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Will I Remember Today

by Heart Fortress

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1.
Seasons change So did our love I can't see your face Or the way you would smile The world keeps on spinning Around us While I keep on missing My California Sunshine Locks of red the most beautiful I've ever seen Don't belong to me You took me places That I never knew But the distance caught up We couldn't see it through Six southern states separate you from me Oh how I hate our state So many times I've dreamed of being near Oh how I long for that day
2.
Katherine 02:33
Here's a song I wrote for you Katherine It's not much but it's all I can do I can't seem to win I know you're not looking for a man by your side But let me try, I'll treat you right Pretending to be nothing more than a friend Is taking its toll on me If nice guys always finish last Then consider me the epilogue I'll know all of your favorite things But I just don't belong "I wish we knew each other better." Is what you said to me Well I think it's funny cause isn't that what Life is meant to be? Here's a song named after you Katherine I know it's not much so I'll leave it here And join the rest
3.
When I let you walk away I didn't know how much I'd break You took the keys, walked out the door I knew then I was done for sure But my heart's still on fire Won't you put it out for me? The smoke is filling up my lungs Distorting everything I see But I can't help but think this is what you had in mind From the very start when you crossed the line I'm not sorry I am not like those other guys I just can't sleep and let it be There was once a girl I knew Bible in hand through and through I was in love and so was she Except it wasn't with me Well she set my heart on fire Til this day it still burns I wish I could douse the flames So maybe I wouldn't feel the pain My heart's still on fire Til this day it still burns Though it burns me just as strong It no longer burns for you
4.
When I can find Another mind That matches mine Is my idea of love And if you don't agree Then can't you see That you and me Just shouldn't be Say I do Oh please Not adieu We kiss on the lips From time to time But that little kiss Don't make you mine Unless your idea of together Is exactly the same Say I do Oh please Not adieu You take and you take And I'm the fool who keeps on giving Of all my mistakes Not a single one I regret Well it's time I leave I need a two-way street I've already had my share Of ones Another life, it could be nice But that's a compromise that I cannot make Say I do Oh please Not adieu Say I do Oh please Not adieu
5.
Sitting by my kitchen window With my oven on tryna stay warm It's cold outside but it's even colder in here Where I sit by myself all the time People come and people will go Like an ever revolving door It's funny how with the flick of a switch You'll forget today ever happened Where do our memories go? Are they locked away for safekeeping? There's a leak in my faucet Every day it drips and drips Pulsing with the constant beat of time Nothing ever stops for anything There's a whole world out there But I'm just fine staying right here Where the rules never change and there's nothing to fear It is here I can stand to bear So leave me by myself I can't handle the world as of now 26 going on 50 Years from now will I remember today? Tryna stay warm, alone with my thoughts Sitting by my kitchen window

about

There is no absolute right. There is no absolute wrong. There is simply existence & perspective.

At the beginning of 2015, I promised myself I would put out a collection of original music on my own, for the sole intent of growing as an artist relative to my own personal definitions of what it means to be one. For me, to be an artist is to pursue your passion for you, regardless of any external forces. Art is pure sincerity. I am an artist, you are an artist, we are all artists. There is no magical threshold of popularity to break or a particular lifestyle you need to live in order to "be a true artist." If you're being honest with yourself, then you're already doing it. The journey & experience is the art. Life is art.

"Will I Remember Today" is an intimate look inside my head in the form of five acoustic songs. I created it as an exercise in discipline (I find I am more productive when I set personal goals), as well as to cope with & document this past period of my life. I write a lot of music, but no one outside of extremely close individuals ever hears it, for the same reason I am a social hermit: I get completely overwhelmed by existence & people's opinions in the world that I tend to keep my mouth shut because I don't feel I have anything interesting or meaningful to add.

Which brings me to my moniker Heart Fortress. We all respond to heartache & sadness in varied manners. For me, with every painful experience that happens, a new invisible wall gets built around my heart & I seep further into my protective isolation. Before I knew it, I had a full fortress that no one could penetrate unless they somehow found the key that I misplaced. The beauty of it is I created my own little world where no one could affect me, I couldn't affect anyone else, and I could create my art in peace. However, along with that introspection, I forgot how to interact with humans & sustain meaningful relationships outside of my comfort zone.

This is my first step in attempting to find a balance between my world & everyone else's. I want to be honest with myself & others, to be more open-minded, and to be able to express myself without driving myself completely mad.

Everyone is beautiful. Everyone is ugly.
You are perfect. We are one.
Thank you for taking the time to be a part of this life.

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released November 27, 2015

All songs written, performed, and recorded by Hsiang-Ming Wen

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