"figure out" is my third single but my envisioned R&B style of music that expresses human nature and emotions. From the experimentation of the higher register of my voice, to the stripped down elements at the end of the song, I bottled up my desire, longing and also subtle frustration and ambiguity into this song as a form to portray the "experimentation" that I end up being in other people's lives. Growing up, I have been in encounters where the other person is struggling or confused with what they want in life, who they are attracted to, and their own sexuality, self-identity. Many occasions where I become a "phase" until they realize that, eventually or down the road, I am not the gender they are attracted to. For me, even though the pain is spoken through my words, at the end of the day, I would be fine in being a vehicle for them to figure themselves out. Hence the lingering sense of yearning and sensual aspect of the song. I am releasing “figure out” in two version: regular and stripped. This is the first time I experiment with this type of release. Stripped version specifically allows the audience to get into the layered vocal elements, which is extremely personal and intimate for me. Part of my passion for songwriting lies in background vocal arrangements and how they interact with the melody as a whole. The stripped version would be the best representation of it. more