hi everyone welcome to the hidden city and us to talk my name is Marisol and
and us to talk my name is Marisol and
and us to talk my name is Marisol and I’m a songwriter and I was originally
I’m a songwriter and I was originally
I’m a songwriter and I was originally actually from any rest – so how many of
actually from any rest – so how many of
actually from any rest – so how many of you guys are from NUS and so that’s very
you guys are from NUS and so that’s very
you guys are from NUS and so that’s very nice because it is after all the best
nice because it is after all the best
nice because it is after all the best you know school in the world not just
you know school in the world not just
you know school in the world not just Singapore so I want to share a little
Singapore so I want to share a little
Singapore so I want to share a little bit about pursuit which is my my baby
bit about pursuit which is my my baby
bit about pursuit which is my my baby and it’s an extension of myself it is a
and it’s an extension of myself it is a
and it’s an extension of myself it is a manifestation of my thoughts my
manifestation of my thoughts my
manifestation of my thoughts my experiences ever since I left anywhere
experiences ever since I left anywhere
experiences ever since I left anywhere and I hope that you will enjoy what I
and I hope that you will enjoy what I
and I hope that you will enjoy what I have to share today but first I want to
have to share today but first I want to
have to share today but first I want to start off with something called love
start off with something called love
start off with something called love drunk love drunk is a mute my first
drunk love drunk is a mute my first
drunk love drunk is a mute my first single out of the EP that I released in
single out of the EP that I released in
single out of the EP that I released in January and this song I wrote actually
January and this song I wrote actually
January and this song I wrote actually the last of all five songs this song is
the last of all five songs this song is
the last of all five songs this song is it means a lot to me because it’s about
it means a lot to me because it’s about
it means a lot to me because it’s about love and whether or not we’re falling in
love and whether or not we’re falling in
love and whether or not we’re falling in love or out of love it’s still love
love or out of love it’s still love
love or out of love it’s still love right in some ways being brokenhearted
right in some ways being brokenhearted
right in some ways being brokenhearted doesn’t mean you’re not in love you’re
doesn’t mean you’re not in love you’re
doesn’t mean you’re not in love you’re just it’s just a different form and I
just it’s just a different form and I
just it’s just a different form and I felt like everybody was thinking or
felt like everybody was thinking or
felt like everybody was thinking or writing or singing about romantic love
writing or singing about romantic love
writing or singing about romantic love and I didn’t feel like love had to be
and I didn’t feel like love had to be
and I didn’t feel like love had to be just happy it could also be sad it could
just happy it could also be sad it could
just happy it could also be sad it could also be just about moments that we had
also be just about moments that we had
also be just about moments that we had and not all love has to last forever so
and not all love has to last forever so
and not all love has to last forever so in some sense this was about falling in
in some sense this was about falling in
in some sense this was about falling in and out of love and I would like to
and out of love and I would like to
and out of love and I would like to dedicate this music video right now that
dedicate this music video right now that
dedicate this music video right now that I’m going to play to all of you guys and
I’m going to play to all of you guys and
I’m going to play to all of you guys and I hope you guys like it
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
you
you [Music]
I’ve never been high I feel like I’m
I’ve never been high I feel like I’m dreaming you make me pay
dreaming you make me pay
dreaming you make me pay the life is worth living everything’s
the life is worth living everything’s
the life is worth living everything’s easy when we are together
easy when we are together
easy when we are together only in good it’s Rita
and I just
and I just be he
I was
Here Come for me and I feel it in my
Here Come for me and I feel it in my bones and today so
bones and today so
bones and today so and I’m losing control
on you
on you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] drunk on you
it also I feel like I’m falling I don’t
it also I feel like I’m falling I don’t understand what you were saying I
understand what you were saying I
understand what you were saying I station is far from true and disappear
station is far from true and disappear
station is far from true and disappear [Music]
[Music]
[Music] for me and I feel it in my bones and it
for me and I feel it in my bones and it
for me and I feel it in my bones and it takes
takes
takes and I’m losing control
and I’m losing control
and I’m losing control [Music]
