This is a special Good Morning America Broadcasting in New York.‘As I Used To’
Host: Hello New York, are you ready for one of the hottest singers at the moment?
*crowd cheers*Host: This is Julia Volkova!
After the announcement, the first melodies of the song starts to be played, which consists of subtle electric guitar chords plus some electronic ambient sounds, suddenly from behind the stage Julia comes holding her microphone singing the first lines of the song, as she sings the song the melody goes growing and becoming more fast due to its pop rock drum sequence and Julia’s warming but high vocals.
I don’t think of you
As I was used to think
Now you only seem to me
As an old memory
This life again is only mine
I live by my own needs and wishes
One step further to rise
And I’m not crying
The chorus starts and the song reaches its total form, with all the guitars and drum and bass, as a pop rock song, it’s fast its energetic and powerful and Julia shows a new side of her personality as a singer, forget the marked dance steps and all the pop opera big stage, she is totally raw in this performance, wearing jeans, striped shirt and black jacket. She has her loose long black curly hair and an attitude only showed by rock and roll singers. In the chorus of the song she totally looses herself, running through the stage, shaking her hair and going crazy.
I’ll be away but I’ll still carry you
Inside my heart
Inside my mind
But I know we’re good this way
The song continues with its full form, but slower than the first chorus, Julia recovers herself to her normal singing style, she is stunning, giving all her energy to put the crowd in her new music mood. Also the crowd is very receptive on her, despite some of them raise posters of ElectroDeath while Julia was still on the band, she seems not to bother, once she will need all her ElectroDeath fans supporting her in this new part of her career.
Life can only be what you want
If you fight for it
I don’t think it’s healthy
If you lock up your dreams
Once more Julia sings the chorus, but this time, it’s longer than the first one, with more lines to sing, and to cheer up the crowd Julia gets near then punch the air and sings with all her vocal potential.
I’ll be away but I’ll still carry you
Inside my heart
Inside my mind
But I know we’re good this way
I’ll be away singing about us
To understand
To comprehend
I know you feel the same way too
The next part is a bridge from the chorus to the last strophe of the song. The song melodies keeps being the same one showed in the choruses of it, but it slow down when Julia sings the last strophe of the song.
Flipping through pages
Of our remembrances
How we used to be
I’ll never be the same
The scars will remind me
That love sometimes is hard
But when the time heals
And the pain disappears
I’d like to meet you again
Once more to say I love you
The ending parts of the song, consists of its full form pop rock sound plus a strong stage attitude by Julia and the crowd stunned by this new look and new vibe from this girl who in the past was used to wear sexy outfits and perform provocative dance routines.
I’ll be away but I’ll still carry you
Inside my heart
Inside my mind
But I know we’re good this way
I’ll be away singing about us
To understand
To comprehend
I know you feel the same way too
I don’t think of you
As I was used to…
The song ends with some instrumental, the same one of its choruses, and Julia does a free style vocal harmony, moments after it she faces the crowd cheering at her.
Julia: Hello everybody!
*Crowd Cheers*Julia: It’s so beautiful to see you all here this so early in the morning! This next song I’m gonna perform, it’s one I showed a preview on Kiss FM some days ago, it’s a folk inspired song very beautiful, it’s ‘Excuses’
‘Excuses’ Julia sits down to sing this song. The sound of this song is really folk inspired. There’s accordion, acoustic guitar and piano, but the big difference is an electronic pop drum sequence which makes the song looks more incorporated and melodic, it might sound like some old country songs, but it is still updated and fresh.
The first strophe of the song is only Julia and a piano, after some lines the song gets bvack to its full form. There is no much difference in the melodies while Julia goes singing the song, but just some stopped moments where only Julia’s voice is heard, or the electronic drum.
You left me without excuses
At least I knew this would ruin
I fought against my issues
I tried to make you win
But then, you just ran away
The song structures induct a chorus, but it’s not a normal chorus, it could be interpreted as another strophe for the song. Julia is sited saking herself side to side, singing in front of a pedestal, and sometimes sending kisses and goodbyes to the crowd. It’s a very beautiful and slow down performance.
Don’t think that I didn’t care
Don’t think that I’m ok
But I keep climbing the stairs
To save my life againThe song goes, and Julia keeps singing it the same way she started, the crowd is really quiet just to listen the heartbreaking lyrics and the soft and melodic folk sound of this song.
I cried so many nights alone
I jumped from this bridge to die
When you said we were done
I had no strength to fight
And now I'm writing this for you
Please tell me that you loved me
Even if this is a lie
I rather drink the cold tea
Than burn my tongue and cry
The last lines of the song, represents its climax, some backing vocals is added to the original melody of the song, Julia sings the song a little higher than when she started to sing it, and also she raises her hands and shakes them so the crowd do the same.
Don’t think that I didn’t care
Don’t think that I’m ok
It’s just I thought I have found
The love of my life…Julia: Thank you so much!
‘Sweet Decline’Julia: I wanna say that, after all this time with ElectroDeath it’s good to see that you’ll still support me even I’m not with them anymore. Thank you so much for everything you guys have done to me, this song was a number one last week, and it is all about this departure and this changing in my life. This is ‘Sweet Decline’
The unforgettable piano notes is played, Julia drops the first dramatic lines of the song, the crowd went crazy, she smiles and keeps singing, her and the piano, a married couple, perfectly together.
This that you keep
Inside your heart, so deep inside
You try to hide it from me
But through your eyes I can feel the pain
Don’t say any word
You never forgot
It’s just a sweet decline
After the first strophe, the song increases itself, with backing vocals, percussion and drum and electric guitar, despite it is stronger and higher it is still mysterious and evolving, Julia is singing with all her irony and power putting a lot of effort while spelling the lyrics of the song.
I tried to blind my eyes
I tried to lie to my heart that you were mine
You tried to make me feel
Like I was the only one for you
But you, You were wrong!
You never forgot
It’s just a sweet decline
The bridge between the second and third strophe, makes the song sounds greater and stronger, now all melodies are together, the guitars, the piano, the drums the percussion, the bass, and the violins, all this makes the song bigger and powerful, Julia goes wild and crazy in the stag, jumping and running shaking her hair and cheering up the crowd.
She starts to sing the third and final strophe of the song, the song is in its climax, fast and rock and epic, Julia is singing like never before, her voice is high, something we never saw while she was in ElectroDeath, maybe due to the electronic effects on her voice back that time, but now she is real, clean and also she is catching the crowd breath with this killing performance.
Now, I face the departure
I face my broken heart once more
Now, You face your feelings
You cannot say you love me anymore
And this, this is the end
This is our last time
It’s just a sweet decline
The songs enters in its break moment, where all melodies are played with all its strength, making it sound epic and growing, when suddenly everything stops and Julia is back with the song’s initial piano notes, so she can sing the final ad killing lines of the song.
While you still love him
You’ll never be happy again…
Before the song ends, there’re some seconds left so its melody can shine and be strong, played although the song now the crowd and Julia goes wild and rock, while it goes reaching the end, and Julia leaves the stage sending kisses and goodbyes to the crowd.
