Inspired by Adventure Time,
Dedicated to my best friend, Krissie


In this new song, there's no need for chords
When I can't even read notes
There's no need for capos, picks and amps
My voice will take you to an instrumental ride

There's no drum to go with the beat of my heart
As I take it to contralto now
I've got a bass to strum and pluck
But I'm a bubblegum who cannot play

Cause you're the vampire queen
With your dark hair cut too thin
Sweet as the color red
And I am still your best friend

Even in this human world
Where we have no titles to hold
We have come pretty far from that land
From ruling Candy Kingdom and forming a band

Cause you're the vampire queen
I'll be here, lose or win,
Singing your victory song,
Celebrating all life long

As if it's your birthday every day
And this is a gift you can always play
Cause you know the best things in life are free
Happy birthday, Krissie

Courtesy to weheartit for the picture

Instrumental Ride

credits to Jhomss Fallesgon for the instrumental composition :)

Intro I:
Paano nga ba
mabuhay nang malaya?
Paano nga ba
gumalaw nang walang inaalala?
Gusto mo rin bang malaman?
Minsan ka rin bang nangailangan?

Chorus:
Ramdam mo ba ako?
Ang pintig ng pusong
hindi marinig,
ang pagdaloy ng dugong
hindi matigil.
Ramdam mo ba
ang aking
pag-haplos?

Intro II:
Paano nga ba
makayanan ang lahat?
Paano nga ba
maging lakas ang iyong kahinaan?
Gusto mo rin bang malaman?
Minsan ka rin bang nangailangan?

Chorus:
Ramdam mo ba ako?
Ang pintig ng pusong
hindi marinig,
ang pagdaloy ng dugong
hindi matigil.
Ramdam mo ba
ang aking
pag-haplos?

Bridge:
Paano nga ba
ang maging isang tulad ko?
Paano nga ba
ang maging isang tulad mo?

Chorus:
Ramdam mo ba ako?
Ang pintig ng pusong
hindi marinig,
ang pagdaloy ng dugong
hindi matigil.
Ramdam mo ba
ang aking
pag-haplos?
Pag-haplos...
Ang aking
pag-haplos...

Haplos - Haplos Foundation Theme Song (Vocals and Lyrics by Jami)

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars (cover by Jami)

Michelle Branch - Hotel Paper (a capella)

Ed Sheeran - The A Team (cover by Jami)

Original composition. Inspired by my favorite artist, Regina Spektor <3

Exposed. Painful. Unfinished.

Raw

There it is splayed
on the last step of the staircase
The one you never took
The one you tried for only one look
Do you see
What you've made of me?

'Cause you gave me something to hold
Even if it was nothing I could touch
You picked me up then dropped me off
Like nothing lies between at all
Tell me, for what did I take the fall?

Now I'm sitting here across the table
Lifting up myself
Somehow I turned out to be
Something more than what you've undone
You always come back
Maybe that's why I always wait

'Cause you showed me something to see
Beyond what cannot seem to be
And I believed just when it disappeared
In a blink of an eye
Nothing but illusion. Was it all just in my head?

Here I am, one last time
Lying awake before I finally turn a blind eye
To what could've been,
To what could never be.
I'm shuting you out of my head
And I won't try to find out what she says
And tomorrow I
won't be awake and dreaming of you

But you showed me something to see
And I held on to what you never really gave me.
I put my faith just when you were gone
After all that's been said and done.
I still don't know
what these memories stand for
And they're all that's left.
And they're all I will ever know.

Raw - Jami

This was actually a Psychology project.

Defence mechanisms - to suppress our id.

Intro 1:
You have this particular way of straightening up.
You push and you shove and you brush away
Them all down 'til they're lost and gone.
And I'm sure you can't even recall.

And sometimes they tend to pull the wrong strings,
So tell them lies 'cause you know the truth.
You don't have to confess,
You don't have to accept.