[Music]
[Music] look drunk on you
it’s a beautiful lie they things stay
it’s a beautiful lie they things stay the same how can you tell me to forget
the same how can you tell me to forget
the same how can you tell me to forget with a song in my
run up to tis lingers on my tongue so
run up to tis lingers on my tongue so let’s get high on love say all the
let’s get high on love say all the
let’s get high on love say all the things we don’t say so
love dry
love dry you
not drunk on
not drunk on [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] thank you for watching so that was
thank you for watching so that was
thank you for watching so that was actually my first experience working on
actually my first experience working on
actually my first experience working on anything visual as a project and it was
anything visual as a project and it was
anything visual as a project and it was really interesting for me to do that I
really interesting for me to do that I
really interesting for me to do that I would like to talk a little bit about
would like to talk a little bit about
would like to talk a little bit about the pursuit which for me like I was
the pursuit which for me like I was
the pursuit which for me like I was saying earlier was a manifestation of my
saying earlier was a manifestation of my
saying earlier was a manifestation of my experiences so pursuit why did I entitle
experiences so pursuit why did I entitle
experiences so pursuit why did I entitle it pursue it me the pursuit is important
it pursue it me the pursuit is important
it pursue it me the pursuit is important because I wasn’t really sure of a lot of
because I wasn’t really sure of a lot of
because I wasn’t really sure of a lot of things not having explored enough and
things not having explored enough and
things not having explored enough and always having the curiosity to learn and
always having the curiosity to learn and
always having the curiosity to learn and know more and that’s always been
know more and that’s always been
know more and that’s always been something that I felt was at the root of
something that I felt was at the root of
something that I felt was at the root of my being and the pursuit of happiness
my being and the pursuit of happiness
my being and the pursuit of happiness and the pursuit of pursuing things or
and the pursuit of pursuing things or
and the pursuit of pursuing things or finding purpose at all is really
finding purpose at all is really
finding purpose at all is really important because if not you know that
important because if not you know that
important because if not you know that just makes life more interesting and
just makes life more interesting and
just makes life more interesting and helps us to find ourselves in between so
helps us to find ourselves in between so
helps us to find ourselves in between so these are the many titles of the five
these are the many titles of the five
these are the many titles of the five songs that I put my EP and the EP was a
songs that I put my EP and the EP was a
songs that I put my EP and the EP was a journey of finding myself and learning
journey of finding myself and learning
journey of finding myself and learning more and experiencing things and a
more and experiencing things and a
more and experiencing things and a period of self growth so I started off
period of self growth so I started off
period of self growth so I started off with lucky ones which was talking about
with lucky ones which was talking about
with lucky ones which was talking about being optimistic and seeing the good and
being optimistic and seeing the good and
being optimistic and seeing the good and all the bad I was very stressed out when
all the bad I was very stressed out when
all the bad I was very stressed out when I was in any rest no lie I was in
I was in any rest no lie I was in
I was in any rest no lie I was in mechanical engineering and taking
mechanical engineering and taking
mechanical engineering and taking classes from a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
classes from a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
classes from a.m. to 8:00 p.m. snacking in class I know that’s not
snacking in class I know that’s not
snacking in class I know that’s not something you’re supposed to do but I
something you’re supposed to do but I
something you’re supposed to do but I did it anyway to just you know finish
did it anyway to just you know finish
did it anyway to just you know finish school in time and I was so tired one
school in time and I was so tired one
school in time and I was so tired one day I thought wow that’s actually quite
day I thought wow that’s actually quite
day I thought wow that’s actually quite a lot that you have to be lucky for and
a lot that you have to be lucky for and
a lot that you have to be lucky for and then that was the perspective later on I
then that was the perspective later on I
then that was the perspective later on I moved on to Ellis therapy and the
moved on to Ellis therapy and the
moved on to Ellis therapy and the awakening of understanding what what was
awakening of understanding what what was
awakening of understanding what what was out there and what was to be curious
