The calmer, more organic lo-fi effort “Deranged Minds Unite” came out the following year. “Saturnine Songs”, released in 2008, resulted in tours in Germany and the Netherlands, further expanding the band’s fanbase. Two albums were released in 2011. First, the 35 track album “The Silverslut 2000-2002”, containing all songs recorded prior to the band’s debut album. A few months later “The Search For Connection Contact And Community” hit the shelves. The album found its way to the hearts of many new fans.
The band underwent a major shift in its line-up prior to the 2012 album “Staying Alive In A Country Industrialized”, which explains the radical sonic difference from their previous effort. Whereas the previous album had slower and longer songs, this one focused on the pop side of the band. Shows were played in Germany with set lists covering the band’s whole career. Highly productive, The Search soon went back into the studio again to record “Our Need For Solace”, a sonic amalgam of all the band’s previous efforts combined with their strongest songwriting abilities to date.
As a trio the band went on to release the 2016 indie output "Songs About Losers", an album blending acoustic tracks with melodic pop songs.
The following three years saw The Search becoming a one-man project, with Razmig as the sole remaining member. The intimate demo collection "Echo" was recorded and released in 2017.
Exploring other forms of musical expression, Razmig went on to record two synthesizer-heavy albums in 2018 and 2020 – "A Wave from the Sidelines" and "Some Place Far Away" – respectively. Evidently two albums were needed to scratch that 1980’s itch. The records stemmed from an old urge to let loose and go over the top with the synthesizers, and with no one there to stop him.
In 2019 a new lineup of the band took shape with Erik Nyberg on bass and Johann Bernövall on drums, both former members of the band Light in Your Life. During the pandemic in 2020 Stephen Burt, an English guitarist of Spiral Motion fame, completed the band. Coinciding with the release of 2020’s "Heart’s Racing" – Razmig’s fourth solo effort – the band is currently in the rehearsing studio, exploring the band’s back catalogue as well material from Heart’s Racing, with the purpose of putting together a sort of best-of live repertoire for future gigs.
An Ounce of Courage
The Search Lyrics
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Maaari bang malaman ang pangalan mo a?
Kanina pa kita tinititigan
Di ka maalis sa isipan
Maaari bang malaman kung may boyfriend ka?
Ang puso kong ito'y kumakabog
Ako na yata'y nahuhulog sa iyo...
Basta hindi ko maexplain
Please let me know your name...
At dun na nagsimula ang ating fairytale.
You're my sweet and pretty princess na magsasabing.
Please stay, Please stay
Please stay forevermore
And i'll be your prince charming
'till the end kung okay lang
Ah basta basta basta.
Ah basta basta basta sa akin ka.
Maaari bang malaman kung may chance ako?
Na makilala ang isang tulad mo
Pasensya na kung medyo OA lang ako
Ah basta... basta...
Please let me know your name...
At dun na nagsimula ang ating fairytale.
You're my sweet and pretty princess na magsasabing...
Please stay, Please stay
Please stay forevermore
And i'll be your prince charming
'till the end forever dreaming
Ah basta basta basta
Ah basta basta basta sa akin ka...
Magmula nung nakita ka
Maghahanap pa ba ng iba?
Di naman siguro bawal ang aking hiling ...
Di na biro ang nararamdaman please sabihin ang iyong pangalaaaaaaaaaalan...
At dun na nagsimula ang ating fairytale.
You're my sweet and pretty princess na magsasabing...
Please stay, Please stay
Please stay forevermore
And i'll be your prince charming 'till the end i'll promise you...
Ah basta basta basta
Ah basta basta basta sa akin ka
sa akin ka, sa akin ka
sa akin kaaaaaaaaaa
Ah basta
The lyrics to An Ounce of Courage by The Search are expressed in a romantic manner as the singer is mesmerized by a woman that he has been observing for some time. He implores her to reveal her name and if she has a boyfriend, then proceeds to declare his love for her. He envisions a fairytale romance where he is the prince charming and she is the sweet and pretty princess, who will stay with him forevermore. The song is an expression of one-sided love, despite the fact that he has not yet officially met the woman he is singing to.
In the first verse, the singer is hesitant to confess his feelings, but his curiosity gets the best of him, and he cannot help himself from wishing to get to know the woman he has been silently admiring. This leads him to the second verse where he daydreams about the perfect romance and how he would be the prince charming to her princess. The third verse continues the same theme as the second verse, with the singer expressing his love and beseeching the woman to stay with him forevermore. The chorus ends with the singer pleading with the woman to reveal her name, which sets the stage for their fairytale romance.
Line by Line Meaning
oh oh oh oh oh
Expressing excitement and anticipation for the upcoming lyrics
Maaari bang malaman ang pangalan mo a?
May I know your name?
Kanina pa kita tinititigan
I have been looking at you for a while now
Di ka maalis sa isipan
You can't leave my thoughts
Maaari bang malaman kung may boyfriend ka?
May I know if you have a boyfriend?
Ang puso kong ito'y kumakabog
My heart is beating fast
Ako na yata'y nahuhulog sa iyo...
I think I am falling for you...
Basta hindi ko maexplain
I just can't explain
Ah basta... basta...
I don't really know what to say
Please let me know your name...
May I please know your name?
At dun na nagsimula ang ating fairytale.
And that's where our fairytale began
You're my sweet and pretty princess na magsasabing.
You're my sweet and pretty princess who will say...
Please stay, Please stay
Please stay, Please stay
Please stay forevermore
Please stay with me forevermore
And i'll be your prince charming
And I will be your prince charming
'till the end kung okay lang
Until the end, if that's okay
Ah basta basta basta.
I don't know what to say
Ah basta basta basta sa akin ka.
I just know that it's you
Maaari bang malaman kung may chance ako?
May I know if I have a chance?
Na makilala ang isang tulad mo
To get to know someone like you
Pasensya na kung medyo OA lang ako
Sorry if I'm a bit over-enthusiastic
Magmula nung nakita ka
Since the moment I saw you
Maghahanap pa ba ng iba?
Will I still search for someone else?
Di naman siguro bawal ang aking hiling ...
I don't think my wish is impossible...
Di na biro ang nararamdaman please sabihin ang iyong pangalaaaaaaaaaalan...
My feelings are not a joke, please tell me your name...
sa akin ka, sa akin ka
You're mine, you're mine
sa akin kaaaaaaaaaa
You're mine
Ah basta
I just don't know what to say
Contributed by Alexandra W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.