Matilda Song of the Month
High
High, high,
high, high
I only wanted to be there high
But I didn't think that I would feel so high
Always was the earth
Looking up at the sky
Wonderin' how it felt to be up there high
You, the omnipresent
You, the ever-existent
My sanity you've enlightened
My being you have renovated
High, high
high, high
I didn't think that I would feel so high
Ladder up
high
But I'm still here
*I know I have no right to speak this way,
I restrain myself as long as I can
But when I can bear no more
My true self breaks loose
I defy everything
I am tired of being a cold, calm machine.
High, high,
high, high,
I only wanted to be there high
But I didn't think that
I would be higher
Trivia:
"High" is probably one of the most laid-back songs I have composed. It was the age of my interest on the writer Louisa May Alcott and there was this short story she wrote, "Jean Muir" that made an impact on me. Thus, I quote a paragraph from the story. I wanted so much to memorize the passage so to make it easier, I had a melody to go with it. Eventually, the melody evolved, and before I knew it, I had associated it with blind addiction.
The history of the melody:
The melody was a simple four-chord pattern composed impromptly during Matilda's first gig at the Kamia Residence Hall Open House in February 27, 1999. The audience loved us despite our amateurism and requested for another song. Without having anything left on our playlist, I (Charms) suddenly strummed my guitar with the first four notes that came into my mind. Impromptly, the set of lyrics that came out was just a greeting to the audience "Hi" and the rest, I didn't know what came out of my mouth. This happened during Matilda's original set-up, which included Jane 'Lemon' Jimenez on guitars and vocals, Yvette Tunguia on bass, Jovi Reyes on drums, and yours truly on guitars and vocals.
High, high,
high, high
I only wanted to be there high
But I didn't think that I would feel so high
Always was the earth
Looking up at the sky
Wonderin' how it felt to be up there high
You, the omnipresent
You, the ever-existent
My sanity you've enlightened
My being you have renovated
High, high
high, high
I didn't think that I would feel so high
Ladder up
high
But I'm still here
*I know I have no right to speak this way,
I restrain myself as long as I can
But when I can bear no more
My true self breaks loose
I defy everything
I am tired of being a cold, calm machine.
High, high,
high, high,
I only wanted to be there high
But I didn't think that
I would be higher
Trivia:
"High" is probably one of the most laid-back songs I have composed. It was the age of my interest on the writer Louisa May Alcott and there was this short story she wrote, "Jean Muir" that made an impact on me. Thus, I quote a paragraph from the story. I wanted so much to memorize the passage so to make it easier, I had a melody to go with it. Eventually, the melody evolved, and before I knew it, I had associated it with blind addiction.
The history of the melody:
The melody was a simple four-chord pattern composed impromptly during Matilda's first gig at the Kamia Residence Hall Open House in February 27, 1999. The audience loved us despite our amateurism and requested for another song. Without having anything left on our playlist, I (Charms) suddenly strummed my guitar with the first four notes that came into my mind. Impromptly, the set of lyrics that came out was just a greeting to the audience "Hi" and the rest, I didn't know what came out of my mouth. This happened during Matilda's original set-up, which included Jane 'Lemon' Jimenez on guitars and vocals, Yvette Tunguia on bass, Jovi Reyes on drums, and yours truly on guitars and vocals.
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