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I recently wrote and recorded a new song called “Things I Never Want to Say,” which I humbly offer here for your listening enjoyment. I recorded everything in my home “studio,” and while my vocals aren’t really up to par on this track (at least IMHO) Amber really sings well and it was fun to work with my new Yamaha PSR 310 keyboard to add drums, bass, and synth parts. Despite some of my pitch issues, I think it ended up being a good song and a half-way decent demo recording…although I’m severely tempted to redo the vocals some time soon…

• download recording in mp3 format (higher file size, high quality, works with every player)
• download recording in ogg format (lower file size, high quality, What’s Ogg?)
• download chord sheet in pdf

Lyrics:

Things I Never Want to Say
by Nathan R. Hale

I never want to say
That I never did try
‘Cause I’m afraid I wouldn’t get by
I never want to say
That I never did live
‘Cause I’m afraid of what I couldn’t give

Every day seems a little busier
than the one that came before
Even now I’m a little older
and asking what’s in store

I don’t the know the future
and I don’t care to know
I just don’t want to be left
putting on an empty show

I never want to say
That I never did hope
‘Cause I’m afraid of a hopeless cause
I never want to say
That I never did help
‘Cause I’m afraid of helplessness

Every day could seem a little brighter
If I could manage to to follow the light
Every day could seem a little longer
If only I wouldn’t fall away

Every moment we give to something we hate
Is a moment we’ve thrown away
Every single little step that I take
Is something I can never get back

Things I Never Want to Say by Nathan R. Hale is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

2 Responses to ““Things I Never Want To Say””

1. Etienne Snyman says:

   May 27, 2009 at 10:42 am

   A good first attempt. This song would work really well with an ensemble/orchestra and a choir. Think Coldplay…
   (I saw a link to this song on Linuxmusicians.com)
   • nathan says:

     May 27, 2009 at 12:06 pm

     Thanks, I listen to Coldplay a lot, so I think I know what you mean!