Did a cover of one of my absolute favourites, "Kingdom of Me" - it's a real epiphany in my musical journey because I used to want everybody to listen to me, do the attention-grabbers.

But what I've learnt over the years is that you have to find those with a heart to listen. To listen deeply.

They will follow you deeply into your own heart, and so their own as well. And see all the ugliness and beauty.

That's why I need Jesus to be my king, because my kingdom is such a wretched one.


Lyrics:
I drew a line
Said this is where I'm safe and I feel fine
I drew a line
Satisfied. I lived inside that box for quite awhile
Unsatisfied 
I think there's a problem I hadn't thought of
Who I am; Who I am
Up in my castle I sit on my throne while the streets hold disaster but no nothing more
Oooo. I'm a fool; I'm a coward
I sail my ship out to sea;
Look behind, see the kingdom of me.

Away I ran. This moment placed in time for me to stand.
Away I ran. 
Scared to see this monster that has taken over me.
Too scared to see.

Up in my castle I count all my gold
while my kingdom is drowning in tears from the poor.
Oooo I'm a I'm a fool I'm cold heart
when I look at my crown
I see blood I see fear
I see down, down, down
When will I learn
That it doesn't get much better till you turn
You gotta turn yourself around

Up in my castle I tear down my throne 
Cast my crown to the ocean and bury my gold
Oooo. I have finally found
that when I look past my pride I see love come to life
For this kingdom to be is much more than the kingdom of me

Kingdom Of Me

Headlights

Dedicated to my friends who asked me along for Spectre!

"Writing's On The Wall"

I've been here before
But always hit the floor
I've spent a lifetime running
And I always get away
But with you I'm feeling something
That makes me want to stay

I'm prepared for this
I never shoot to miss
But I feel like a storm is coming
If I'm gonna make it through the day
Then there's no more use in running
This is something I gotta face

If I risk it all
Could you break my fall?

[Chorus:]
How do I live? How do I breathe?
When you're not here I'm suffocating
I want to feel love, run through my blood
Tell me is this where I give it all up?
For you I have to risk it all
Cause the writing's on the wall

A million shards of glass
That haunt me from my past
As the stars begin to gather
And the light begins to fade
When all hope begins to shatter
Know that I won't be afraid

If I risk it all
Could you break my fall?

[Chorus:]
How do I live? How do I breathe?
When you're not here I'm suffocating
I want to feel love, run through my blood
Tell me is this where I give it all up?
For you I have to risk it all
Cause the writing's on the wall

The writing's on the wall

[Chorus:]
How do I live? How do I breathe?
When you're not here I'm suffocating
I want to feel love, run through my blood
Tell me is this where I give it all up?
How do I live? How do I breathe?
When you're not here I'm suffocating
I want to feel love, run through my blood
Tell me is this where I give it all up?
For you I have to risk it all
Cause the writing's on the wall

Sam Smith - Writing's On The Wall (cover)

我听见雨滴 落在青青草地
我听见远方 下课钟声响起
可是我没有听见你的声音 认真呼唤我姓名

爱上你的时候 还不懂感情
离别了 才觉得刻骨..铭心
为什么没有发现 遇见了你 是生命, 最好的事情

也许当时
忙着微笑和哭泣 忙着追逐天空中的流星
人理所当然的忘记
是, 谁风里 雨里 一直默默守护在原地

原来你是 我最想留住的幸运
原来我们 和爱情曾经靠得那么近
那为我对抗世界的决定 那陪我淋的雨
一幕幕都是你 一尘不染的真心

与你相遇 好幸运
可我也失去 为你泪流满面的权利
但愿在我看不到的天际 你张开了双翼
遇见你的注定… 她会有多幸运

青春是段跌跌撞撞的旅行
拥有着后知后觉的美丽
来不及感谢 是你给我勇气 让我能做回我自己

也许当时
忙着微笑和哭泣 忙着追逐天空中的流星
人理所当然的忘记
是谁风里 雨里 一直默默守护在原地

原来你是 我最想留住的幸运
原来我们和爱情曾经靠得那么近
那为我对抗世界的决定 那陪我淋的雨
一幕幕都是你 一尘不染的真心

与你相遇 好幸运
可我也失去 为你泪流满面的权利
但愿在我看不到的天际 你张开了双翼
遇见你的注定 ahh~
她会有多幸运

小幸运 (快速版) - originally by Hebe Tien for the movie 我的少女時代

再来一次!
My friend described this as an Englishman trying to sing a Chinese song. I think it worked out okay!

