Happy and she is your world, 
I’ll wish you well whoever you may love.

Dear Paddy,
Can you see my broken heart?
Will you please hold it gently,
Or add a suture or two?

Dear Paddy,
I pray with all my heart,
That you’re still waiting for someone,
I might intrigue you just enough,
I may finally stand a chance to love..
For once.
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Draft, Original - Dear Paddy (2024)

04.07.2024
the intricacies of putting little bubbas to sleep safely and soundly, and waking them up softly once their dreams have come true
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the first of many electives i've since loved - the first time i saw a beating heart
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lyrics:
- Verse 1 - 
Magic milk from the magic cow,
Goes up your arm, and then your chest,
The gas man gentle-ly strokes your head,
And into dreamland you go.

A game of guessing the colours of smells,
Some lip gloss with the smell of sprite,
Some shimmering lights, and some calming advice, 
There's nothing the gas man can't do.

Sevo souvenir,
Best I ever had,
See, oh, dad’s over here,
Just as he promised,
He’d be by your side,
As soon as you open your eyes.

- Verse 2 -
One pair of blues eyes, he gave me the flutters,
Makes my heart run a thousand miles.
The other one simply he sparkles so kindly,
Melts me into a smile.

Would I ever see them again someday?
One to smile for, and many to thank,
And all of them after I finish exams
To meet as work colleagues again.

Sevo souvenir,
Best I ever had,
See, oh, familiar smiles,
That I got to know,
To work with up close,
Written in this story of life.

- Verse 3 - 
First time I’ve seen it lit up by lights,
Burgundy filling the pumps and pipes,
Poked and electrified, shivering, terrified,
It never did stop anyway.

7am, the dark room had,
The weight of all of their clever hats,
To solve the most intricate cases of all,
Of the bravest wee warriors I know.
 
Sevo souvenir,
Best I ever had,
See, oh, the beating heart,
Although lopsided,
Always provided
The answers like God placed it there.

- Verse 4 -
He offered his number, a lifeline to me,
She beckoned for me to come and see,
Thank you for sprinkling some light on my journey,
For stopping to walk by my side.

Remember that you are not just a student,
Not taking up too much space or time.
Believe me where you are right here and right now,
Is always where you’re meant to be.

Sevo souvenir,
Best I ever had,
See, oh, Nutella bites,
Hilarious stories,
Scandalous gossip,
So sit down and chat for a while.

- Verse 5 -
Mummy don’t cry, Isaac is a tough boy,
I can see it from his smile.
Daddy don’t cry, Euan will be alright,
Try soak in the sunshine a while.

I can’t promise your problems will be,
Fixed with medicines and surgeries, 
But I can promise you one thing right now,
That none of this will hurt at all.

Sevo souvenir,
Best I ever had,
See, oh, he’s sound asleep,
“A kiss on the forehead,
Then go on, we promise
We will take good care of him.”

Sevo souvenir,
Best I ever had,
See, oh, mum’s over here,
Just as she promised,
She’d be by your side,
As soon as you open your eyes.

Draft, Original - Sevo Souvenir (2024)

30.05.2022
inspired by Molly asking her patient for the second time how she is, "really", and receiving in return a response so often suppressed... (and also by a patch of poetry I wrote a while back - and a bit of the ukrainian conflict at the time)
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lyrics:
It’s a lovely day out in the sun for one, 
It’s a quiet day in with a book for another, 
A day of idyllic peace he takes for granted 
Is for her spent in the bomb shelter. 
Some hold real warm hands that they love, 
Some hold a lonely wistful wish,
Some hold memories they had before 
They can only now reminisce. 

How’s your day been, little one?
I see the burns and wrinkles from your days under the sun.
I want to hear you tell me of the craic, the humdrum, and the deadlines,
Where your glees and woes intertwine,
And your lifeline underneath “I’m fine”.

It’s a day mundane with strangers on the train,
It’s a day of pain sending a love home forever,
Some drink the warmth of the broth their mama’s made,
Some miss home-cooked food – or a mother.
Some hold little lives of their own,
Some hold a pill to help them live,
Some hold dreams they’ve worked a lifetime for,
Some don’t even have a life to live.

How’s your day been, little one?
I’ll gladly sit and listen to your days long gone and done,
The times when you feel like you don’t belong, and times you fit right in,
All of your too many to begin – 
Sit and tell me now, how have you been?
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Draft, Original - How’s Your Day Been? (2022)

17.04.2023
the week i grew up - or was meant to
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lyrics:
Lily rose,
Baby’s breath, as it comes to a close,
I never knew a twenty-first could end so specially,
It didn’t start like this.

Time marches on,
Dreams are lost, and people gone,
Wishes granted, prayers answered, tears and laughter
Intermingle, the week just feels like a lot?

