When it comes to matters of the heart, no one should ever settle for ranking second. But when you stumble upon a glimmer of hope, how do you react? Do you sprint toward it and try to seize it? Do you hesitate and question its existence? Or do you reflect on the past, and ignore it completely because the odds are simply not in your favor?

Glimmer

Tonight, let us reminisce the long conversations we've had, sharing our dreams and talking about our passions. It's as if we were laying side-by-side under the sun on a warm summer day, just casually catching up on what has been happening and talking about what we look forward to next in this adventure we call "life."

Dreaming With You

To truly learn to let go of something, we must first foolishly hold onto it with every bit of our being. But why do we bother with “letting go” at all? Why do we foolishly hold onto anything to begin with?

Perhaps “foolish” isn’t the right word, even though it certainly feels that way at times.

Blossom Beyond Reach

Merely just a kiss, despite the passion
An unintentional act of seduction
Caught in a moment of misguided emotions
Made the mistake of drunken expression

Please do not be mistaken
This to be a truthful confession
Forgive the lasting impression
There was no heartfelt connection

Merely

What is the difference between being loyal and being foolish? Is it possible to achieve one of these without stumbling across the other? Is it loyal or foolish to say "I will always be here for you"?

Loyally Foolish

Music and lyrics by: Patrick Tsao

Verse:

今天早上心情好就寫歌彈琴
I'm in a great mood this morning, so I wrote down some tunes while playing piano

晒晒太陽帶上耳機散散心
Soak up the sun, put on headphones, relax a little

頭髮亂總有點任性，梳個不停
Messy hair always seems a bit stubborn, endless combing

開著寶碼就來到了好聲音，規定
Drove the BMW and arrived at "The Voice", the rules say:

Bridge:

海中六十不算自己
Sixty in the audition pool, excluding myself

其中只選四位而已
Of these, only four are chosen

所以要好好專心選到你
Gotta focus so I can find you

有個迷人的造型
Got an attractive look

可惜感冒對你不利
Too bad the cold works against you

下一次要繼續努力
Continue to work hard and try again next time

Chorus:

洪亮的聲音拿捏感情
The sonorous voice skillfully controls emotion

細膩中吸引著個位觀眾的肯定
In the details, it attracts the recognition of the audience

只要你徑上了力
As long as you apply yourself

青春配上才華是絕對無敵
Youth combined with talent is undeniably invincible

終於努力
Finally worked hard to

在表演中找到了意義
Find meaning within the performance

這一首歌寫下記念我們的回憶
Wrote down this song to remember our memories

永不忘記
Never forget

這些美好的夢境值得珍惜
These beautiful dreams are worthy of cherish

Outro:

今天的好聲音
"The Voice" of today

找不到自己
Can't find myself

來不及
Didn't have time to

做一切決定
Make all of these decisions

來到好聲音
Here at "The Voice"

The Voice Of UW (華大好聲音)

I wrote this song back in 2007 after my grandpa passed away. It's probably one of the first songs I've ever written. I didn't know anything about recording back then, so I didn't record this song until recently. It feels strange going back and practicing this song again. I haven't worked on it for quite some time, and it's been fun for me to hear some of my earliest musical ideas. 

The Midnight Haze

Haven't had time to record a more polished version of this song, but definitely plan to when I return!

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Froyo

Music and lyrics by: Patrick Tsao, Justin Yan, Vy Tran

Verse:
This morning I was feelin’ low
I skipped that cup of Joe
Headed down to Red Mango
To break that status quo

This evening I am feelin’ low
I’ll skip the red bordeaux
Down to Pinkberry I go
To find my cup of snow

Bridge:
Dashed in the store
Stare at the board
Do I get the tart or pumpkin or the swirl?

Go grab a cup
Now fill it up
I walk up to the counter and tell the girl
Gotta have my…

Chorus:
Froyo, froyo
I cannot forego
My mind, it knows
You set my heart aglow

Froyo, froyo
Strawberry mango
Top off the cookie dough
To go

Outro:
Tomorrow if I’m feeling low
I’ll skip the Cheerios
Don’t matter where the wind blows
I’ll know just where to go
Froyo