我听见雨滴 落在青青草地
我听见远方 下课钟声响起
可是我没有听见你的声音 认真呼唤我姓名

爱上你的时候 还不懂感情
离别了 才觉得刻骨铭心
为什么没有发现 遇见了你 是生命最好的事情

也许当时
忙着微笑和哭泣 忙着追逐天空中的流星
人理所当然的忘记
是谁风里 雨里 一直默默守护在原地

原来你是 我最想留住的幸运
原来我们 和爱情曾经靠得那么近
那为我对抗世界的决定 那陪我淋的雨
一幕幕都是你 一尘不染的真心

与你相遇 好幸运
可我已失去 为你泪流满面的权利
但愿在我看不到的天际 你张开了双翼
遇见你的注定 她会有多幸运

青春是段跌跌撞撞的旅行
拥有着后知后觉的美丽
来不及感谢 是你给我勇气 让我能做回我自己

也许当时
忙着微笑和哭泣 忙着追逐天空中的流星
人理所当然的忘记
是谁风里 雨里 一直默默守护在原地

原来你是 我最想留住的幸运
原来我们 和爱情曾经靠得那么近
那为我对抗世界的决定 那陪我淋的雨
一幕幕都是你 一尘不染的真心

与你相遇 好幸运
可我已失去为你泪流满面的权利
但愿在我看不到的天际 你张开了双翼
遇见你的注定 Woooo~
她会有多幸运

我的少女時代電影主題曲「小幸運」Cover

"Photograph"

Loving can hurt
Loving can hurt sometimes
But it's the only thing that I know
When it gets hard
You know it can get hard sometimes
It is the only thing that makes us feel alive

We keep this love in a photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Hearts are never broken
Times forever frozen still

So you can keep me
Inside the pocket
Of your ripped jeans
Holdin' me closer
'Til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone
Wait for me to come home

Loving can heal
Loving can mend your soul
And it's the only thing that I know (know)
I swear it will get easier
Remember that with every piece of ya
And it's the only thing we take with us when we die

We keep this love in this photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Our hearts were never broken
Times forever frozen still

So you can keep me
Inside the pocket
Of your ripped jeans
Holdin' me closer
'Til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone

And if you hurt me
That's OK, baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won't ever let you go

Wait for me to come home [4x]

Oh you can fit me
Inside the necklace you got when you were 16
Next to your heartbeat
Where I should be
Keep it deep within your soul

And if you hurt me
Well, that's OK, baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won't ever let you go

When I'm away
I will remember how you kissed me
Under the lamppost
Back on 6th street
Hearing you whisper through the phone,
"Wait for me to come home."

Photograph - Ed Sheeran (Jerome x Joel)

"If I Ain't Got You"

Some people live for the fortune
Some people live just for the fame
Some people live for the power, yeah
Some people live just to play the game
Some people think that the physical things
Define what's within
And I've been there before
But that life's a bore
So full of the superficial

[Chorus:]
Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, yeah

Some people search for a fountain
That promises forever young
Some people need three dozen roses
And that's the only way to prove you love them
Hand me the world on a silver platter
And what good would it be
With no one to share
With no one who truly cares for me

[Chorus:]
Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, you, you
Some people want it all
But I don't want nothing at all
If it ain't you, baby
If I ain't got you, baby
Some people want diamond rings
Some just want everything
But everything means nothing
If I ain't got you, yeah

