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How does one forgive? The void that comes when love is met with apathy, when trust is met with unkept promises, when comfort is met by hurt. When something that was once beautiful and cherished, that once brought intense emotions and joy in life, turns into a bitter taste, a memory that stings. How does one come to terms with the aftermath? How does one still preserve the loving memory of a person that turned against those moments? How does one forgive?
my second single is out 🤩🤩 i wrote this song at a very peaceful point in my life and whenever I hear it again, I get reminded of that peace ♡
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Get Ready for the Next Swee Lee Open Mic Night 🎤
Our first Open Mic Night of 2025 was a blast—so we’re keeping the momentum going. Join us on 20 February at 7 PM at Swee Lee Clarke Quay for another night of incredible live music.
This time, we’re featuring performances from:
NAINA V x ISURU
RAPHAELLE
And of course, we’re bringing back our 20-minute audience performance slot. If you’re ready to take the stage, here’s how you can join:
– Prepare one song
– Bring your own guitar (strictly guitars only)
– Sign up by the stage with your name and song choice
– Get ready to perform
T&Cs: Open slots are on a first-come, first-served basis. Swee Lee reserves the right to decline performers who are not adequately prepared.
Don’t miss out—mark your calendars and we’ll see you there.
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been hiding in the shadows again but !! I’m doing swee lee open mic at clarke quay on 20th feb 🤠 yay! gonna sing some original songs that no one has heard before including this one that I wrote ages ago and is finally seeing the light of day.
anyways it’s nice to go back to bedroom singer songwriter raphaelle and just play simple chords with a capo and record myself with an iphone lol also here r the lyrics to this song, titled ‘if’.
If you could tell me what I’m supposed to think
then I wouldn’t lie awake in agony
and if it were easy I would’ve dived right in
then I wouldn’t have to face myself
If I weren’t destroyed by my past
it would be much easier to let you in
If I could know how this would go
and If I could see into your soul
would you let me
Let me understand your intentions
and help me understand my emotions
If I were to tell you what I’m too scared to think
would you run away just like they did from me
and if I weren’t easy would you still dive right in
would you bear to face my truth
If you learned about my past
and it doesn’t change your mind to let me in
If I could know how this would go
and If I could see into your soul
would you let me
Let me understand your intentions
and help me understand my emotions
Then I might just let you in
some photos you delete, some photos you don’t because they’re more than just that to you. each of these pictures have a story behind them - this song ‘forgiveness’ is a part of that story and you can watch the full lyric video from the link in my bio !
lyric video for my song forgiveness is out !!!
full video link in bio 🤠
Idk if anyone will read this but this video and song was very fun to make.
There were a lot of meaningful features of this video: the first part was filmed in a park that means a lot to me, because a lot of memories (good, bad, questionable) were made there, whether they were with people I loved, people I tried to love, or with myself. The last part of this video is a collection of snapshots with some people who I felt very strongly for who aren’t in my life anymore as well as some journalists entries of important moments with them.
This song was written at a point in time when the loss of these people hit me all at once - I was angry, I felt betrayed by the things that happened, that despite all the love and effort I gave to these people, they couldn’t give it back. They couldn’t keep the promises they made to me, and most of all I felt like I was never valued by them even though they were at some point the most important people in my life.
Anger is the emotion that I struggle with the most, and I try to bury it as much as possible, or come up with reasons to avoid it. But maybe anger was a necessary step. Maybe it took anger for me to acknowledge the truth, that the relationships did fail, and that I can’t go back to them anymore. I can’t keep desperately holding on to what’s already dying. And maybe this anger helped me to realise that letting go was the right decision, for myself and for these people.
But I don’t want to live a life of bitterness and anger. That’s why one day, I want to be able to forgive them. One day, I want to be able to remember all the good and bad moments, all the laughter shared, conversations, lessons learnt, trials faced together, the goodbyes, and look at it all with fondness. Even though I still struggle now, I know that the day I have true forgiveness in my heart comes closer everyday.
