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October 14, 2025 — Sometimes, the songs that stay hidden in your phone hold the most truth. For HMPRY, that truth found its way back into the world through “Wanting To Love Me,” a heartfelt pop and synth-pop track with city-pop flair that captures the in-between of love — when feelings are real but never fully said out loud.
Smooth melodies, R&B-tinged grooves, and a soft shimmer of nostalgia form the heartbeat of “Wanting To Love Me.” It’s the sound of neon lights reflecting on quiet streets, of longing caught between courage and hesitation. Anchored by the emotional hook — “Why can’t you show me that you and I together could work?” — the track turns vulnerability into something cinematic and irresistibly replayable.
Originally drafted in 2023, the song started as a rough demo HMPRY almost forgot about. “It was just sitting there,” the artist shares. “When I found it again, I realized how honest it still felt. I didn’t want to change that — just give it a home.”
Revisiting the track this year, HMPRY layered new synth textures, warm bass, and crisp percussion over its lo-fi roots, allowing the song to bloom without losing its intimacy. The result is a modern city-pop confession — a blend of diary-like storytelling and lush sonic polish that feels both timeless and deeply personal.
“Wanting To Love Me” shimmers with the bittersweet glow of 80s nostalgia, like a late-night walk through Tokyo where emotions hang in the air alongside the neon signs. There’s something tender yet quietly desperate in its tone, an ache that hums beneath the track’s smooth production — the sound of love that’s almost in reach.
It’s also a song about effort — or the quiet plea for it. Beneath its catchy surface lies a longing for reassurance, for love that tries back. “If you told me you’re trying, ’cause your heart’s wanting to love me,” HMPRY sings, a line that captures both hope and heartbreak in one breath.
From a forgotten demo to a rediscovered piece of truth, “Wanting To Love Me” represents the kind of emotional honesty that defines HMPRY’s sound — introspective yet melodic, nostalgic yet current. It’s music for late-night drives, quiet coffee shop mornings, and anyone who’s ever waited for someone to meet them halfway.
“Wanting To Love Me” is part of Off The Record’s Fresh OPM Finds Mixtape #2, a curated series spotlighting rising Filipino artists pushing the boundaries of sound and storytelling in the local music scene.