Song 2: Is It Really You?

Author: Ghostpipe

I wrote this one about 6 months back, while in a state of utter pensiveness after my fishing trip in August 2007. As usual, my lyrics don't make much sense if you just read it off the shelf like a novel or a menu (sometimes I do wish I could write like Chris Daughtry). This song tells about how one should be who they think they ought to and could be, and not to just confine themselves to being who they are at this very moment of their existence. It describes how one is truly free in one's mind, to be whoever one thinks one could be, and by believing so one could actually accomplish what one wants to become.

I had a very tumultuous time in the last couple of years trying to figure out what the flying fairies I really wanted to be. Well I think I'm getting closer to finding the answer, the haze is getting clearer but no so just yet, so I guess I just need to dig a bit deeper into myself. And writing songs is I find the only way for me to dig deeper, safely and surely. Here it is:

In the centre, a human line

Darkness seized the better of my mind

Feeling empty, nothing left behind

Voices came with words I can’t define


Ghostly silence, they move away

Lonely is the one who’s gone astray

Light in water, death is out to play

Caught the sight of life that made me stay


(And) I need, to get back on my feet again

(And) I need, to get back on my feet again


I….I never realized, that you could be the one

To lift me out of despair

I… I searched myself inside, to find the one that I’ve

Been looking for all this time


Final hours, I breathe the sea

Waiting for salvation from the free

Give me your love, give me energy

Is it really you I’m gonna be


(And) I need, to get back on my feet again

(And) I need, to get back on my feet again


I….I never realized, that you could be the one

To lift me out of despair

I… I searched myself inside, to find the one that I’ve

Been looking for all this time


Aaaahh….Is it really you….

Aaaahh….Is it really you….


I….I never realized, that you could be the one

To lift me out of despair

I… I searched myself inside, to find the one that I’ve

Been looking for all this time


I….I never realized, that you could be the one

To lift me out of despair

I… I searched myself inside, to find the one that I’ve

Been looking for all this time

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Now this is what I call smooth fretwork!

Author: Ghostpipe

This is what i would describe as effortless fretboard surfing!
I wished I could slide like this. Maybe I could, if I practised more often.



Awesome stuff. Jazz just hits it right where it should.

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Song 1: I Had You (performed by Kickspace)

Author: Ghostpipe

I wrote this song way, way back in end of 1995 while still in London trying to survive my final year in Imperial. I remembered working halfway through the chorus and thought, what the fuck am I writing a love song for when I'm not in love with this person anymore? So I turned everything around and changed the lyrics so that it seemed I never regretted that it ever ended. Even though I did. What a sad git I was. Oh well, such is the plight of the artist talking of unrequited love. And all poets share the same sentiment I would like to believe. Enough crock, here are the lyrics as of 2005, written by yours truly and performed exclusively by Kickspace:

When you went your own way there were tears left inside
As I remembered saying "You know how I tried"
To be the only one, who could live beneath the sun
Close where to all your sorrows reside

The voice you left me with didn;t lie or defy
My fingers were too deep in my head to deny
That you were made like this, a temporary bliss
A final kiss before a goodbye

Counting all the times we're together
And old story's frown, frown, frown
Didn't think I'll last forever
Everything's on the ground

But I had you
To hold and touch me
To tell me all of the sad winter stories in your mind
And I had you
To cry and feel for
To tell me all of the high happy dreams you kept inside
I had you, I had you...baby

We stood beside a wall waiting for the right time
To tell each other we can't go on being blind
The streets are going bleak
The answers we both seek
Still asking if this is the wrong crime

Counting all the times we're together
And old story's frown, frown, frown
Didn't think I'll last forever
Everything's on the ground

But I had you
To hold and touch me
To tell me all of the sad winter stories in your mind
And I had you
To cry and feel for
To tell me all of the high happy dreams you kept inside
I had you, I had you...baby

Something like that.
Well folks, that about wraps up this edition of creative-sharing session. My band and I are hoping to re-record this song since the last one we did had not done justice to the rather tenderamatic presentation of the entire song.

Tune in next time for more creativity-in-a-pot session with yours truly.

In the meantime, rock on!

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New jamming studio SKYE Music Centre in Kuching, Sarawak

Author: Ghostpipe

It's been centuries since I last updated this joint.

Obviously I've got something very important to say today after months of silence, so listen up:

 Good news to all musicians in Kuching City, Sarawak, Malaysia and the nearby areas. There is now a new music centre / jamming studio called SKYE Music Centre which has just opened in the city. It is strategically and conveniently located on the 2nd floor, corner lot of one of the new shoplot buildings along Jalan Tun Jugah, Simpang Tiga. The address is Lot 11868, 2nd Floor, Block 16, KCLD Sublot 1, No. 109, Jalan Tun Jugah, 93300 Kuching.

What makes SKYE Music Centre / jamming studio different from the rest?

Size does matter – We do not boast to be the best in terms of musical instruments we provide nor the technology we use, but we do claim to be one that offers the most generous space, a comfortable and conducive as well as inspiring environment for any sort of musically-inclined activity.

Where it’s at – It’s located within a new and upcoming commercial area along Jalan Tun Jugah, which is part of the Simpang Tiga area. You cannot miss the studio; it’s inner walls are painted bright green and there is a banner with domesticated mice playing music on a gong with the title “Skye Music Centre”. This centralized location simply allows anyone to find the place with ease. If you’re still unsure of where it is, here is a quick guide: As you come from the Simpang Tiga flyover heading towards the traffic light to the airport, look to your left just before your eyes catches the Nissan showroom at the corner lot.

The jamming studio opening hours are as follows:

Tuesday to Friday: 2.00pm – 11.00pm

Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday: 10.00am – 11.00pm

Monday: Closed

The rates are charged on an hourly basis of RM 50/hour, and RM25 for the subsequent ½ hour. This is only allowed if there are no subsequent bookings made prior to the previous one.

For safety reasons, only a maximum of 10 persons are allowed inside the studio room at any one time.

Advanced booking / reservations are preferred, please contact the numbers below:

  • 019 895 1326
  • 016 889 6659

We encourage and welcome professional or amateur musicians from all walks of life and from any musical background and influence to come and try out the studio. As long as you are serious about the music you play and you need what we consider as one of the best joints in town to express it, then you are most welcome to SKYE Music Centre.

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