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom, 
They are fleeting as the breath,
Here today and gone tomorrow.
But let me bask in the beauty of the shades of pink, green, and white,
Before they fall,
Before they fall…

A doubled portion 
Of people to love and of people who love me,
Of clarity, mystery, of strawberry cake with card and chocolate white,
Of salted egg yolk squid.

Lilies and roses, 
Baby’s breath, as this day closes,
Exceedingly abundantly more than I ask or think,
I’m on my knees, what’s better than this?

Show me again and again the great and mighty things I know not
Just how high the birds can fly,
And how low you’d go to get me,
A table you prepare before me in the presence my enemies,
And overflow
The cup I hold…

He’s in the colour of my skin,
A musical chorus, a million wishes,
A doorside surprise and a crowded meal in 636,
An announcement yoke that I could not forbid – 
Faces frozen from the tricks of time,
My heart could not be any fuller than this.
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Draft, Original - Lily Rose (2023)

27.05.2022
the wee beginnings of the tune and words started as i was on the road pedalling my way from tallaght hospital, past the scandalous walkinstown roundabout, by crumlin hospital, and back to city centre campus - and finished it that same day in the evening, complete with lyrics and first recording
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inspired by pieces of real events: i really did ride through hail and snow, smack my pedal on the curb by CHI crumlin, lose the entire pedal on the way back into templeogue and fixed it at hollingsworth, and run late for radiology MDT because the tires were flat
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image is a hand-embroidered gift from a dear friend
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update: i have since lost dear alice in december 2023 :'(
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lyrics:
- Intro -
Alice,
It was a big big world out there,
I’m feeling just a little scared,
To leave my home and go somewhere,
To leave my home and go somewhere.

- Verse 1 -
First trip down, on my own,
I’m leaving all I have known,
I’ve only had a 15-minute spin with you and Ruth around (in town).
Heart in mouth, heading south,
Went the wrong way, turned around,
Finger bleeding, heartbeat speeding, but I made it by sundown.

It’s a big big world out there,
But you were my answered prayer.

Alice,
Although the world is big out there,
But I had you and so I dared,
To travel almost anywhere,
Because I knew that you’d be there.

- Verse 2 -
Bright blue skies, sunny heat,
Hail and snow and storm and sleet,
Through it all I had you faithfully beside my feet.
Late for placements, church and tea,
Groceries and shopping sprees,
You have raced at F1 speed and carried things that could fill a jeep.

Everywhere you’ve carried me,
There is no limit to the places I could be.

Alice,
I never knew the freedom of the breeze, 
Wind in my face, and sceneries,
I never knew how sweet they could be,
Until I sat upon your seat.

- Verse 3 -
You decided to be flat,
On placement day, knowing that,
Our team of 2 is faster than the Dublin buses, now I’m late.
I pressed on to Templeogue, 
But in the middle of the road,
The pedal broke, oh what a joke, thank God that Hollingsworth was close.

Allen keys and inner tubes,
I never heard till I met you.

Alice,
I know I’ve smacked you many times,
On curbs and poles, and ran red lights,
Close calls on days I couldn’t find
The strength to smile, and sure look

Alice,
I’ve had too many accidents with you,
But even then, we still got through,
And I thank God that I had you,
And I thank God that I had you.

Alice,
I turned to say one last good-bye,
I know you cannot hear me cry,
But I want you to know that I will
Always love you as my [fill in the blanks].
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Draft, Original - Alice (2022)

21.08.2024
pardon the awkward phrasings and word choices - that is supposed to be my mother tongue, but it really is not my first language at all

lyrics:
日子过，
好漫长，
认识你也快有一阵子啦。
学习的精彩，未来的期待 
工作里的聊天愉快 
匆匆忙忙的清晨里，
有个人长得像你。

每一处和每条街，
都美丽无比呀。
某一天的某一夜，
我还在想你呐。

你不在身旁，
我还是照样晒了每天的太阳，
我理所当然
的下面藏着一小袋子的牵挂。

Draft, Original - 认知 (2024)

22.08.2024
just a wee cover I made of this very cute song by Bestards 
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to explain the sweetness of their title and band name:
1. Their mandarin name is too cute - 理想混蛋 means "idealistic bastards"
2. The title means, "Not because the weather is sunny that I love you"
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now aww with me collectively
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Draft, Cover - 不是因为天气晴朗才爱你 （理想混蛋）

26.08.2024
tune conceived on the bus to orientation lectures on day one of final med - our last first day
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lyrics:
Last first day – 
Started bright and a little lost,
Still the same as I ever was 

On the train,
It's the buzz from the summer break,
The same old questions you love and hate,
	
You think back to that time when you first came,
You couldn’t even try then, but since that day
You’ve tried and cried so many times,
You’ve lived, it’s been a half life-time, 
But still you feel, that

It’s the same,
You’ve been around long enough to know,
The game they play and the curves they throw

But you have changed,
A full round circle you’ve come through
You’re back again, but different too

You know you cannot turn back every passing day,
You shouldn’t even try but the mundane-
ness of it all this time around,
You’re still living it right now, 
So take your time and,

Smell the breeze,
Just live and laugh as you try to learn,
In lesser time and with fewer burns.

