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Here I Am
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by Ryli
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Here I Am
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- about
- “Here I Am” is a record of growing up, a soundtrack of twenty-something malaise. Each song is an emotional missile in a carefully synth-wrapped package, exploring all the new and painful ways a heart can be broken—by first (or fifth) loves, by close ones, by our own expectations. However, catchy beats and a call-response electro pop sensibility (think Fever Ray or M83) keep “Here I Am” from sliding into maudlin simplicity. The first track, “Oh”, with its slow build and commanded “Don’t bring me back!” refrain—which sounds as close to angry as Ryli’s delicate vocals allow—will have you humming for days. A clear voiced piano ballad, reminiscent of Bat For Lashes minus the headdress, turns “Forgive You” into a shattering testament of family dysfunction. ”Sometimes”, best listened to while holding hands with a loved one so you don’t get too sad, takes on ambivalence at the passage of time, and the sudden realization that we don’t have too much of it: “Sometimes I feel like I can’t get my head out of the sand/ And sometimes I feel like my days are getting shorter.”
Although the array of instrumentation and effects is enviable, masterful mixing by Venezuelan/Chile-residing producer Ricardo Pujol keeps Ryli’s expressive alto (move over, Hope Sandoval) and confessional lyrics front and center. ”Here I Am”, if it could be read, is a coming-of-age diary appropriate for all ages. - credits
- releases 21 October 2011
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- Track Name: Oh
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I never saw it comin'
From so far away
It nearly blinded my eyes
And now I cannot see
Through the misty night
I see a light shine bright
Who are you and where are you taking me
Oh - oh - ooohh - oh
Lead me to the place where you came for me
Oh - oh - ooohh - oh
Don't bring me back
Don't bring me back
Don't bring me back
Don't bring me back
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Who are you and where are you taking me
Lead me to the place where you came for me
Don't bring me back - Don't bring me back
Who are you and where are you taking me
Don't bring me back - Don't bring me back
Lead me to the place where you came for me
Oh
I thought I'd see it comin'
But you took me off guard
With all your stealthy movements
And all of your charm
Please don't let me fall
Don't let me fall too hard
Don't make me lose it all
Don't you break my heart
Who are you and where are you taking me
Oh - oh - ooohh - oh
Lead me to the place where you came for me
Oh - oh - ooohh - oh
Don't bring me back
Don't bring me back
Don't bring me back
Don't bring me back
Who are you and where are you taking me
Lead me to the place where you came for me
Don't bring me back - Don't bring me back
Who are you and where are you taking me
Don't bring me back - Don't bring me back
Lead me to the place where you came for me
Music and lyrics by Ryli. Copyright 2011 Ryli. All rights reserved. - Track Name: Holding On
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In the dark of night
Sometimes
I cannot find my way
Even in this bright
Moonlight
I seem to've lost my way
Its easy to lose sight
Often
When the fear fogs my mind
When I throw my hands
Up to
The air and let it go
Ooooo - ooooo - ooooo
Let them go - Let them go - Let them go
Watch them fly
Up to the stars into the night
Let them go
And dream about them from below
I spent a lot of time
Searching
Into the sky above
Lying on the grass
Letting
The darkness take me in
Regretting all the times
I gave
My wishes to the wind
Just reminding me
What I
Should hold on tightly to
Watch them fly
Up to the stars into the night
Let them go
And dream about them from below
Lyrics and music by Ryli. Copyright Ryli 2011. All rights reserved. www.rylimusic.com - Track Name: Forgive You
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I'm not sure I'll ever forgive you
For all those little things you said
I wasted years of my life
Taking all your bad advice
I should have listened to my heart
Instead of you from the very start
You had broken down my spirit
You were the one who I trusted in
Oh - Oh - Ooohh
Oh - Oh - Ooohh
You like to set yourself up for failure
You're too afraid to do something right
I'm not sure what you're afraid of
But you've made the greatest mistake of our lives
Oh - Oh - Ooohh
You stripped me of my confidence
Left my feeling hopelessness
I felt shameful of who I was
I felt broken and incomplete
I'm not sure I'll ever forgive you
You won't even forgive yourself
Oh - Oh - Ooohh
Music and lyrics by Ryli. Copyright 2011 Ryli. All right reserved. - Track Name: Here I Am
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Here I am waiting for you
You know I take so long to say what I want to
But, you must know
I wouldn't have it any other way
And, you must know
I wouldn't give it up for anything
I want you to know
What you mean to me
For the first time
I'm not afraid of love
Its love for a storybook
You captured my heart
with your very first look
You take such good care of me
Don't know what I'd do without you
I want you to know
What you mean to me
For the first time
I'm not afraid of love
Here I am
Waiting on you
My heart beating so fast
Don't know what to do
It seems so long
These two seconds of my life
Waiting for you
To say it to me too
I want you to know
What you mean to me
For the first time
I'm not afraid of love
Lyrics and music by Ryli. Copyright Ryli 2011. All rights reserved. - Track Name: Sometimes
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Sometimes I feel like
I'm tumbling down
Sometimes I feel like
Can't get my feet off the ground
And, I know that its time for a change
And I know I need to change everything
Sometimes I feel like
Oooooooo
Can't get my head out
Of the sand
And, sometimes I feel like
Oooooooo
My days are getting shorter
Oooooooo
Sometimes I feel like
Can't get my head out the clouds
I spend my whole day dreaming
And then I can't come back down
But, I know that won't change anything
And, I know its not my reality
Sometimes I feel like
Oooooooo
Can't get my head out
Of the sand
And, sometimes I feel like
Oooooooo
My days are getting shorter
Oooooooo
Sometimes I feel like
Oooooooo
Can't get my head out
Of the sand
And, sometimes I feel like
Oooooooo
My days are getting shorter
Oooooooo
Lyrics and music by Ryli. Copyright Ryli 2011. All rights reserved. - Track Name: Falling
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I'd like to see this through
And, find out where it takes me to
Or is this just another test
Of my worthiness
Like I've been told before
Or is this something less
Something to forget
Or, is it so much more?
I found it hard to believe
That love could be so true
It did not take me so long
To realize that we don't play by the rules
Music and lyrics by Ryli. Copyright Ryli 2011. All rights reserved.
