Brian Manifold Project (2010)

Here’s the project compiled. I didn’t include pics of the photobook since that’s already part of the project video. ^^ Besides the photobook, I also sent along some side gifts and a care pack with 10 types of items for Brian. 😛 Hope he’ll like everything! Heehee~ He knows the package is on its way and will keep an eye out for it. XD

For the care pack, I wrote short rhymes because I saw Brian reciting his own poem on “Quiz to Change the World” and penning his own lyrics for that Christmas Wishes collab with other artists. =P Then, I decided to do the same for the other gifts. Hope he’ll find it amusing to read. =D Keke~

EDIT: Brian has messaged me to let me know that he has received the package and told me that he loves the photobook and water bottles. ^^ Thanks again, everyone!

PLEASE DO NOT HOTLINK MY PICS! PLEASE DO NOT POST MY PICS OR WRITTEN CONTENT ELSEWHERE! THANKS. ^^

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Wacky Cashew’s Brian Photobook Project Video

Here is what the complete photobook for Brian looks like! 😛 You can check out the details in my video description. Please view & comment on the YouTube link. I’ll be messaging Brian with the link, so I hope it doesn’t look too sad with a lack of views and comments. *lol* Thanks so much!!
*reuploaded to my new YouTube

Wacky Cashew – Who I Am (Brian’s Tears Run Dry English cover) Video

Haven’t done this kinda recording in ages, but decided to do it for Brian since this is a major project for him. 😛 I sang the English lyrics that I wrote for this song and decided to use my Korea trip pics for the vid so it wouldn’t be so boring. Heehee~ XD
*reuploaded to my new YouTube

The Most Fly

by Lisa Tang
2010-03-16

A slight scent catches my attention and my eyes are drawn to you. A quick glance tells me that you are the one that I have been dreaming of all along. As you walk on, my eyes trail after your crimson red dress. Never before have I believed in love at first sight. But now, I can’t deny the feelings of my heart. I inch forward a couple of steps but feel dizzy all of a sudden. I can’t see anything. And I can’t hear anything either. What’s going on? This is so weird… I wobble slightly, somehow feeling weak. I try to grab a hold of something but only feel myself flailing. What should I do? What should I do?

I sturdy myself and shake my head a few times. My eyes search for you in the crowd, but you have already dashed out of sight. Flashes of you appear in my head… I can’t help but just think of you because you are all that fills my mind… I know that you have to be the one. Though it feels as if it can’t be true, I know that you’re the one. You must be the one.

From then on, I start to hang out in the same area, hoping for the chance to see you again. My longing for you drives me so crazy and makes me so possessive. I only want you for myself. I don’t understand why I’m becoming this way. All I can think of is you… In my head, it’s only you… Though I feel jaded by these thoughts of you, I can’t bring myself to stop. For some reason, you’re breathing in my heart and in my heart is where you reside. With every beat of my heart, I sense you within.

Days pass and one late afternoon, I finally spot you walking in the distance towards the same spot that I had initially seen you. Dressed in a chic turquoise jacket with a black crop top, I find myself mesmerized by you. The sheer sight of you halts me in my steps and puts me in a trance. I notice the countless guys that are surrounding you and giving me the evil eye. Instead of darting away, I meet their cold gaze without flinching. Frankly, I want to show them that they ain’t got no chance with you. Why? Because you’re mine. So, I boldly state, “Y’all listen up! Starting today, she’s my girl. So, y’all better step aside.”

Surprised, you smile and saunter towards me. “So, you’re my man, eh?”

In one swift motion, I pull you close to me and whisper in your ear, “You’d bet.”

You draw back your tresses and give me a once-over. Decked out in leather and a white tee, I have no doubt that I’m the most fly guy out of the lot who was hanging around you. My fate with you is sealed and I can finally put the turmoil in my head to rest.

*Inspired by In My Head – the song lyrics & music video

Lock Me Up (2010)

This is the graphic that I made to include in the photobook for Brian. ^^ Reduced to wallie size.

