Video: "As Long As You're There" by Sunshine Corazon / Charice for Glee Season 2 Finale (photos w/ lyrics)

This is a nice compilation of Charice's latest photos from the set of "Here Comes the Boom", etc., with the lyrics and music of "As Long As You're There", the grand original Glee finale song written by Claude Kelly and sung by Sunshine Corazon (Charice).

"One Day: The Charice Saga (An Autobiography)"

Is Charice's rise to the top taking too long?

There are Chasters who think that way and I think it's because they are convinced her talent makes her deserving to be at the top right now. I too am very convinced that Charice is extraordinarily talented and so hardworking that she not only deserves to be at number 1 but to stay there for the longest time.

Honestly, though, I'm finding her "longer" route more exciting. Instead of having a Justin Bieber-like story (which is also incredible), I find Charice's story having the elements of a saga. She's only 19 but look at these:

Trials:
- childhood years marked by hardship and poverty survived through strong ties shared with her mother and brother
- as a very young teen, losing in a competition on which they had pegged their hopes for a brighter future
- being told she did not have what it takes to be a star
- a mysterious stranger's actions that would alter her life permanently

First success:
- just when she thought everything was lost, suddenly finding herself on centerstage in two of the biggest television shows in the US and astonishing the world
- her privileged one-after-another singing stints with the music industry's greats
- making music history by being the first solo Asian artist to have a debut album land in the Top 10 of Billboard 200
- a highly successful series of solo concerts in Japan, the 2nd largest music industry 

Love:
- innocent, young love halted by external factors beyond their control. Will it ever have another chance?
- setting her mind not to get into a relationship...yet
- twist: will it be one of the many faithful Chasters who will ultimately win her heart?

Struggles:
- success that's there yet not quite: not catapulting yet to the very top as hoped for and expected, not quite getting that no. 1 hit song...yet, having to gradually overcome cultural barriers (she's totally Asian in looks, upbringing, culture and ways, and had never lived in the US until a year after she came out on Oprah - making her truly different from her contemporaries)

Intrigue:
- the continuous presence of critics who continue in their disbelief in her talents because they think she doesn't have the "look". Where her critics find limitations, Charice locks on opportunities.
- haters who can't accept her genius while at the same time unable to resist watching her and following her career
- and when these two sets seem to reach a high, a Charice success unexpectedly comes

Destiny:
- a clarity of vision of where she wants to go and her incredible focus and hard work in pursuing it

All these and she's only 19.

Now a new chapter's unfolding in Charice's climb to the top and what makes it even more exciting is that no one knows exactly how the next turn will be - just like no one expected her to suddenly appear in Ellen's and Oprah's shows, wow the world, be mentored by no less than David Foster, and be where she is right now.

"One Day: The Charice Saga (An Autobiography)"

Reserve your copies now :)

"Louder" Official Lyric Video by Charice

Update, June 20, 2011 - articles on Charice's "Louder":

Charice's "Louder" Single Sounds Like Her Best Yet
http://top40.about.com/b/2011/05/22/charices-louder-single-sounds-like-her-best-yet.htm

Charice, ‘Louder’ – Song Review
http://popcrush.com/charice-louder/

Charice Releases New Single “Louder”
http://rbvideos.net/charice-releases-new-single-louder/

Charice, 'Louder' -- New Song
http://www.aolradioblog.com/new-song/charice-louder/

Is Charice the next Taylor Swift?
http://www.filmindustrynetwork.biz/is-charice-the-next-taylor-swift/10890

Charice's lyric videos are so cool. I believe Charice does them herself despite her super busy schedule - she's a techie, right?

Check below for her latest single, "Louder":



Charice, I'm excited to see your music video for "One Day"! And, won't you have one too for "Lost the Best Thing"?

MP3 Downloads:
Louder - iTunes  / Amazon
Lost The Best Thing - iTunes  / Amazon
One Day - iTunes  / Amazon 
Before It Explodes - iTunes  / Amazon

"Louder" and "Lost The Best Thing" by Charice - Lyrics

I'm listening to these three latest songs from Charice on REPEAT, that's how I'm loving the music, the words, and above all Charice's gorgeous voice. She can sing anything and make you feel every word, every beat. Charice just talks to your heart - and you'd want her to keep on talking :)

This is some sort of diary I'm keeping for "my things Charice" so posting here the lyrics I sourced from Charicediva.com:

LOUDER by CHARICE - MP3 download: iTunes and Amazon
(http://forum.charicediva.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=11222&p=189955#p189955)

Louder (x4)

I'm staring out of my window
And the rain is pouring down
When you left, I was so low
But I'm not gonna drown

I don't need no shoulder
I'm gonna be a soldier
I just wanna feel somethin' I don't understand

I'm just gonna run right through the rain
I'm just gonna dance right through the pain
I just wanna feel that rhythm, feel that drum
Let my heart beat louder
Let my heart speak louder than my head [head, head, head]
Heart beat louder than my head [head, head, head]
Heart speak louder
Wanna feel that rhythm, feel that drum
Let my heart beat louder
Let my heart speak louder than my head

