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I Know Love

Marin Ishida

Love is like a little snowflake

Landing on your face

And only then you realize it's snowing in March

Love is like a fresh new start

Even though you work at the same old place

And the people around you haven't changed

I'm young

But I know when my fingers go numb

And my heart goes thump

I know why they said I'll know when I know

I know, I know love

Love is like an ocean wave

Gently taking you in

But the sirens catch you and it's too late

You're already theirs

And you can't breathe without their kisses

Though they breathe fine

And they kiss others fine

I'm young

But I know when my fingers go numb

And my heart goes thump

I know why they said I'll know when I know

I know, I know love

Love was like a stormy day

Outside their words struck cold

But if you made it home you've never been so warm

And love was difficult to keep

Piecing together the times we had left to meet

Sometimes love left your heart in your sleep

With no reason to leave

And sometimes love was never yours to keep

And suddenly

Love was a lost memory

What was that feeling

Of your fingers delicate like a snowflake

Touching my face

As we smiled in the snow in March

I wish I was young

I wish I could call a change in a heartbeat love

I wish I knew love

How I once knew love

  • Lyricist

    Marin Ishida

  • Composer

    Marin Ishida

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What I've always loved about music is that it always magically aligned itself with my life in some way. The songs on "Registered Myth" were selected based on the common themes they tackle; the dangers of romanticizing yourself, the loss of innocence as well as the ability to blindly believe, the acceptance of chaos and surrender of self-worth, and the rare moments of wisdom that pull you out just in time before you fall in too deep.
When I wrote these songs, I didn't know who, what, or where I wanted to be after seeing the adult world didn't work exactly how I imagined it. I had no idea what the thoughts I was putting into music were trying to say nor did I notice I was leaning on songwriting to process my emotions. It was like walking into your everyday enchanted forest where you expect fairies, nymphs, and princes, but you just see a bunch of humans wandering endlessly, everyone thinking the other is a mythical creature. So, you trick your eye into seeing yourself as the main character of an epic tale. You blissfully enjoy being chased by a prince who wants to break your curse, but once they do and they finally see you, you both realize you were only in love with the curse itself. You make dinner for the enchanted boy who visits you at midnight because his fascination excites you, knowing he won't choose you in the end because you can never fully belong in his world. You ruin yourself on the inside and only let the beautiful scars show through, only to break down in paradise because nobody knows the real you. And when you finally escape the glass encasing of idealization, you're still broken and a mess, but you're not scared of seeing who you truly are. I hope when you listen to these songs you see a way out of your enchanted forest and find the courage to see yourself as a real person, not a just myth.

Artist Profile

  • Marin Ishida

    As a Contemporary Writing and Production major at Berklee College of Music, I studied in detail, Afro-Cuban music, Brazilian music, Motown, funk, acapella, big band jazz, orchestral, and the musical stylings of Stevie Wonder. My personal music has encompassed Indian fusion, folk-electronica, and a modernized jazz standard style. I've been a long-time student of music since I started classical violin when I was 7 years old. I've written music in various contexts, but I believe songwriting is the most vulnerable form of music as it has saved me and shown me who I am in many different ways on many different occasions. It's a space where my creativity can flow and explore all the strange inexplicable emotions people feel, as I often write my songs around a giant metaphor to process my feelings. I'm grateful to have learned the production and arrangement aspect of writing music. I think of the technical skills for music as a preparation for inspiration, in the way that I would know how to create the imagery of the metaphor I created through sound.

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