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Lock Me Up

by Lisa Tang
2010-02-22

There’s no one else for you but me
You knew this right from the start
So baby, please just come back to me
You hold the key to my heart

The Hunted

by Lisa Tang
2010-02-22

Click-click-bang
You’ve missed; I’m dodging the bullet
Click-click-bang
You can’t hit me; I’m not an easy target

Engulfed in gunpowder
I make a prediction
No matter where you aim
You won’t alter my configuration

Time stands still
I suppress my pounding heart
My mind slowly goes blank
But I know it’s you I must outsmart

I turn around and dash off
I can’t breathe, but it’s all right
As long as I don’t get fooled by your guise
As long as I dodge your bullets with all my might

You were hoping I’d cling onto you
You were hoping I’d beg you to come back
But alas, you were so wrong
There’s no way I would return to the same track

You are a man eater
Danger is your alias
My heart is bursting; my head seems empty
But you won’t find me within your radius

It’s not safe here
As you keep pulling the trigger
Gotta keep my guard up
As I keep enduring this rigour

If you expect me to commit
You oughta know it’s a joke
You ain’t the one for me
If only you’d go Poof! like the smoke

A searing pain halts me in mid-stride
My legs are about to give up
My heart says I must will myself onward
But then, my mind decides to interrupt

Let’s end this once and for all
Just let me go and I’ll do the same
Put away the pistol and cease this madness
I no longer wanna be your game

*Inspired by Bullet

In The Club

by Lisa Tang
2010-02-22

Flashing lights
Clanging glasses
Thumping beats
Moving bodies

It’s hazy
Yet I see you clearly
Arrested by your beauty
You’re my fantasy

People passing
Music playing
Voices whispering
Sparks flying

In my eyes, there is only you
In my heart, there is only you
All I want is you
All I need is you

Inching closer
Pressing tighter
Embracing each other
Swaying together

You make me crazy
Hard to believe you’re reality
Gotta make you my lady
Gotta make you my baby

Heart pounding
Hands sweating
Hardly breathing
Barely surviving

You’ve tossed my world upside down
You’ve transformed my life without a sound
So fixated on you, it makes no difference if I drown
So lost in you, I don’t want to be found

Am I dreaming?

*Inspired by Dreaming

Brian – Erase [English Version]

Lyrics by: Lisa Tang
2010-02-22

Man… You don’t understand how hard it is, trying to forget about you~
I think about you oh~
You, you ah~
You, you uh, uh, uh, uh~

I take my car out for another spin (Now is the time, it’s the moment to erase)
But the thoughts of you keep on haunting me (Girl, I’m trying to forget your face)
This broken heart of mine tonight, tonight (Girl, I know without you, I’ll live a better life)
Girl~ How am I supposed to let go? oh~ oh~ oh

One, I’ve got to get rid of your number
Two, gotta replace it with a new one
But I unconsciously dial for you when the phone is in my hands

One, time to remove your scent from my heart
Two, fill it with something new and different
Oh~ For some reason, I just can’t seem to forget those sweet lips of yours

How can I just erase and carve you out of my heart?
How come I can’t erase? I’m in a sea of endless pain
Now I need to erase, I just can’t breathe anymore
How can I ever love again after this? oh~ oh~ oh~ oh
oh~ oh~ oh~ oh
Now I’m gonna erase
oh~ oh~ oh~ oh

Travelling aimlessly, I pick up the speed (I just don’t understand why I can’t erase)
I find myself again here in the club (And now I’m hoping for a brighter day)
This empty heart of mine tonight, tonight (Girl, I know without you, I’ll live a better life)
Girl~ How am I supposed to let go? oh~ oh~ oh

One, I’ve got to get rid of your number
Two, gotta replace it with a new one
But why am I always here waiting, hoping for the phone to ring?

One, time to remove your scent from my heart
Two, fill it with something new and different
Oh~ For some reason, I just can’t seem to forget your soft, gentle touch

How can I just erase and carve you out of my heart?
How come I can’t erase? I’m in a sea of endless pain
Now I need to erase, I just can’t breathe anymore
How can I ever love again after this? oh~ oh~ oh~ oh

How can I just erase and carve you out of my heart?
How come I can’t erase? I’m in a sea of endless pain
Now I need to erase, I just can’t breathe anymore
Please help me forget I’ve ever been in love oh~ oh~ oh~ oh
oh~ oh~ oh~ oh
Now I’m gonna erase
oh~ oh~ oh~ oh

Brian – Tears Run Dry [Alternate English Version]

