Let's Just Lie

Common expressions we familiarize
Ourselves come first, that's how we prioritize
We talk so much about changing the world
But have we found change
It's what we need first

Every now and then, we say that we love
Claim that it comes from heaven above
Hypocrites we are, our lips say we care
Is there truth amongst us? Our hearts testify we hate

Let's just lie and say we care
Let's hug and profess love in the air
What burden is there to bear?
Life's great, so why do we care?

Let the Rain Fall

Let the Rain Fall
Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Chu

[Verse 1]
The sun is shining
Glaring on your skin
Seems like your yesterdays and fears are sinking in
You need redemption
From your insecurities
And stress and pain and hurts

The clouds close in
And droplets fall
You step into the rain
Cry out your all
Let the sun go
Let your pain fade
Let your jade-d self go
Away

[Chorus]
Let the rain fall
Let the tears dry
Let everything you believed in
Slip you by
Let yourself fall
It's useless to cry
Let the rain wash your pain
Give you reason to smile again
Let the rain fall

[Verse 2]
The days went by
The smiles flashed by
All don't mean a thing
All just worth forgetting
None tell you that
There's love out there
(That) there's a chance to be accepted

And by shunned from all cruelty of life
Let the sun go
Let your pain fade
Let your jade-d self go away

[Bridge]
Let the rain
Let the rain fall
(Let the past go)

Face It

Face It
Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Chu

Spent your time hoping
For a chance to be understood
To be loved for who you are
To have someone to
Stay by your side
Until the fear
Subsides

Spent your days wishing
For someone to sit by your side
Love you more despite your insecurities
Hear you hum your sweet melody
Despite how entangled you are

But just face the truth
Superficiality is all that's wanted
Who you truly are don't count
Only who you are to them
Face it

They say
"It's great to have you"
"I love you" or
"Thank you"
But despise you when they see
What is true inside of you

They say you've changed
You're selfish and foolish
And criticize you and your actions and your words
Just because you're different
They conclude you're not good enough
And they only seek for you
When there's something they need from you

So face the truth
All friendships are meant to be at arm's length
Who you truly are don't count
Only who you are to them
Just face the truth
You're not good enough to join in
Who you can be don't count
Only who you can be to and for them
Face it

Face it
Face it

People don't love you for you
Face it
People don't love you for you
Face it
People don't love you for you
Face it
People don't love you for you
Face it

So face the truth
All friendships are meant to be at arm's length
Who you truly are don't count
Only who you are to them
Just face the truth
You're not good enough to join in
Who you can be don't count
Only who you can be to and for them
Face it
Face it
Face it

Meninggikan Nama Tuhanku

Meninggikan Nama Tuhanku
Lyrics and Music by Jonathan Chu

[Verse]
Di dalam hidup ini
Ku sembah Kau Tuhan
Hanya Tuhan sahaja
Ku sembah Kau Tuhan

[Chorus]
Meninggikan nama Tuhanku
Meninggikan nama Tuhanku
Ku tinggikan namaMu dengan suaraku
Ku hanya sembah Tuhan

[Bridge]
KeranaMu
T'lah mengubahkan hidupku
Memberiku
Tenaga untuk berjuang
KeranaMu
Oh Tuhanku
Aku mampu menyanyi untukMu
KeranaMu

Great Is Your Reward

Great Is Your Reward
Lyrics and Music by Jonathan Chu

[Verse]
Have you been tired to serve?
Have you been frustrated 'bout situations in life?
Have you been so sad about areas in your life?
Jesus, He's there for you.

[Pre-Chorus]
Even problems arise, thunder may strike
Rest assure He hears your cries
Frustrations, tiredness, sorrows, and cries
Jesus hears them all, He hears your cries
Jesus, He's there for you

[Chorus]
Do you know
It hurts Him more to see you cry
For you're His star in the sky
A precious jewel in His eyes
A precious priceless child of Christ

Just press on and run the race
Don't stop or slow down your pace
Aim towards the crown of life
To hear the words
"Well done, good and faithful child,
Great is your reward."

Untangle You

Untangle You
Lyrics and Music by Jonathan Chu

[Verse 1]
You walk across the streets with no one by your side
You want to be true but your secrets you still hide
Selfish people care only for selfish purposes
Nobody understands, nobody cares enough

You tell yourself, "I'll walk this road alone."
You build a wall, you shield yourself
Unbreakable wall has somehow numbed you
To everything in the world
Long forgotten how to receive love again

[Chorus]
Listen to me, forget your entanglement
Come here with me, I will untangle you
Bring your heart to life again
See the sunrise of hope again
There is hope I assure you

[Verse 2]
So what if they say you are selfish and foolish
So what if they criticize you and your actions
Isn't self-defense proper, isn't it so?
I don't blame you, I won't, I won't.

[Verse 3]
Pitch darkness is all you see
Nowhere to go, no one to hold your hand
Somehow you've fallen with no way to untangle yourself
You seek, but none was found
But...

