per se - secondhand memories (CD)

Those outdated fantasies, dreams and inseparable feelings become unique memories after we have experienced countless farewells. Through the revolving lantern of memories through music, we relive the taste of youth.

"Secondhand Memories" is the seventh music project of local poetic pop duo Per Se. Our youthful school days are the most precious time in our growth and they also shape who we become as adults. As time goes by, more and more people drift away from us, and fewer and fewer people share common experiences with us. The colors in our youthful memories can only be seen by those who experience them alongside us. We clearly remember all the good and bad things in the past, but we are unable to put them into words. This is probably the bitterness of nostalgia.

The stories in "Secondhand Memories" are secondhand. Perhaps you will notice similarities, but also differences. In any case, "second-hand memories" are just an introduction. Only by experiencing it personally can you experience the feeling, which is the beauty of memories. Find yourself from the past, regain hope for the future, and live a life with fewer regrets.

《secondhand memories》 is the 7th project from poetic pop duo per se.
We believe that our school years are some of the most important years of one's life. Who and what one becomes might truly be molded by one's experiences and memories from youth.

As an adult, we find that there has always been a barrier when sharing our youthful memories with others and only those who have experienced these experiences firsthand with us can truly understand and empathize.
But as the years go by and after countless goodbyes, time slowly takes away these friends who we share mutual memories with. One by one, there exists less and less people who completely understand our experiences from the most important years of one's life.

《secondhand memories》 is a concept album by poetic pop duo per se which explores the colors of youth, the haunting of regrets and the bitterness of nostalgia.
The new album takes the listener back to key moments of school life and growing up using youthful stories of what once was. With these past memories as a reminder, per se hopes to inspire listeners no matter their age to continue looking forward to the future and living a life of fewer regrets.
That being said, these memories presented by each person are at the end of the day secondhand to the listener and only one can experience what one can experience. That in itself, is the beauty of memories.

Track Introduction

1. I was yesterday
2. The Last Confused God

Memory hero, Memory Hero, is the name of the demo. A person who can restore memories for others, but who himself has been losing his memories. He is brave but also helpless.

We always deify the beautiful and heroic side of others, but forget to peek into the heavier side of them. He must have felt helpless in the midst of oblivion, and was determined to save others from such suffering, so that everyone could hold more precious memories and extend them. He decided not to be confused anymore and not to accept the blankness of his memory. He also became the last confused god in the world. From then on, he refused to be confused and connected with more people who were looking for memories.

3. Please give me more advice before I lose my color. Dull skin, dull life, I got used to it after devoting myself to work. If I hadn't seen this photo when I was cleaning my room, I would have almost forgotten those colorful memories, the time when I was in school and was always full of energy when standing next to you. Hello, are you OK? If possible, I will start over from now on, before I lose my color, please give me more advice.

4. Our story is not over yet…To be continued I close my eyes and go back to a certain time when I met you. Maybe this has always been a self-deceiving dream, but I firmly believe that this is definitely the continuation of our story.

For thousands of nights, we have synchronized in this time and space, striving for a chance to embrace and realize the dream for the past love that ended without a result. However, I am always afraid in my heart, afraid of those moments when I wake up from the dream without any warning. I am afraid of going back to the so-called reality, seeing the emptiness and silence around me, afraid of being separated from you in this time and space again.

I hope that before we disappear in each other's dreams again, we can grasp the moment when we pass by each other, hold each other tightly, hug each other tightly, silently comfort each other's hearts, and eliminate the regrets that have been buried in our hearts for many years.

Going around in circles, going around in circles, as long as I can meet you again in my dreams, I am willing to hold on to this glimmer of hope, persist in my faith, and chase you with all my courage and strength
5. Theme song When I was a child, I had the second-year soul. I thought I was the center of the world. I was not afraid of anything and could withstand anything. As long as I persisted, all difficulties would be solved!
However, the future shown by the God of the Future is not lovely.
History books don't mention me, and I'm still riddled with holes. My theme song seems to be fading away...
but I'm the chosen one!!
How can we find the right position between dreams and reality?

6. The flow of memory in these years that flow too fast,
I finally found the God of Confusion and the God of the Future...
They take me back to the summer of my youth and allow me to experience the gap between the future and my fantasy.

Drifting in the stream of memory, I wonder:
Will the bright sparks of that day never come again?
Is it true that a dull life is a necessary part of growth?

We are the protagonists of the story, and we can also write and become the authors.
It is better to catch the next spark, record a little more warmth, and provide it for your future self.

7. Perhaps there is no future God. Reality is like a nightmare, and the boy is wandering in a strange land.

The future god said: "Everyone is a future god."
You hear the adults around you talking about the future,
The key to success, useful guidelines;
It's a blessing and also a curse.

My child, you don't need to foresee it,
You don't need to know in advance.
This place is abundant and barren, this place is rich and poor.

You will get used to the gazes of others and will soon learn.
Open your eyes to beauty and close your eyes to cruelty.

The future god asked: "What kind of adult do you want to be?"

You are allowed to select standard answers from a limited number of choices.

If you don't want to be profit-driven, are you willing to work hard?
Have you learned to tell lies?
Are you used to speculation and cunning?
When I see birds spread their wings and fly,
You are afraid that you are like a heron with broken wings,
Repeat the embarrassing bluff.

Otherwise, try living in a world where being honest and kind means being weak.
Follow the crowd and compromise?

What are you struggling with, kid?
If you can't plan your life within a framework,
You probably also realize that
Comfort zone is not comfortable?

Don't be afraid, break free and escape.
To escape is to face it, and you will also know fear itself.

When you become an adult with a vague face,
Please recognize the unique you that you are now.

The God of the Future said: "In the future, there may not be a God of the Future."
Come and seize the present, you are the future.

8. See you tomorrow