out there and what was to be curious
out there and what was to be curious about so then from there I moved on
about so then from there I moved on
about so then from there I moved on through the quick fix and which was
through the quick fix and which was
through the quick fix and which was talking about the toxicity and what else
talking about the toxicity and what else
talking about the toxicity and what else made me positive and I end it off with
made me positive and I end it off with
made me positive and I end it off with love drunk
love drunk
love drunk the last song that I wrote on my EP
the last song that I wrote on my EP
the last song that I wrote on my EP everybody was like oh there’s no love
everybody was like oh there’s no love
everybody was like oh there’s no love song on your you P so I wrote one not
song on your you P so I wrote one not
song on your you P so I wrote one not necessarily the romantic kind but is
necessarily the romantic kind but is
necessarily the romantic kind but is there I would like to show you this song
there I would like to show you this song
there I would like to show you this song that I wrote called quick fix and it
that I wrote called quick fix and it
that I wrote called quick fix and it starts off with an argument I’ve been
starts off with an argument I’ve been
starts off with an argument I’ve been here just waiting for you or you can say
here just waiting for you or you can say
here just waiting for you or you can say what what do you want me to say okay I
what what do you want me to say okay I
what what do you want me to say okay I don’t need this right now and what to
don’t need this right now and what to
don’t need this right now and what to think about this is just jostling that I
think about this is just jostling that I
think about this is just jostling that I should be thinking about
should be thinking about
should be thinking about I don’t commit to anything to see my job
I don’t commit to anything to see my job
I don’t commit to anything to see my job I can get to my job there’s smoke out
starving so silly : gave up looking
starving so silly : gave up looking trouble
trouble
trouble [Music]
[Music]
[Music] shut up with an empty gun Cobar while
shut up with an empty gun Cobar while
shut up with an empty gun Cobar while you’ve been encouraged hungry hi sir
you’ve been encouraged hungry hi sir
you’ve been encouraged hungry hi sir Jane I thought the perfect man
Jane I thought the perfect man
Jane I thought the perfect man I don’t wanna be
I don’t wanna be
I don’t wanna be Oh
Oh
Oh [Music]
[Music]
[Music] any better
any better
any better [Music]
what do you want me to say okay I don’t
what do you want me to say okay I don’t need this right now I don’t want to
need this right now I don’t want to
need this right now I don’t want to think about okay so technical
think about okay so technical
think about okay so technical difficulties I think I’m just gonna move
difficulties I think I’m just gonna move
difficulties I think I’m just gonna move on singing a little bit as though things
on singing a little bit as though things
on singing a little bit as though things will mess up but this is exactly what
will mess up but this is exactly what
will mess up but this is exactly what the purser is about even though things
the purser is about even though things
the purser is about even though things mess up we still go on am i right and I
mess up we still go on am i right and I
mess up we still go on am i right and I guess you guys got the idea of the quick
guess you guys got the idea of the quick
guess you guys got the idea of the quick fix to me it was something very toxic
fix to me it was something very toxic
fix to me it was something very toxic and everybody there was all hung up on
and everybody there was all hung up on
and everybody there was all hung up on the hookup culture so thank you for
the hookup culture so thank you for
the hookup culture so thank you for putting up with the technical
putting up with the technical
putting up with the technical difficulties um and for listening anyway
difficulties um and for listening anyway
difficulties um and for listening anyway so the quick fix to me ironic it is one
so the quick fix to me ironic it is one
so the quick fix to me ironic it is one of the most aggressive and thematic
of the most aggressive and thematic
of the most aggressive and thematic songs for me because it was about
songs for me because it was about
songs for me because it was about something that I truly believed in about
something that I truly believed in about
something that I truly believed in about finding that truth in the middle of
finding that truth in the middle of
finding that truth in the middle of everything else that is caring it
everything else that is caring it
everything else that is caring it doesn’t matter
doesn’t matter
doesn’t matter that everybody else doesn’t think so as
that everybody else doesn’t think so as
that everybody else doesn’t think so as long as you do and that’s all that
long as you do and that’s all that
long as you do and that’s all that matters in engineering terms we call
matters in engineering terms we call
matters in engineering terms we call this blowing the whistle but then um but