That's My Dream

That's My Dream
Lyrics and Music by Jonathan Chu

[Verse 1]
Everybody has something to do in this life
It is something he yearns for
Or something she has passion for
It may be getting a hubby
Or singing a melody
Writing a rhapsody
Or playing like Tchaikovsky
As long as that's what you want to do
That's your dream (4x)

[Verse 2]
I have found my dream all I want to do is sing
Under the lights have my face beam
As I sing, I fly as if I have wings
That's your dream (4x)

It may be living til ninety
Or narrate a story
Become a mommy
Or be somebody
As long as that's what you want to do
That's your dream (4x)

[Bridge]
If you haven't found your dream
All you need to do is search inside of you
Think about what you always do
Then that's your dream
That's your dream
That's your dream
Dream, dream, dream
That's your dream

The Ballad of Entanglement

The Ballad of Entanglement
Lyrics by Suit Lin and Jonathan Chu
Music by Jonathan Chu

[Cassandra]
Just one sign, just one sign
The dream I want can be mine
Just one sign, just one sign
The comfort I need I can find
Teach me how to carry on
Give me strength to go on
Just one sign, just one sign
The dream I want can be mine

[Bernardo]
Just one truth, just this truth
A hurt that keeps on coming

[Desiree]
But the truth, but this truth
Won't change who you are inside

[Bernardo (Desiree)]
Just this truth (but this truth)
Just this truth (but this truth)
Stops me from living (Won't push me aside)

[Bernardo & Desiree]
Cause of you, cause of you
We can find, we can find
Strength to triumph

[Anita]
Just one day, just one day
Give me a chance to say goodbye
Just one day, just one day
Help me give life one more try
Teach me how to carry on
Give me strength to go on
Just one day, just one day
Give me a chance to say goodbye

[Edmond]
Just one push, just one push
Her dreams and their lives I can crush
I can silence her sweet melody
I can have my sweet revenge
Though I see Clara in her...

Such foolishness I must be sober
Such foolishness I must be sober
Come what may, come what may
They will pay

[Anita]
Just one day

[Cassandra]
Just one sign

[Bernardo]
Just one truth

[Desiree]
But the truth

[Edmond]
Just one push

[Anita]
Just one day

[Cassandra]
Just one sign

[Bernardo]
Just one truth

[Desiree]
But the truth

[Edmond]
Just one push

[Anita]
Give me a chance to say goodbye

[Cassandra]
This dream I want is now mine

[Bernardo]
My past I can leave behind

[Desiree]
Who you are won't push me aside

[Edmond]
At last, vengeance will be mine!

[All]
Such is her atonement
Such is his lament
Such is their entanglement
Such is our entanglement
Our entanglement
Our entanglement!

Silence

Silence
Lyrics by Suit Lin and Jonathan Chu
Music by Jonathan Chu

[Bernardo]
Cassandra, Cassandra
I know you may think otherwise
And my words to you will never suffice
Perhaps to you everything I say is lies
Perhaps it may be too late to apologize

[Cassandra]
Silence, nothing but silence
Have you done anything for me
Have you done anything I can see
That you care for me
That you love me

Silence, nothing but silence
You left me here, entangled
Alone and in pain, entangled
In fear and in shame, entangled

[Bernardo]
Cassandra, Cassandra

[Cassandra]
Do you see the scars on my hands

[Bernardo]
What else can I say to convince you

[Cassandra]
Do you see entanglement in my hands

[Bernardo]
What I say you do not understand

[Cassandra]
What you say I can no longer understand

[Bernardo]
It is not that I don't care to make you understand

[Cassandra]
It's because you don't hear me

Anymore, anymore (2x)
Look at my entanglement
Can you see my pain
Can you feel my hurt

Maybe not, maybe not
Maybe it's better to be alone
You are and will always be silent

[Bernardo (Cassandra)]
You don't know (You don't know)
You can't know (You can't know)
You don't know
You can't know
My own entangled scars
I have my own pain
I have my own hurts
I have my own pain and hurts

Can't You See

Can't You See
Lyrics and Music by Jonathan Chu

Why can't you see
The pain that I bear
The tears and despair
That I suffer
Just for you to see you
Good

Why can't you see that my intentions
Have always been for your protection
I can't bear to face mom and dad
Should I fail to do so

Entangled
That's how I am
With nowhere to go
That's how I am now
Can't you see
That I love you
I want the best for you
Not the worst for you
Can't you see

Love You More

Love You More
Lyrics and Music by Jonathan Chu

Every smile, every touch
Reminds me of the days spent with you
Every picture, every memory
Reminds me of the times spent with you
Every thought if filled with you
Every action done to please you
Every minute, every moment
I think of you

Times together, I'll love you more
Even if we're not together
It's as if you were here
With me
I'll love you more
In this life, with every breath
I will love you more

So if harsh moments try to blot you
Out of my heart and out of my mind
I will triumph over
Over every pain
Over every hurt
Over every fear
Because of you -
Just because of you -
Will give me strength
I will love you more

Jottings:
The musicians asked, "Who were you thinking about while writing this song?" The truth is, nobody. All I knew was this song should and will signify the romance between Bernardo and Desiree, show their affection for each other even though struggles persists between both of their lives (especially Bernardo's).