[Outro:]
If I ain't got you with me, baby
So nothing in this whole wide world don't mean a thing
If I ain't got you with me, baby

If I Ain't Got You - Cover (The Reclamation)

不為誰而作的歌 (The Song Which Was Not Written For Anyone)
Language : Mandarin
Released: 2015
Lyrics: Lin Qiu Li
Composition: JJ Lin

原諒我這一首
Yuán liàng wǒ zhè yī shǒu
Forgive this song of mine,
不為誰而作的歌
Bù wéi shéi ér zuò de gē
Which was not written for anyone [specifically].
感覺上彷彿窗外的夜色
Gǎn jué shàng fǎng fú chuāng wài de yè sè
It feels like the night outside the window.
曾經有那一刻
Céng jīng yǒu nà yī kè
There was once a moment when
回頭竟然認不得
Huí tóu jìng rán rèn bù dé
I looked back and actually couldn’t remember.
需要 從記憶 再摸索
Xū yào cóng jì yì zài mō suo
I need to fumble through the memories again
的人 和他們關心的
De rén hé tā men guān xīn de
To remember the people and their care
的地方和那些 走過的
De dì fang hé nà xiē zǒu guò de
And the places I’ve been to.
請等一等
Qǐng děng yī děng
Please wait.

夢為努力澆了水
Mèng wéi nǔ lì jiāo le shuǐ
Dreams irrigate effort.
愛在背後往前推
Ài zài bèi hòu wǎng qián tuī
Love pushes you forward from behind.
當我抬起頭才發覺
Dāng wǒ tái qǐ tóu cái fā jué
Only when I lifted my head did I realize,
我是不是忘了誰
Wǒ shì bù shì wàng le shéi
Did I forget someone?
累到整夜不能睡
Lèi dào zhěng yè bù néng shuì
I’m so tired that I can’t sleep the whole night.
夜色哪裡都是美
Yè sè nǎ lǐ dōu shì měi
The night is beautiful from anywhere.
一定有個人
Yī dìng yǒu gè rén
There is definitely someone.
他 躲過 避過 閃過 瞞過
Tā duǒ guò bì guò shǎn guò mán guò
He’s* hiding, avoiding, flashing through, and concealing himself from my mind.
他是誰
Tā shì shéi
Who is he?*
他是誰
Tā shì shéi
Who is he?*

原諒我這一首
Yuán liàng wǒ zhè yī shǒu
Forgive this song of mine,
不為誰而作的歌
Bù wéi shéi ér zuò de gē
Which was not written for anyone [specifically].
感覺上彷彿窗外的夜色
Gǎn jué shàng fǎng fú chuāng wài de yè sè
It feels like the night outside the window.
曾經有那一刻
Céng jīng yǒu nà yī kè
There was once a moment when
回頭竟然認不得
Huí tóu jìng rán rèn bù dé
I looked back and actually couldn’t remember.
需要 從記憶 再摸索
Xū yào cóng jì yì zài mō suo
I need to fumble through the memories again
的人 和他們關心的
De rén hé tā men guān xīn de
To remember the people and their care
的地方和那些 走過的
De dì fang hé nà xiē zǒu guò de
And the places I’ve been to.

夢為努力澆了水
Mèng wéi nǔ lì jiāo le shuǐ
Dreams irrigate effort.
愛在背後往前推
Ài zài bèi hòu wǎng qián tuī
Love pushes you forward from behind.
當我抬起頭才發覺
Dāng wǒ tái qǐ tóu cái fā jué
Only when I lifted my head did I realize,
我是不是忘了誰
Wǒ shì bù shì wàng le shéi
Did I forget someone?
累到整夜不能睡
Lèi dào zhěng yè bù néng shuì
I’m so tired that I can’t sleep the whole night.
夜色哪裡都是美
Yè sè nǎ lǐ dōu shì měi
The night is beautiful from anywhere.
一定有個人
Yī dìng yǒu gè rén
There is definitely someone.
他 躲過 避過 閃過 瞞過
Tā duǒ guò bì guò shǎn guò mán guò
He’s* hiding, avoiding, flashing through, and concealing himself from my mind.
他是誰
Tā shì shéi
Who is he?*
他是誰
Tā shì shéi
Who is he?*