this blowing the whistle but then um but
this blowing the whistle but then um but then that’s not really that’s kind of a
then that’s not really that’s kind of a
then that’s not really that’s kind of a far-fetched far-fetched notion yes
far-fetched far-fetched notion yes
far-fetched far-fetched notion yes so I want to move on to something else
so I want to move on to something else
so I want to move on to something else Ellis therapy you might not be able to
Ellis therapy you might not be able to
Ellis therapy you might not be able to see the slide but I think it was shown
see the slide but I think it was shown
see the slide but I think it was shown before I got on stage so Ellis therapy
before I got on stage so Ellis therapy
before I got on stage so Ellis therapy to me is also something that I found
to me is also something that I found
to me is also something that I found while I was traveling overseas and I
while I was traveling overseas and I
while I was traveling overseas and I came across this really beautiful phrase
came across this really beautiful phrase
came across this really beautiful phrase called la vie uncles which literally
called la vie uncles which literally
called la vie uncles which literally means life in pink and to me that meant
means life in pink and to me that meant
means life in pink and to me that meant when you’re in love and you love someone
when you’re in love and you love someone
when you’re in love and you love someone or something a hobby whatever it is that
or something a hobby whatever it is that
or something a hobby whatever it is that keeps you going that makes your life so
keeps you going that makes your life so
keeps you going that makes your life so much more interesting
much more interesting
much more interesting it drives you and for me that’s pursuit
it drives you and for me that’s pursuit
it drives you and for me that’s pursuit that is music and that’s also myself
that is music and that’s also myself
that is music and that’s also myself journey and Wow I was while I was
journey and Wow I was while I was
journey and Wow I was while I was thinking about this notion I thought
thinking about this notion I thought
thinking about this notion I thought about why travel at all we end up in the
about why travel at all we end up in the
about why travel at all we end up in the same place
same place
same place so back to my story about why I had to
so back to my story about why I had to
so back to my story about why I had to squish classes from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
squish classes from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
squish classes from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with no brain in between and keep in
with no brain in between and keep in
with no brain in between and keep in mind that engineering modules are kind
mind that engineering modules are kind
mind that engineering modules are kind of no joke for me at least um it taught
of no joke for me at least um it taught
of no joke for me at least um it taught me that anything is possible if you just
me that anything is possible if you just
me that anything is possible if you just try and I took one semester off to
try and I took one semester off to
try and I took one semester off to travel around Vietnam so what I did was
travel around Vietnam so what I did was
travel around Vietnam so what I did was at that time there was a big flood in
at that time there was a big flood in
at that time there was a big flood in Vietnam and there were a lot of victims
Vietnam and there were a lot of victims
Vietnam and there were a lot of victims that were left homeless orphans that
that were left homeless orphans that
that were left homeless orphans that stranded and I went out with a big group
stranded and I went out with a big group
stranded and I went out with a big group of people and we tried to raise
of people and we tried to raise
of people and we tried to raise awareness for environmental friendliness
awareness for environmental friendliness
awareness for environmental friendliness because they had a lot of soil erosion
because they had a lot of soil erosion
because they had a lot of soil erosion and a lot of problems and we also tried
and a lot of problems and we also tried
and a lot of problems and we also tried to raise a lot of money to rehabilitate
to raise a lot of money to rehabilitate
to raise a lot of money to rehabilitate and relocate a lot of the people and
and relocate a lot of the people and
and relocate a lot of the people and that was something that really made me
that was something that really made me
that was something that really made me understand that life is so much more
understand that life is so much more
understand that life is so much more like what what skills we have can be
like what what skills we have can be
like what what skills we have can be given to so much more and so that was
given to so much more and so that was
given to so much more and so that was one of the most eye-opening experiences
one of the most eye-opening experiences
one of the most eye-opening experiences for me and I came back and I was like ok
for me and I came back and I was like ok