Yet, it is not just about the musical I had in mind; there is more to this.

I have met many who yearn to be close to somebody, to be embraced, to be loved. They hope that one day, just one day, somebody will come by and admit that every action done is to show affection, to show importance towards them.

So, here it is: Love You More. To some it might be cheesy, but to some, the song signifies a yearning of acceptance and love. What is yours?

Sweet Melody

Sweet Melody
Lyrics and Music by Jonathan Chu

Sweet Melody
Dance in the atmosphere
Sink in the beauty of the night
There is joy, there is fun
There is gladness all around
Tonight

In this time, in this night
There is fun, there's delight
Stop your sulk, let's get bright
There is joy, tonight

A cup of tea, a cup of joy
A toast for all, let's enjoy
Stop your sulk, stop your gloom
There is joy, let it bloom

Sweet Melody
Dance in the atmosphere
Sink in the beauty of the night
There is joy, there is fun
There is gladness all around
There is excitement, there is pleasure
Let's be jolly, let's be merry
Tonight, tonight

A hum of pride, a song of hype
A burst of delight, screw all your plights
So cheer up, brighten up
For the night starts now
It starts now
It starts now

There's no reason to be down
There's no why to wear a frown
So let's forget all sorrows of life
Let us enjoy the night
Let us enjoy the night

Sweet Melody
Dance in the atmosphere
Sink in the beauty of the night
There is joy, there is fun
There is pleasure all around
So let's forget all sorrows of life
Let us enjoy the night
Let us enjoy the night
Let us enjoy the night!

Jottings:
This song marks the opening of Act I, a song that basically brings the atmosphere of jolliness and glamor as Cassandra sings it. It would, also, be somewhat her trademark song.

It wasn't my intention to make it this way. In fact, I originally wanted something more... glamorous and hippie, if there's a word that describes both emotions, if you get what I mean. However, it turned out to be this, which was very unexpected, but nevertheless, I love the way it is.

If you ask me which phrase(s) I like the most in this song, it would be"Dance in the atmosphere" and "Sink in the beauty of the night." Somehow they are rare and fresh to me (even though we have practiced it multiple times!)

When Love Came Down

When Love Came Down
Lyrics and Music by Jonathan Chu

[Verse]
Have you found yourself in pain?
Have you found yourself in confusion?
Have you found yourself in sorrow?
Have you found yourself in despair?

[Pre-Chorus]
When all hope is gone
When all trust is torn
When all dims around
You find yourself so down
When all love is lost
Seems like all is falling down
Take heart, don't worry
Hope is just one step away

[Chorus]
When Love came down
Lost hope turned found
Strength regained
Troubles disappear away
When Christ came down
The path to life is now found
And the reason for coming down
Is you
When Love came down

[Bridge]
The hollow void once filled with sorrow
Now overflow with peace and joy
(repeat)
When love came down

Bid You Goodbye

Bid You Goodbye
Lyrics and Music by Jonathan Chu

[Verse]
Sweet dreams my love
Fly like a dove
Away from me

I'll send you away
I'll put you away
To breathe again
So I could breathe again

[Chorus]
Memories
I'll bid you goodbye
You know I have tried
To love you always
Goodbye, my love
I'll have you no more
No more remorse
Goodbye

[Bridge]
Pain is what you gave me
And now I'll set myself free
I'll set myself free
(repeat)

Candle In The Dark

Candle In The Dark
Lyrics and Music by Jonathan Chu

[Verse 1]
Sometimes it seems as if
All is falling down
The hope that you've just found
Seems to crush about
The little light of joy of hope
Now all blacks out
Silence, something's gonna turn about

[Pre-Chorus 1]
So, turn around
Look about
Behind every dark cloud
Is a silver lining
These storms won't wear you out

[Chorus]
The candle in the dark
There is always hope in the midst of troubles
Within the storms, there will be a spark
To swerve you to what you think impossible

[Verse 2]
Nothing will be nothing
Unless you insist it's something, it's something
The past will be bygones
Unless you say it's happening, it's happening now

[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me would you talk with me
And march out of the darkness together
Will you? Can you?
What is your answer?

[Bridge]
What are you waiting for ?
Hold my hand, we'll soar.

Entangled

Entangled
Lyrics and Music by Jonathan Chu

[Verse 1]
There was a storm
Locked up in the cold
Was a girl who found entanglement
Though she tried to cry for help
None came

[Verse 2]
Invisible ropes
Tearing her skin
Darkness looming
Pulling her in
Escape was impossible
Redemption unreachable

[Chorus]
Entangled
There's no way out
No matter how loud you shout
There's still no way out
Entangled
There is no way to free yourself
No matter how much you struggle
There's no way to free yourself
Entangled

[Bridge]
Tears - no more
Faith - no more
Hope - no more
Entangled