UPSTREAM (Animated Short Film) 

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It’s finally here! Hello Noon, Amy Ahn, and I are proud to present this passion project we started together during the pandemic - something that is truly a special blend of music and animation. UPSTREAM is the fully developed version of the short original song featured in the credits of my animated short film “Noose” (2016), and we're excited for the opportunity to share not only this music but these nostalgic characters and world again in this way. Thank you for 2.6+ Million views on “Noose”, and I hope you enjoy UPSTREAM!
LYRICS
Nowhere to go,
Pushed all I know
out of my mind,
Don’t know how to be kind
to myself,
Just need some help,
The current’s too strong,
It’s too hard to hold on.
The waters are wide
I’m caught in the tide
Where can I rest
my head from all this mess?
My body is aching
My heart is racing,
Can anybody pull me
up towards safety?
We go down, down, down, down,
down to rock bottom,
Dreaming of days that could feel so much better
We go down, down, down, down,
down to rock bottom,
Can we please run away to someplace better?
Torn at the seams
are my delicate dreams,
What can I hope for
when I’m so far from shore,
Wading endlessly
I’m now moving upstream,
Given my all,
Does anybody hear me?
Chorus 2
We go down, down, down, down,
down though I’m climbing,
Dreaming of days that could be so much better,
We go down, down, down, down,
down though I’m trying
Can we please run away to someplace better?
If there's a place
where I can make
something of myself,
Maybe I don’t need to leave,
Maybe I don’t need to leave,
Maybe I don’t need to leave,
Can I get out of this space,
Move upstream to let myself embrace
There’s no down, down, down, down,
after rock bottom,
Listless and breathless
there’s hope beyond measure,
There’s no down, down, down, down,
We’ll make it upstream,
can we lay here a while for a bit longer?
I'm moving upstream
Follow us and our journey on this project:
Arrowmi: / surelyzhou
Hello Noon: / hellonoonband
Amy Ahn: / a.myahn
Credits:
Art & Animation - Shirley Zhou
Vocals - Amy Ahn, Danielle Castrence, Stephen Spies
Lyrics - Amy Ahn, Stephen Spies, Danielle Castrence, Shirley Zhou
Music - Amy Ahn, Stephen Spies, Danielle Castrence, Kate Bacich, Kyle Dombroski, Loren Barnese, Rebecca Bacich
Many thanks to the incredible tutorials and resources from Adobe Stock, Kristof Dedene, Stephen Elliget, VDODNA, Ben Marriott
+ assistance, support, and insight from my dear friends - Hailey, Julia, Vy, Ann, Evan, Teresa, and Lisa