This piece is composed for a character I create

Description: Undercover in Yakuza

The theme music is composed for a character set to be undercover for the yakuza in Japan. He had a strong sense of justice and believed in his job to make the world better. In order to win the yakuza’s trust, he needed to do many things that go against his morals.

Later, he became a core member of the yakuza and slowly develop an attachment towards his leader and the people around him. The other members treated him as a family and the leader of the yakuza had a strong image as a father figure, something he missed having in his childhood. He was also trusted to lead a small part of the gang.

His moral beliefs also started to shake. The yakuza viewed the police as deceitful. He also realised that the relationship between the police and the yakuza is not as black and white. As he was getting more and more involved with the organisation, he started to participate in some of the political events that the yakuza was involved in. He started to wonder if his original job to be undercover was merely a political group in opposition to the yakuza’s leader.

Towards, the end of the story, he noticed there are other undercover police around him monitoring him as well. He wondered if he could ever become a normal cop again.

This character has a lot of inner conflict in the story.  Even when taking action, he wonders what he should choose from and which choices he should choose.

Yakuza

"Inside of Me" is composed based on Ricker Choi's painting "Goodbye".  It is one of the songs from my project based on his painting.

Lyrics:
Verse 1
I know, it is not my choice to go.
From a place I once called my home.
I know this is not how I should go.
From the street, we fought on our own.

Pre-Chorus
Wait til we're back, then you'll know.

Chorus
Inside of me.
It's filled up with broken dreams.
My mind is across the sea to be with you and me.
The fight isn't free.
On the cost of you and me.
I'll come back again someday to finish off my dreams.

Verse 2
I know you are still waiting at home.
Believing what we love the most.
I know our story still unfolds.
We will fight until it is told.

Repeat Pre-Chorus & Chorus

Bridge
Stand with me.
Future is in our hands.
Come with me.  
Revolution is ours.

Repeat Chorus

Inside Of Me

I compose this song to remember the protesters in Hong Kong bringing the "Free HK" light up to the peak of Lion Rock Mountain.  The light shined through the city.  They showed great determination to deliver the voice and desire of the people wanting democracy.

Lyrics:
Verse 1
It's a hundred days,
a million ways, we've tried to fight for ourselves.
Our united dream,
leading the way, to drag us out of darkness.

Pre-Chorus
In the dark, upon the hill, we stand,
using our hope, shine on ourselves.

Chorus
Come, we are the future.
We light up our world.
The sky is brighten up on us.

We free our own world.
liberate ourselves.
We live the way we want it.

Verse 2
We create our path,
up to the peak, illuminate the whole world
Light fills up the sky,
to demonstrate, freedom and love we have learnt.

Repeat Pre-Chorus and Chorus

Bridge
Each light we hold on will bright up the sky.
Revolution of our future.
The light will hold up inside of my heart.
Until our demand is answered.

Repeat Chorus

The Free Light

We Gotta Stay Alive is a song inspired by the painting "Defend our Campus" by Ricker Choi.  This song is about the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong siege starting on Nov 18, 2019.  Hong Kong Police trapped students and protesters inside the school for days.  They fired multiple rounds of tear gas into the school and assaulted the students when they tried to escape.

Lyrics:
Verse 1:
Nights and days we withstand.
All we have are our hands.

Pre-Chorus
In the midst of broken and fire.
We will find our way until the end.

Verse 2:
All those we defend,
Unite us in the end.

Pre-chorus
So we come here to claim our own future,
And the love and freedom we belong.

Chorus
No one is sent to this world to fight the wall.
But as long as we still live, we’ll watch you fall.

Verse 3:
Eggs that break against it.
Barricade till it splits.

Pre-Chorus
There is no one to become our saviour,
But we will become one til we fall.
 
Chorus 2

Bridge
We gotta stay alive,
Alive, alive, alive, alive.

Chorus 3

We Gotta Stay Alive

A song for lovers who need courage to be with each other.

Perry Sham