I, I am over, overthinking of how to get you back
I'm checking out for the weekend
And I ain't goin' back

I don't need no shoulder
I'm gonna be a soldier
I just wanna feel somethin' I don't understand

I'm just gonna run right through the rain
I'm just gonna dance right through the pain
I just wanna feel that rhythm, feel that drum
Let my heart beat louder
Let my heart speak louder than my head [head, head, head]
Heart beat louder than my head [head, head, head]
Heart speak louder
Wanna feel that rhythm, feel that drum
Let my heart beat louder
Let my heart speak louder than my head

Oh, letting go
Yeah, it feel so good, so right
Oh, all I know
Is that I let my heart beat
heart speak louder than my louder than my
heart beat heart speak louder than my louder than my
heart beat heart speak louder than my louder than my louder, louder, louder, louder

I'm just gonna run right through the rain
I'm just gonna dance right through the pain
I just wanna feel that rhythm, feel that drum
Let my heart beat louder
Let my heart speak louder than my head [head, head, head]
Heart beat louder than my head [head, head, head]
Heart speak louder
Wanna feel that rhythm, feel that drum
Let my heart beat louder
Let my heart speak louder than my head

LOST THE BEST THING by CHARICE - MP3 download: iTunes and Amazon
(http://forum.charicediva.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=11314)

Take back my tears
Every useless one that I ever let fall
Don't tell me you care
All that you're good for now is "See I told you so."

Till the very last lie
You drew me in and I guess that's why
You never knew that breakin' my heart
Was stupid to do, stupid of you

And you just lost the best thing that crashed into your life
And if you're done pretending then get yourself a life
'Cause payback here I go I'm taking back the perks that you'll never know
And you just lost the best thing that crashed into your life

I take back my heart
Every reckless beat it ever skipped for you
Good for a laugh guess for a moment there
It kept you well amused

Till the very last lie
You drew me in and I guess that's why
You never knew that breakin' my heart
Was stupid to do, stupid of you

And you just lost the best thing that crashed into your life
And if you're done pretending then get yourself a life
'Cause payback here I go I'm taking back the perks that you'll never know
And you just lost the best thing that crashed into your life

Count your mistakes
'Cause boy this one's a big one
Can't get it back 'cause the moment's long gone
Look for me, look for me, look for me

Ohh, do you even know what you've done
You just lost the best thing that crashed into your life yeah

And you just lost the best thing that crashed into your life
And if you're done pretending then get yourself a life
'Cause payback here I go I'm taking back the perks that you'll never know
And you just lost the best thing that crashed into your life

And you just lost the best thing that crashed into your life
And if you're done pretending then get yourself a life
'Cause payback here I go I'm taking back the perks that you'll never know
And you just lost the best thing that crashed into your life

AS LONG AS YOU'RE THERE by CHARICE (Glee Cast Version) - Go here 
MP3 Download: http://t.co/U8P9UxN

"As Long As You're There" by Sunshine Corazon / Charice for Glee Season 2 Finale - Lyrics

I don't know much about music so I can't analyze and describe it as articulately as others do. I do know though what I like and I'm liking all of Charice's latest singles: Before It Explodes and One Day, as well as her cover of All By Myself on Glee's "Night of Neglect" episode, and Greyson Chance's Waiting Outside the Lines remix feat. Charice.

On top of all these amazing songs, I can't stop listening to Charice singing an original Glee song, As Long As You're There, which her character Sunshine Corazon will sing in Glee's finale episode. Oh my Charice, she outdoes herself again! I seriously believe that only Charice can sing it this way and this beautifully!



Lyrics:

Hmmmm, mmmmm
All my life
I've waited for the right
moment to let you know
I don't wanna let you go

But now I realize
there's just no perfect time
to confess how I feel
This much I know is real

So I refuse to
waste one more second
without you
knowing my heart

Baby, 'cause I don't
need anything else but your love
Nothing but you means a thing to me
I'm incomplete
when you're not there
holding me, touching me
I swear
all of the rest could just disappear
and I wouldn't even care
as long as you're there

Take these words
Don't let them go unheard
This is me reachin' out
I hope you can hear me now

'Cause, baby, my heart says stay
Take it, it's yours to break
I'd rather try and lose
than keep this love from you, yeah

So I refuse to
waste one more second without you
knowing my heart

Baby, 'cause I don't
need anything else but your love
Nothing but you means a thing to me
I'm incomplete
when you're not there
holding me, touching me
I swear
all of the rest could just disappear
and I wouldn't even care
as long as you're there

Each day and night
that I
kept this a secret
it killed me
It's time
to share what I feel inside

I don't need anything else but your love
Nothing but you means a thing to me
I'm incomplete
when you're not there
holding me, touching me
I swear
all of the rest could just disappear
and I wouldn't even care
as long as you're there
as long as you're there
as long as you're there