The lead single from Nathan Hui-Yi's debut solo album "FOR THE LAST TIME". A romantic orchestral rap soliloquy with a third verse twist triggering a existential and sonic meltdown...
Winner of the 2024 triple j Unearthed x NIDA competition
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NATHAN HUI-YI
NO REGRETS from FOR THE LAST TIME
Official Music Video Credits
NO REGRETS from FOR THE LAST TIME
Official Music Video Credits
Starring:
Nathan Hui-Yi
Lilian Alejandra Valverde
Nathan Hui-Yi
Lilian Alejandra Valverde
Director: Nelson Blake
Production & costume design: Edison Heartly
DOP: Ian Tyley
Producer: Leticia Ng, Ella-Maree James, Nelson Blake
Editor: Peter Tsai
1AD: Ella-Maree James
1AC: My Mai
2AC: Jonathan Adrian
Gaffer: Chris Halili, Dominic Taffa
Assistant gaffer: Victor Xi
Production assistant: Dane Fergusonn
Design assistant: Andrea Knezevic, Angelina Daniels, Max Shanahan
Hair & makeup: Theodore Herbert, Saturn Amos. Lily New
Runner: Zali Hamilton
Photographer: Isabella Rosa
Colour grading: Ian Tyley
Background performers: Anastasia Medvedeva, Andrew Potts, Daisy Hanslow, Franca Lafosse, Leticia Ng, Lucy Dunning, Nelson Fernando, Zali Hamilton, Crew Cameos
Produced by National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) & triple j
Production & costume design: Edison Heartly
DOP: Ian Tyley
Producer: Leticia Ng, Ella-Maree James, Nelson Blake
Editor: Peter Tsai
1AD: Ella-Maree James
1AC: My Mai
2AC: Jonathan Adrian
Gaffer: Chris Halili, Dominic Taffa
Assistant gaffer: Victor Xi
Production assistant: Dane Fergusonn
Design assistant: Andrea Knezevic, Angelina Daniels, Max Shanahan
Hair & makeup: Theodore Herbert, Saturn Amos. Lily New
Runner: Zali Hamilton
Photographer: Isabella Rosa
Colour grading: Ian Tyley
Background performers: Anastasia Medvedeva, Andrew Potts, Daisy Hanslow, Franca Lafosse, Leticia Ng, Lucy Dunning, Nelson Fernando, Zali Hamilton, Crew Cameos
Produced by National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) & triple j
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Lyrics:
Cry for a girl I met, a poem so def
I walk beneath my father’s spirits, but he’d never expect
My heart aflame for a world that they said couldn’t exist
A place where we confess about our love supreme, no less
Unless, the tyranny of distance doth protest
Dreams of various states of undress I must confess
Oops I made a mess thinking of your caress
But a rich life ain’t always ‘bout the dollars and cents
Brothers got a lot of bread but they ain’t got no sense
I heard em’ say “ooooh Lord, he’s a pretentious mess”
But at least I live my life, you just acquiesce, at best
I won’t die wondering shoulda woulda coulda, no regrets
Cos I pull up at the table and I placed my bets
On my destiny her folks say to me press refresh
Can’t define me, I won’t blindly do what you expect
I’d rather die on my feet then live on my knees no regrets
Cry for a girl I met, a poem so def
I walk beneath my father’s spirits, but he’d never expect
My heart aflame for a world that they said couldn’t exist
A place where we confess about our love supreme, no less
Unless, the tyranny of distance doth protest
Dreams of various states of undress I must confess
Oops I made a mess thinking of your caress
But a rich life ain’t always ‘bout the dollars and cents
Brothers got a lot of bread but they ain’t got no sense
I heard em’ say “ooooh Lord, he’s a pretentious mess”
But at least I live my life, you just acquiesce, at best
I won’t die wondering shoulda woulda coulda, no regrets
Cos I pull up at the table and I placed my bets
On my destiny her folks say to me press refresh
Can’t define me, I won’t blindly do what you expect
I’d rather die on my feet then live on my knees no regrets
Uh uh, no no
No regrets, uh uh, no no (no)
No regrets, uh uh, no no (no)
No regrets, no regrets
No regrets
No regrets, uh uh, no no (no)
No regrets, uh uh, no no (no)
No regrets, no regrets
No regrets
Touchdown another city
Foreign language feeling shitty
Jet lag
Wish I could be rapping something witty,