For soon it’ll be,
Two of us with our cups of tea,
Reminiscing the strange familiarity

What comes next?
We’ll all soon go our separate ways,
Only hope to meet again someday.

I sometimes hope,
You’ll sit with me and we’ll both replay,
Just a little bit of that last first day.

Draft, Original - Last First Day (2024)

18.09.2024
the first of my friends got married - yet i had known them in their respective rights and fields, but had been equally inspired by them as individuals - and now it is my greatest privilege to witness the both of them coming together
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'twas a day chock full of the reminders of God's goodness, and of the beauty of marriage, and of how incredibly their stories had intertwined since before they knew it, since they were young, as if a master storywriter had scripted their love story - and boy, did he write a beautiful story
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boy was the air so crisp and chill it taught the depths of my alveoli the meaning of freedom, and was the night sky so clear, and the moon so full that blissful night 
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NB: I did not sing verse 2 at the wedding to keep it short.
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lyrics:
- Verse 1 & 2 -
You still remember, the 9th of December,
When stars above shone bright in Castleknock.
First time I ever heard Carrickfergus, and ‘twas a voice 
so golden, 
Sung with a Lowden 
Guitar in the hands of a kind old man, 
A God sent.

Serving smiles and snow cones,
Glad you’re not doing it alone,
You drink your weight in coffee ‘fore you go.
Stuck in traffic, tell your friends you’re almost there to meet you where
You’ve promised,
The wind ain’t the warmest,
But the dinner and chats around the Christmas tree,
Will be.

- Chorus -
Today, oh what a day to be alive.
Today, oh what a day I wish to always remember.

- Verse 3 & 4 -
The wee lough in Moycullen, two souls in love are smiling,
The sky beheld a promise for a lifetime.
She’s 21 when he told her, he’d like to spend forever,
By her side,
Through low and high tide,
She silently squeezed his hands and smiled to say,
Okay.

The wind had caused it, maybe, he teared, and she was shaky,
But the chocolate’s never tasted so amazing.
Fast forward to the 18th, I wish I had a time machine,
To rewind,
To go to the darkest nights,
And tell them to hold on tightly for the ride
Of their lives.

- Chorus -
Today, oh what a day to be alive.
Today, oh what a day I wish to always remember.
Today, oh what a day to be alive.
Today, oh what a day I wish to always remember.

- Closing Verse -
You still remember, 18th of September,
When stars above shone bright in Dundalk.
The fingerprints of love you see, the hug so tight you know you’ll never be
On your own,
My darling you’re held so close,
From strangers and first encounters through to friends,
And more, to hold, to know, as home.
The day slipped through my fingers, but I will still remember,
The wonder, the laughter,
The start of a chapter,
The dreams that were sown that day,
For you, for me,
Come the devil or deep blue sea,
Though the path ahead we cannot see,
But another by your side there certainly,
Will be.
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Draft, Original - Remember (2024), for A&A's wedding

13.12.2024
conceived in the december procrastination from final year exam studying... i spent an entire afternoon from about 2-5pm writing, tweaking, and completing this song (with first pass recordings)
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there are multiple layers of meanings and themes in this song that i won't attempt to pull out and explain just yet, but would love to hear what you think it might be...!
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photo randomly taken on a morning bus ride because in that split second i was breathtaken - darkness with a little bit of light
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lyrics:
- Verse 1 -
When you told, me to hold, on to your hand, I couldn’t begin
To understand, what it meant, to step out of the life I was in.

From the different, compartments, of my life, I wrestled and changed,
Life was not what I thought, all the good and the bad and the strange.

Oh but God only knows what I have seen,
Will you also go where I have been?
The graves I’ve only ever visited on my own,
But then you asked if you could come.

- Verse 2 -
All the colours and flowers you brought me took my breath away,
They were better than Solomon’s splendour, and we chatted all day.

What about me can you see that I can’t could truly explain,
Why you choose me when you’ve seen my sorrows, my mess, and my shame.

Oh but God only knows what I have done.
Will you sit with me to watch the sun?
Run before it hurts me when you leave, but you
Simply asked me had I room to stay.

- Verse 3 -
E’er so slowly you showed me that you too had scars of your own,
Your affections, collections of tear drops, your heart and your home.

By the shore, in the dawn, you had found me, and made me some food,
And you asked me again and again and again if I love you.

Oh but God only knows what you have seen,
Will you let me go where you have been?
For where you go, I’ll go, your people will be my own,
I’ll choose to know you all my days.
Like how you chose to stay.

Draft, Original - Choose

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