Refrain 1:
You know you can just sober up for consolation,
Or spoil yourself until you're better.


Chorus 1:
It's just how you face the outside
You cram it all inside
And you never let it show.
It's just how you take on life,
You get by not knowing how
Or why or if it's even right.


Intro 2:
You have this knack of turning things upside down
You say you do when really, you don't.
It's automatic, you can't help it.
You just can't fool them for too many times

For you, it's them. it's never you, it's them.
You're not the one who feel this way, it's them.
You point and you point and you point fingers,
But what you see is yourself in the mirror.

Refrain 2:
You know you can just give
away all the blame,
Or turn your pain into something you can tame.


Chorus 2:
It's just how you treat the world
With this much selfishness
And you always let it show.
It's just how you take on life,
You get by not knowing how
Or why or if it's even right.


Bridge:
Now when too much light comes to melt
The plastic mask on your face
And widen the holes for your eyes,
You'll know what to do


Chorus 3:
It's just how you treat the world
With this much selfishness
Yeah you cram it all inside
And you never let it show
But it will always show.
It's just how you take on life
You get by knowing exactly why
And how and if it's really right.

Id - Jami

Intro:
You came in with breath held in
Ready as you've ever been
You gave it your best shot
But it wasn't quite enough

You told yourself a million times
Made out a thousand tries
"One day I'll get that crown"
You end up with head bowed down

Refrain:
Well what are you still waiting for?
you're already facing an open door,
just go out there and show them you've got more

Chorus:
You go around
thinking you got something
But everything
makes you feel like nothing
Aren't you,
getting sick of this?
It happens all the time

Intro 2:
You beat yourself up again and again
Choking in regret til there's nothing left
But I won't give up
I won't give up

I'll make you see the better side
You don't have to be always trying so hard
I know you've got the strength
to go on

Refrain:
Well what are you still waiting for?
You're already facing an open door,
Just go out there and show them you've got more

Chorus:
You go around
thinking you got something
But everything
makes you feel like nothing
Aren't you,
getting sick of this?
It happens all the time

Bridge:
But I won't let you
I won't let you no more
I won't let you stay with the shadows
Come out and let them see your light

Chorus 2:
Don't go around
thinking you got nothing
'cause everything
is supposed to make you feel something
Aren't you getting sick of this?
You let it happen all the time.

Good Enough - Jami

Inspired by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum

Intro 1:
I just have to go
I could stay but I don't belong
'Cause there's no place like home
And going back is easier
Yes, it's beautiful out here
With poppies and trees so shrill
But I'd rather be where it's gray
'Cause I've always lived that way

Chorus 1:
I'll follow the yellow road
I don't mind walking in these shoes
If that's what it takes to find
Where I'm better off winding up.

Intro 2:
Painted and stuffed with straw,
A man out of me was drawn
But it doesn't change the fact
That a mind is what I lack
The brilliant things I can,
are good for a helping hand
But nothing could ever hurt
More than knowing one's a fool

Chorus 2:
I'll follow the yellow road
I don't mind stepping into holes
If that's what it takes to have
The thing I need to be good enough

Intro 3:
And while you seek for smarts,
I'm fighting for a heart
'Cause it's not the brain that gives
one happiness and love.
To be invincible,
I couldn't ask for more
But with no one to live for
Is worse than any loss.

Chorus 3:
I'll follow the yellow road
I would cry and rust all day long
If that's what it takes to have
The thing I need to feel alive again.

Bridge:
My growl can cause alarm,
My claws are made to harm
But the truth behind it all
I'm the coward you should call
When trouble comes to scare
I tremble and couldn't bear
What's good with standing tall
When you feel so small?

Chorus 4:
I'll follow the yellow road
I would face it all, strong and bold
If that's what it takes to see
What's been all along inside of me

And when we get there
Show us what we've been looking for
It doesn't matter if it's real or not
We just want to know what will make us happy

mejame