Least I’m not an office slave seeking bosses’ pity
Girl I’m writing rap soliloquies
We don’t have much
But at least I’m free
Gotta be me
Not a slave to LV
Or social media prestige
Ayo, why can’t we see
They changed our psychology
Rage against the machine and scream
Give back, give back
Give back what you stole from me
But, don’t worry I will cure your disease
Rhymes give you peace, set your mind soul at ease
They say the truth will set you free
But finding an honest man is much harder than it ever should be
Girl, I know it’s hard to believe in a post pandemic world that’s so lost and fatigued
But no matter how bleak, media cycle on repeat
Let’s escape into dreams where your love becomes reality
Foreign language feeling shitty
Jet lag
Wish I could be rapping something witty,
Least I’m not an office slave seeking bosses’ pity
Girl I’m writing rap soliloquies
We don’t have much
But at least I’m free
Gotta be me
Not a slave to LV
Or social media prestige
Ayo, why can’t we see
They changed our psychology
Rage against the machine and scream
Give back, give back
Give back what you stole from me
But, don’t worry I will cure your disease
Rhymes give you peace, set your mind soul at ease
They say the truth will set you free
But finding an honest man is much harder than it ever should be
Girl, I know it’s hard to believe in a post pandemic world that’s so lost and fatigued
But no matter how bleak, media cycle on repeat
Let’s escape into dreams where your love becomes reality
Uh uh, no no
No regrets, uh uh, no no
No regrets, uh uh, no no (no)
No regrets, no regrets
No regrets
No regrets, uh uh, no no
No regrets, uh uh, no no (no)
No regrets, no regrets
No regrets
As I write this last verse, girl we’ll lift the curse
On the cynical world that’s drawn to what’s perverse
Sensational words ‘bout people we’ve never heard
Of mice and men in a world obsessed with lies and misheards
And as we jump on a plane, to fly away from this mess
You say to me, “here’s the truth, I really now must confess”
I’m just an AI programmed to say: “I love You”
"No matter what you say, do or dress
This love ain’t checkers
It’s chess”
On the cynical world that’s drawn to what’s perverse
Sensational words ‘bout people we’ve never heard
Of mice and men in a world obsessed with lies and misheards
And as we jump on a plane, to fly away from this mess
You say to me, “here’s the truth, I really now must confess”
I’m just an AI programmed to say: “I love You”
"No matter what you say, do or dress
This love ain’t checkers
It’s chess”
As I take time, to my rhyme
Do the time, for the crime
Don’t you know they’ll sell you out
When it comes the time?
Prime time, it’s the bliss, pass the spliff
Cherry top, pop from the cliff
Merryweather, go round
Downtown, as my mind turns
Soul goes further out
Wonder if I’ll ever be the same
Claim to fame, nothing ever stays the same
Nothing ever stays the same
That’s the nature of the game
Dropped in, sweat shop, mop-top
Round your block, watching clocks
Is this how you saw your life ending up?
Surely not
Wonder if I’ll ever love again?
Surely not
World spins, clock out, clock in
Ugh, daily grind, life admin
ID numbers, credit cards, daily slumber
World torn asunder
Skin peeling
Glimpse of freedom, never grieving
Never healing
Chase the feeling
Chase the feeling
Chase the feeling
Do the time, for the crime
Don’t you know they’ll sell you out
When it comes the time?
Prime time, it’s the bliss, pass the spliff
Cherry top, pop from the cliff
Merryweather, go round
Downtown, as my mind turns
Soul goes further out
Wonder if I’ll ever be the same
Claim to fame, nothing ever stays the same
Nothing ever stays the same
That’s the nature of the game
Dropped in, sweat shop, mop-top
Round your block, watching clocks
Is this how you saw your life ending up?
Surely not
Wonder if I’ll ever love again?
Surely not
World spins, clock out, clock in
Ugh, daily grind, life admin
ID numbers, credit cards, daily slumber
World torn asunder
Skin peeling
Glimpse of freedom, never grieving
Never healing
Chase the feeling
Chase the feeling
Chase the feeling