Some of you may have already read my Bio (the one about being an insomniac, self-diagnosed bi-polar, going against the stereo-typical Asian expectations of becoming a doctor/lawyer/engineer…to follow the dream of performing for audiences and recording albums…)  if you haven’t read it, you can go to www.lijiemusic.com. 

if you have, this section will pick up where the last left off.

After moving out of the city of Angels (aka Los Angeles), I made San Francisco home base for 2 years, and toured throughout the west coast and a few states in the east, performed at Borders Bookstores, Apple Stores, clubs, bars, coffee houses, outdoor/indoor venues, sidewalks, weddings, church gatherings, and in China.  And being the mover/shaker that I am, left San Francisco for Berkeley, then to Walnut Creek, and from Walnut Creek back to my home state of Washington.  Guitar in hand, keyboard in tow, writing and singing all the way. 

And why?  Because I have this crazy dream of becoming a performing artist…the kind that sells albums upon albums upon albums…recording amazing beautiful music that people will sing to in their car, dance to at their wedding, cry to when their hearts are broken, and make love to by candlelight…and the thought of performing at big venues is just thrilling…

After my stint in the Bay Area, I packed up my car and drove home to Washington.  Which is where I have been for the last year and a half.  Banging on the piano that I played when I was eight years old, and trying to figure out how another album would come to fruition. 

Enter SellABand.

This idea of raising funds is daunting and challenging and incredibly exciting.  And knowing that it is a group effort, a team effort, between Artist and Believers, makes it very very possible.  And for those reading this page, know that I will do everything possible to deliver a fantastic 2nd album.   It will hopefully be the kind of album that stays in your car, on repeat…to be played over and over and over…

and over…

and over again.

-Lijie-

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ROAM
V1:
We always sit and talk about the weather
And after all these letters well there’s nothing left to say
And you and I we’re both two of a kind
We’re always wondering why
Something more hasn’t come our way

 

But I refuse to believe
This is the only life for me

CHORUS:
So I roam
These open roads
The nights are bitter
And the days are cold
So I roam
These open roads
In search of better
In search of home

V2:
You seem surprised I see it in your eyes
But I can’t lie
This was never what I had in mind
And walking this line pretending everything’s fine
Well this isn’t living it’s just getting by

 

And I maybe naïve
But not too proud to leave

 

CHORUS:
So I roam
These open roads
The nights are bitter
And the days are cold
So I roam
These open roads
In search of better
In search of home