A new one from us and a bit of a departure, at least in terms of the fact that I am playing piano
. To be fair, I'm not a pianist, in fact there will be a question on that (probably in the Bar later) but I can play a few chords and a bit of a melody.
Lyrically, it developed from an initial Chorus that Neil sent me. I composed the tune and feel for the song. We then discussed various ideas of how to develop the lyrics into the full song. We knew what the silence meant to us but it took a few goes to get that down correctly.
I've had this musical idea (Piano that is) going round in my head for ages and just hadn't found the way to get it down, or at least play it. I initially composed the chorus on guitar and then recorded the whole thing on guitar but I knew it was right to move to piano. It's probably taken more effort to get this song to this state than any of my previous ones as it's not a straight guitar number. And thanks to Boydie for helping me try to get a darker piano sound for the intro, I still think it could be deeper and darker but can't make it happen.
I hope you like it!
When it feels like the noise just makes you blind
The deafening brings absence to your mind
The serenity and stillness warms your cold
It’s the silence that calms your soul
When it feels like a struggle, just to survive
The days you just no longer feel alive
The constant sound of living waits to be shed
The sound of voices screaming in your head
Sometimes it’s the silence that we need
The place that makes us leave
Sometimes it’s the silence that we need
The space that’s in between
The space - that lets us breathe
When it feels like there’s nowhere left to turn
To be somewhere else, the only thing you yearn
When you close your eyes but just can’t close the door
On those who need you, to make them feel secure
Sometimes it’s the silence that we need
The place that makes us leave
Sometimes it’s the silence that we need
The space that’s in between
The space - that lets us breathe
Escape, the day
Turn to drink, to hide away
See things, in a different light
Try to make, them right
So dark, and grey
Feel the pull, to get away
Blank out, the sound
Reaching up, you’re falling down
Sometimes it’s the silence that we need
The place that makes us leave
Sometimes it’s the silence that we need
The space that’s in between
The space - that lets us breathe
Sometimes it’s the silence that we need
The place that makes us leave
Sometimes it’s the silence that we need
The space that’s in between
The space - that lets us breathe
Sometimes it’s the silence that we need
The place that makes us leave
Sometimes it’s the silence that we need
The space that’s in between
The space - that lets us breathe