Who I Am

Lyrics by: Lisa Tang
2010-02-19

Written to express Brian’s sentiments of releasing Manifold

I have been waiting for all these years
To let you see the real me
Who I am and just what I can do
It’s so much more than you know (yeah~ yeah~)
And the time has come
To show everyone
The moment of truth I’ve longed for
Can’t say I’m confident
Doing this on my own
But I still want to try

Here I am! These are my
True colours deep within
And the mask that I’ve worn
Can now be stripped away and tossed aside
There’s no more need to hide
Who I really am inside
Ready to show the world
This is what I have been waiting for (waiting…)

This is the side you don’t know about
It’s not what you’d expect from me
I’m the exception and not the rule
Don’t judge me by what you’ve seen
Please don’t chain me down
Just let me be me
Let my music speak my mind
I can’t be defined
So, don’t you even try
I just don’t fit the mould

oo~ oo~ yeah

Here I am! These are my
True colours deep within (yeah~ yeah~)
And the mask that I’ve worn
Can now be stripped away and tossed aside
There’s no more need to hide
Who I really am inside
Ready to show the world
This is what I have been waiting for

I know you may be surprised (be surprised)
I know this is all a risk (all a risk)
I know it might turn away
Those who have known me, but
This is who I am!

Here I am! These are my
True colours deep within
And the mask that I’ve worn
Can now be stripped away and tossed aside
There’s no more need to hide
Who I really am inside
Ready to show the world
This is what I have been waiting for

(These are my true colours)
Deep within
(And the mask that I’ve worn)
Stripped away
(There’s no more need to hide)
Oh… Oh…
(Ready to show the world) the world
Who I am…
Who I am…
I am…
Who I am inside…
Who I am inside…
Who I am inside…

Brian’s 2nd Album Song Titles One-shot

Déjà Vu

by Lisa Tang
2010-02-18

“Yo punk, Move It! This is MY seat!”

A loud voice jostled me from my thoughts. I had been Dreaming… Awakening from my slumber, two piercing eyes filled with anger stared into mine. A man twice my size hovered over me.

“I’m sor-sor-sorry…” I managed to stammer as I swiftly got up and picked up my tray.

With a grunt, the giant sat down with his mammoth friends. I could feel his daggers burning a hole in my back, but I decided not to look back. The last thing I needed was to get into an argument, and most likely, be beaten into a pulp.

I shuffled to the garbage receptacle and dumped the remainder of the lunch I had tried to force myself to eat. I guess I must have fallen asleep despite the hustle and bustle of the fast food joint.

Leaving the smell of burgers and fries behind, I walked along the sidewalk. One Step, two steps, three steps, four… Each time my feet made contact with the pavement, my legs seemed to grow heavier. Stopping at an intersection, I wondered which way I should head. I did not know. So, I allowed myself to be led across the street by a passing group of teenagers as I continued to wander aimlessly.

Gazing up at the sky, the sun beamed down with a radiant smile. Its brilliant rays seemed to mock me as I tried to Erase the events of the past few days. Though I knew it was wrong of me from the beginning, I could not help myself… The more I got to know her and the more time we spent together, the more I felt drawn to her. And before I knew it, I realized that I Loved My Friend’s Girl. I tried hard to suppress my feelings. I fed myself endless thoughts of honour and friendship and brotherhood, and how I mustn’t Do It. But it was no use… In the end, I made her My Girl and lost my best friend.

And now, a year later, I found myself in the same predicament. When she approached me the other day with an uneasy look on her face, I asked, “Tell Me Baby, what’s wrong?”

“I don’t think this is gonna work…”
“What do you mean?”
“I… I’ve found somebody else… It’s… It’s your friend, Darren…” Her voice trailed off. Then she turned around and left.

As if struck by a Bullet, I fell on my knees. Looking at her back that was growing smaller and smaller, I felt numb from head to toe. My mind collapsed, unable to comprehend what had just happened, yet chiding me because of the irony of the situation. Tears spilled down my cheeks uncontrollably and I was at a complete loss… All I felt was incessant pain… My heart whispered to me, “Lock Me Up and never unlatch me again…”

All that took place merely two days, twelve hours, and ten minutes ago… My life since then has been a blur… And though the tears have ceased, I can’t help but wonder… Where do you go when the Tears Run Dry?