About Me, by Amanda Ong

About Me

by Amanda Ong

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1.	Leave Me Alone 03:55	lyrics	buy track
I think it's rather strange That the thoughts inside of me Don't equate to what I'm saying Or what I want you to see I fell for this before But still don’t know any better So I’ve given up for now I’ll pretend nothing’s the matter I wonder why my eyes are always begging me to cry And why my mind is telling me that I'm the bad guy With my words, I try but I always tend to oversimplify So I just deny I'm feeling nothing and yet everything at the same time I can't describe in words what's wrong with me and it feels like a crime Neither will you understand and there's nothing you can do I'm on my own Leave me alone Don’t you think it’s rather strange That "I’m good" is my go-to reply I don’t need or want reactions Lest my problems amplify I wonder why my eyes are always begging me to cry And why my mind is telling me that I'm the bad guy With my words, I try but I always tend to oversimplify So I just deny I'm feeling nothing and yet everything at the same time I can't describe in words what's wrong with me and it feels like a crime Neither will you understand and there's nothing you can do I'm on my own Leave me alone I wonder why my eyes are always begging me to cry And why my mind is telling me that I'm the bad guy With my words, I try but I always tend to oversimplify So I just deny
2.	Biar Ku Bersendiri 03:55	lyrics	buy track
I think it's rather strange That the thoughts inside of me Don't equate to what I'm saying Or what I want you to see I fell for this before But still don't know any better So I've given up for now I'll pretend nothing's the matter Mengapa air mataku selalu saja mengalir Mengapa fikiranku membebankan jiwaku Hanya sia-sia saja Ku cuba menjelaskan Segalanya Semakin lama hatiku bermula Tak merasa apa-apa Namun tetapku rasa segalanya Tak mampu ku jelaskan Kau takkan faham Apa yang ada di hatiku, Biarkan ku Saja di sini Bersendiri Di sini Biarkan ku Bersendiri Don't you think it's rather strange That "I'm good" is my go-to reply I don't need or want reactions Lest my problems amplify I wonder why my eyes Are always begging me to cry And why my mind is telling me That I'm the bad guy With my words, I try But I always tend to oversimplify So I just deny Semakin lama hatiku bermula Tak merasa apa-apa Namun tetapku rasa segalanya Tak mampu ku jelaskan Kau takkan faham Apa yang ada di hatiku, Biarkan ku Saja di sini Bersendiri Di sini Biarkan ku Bersendiri Mengapa air mataku selalu saja mengalir Mengapa fikiranku membebankan jiwaku
3.	Another Little Postcard 03:42	lyrics	buy track
He said he loved you, and you fell for all of his tricks Was it worth it? I don’t think so (In other words, that’s a “hell no”) You thought you loved him, but now you know You just couldn’t, wouldn’t, took a really long time to let go It’s just another little postcard that I wrote To myself, all those years ago Little did I know; how much I’ve changed How much I’ve grown You split your life in two You wonder "what's the other point-of-view?" from kangaroo avenue Remember when the most important thing was grades and to make do But that you outgrew; had other things to pursue It’s just another little postcard that I wrote To myself, all those years ago Little did I know; how much I’ve changed How much I’ve grown You finally quit that job. Nothing beats the pain you went through that year But where are you right now in your career? You used to lack the time for other things like board game nights with wine Overworked, but you said you were fine It’s just another little postcard that I wrote To myself, all those years ago Little did I know; how much I’ve changed How much I’ve grown If you hate starting over; stop giving up Get off the couch, even if it's Monday So you can thank you, yesterday It’s just another little postcard that I wrote To myself, all those years ago Little did I know; how much I’ve changed How much I’ve grown This is another little postcard that I’m writing To myself, so that years from now I can see, I’ll know; how much I’ve changed How much I’ve grown (I can see I'll know how much I've changed and now I know how much I've grown)
4.	Square 03:18	lyrics	buy track
[Verse] The sun is up, bright and blinding to my tired eyes The daylight’s no excuse for the cold winter Beneath the layers I’m clothed in Behind the masks, I’m feeling Cold, and I’m shivering The weather’s unforgiving but nothing’s really new It’s been this way for most of my time here The walls keep coming closer to me They hug me so tightly So I feel warmly suffocated [Chorus] The triangles that form a square are just Fragments of a thing trying to keep itself together If we could just see it for what it is Life could be so much better So can I be real with you? Before someone tells me that I have to be a square again How 'bout you take a second look at the pieces within; The shapes, the lines, and the angles that make up a shattered quadrilateral [Verse] I can hardly remember what it feels like to be comfy In a weather that drowns my frowns and blows my mind (in a good way) The prickling, icy, fierce, unfeeling season’s never-ending Perpetually tormenting my being [Chorus] The triangles that form a square are just Fragments of a thing trying to keep itself together If we could just see it for what it is Life could be so much better So can I be real with you? Before someone tells me that I have to be a square again How 'bout you take a second look at the pieces within; The shapes, the lines, and the angles that make up a shattered quadrilateral [Verse] One day the sun will shine and it won’t be cold And I will be free to swelter in the heat I’ll be tossing layers and the glue welding my walls shut will finally melt It will be warm outside and I’ll no longer be shivering in daylight
