Moment of Truth is our second single to be released on air. With the previous single still (conversation) lingering on air we decided to put in another one. Our second single. Like conversation have its own stories to be told and a lot of happenings behind the making of this song. So without wasting time, let’s dig in…
Moment of truth [literally]…
This song is composed by Luffy and the lyrics are done by me. Most of the lyrics I wrote into this song are personal. Most of it are my experiences from the darkest moment in my life. It’s really painful to remember it, let alone to write it down in a song. But I learned from a great friend that writing down what you feel can help you let go of emotional baggage and painful memories.
The story in this song centers on a guy that is having troubles in various aspects in his life (love, family, relationships and friends). This guy realizes that nothing in his life is worth living. Day to day he just lives as nothing is interesting anymore, nothing to look forward to. He hopes that he can just fade away from every problem and everyone before he loses his mind.
The making of…
After releasing ‘conversation’ we straightaway worked on this song with the aim of releasing it on air. If I mentioned in my previous post that there are only 5 of us at the time, for ‘Moment of truth’ we decided to take in another vocalist. It’s because De Epitome needed a versatile and more ‘radio friendly’ vocal. I don’t remember if we had auditioned anyone else for that position, but Adul told us that he had someone in mind that could very well be perfect for the post. So we decided to give it a chance and try this fellow out. I can tell you that the first time we tried him on, it was hilarious!! (Told you Khai, you should of written this post yourself). Remember ‘still holding on’ guys? The part with “but” in the lyrics..hahaha (good times). But seriously, his voice was ‘radio friendly’ and likeable. So from that moment on we are a six piece band, no more no less.
Since it was Khai’s first time singing for a band he needed to train his voice a bit more. And we did trained as much as we could for the recording. Each and everyday Khai gets more and more confident. And when it comes to recording the track, I think he wasn’t as comfortable. Maybe it’s the pressure of stepping into the recording booth, with its silence and big microphone that got to him (don’t worry pal, it happens to the best of us). But after we were done recording, I could say that it had better results than we had expected. The sound was clearer than conversation (That’s because we finally knew how to do it track by track).
On 24th March 2006 ‘Moment of Truth’ was released @ Pelangi FM. Like our previous single, this one proves to be a hit with listeners. It went on to gain regular airplay for months to come. In my personal opinion, most people that like this song can relate to the message in the song, I guess most of us have our dark moments every now and then.
So that’s all I can post for our second single. This single coincides with the forming of a new De Epitome, with the adding of Khai. To khai, I just want to say that you did a great job in every song that we released. You are a great addition to our band and I personally think that without you, its hard to imagine how we would end up. So, keep up the good work and keep holding on. (Don’t say BUT though, hahaha..I’m kidding what?)
