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Smile (Happy New Year)

from I Can't Wait (Mini​-​Tape) by Kharisma

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Written by Kharisma
Produced by Kharisma
Contains sample from "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones

I really envy beat-makers that know how to sample. This song was simply just a way of practicing chopping samples and trying to get them all to fit within a tempo. Obviously, I'm not great at it, but I think I'm kinda getting somewhere! Right? Na? Okay. I wrote the song less than an hour, so really I just wanted to have some fun with this song! Hope you like it!

Background Story
Misato: For example, sunny days make you feel good.
Rei: Rainy days make you feel gloomy.
Asuka: If you are told this is so, then that is what you believe is so.
Ritsuko: But you can have fun on a rainy day as well!
Fuyutsuki: Your truth can be changed simply by the way you accept it. That's how fragile the truth for a human is.

I was watching Evangelion a few weeks ago and the dialogue above really stood out to me, because it related to me personally when describing how I felt about 2014. It's hard to believe this year is already coming to a close. It's been a tough one, with many of us experiencing many heartbreak all over the world. Lots of tragic events have taken place, and it's been sad to see so many people go through these tough times. I had some bad experiences this year tool but getting so stuck in them made me realise how easy it is for us to simply cling onto the bad, while failing to cherish the good. So to me, yes. It rained this year. But who said you couldn't go dance in the rain?

A lot of us are waiting for it to be over because 2014 has been horrible, but I'm excited for 2015 because I know it's awesome!

lyrics

Verse 1
Now as I, look back on the year that I’ve had
I just smile, knowing that it wasn’t all that bad
I think I see what they meant when they said to me
that I’m the master of my very own destiny

I did my best, yes, I’ve been through some downfalls
but all in all, its just another chance to stand tall
and smile, when its gets tough
so when the worlds against us
you have the strength to get up
and be strong when the time comes to

Be the person that you have to be
so when the situation worsens you can always overcome the tragedy
I wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t true
There ain’t no one in the world as amazing as you

So just smile.

Verse 2
There was a girl that broke my heart at the start of the year
and the family pet died and it brought my tears
I felt depressed at a job to the point that I felt
that life just didn’t feel worth living as well

Losing every sense of self-worth, until I had remembered
Not everything in life will be aligned with my agenda
I just have to do my best, to be a hell of a contender
So that I can feel proud on that last day of December

I released a new album, and a new mixtape
I made a bunch of music, and I even got paid
I even jumped on stage in Tokyo, Japan
who would have thought my first time could ever be so grand?

I left that job I hated, and left behind the worst in me
and this year I graduated university
It’s been great, I’m excited as ever
because I know that 2015 will be even better.

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from I Can't Wait (Mini​-​Tape), track released December 29, 2014
Written by Kharisma
Produced by Kharisma
Contains sample from "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones

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