5.	Turbulence 03:13	lyrics	buy track
The plane I’m on isn’t steady, not at all I feel like it is just about to fall And I haven't bought insurance This is just a rare occurrence But I feel the need to curl into a ball Turbulence is not the best thing in the world It gives me nausea and it makes my head swirl And just like roller coasters I hate when it goes down Hold up, I feel like I’m about to hurl They told us that there is another plane Approximately twenty miles ahead of us So here we are, just stuck feeling unsteady for awhile Oh how I wish that our plane went first Apart from the instability, the seatbelt sign is on So I can’t leave my seat to take a piss The cabin crew are not allowed to move around How much longer until we’re back on solid ground My eyes are closed so the movement’s out of sight And this never-ending portion of the flight Better not last 7 hours I may need some whisky sours I’m so scared, I’m gonna lose it, I just might They told us that there is another plane Approximately twenty miles ahead of us So here we are, just stuck feeling unsteady for awhile Oh how I wish that our plane went first I’m actually really hungry And that’s not helping things I should’ve had some chicken Or a box of onion rings But I only have myself to blame Yes, you can say you told me so Until we land, I’m starving Why’s the plane in front of us.. so slow (Why’s it going oh so slow-ly Time enough to do the hokey-pokey Why’s it going oh so slow-ly Why) They told us that there is another plane Approximately twenty miles ahead of us So here we are, just stuck feeling unsteady for awhile Oh how I wish that our plane went first They told us that there is another plane Approximately twenty miles ahead of us So here we are, just stuck feeling unsteady for awhile Oh how I wish that our plane went first
6.	Leave Me Alone (Cakasaurus Remix) 03:42	lyrics	buy track
The plane I’m on isn’t steady, not at all I feel like it is just about to fall And I haven't bought insurance This is just a rare occurrence But I feel the need to curl into a ball Turbulence is not the best thing in the world It gives me nausea and it makes my head swirl And just like roller coasters I hate when it goes down Hold up, I feel like I’m about to hurl They told us that there is another plane Approximately twenty miles ahead of us So here we are, just stuck feeling unsteady for awhile Oh how I wish that our plane went first Apart from the instability, the seatbelt sign is on So I can’t leave my seat to take a piss The cabin crew are not allowed to move around How much longer until we’re back on solid ground My eyes are closed so the movement’s out of sight And this never-ending portion of the flight Better not last 7 hours I may need some whisky sours I’m so scared, I’m gonna lose it, I just might They told us that there is another plane Approximately twenty miles ahead of us So here we are, just stuck feeling unsteady for awhile Oh how I wish that our plane went first I’m actually really hungry And that’s not helping things I should’ve had some chicken Or a box of onion rings But I only have myself to blame Yes, you can say you told me so Until we land, I’m starving Why’s the plane in front of us.. so slow (Why’s it going oh so slow-ly Time enough to do the hokey-pokey Why’s it going oh so slow-ly Why) They told us that there is another plane Approximately twenty miles ahead of us So here we are, just stuck feeling unsteady for awhile Oh how I wish that our plane went first They told us that there is another plane Approximately twenty miles ahead of us So here we are, just stuck feeling unsteady for awhile Oh how I wish that our plane went first

about

About Me features songs that Amanda wrote while she was in university overseas, a stage in her life where she was living independently in a place that didn’t truly feel like home. The songs address themes of loneliness, fear and sometimes nostalgia. Stemming from genuine fear, Turbulence was written in the middle of turbulence on a flight to avoid thinking of turbulence. Surrounded by many strangers on the plane, Amanda felt like she was dealing with this alone, but like with many other situations in life, she’s not special and other people do feel the same thing.

“Even though I haven’t been on a plane in almost two years, singing Turbulence always brings me back to the exact moment I decided to write a song as a coping mechanism for my fear,” Amanda recalls the particular pre-pandemic circumstance, “singing my own songs is almost like being in a time machine.”

credits

released October 22, 2021

Producer: Jeremy Chua
Mix Engineer: Jeremy Chua
Master Engineer: Raihan Rosli
Cover Artwork: Curie Kiwi

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Amanda Ong Singapore

Born and bred in Singapore, Amanda Ong is an indie-folk singer-songwriter who seeks to soothe listeners struggling with mental health issues through her music. Also a proponent of the Singapore arts community, Amanda ensures that the work she produces still keeps in touch with her Singaporean roots. ... more