I'm Joshua Cheng

"Daydream" illustrates one of the most exciting stages of life: teenagehood. As teenagers, we all used to daydream a lot, I mean, A LOT. Sometimes, however, we get too caught up with the fantasy in our minds that we lose track and sight of what is in the moment and the reality of life. Eventually, we would have to snap back to reality and find ourselves facing life...

In this world, we always seek to be happy, fulfilled and live out the best of our lives. We begin to find ourselves in this loop of constantly searching for happiness and enjoyment through materialism or fame in this world. But we may not realize that we lose out on some simple things in life such as creating moments with our friends, and ultimately what we are purposed to do here on earth.

This song was inspired at one of the peak moments of the COVID-19 pandemic when everything seemed to be bleak and all hopes were lost. I wanted to bring a positive message that everything will be alright and turn for the good in its timing. When there seems to be no one caring or understanding your situation, in reality, there will always be someone there, waiting for you, and embracing you through the storms and turbulence.

I've heard that a lot of times people say to me that "in society, you have to fake it to make it". I found myself subscribing to the same ideology, and never truly enjoyed what I wanted to do at the moment at any given place. There was a yearning in my heart that tells me it's okay to be yourself, no matter what people think, and ever since then I told myself that I do not want people to see a facade of me, but truly see me for who I am.

This Bossa tune depicts a story of a man wanting to be together with the woman he was in love with, and how badly he wanted her for himself. I decided to try something unusual for my jury/exam with a whole different direction of making music for fun. Hope all my listeners enjoy this tune!