I wrote this on the acoustic guitar but immediately heard Electronic, Rock, Reggae, Latin and even some Jazz subconscious influences. I decided to go with synth and bass to see if I could build a heavy groove without drums. I used a shaker and a Rhodes style piano to add layers of energy and help drive the track forward. Emotionally for me, this song is energetic but still breathes with space to reflect on moments when a loved one seems to be pulling away. 

Lyrics:

So now we’re waiting
We thought that we made it
Can’t fill the empty
With memories spent
We were foolish and filthy

I caught you longing
Who am I to say that it’s the wrong thing
To pull your focus
And live like a ghost is
The world you have chosen

And now my hardest day
Is the one when I’m least afraid
And although you tried
There’s so much left unexplained
When the one that you’re closest to
Was not the one you came running to
When you felt betrayed

Now I’m seeking
Answers from someone not speaking
If not for hard times
Cold nights and smart lies
My faith wouldn’t fit right

Now the hardest truth
Is the one that I always knew
And the deepest blue
Is the one that I dove into
We practiced our whole lives
And picked the sharpest of the knives
So it’d run clean through

And still we’re breathing
Still aching, still healing
Nothing’s ending
These plates will keep spinning
When we stop pretending

Someone Not Speaking

natelogston