for me and I came back and I was like ok I can do this I can still graduate on
I can do this I can still graduate on
I can do this I can still graduate on time and I did it so there’s really
time and I did it so there’s really
time and I did it so there’s really nothing that you cannot do if you put
nothing that you cannot do if you put
nothing that you cannot do if you put your mind to it I thought it was
your mind to it I thought it was
your mind to it I thought it was impossible but you know once you do it
impossible but you know once you do it
impossible but you know once you do it you do it so going back to the theme of
you do it so going back to the theme of
you do it so going back to the theme of ls therapy why you travel at all if
ls therapy why you travel at all if
ls therapy why you travel at all if you’re going to end up in the same place
you’re going to end up in the same place
you’re going to end up in the same place we travel so that we can open our eyes
we travel so that we can open our eyes
we travel so that we can open our eyes the things around us the way we don’t
the things around us the way we don’t
the things around us the way we don’t usually do going about routine and
usually do going about routine and
usually do going about routine and seeing the same things and building the
seeing the same things and building the
seeing the same things and building the same assumptions over assuming to see
same assumptions over assuming to see
same assumptions over assuming to see the same things over and over again so
the same things over and over again so
the same things over and over again so travel to see new colors new
travel to see new colors new
travel to see new colors new perspectives and bring that back because
perspectives and bring that back because
perspectives and bring that back because even though you go and you come back to
even though you go and you come back to
even though you go and you come back to the same place it doesn’t mean the same
the same place it doesn’t mean the same
the same place it doesn’t mean the same thing as never leaving at all definitely
thing as never leaving at all definitely
thing as never leaving at all definitely you bring back with yourself those
you bring back with yourself those
you bring back with yourself those perspectives and you know that you are
perspectives and you know that you are
perspectives and you know that you are different you’ve come back slightly
different you’ve come back slightly
different you’ve come back slightly different and apply that when you come
different and apply that when you come
different and apply that when you come back to whatever it is that you’re doing
back to whatever it is that you’re doing
back to whatever it is that you’re doing and maybe not the exact things you learn
and maybe not the exact things you learn
and maybe not the exact things you learn at the way of learning
so um this is my song lucky ones that I
so um this is my song lucky ones that I will be singing for you but it’s if it’s
will be singing for you but it’s if it’s
will be singing for you but it’s if it’s top software I might ask you guys to
top software I might ask you guys to
top software I might ask you guys to sing along with me so lucky ones I wrote
sing along with me so lucky ones I wrote
sing along with me so lucky ones I wrote I started to write this in my last year
I started to write this in my last year
I started to write this in my last year of university and I was so tired of
of university and I was so tired of
of university and I was so tired of studying all the time and trying to
studying all the time and trying to
studying all the time and trying to catch up that I wanted to remind myself
catch up that I wanted to remind myself
catch up that I wanted to remind myself to be grateful and always look at the
to be grateful and always look at the
to be grateful and always look at the bright side of things so this is lucky
bright side of things so this is lucky
bright side of things so this is lucky once
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
you tell
you tell the stars
the stars
the stars [Music]
with that I would like to say thank you
with that I would like to say thank you to all of you guys for coming down and
to all of you guys for coming down and
to all of you guys for coming down and listen to my music and I truly am lucky
listen to my music and I truly am lucky
listen to my music and I truly am lucky to have all of you guys here I hope you
to have all of you guys here I hope you
to have all of you guys here I hope you enjoy everything I had to share today
enjoy everything I had to share today
enjoy everything I had to share today and I have a concert in April I hope you
and I have a concert in April I hope you
and I have a concert in April I hope you guys will come it’s April 20th at
guys will come it’s April 20th at
guys will come it’s April 20th at Esplanade and I hope to see you guys
Esplanade and I hope to see you guys
Esplanade and I hope to see you guys there
there
there I hope you guys have a great day bye
I hope you guys have a great day bye
I hope you guys have a great day bye [Applause]
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