Anthony
Aquan-Assee
MUSIC
ICU
“ICU”, my second release, discusses the story of my Survival and my Recovery from a severe Traumatic Brain injury.
Now available on major streaming platforms:
Credits & Lyrics
- Electric guitar: Anthony Aquan-Assee
- Vocals: Jen and Anthony Aquan-Assee
- Distribution by DISTROKID
- Recorded by Harjeet (PunisherSOUND) a Sound Engineer at Made Human Studios
- Cover art by Michael Aquan-Assee
Verse 1:
The doctors said I had no chance
It’s my disastrous circumstance
There wasn’t any more they could do for me.
Hidden memories everywhere
The doctors didn’t seem to care
But everywhere I go, its, ICU
Pre-Chorus
They said there is no way.
But, I’m here to stay.
Chorus
You see me, but will ICU
You see me, but will ICU
You see me, but will ICU
Verse 2:
Look at all that I’ve been through,
Remembering the ICU
You see me, but when will ICU
All I know and all I see,
Is different now, than it used to be.
But everywhere I go, its, ICU
Pre-Chorus
They said there is no way
But, I’m here to stay
Chorus
You see me, but will ICU
You see me, but will ICU
You see me, but will ICU
Bridge:
It’s your strength that will pull you through,
From that place in the I C U
This is not the end
Your belief will help you mend.
Trust, Believe, Set Yourself Free, now.
Trust, Believe, Let Yourself Be
Trust, Believe, Set Yourself Free, now.
Trust, Believe, Let Yourself Be
Where to go, what to do, you see me but will ICU
Where to go, what to do, you see me but will ICU
You see me, but will ICU
You see me, but will ICU
You see me, but will ICU
I SURVIVED
“I Survived” is my first song recorded in a professional music studio, and it discusses my Survival and Recovery from a horrific Traumatic Brain Injury.
Now available on major streaming platforms:
Credits & Lyrics
- Acoustic and electric guitar: Anthony Aquan-Assee
- Vocals: Jen and Anthony Aquan-Assee
- Distribution by DISTROKID
- Recorded by Harjeet, a Sound Engineer at Made Human Studios
- Cover art by Michael Aquan-Assee
Verse 1:
TBI, you’re on my mind
I wanna leave you right behind
All I know and all I see,
Is different now, than it used to be.
Pre-Chorus:
Life may throw, but I’ll never know.
Where I am and where I’ll go.
What I know and where I’ll be.
I saw the light, it was quite the sight.
Never-ending, so clear and bright
Forgotten memories hiding from me.
Chorus:
But I survived, I’m alive
I’m Holding On, just trying to stay Strong
I survived, I’m alive
I’m Moving on, Just want to belong
Verse 2:
Lost and alone and losing hope
Thoughts and prayers just trying to cope.
The answers you find, are yours to keep.
Pre-Chorus 2:
Got to remember that I survived
My new life has arrived
Be here now, you and me.
Chorus:
But I survived, I’m alive
I’m Holding On, just trying to stay Strong
I survived, I’m alive
I’m Moving on, Just want to belong
Bridge:
You see me
ICU
What you do will come back to you.
Pre-Chorus 3:
Life may throw, but I’ll never know.
Where I am and where I’ll go.
What I know and where I’ll be.
Chorus:
But I survived, I’m alive
I’m Holding On, just trying to stay Strong
I survived, I’m alive
I’m Moving on, I’m GOING to belong
The Power of Music helped bring me out of a 2-week long coma.
Music has always been very important to me. I started playing the piano at a very young age and then switched to the guitar. After I sustained a Brain Injury it took me some time to return to playing the guitar as my memory had been destroyed as well as my fine motor skills. Music has strengthened my brain and it has played a big role in my recovery from a TBI.
Feel free to check out these videos with me playing the guitar for the school rock band, “The Harwood Hawkeyes”. The Harwood Hawkeyes were a school rock band at Harwood P.S. in Toronto. The band was composed of three former grade 8 students (the lead singer, the drummer and the bass guitarist) and two teachers including Anthony Aquan-Assee.