也許在真實 面對自己
Yě xǔ zài zhēn shí miàn duì zì jǐ
Maybe in reality, only when I’m confronting myself
才不顧一切
Cái bù gù yī qiè
Do I not care about anything
去探究當初我害怕面對
Qù tàn jiū dāng chū wǒ hài pà miàn duì
So that I can delve into what it was that I was afraid to confront at that time.

夢為努力澆了水
Mèng wéi nǔ lì jiāo le shuǐ
Dreams irrigate effort.
愛在背後往前推
Ài zài bèi hòu wǎng qián tuī
Love pushes you forward from behind.
當我抬起頭才發覺
Dāng wǒ tái qǐ tóu cái fā jué
Only when I lifted my head did I realize,
我是不是忘了誰
Wǒ shì bù shì wàng le shéi
Did I forget someone?
累到整夜不能睡
Lèi dào zhěng yè bù néng shuì
I’m so tired that I can’t sleep the whole night.
夜色哪裡都是美
Yè sè nǎ lǐ dōu shì měi
The night is beautiful from anywhere.
一定有個人
Yī dìng yǒu gè rén
There is definitely someone.
他 躲過 避過 閃過 瞞過
Tā duǒ guò bì guò shǎn guò mán guò
He’s* hiding, avoiding, flashing through, and concealing himself from my mind.
他是誰
Tā shì shéi
Who is he?*
他是誰
Tā shì shéi
Who is he?*

他是誰
Tā shì shéi
Who is he?*

* The “he” is not gender-specific (i.e. could be “she”).

Twilight (不為誰而作的歌) - JJ Lin 林俊傑

In my sorrows. The depths of my despair
Under burdens that only You could bear.

When I had all but given up, I saw Love.

In the shadows blinded and afraid,
With the debt that only You could pay.

In the darkness broken and undone
I saw Love.

When the Son was lifted up I felt new breath inside my lungs
When the Son was lifted up I saw my shame where He was hung
When the Son was lifted up I heard His voice crying “It’s Done!”
I saw Love 

Stripped and beaten, nailed upon a tree
In my place, He drank the cup for me
Flowing down, the water and the blood
I saw Love

When the Son was lifted up I felt new breath inside my lungs
When the Son was lifted up I saw my shame where He was hung
When the Son was lifted up I heard His voice crying “It’s Done!”
I saw Love 

When the Son was lifted up I saw the stone was rolled away
And the chains that held my heart He left inside that empty grave
When the Son was lifted up I looked upon my Savior’s face
I saw Love, I saw Love 

King of Love
You have won my heart
King of Love
You have won my heart
King of Love
You have won my heart
King of Love
You have won my heart

When the Son was lifted up I saw the stone was rolled away
And the chains that held my heart He left inside that empty grave
When the Son was lifted up I looked upon my Savior’s face
I saw Love, I saw Love...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWj_XyzqVg8

Son Was Lifted Up - Leeland (Cover)

When I had the temerity to name my band The Reclamation.
Art "Ocean Woman of the Night" by Daniel Finnerty

Anchor of my soul (Heb 6:19)
Carry me into the depths of the unknown
Beneath the surface of my self-exulting mind
O you know

That I have not forgotten
What you said to me when I waved goodbye
To the hardest thing I had to do
Oh my

I threw myself into a sea of blue
But all my thoughts keep running back to you

Here I am O God
In the deep but I'm much safer than before
Will you look at me again
After all?

I ran down that shore
With my heavy heart and tongue to implore
Warn these sinners of their paths of death
Turn back

I saw a people turning back to You
Like all along they knew O God, your words are true!
I taste the salt of grace upon my lips
And now I know that God loves to forgive

Oooo..oooo...ooo.
Hallejuah.

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