No Words to Say - Behind the Song
Can we deny the decisions of youth? Choices we made in good faith of the future.
Part of the notion of “many lives” relates to feelings, decisions and choices that were heartfelt and honest at the time, but may feel foreign later in life. Does our perspective later in life invalidate what came before? No, I don’t think so. But it can make reconciling different “versions” of yourself challenging to do without tying yourself up in guilt or falling down an endless hole of “what ifs”.
And, I know one of the main lines in this song, “there’s no words to say”, is grammatically incorrect. I know, I know. But it only occurred to me after recording and I honestly couldn’t find anything that worked better for me. So, I made an “artistic” decision to keep it.
Lyrics
With intentions that were right, when every moment was the truth
You didn’t try to tell a lie
It just happened and there’s “no words to say”
Could it have been another way when at the time it was the best?
Was it a path you could avoid?
It just happened and there’s “no words to say”
Is it a lie (is it a lie) if you can’t see the truth?
Shadows can hide what’s inside if we let them
Can we deny (can we deny) the decisions of youth?
Choices we made in good faith of the future
And would you try to change the story were you aware of what could change?
It’s not a plot you can rewrite
It just happened and there’s “no words to say”
Is it a lie…