Say Less is a 3 Track EP embracing the message which is I understand to say less and do more!

3. Do More

2. Say Less

1. I Understand



Written by Briyan Frederick Baker and Joe Maki
Published by Blind Mime Music, ASCAP & Jomah Kai Music, ASCAP
© Briyan Frederick Baker and Joseph Alan Maki. All rights reserved.
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Joe started this one with a piano instrumental he wrote initially some time ago and unearthed and revised on October 25, 2025. He described it like this:

“So I ran across a piano piece that needed fleshing out — I think it might be something. It’s called Hearth, or maybe Fall Ends. I’m deep in the autumn frame of mind, and it suggested a fire slowly dying with the frost creeping in. I had to use a different piano sound in the middle — not sure what I used originally.”

That set the tone. The piece immediately felt like late autumn — quiet, reflective, a little bit haunted by the chill of change.

When I took the inspiration for the lyric, I started from the word Hearth, but my mind wandered to Hearth and Home. The title felt familiar, almost comforting, yet the minor inflection in Joe’s music turned it away from any notion of simple warmth or nostalgia. It became something more complicated — a song about how we try to understand each other but rarely succeed.

The past week’s conversations with people crept into it too. It feels like everyone just wants to be understood and appreciated, but we’re all a little trapped inside our own heads. Words are blunt tools for delicate things. They don’t do us justice. So much gets lost in translation — and yet, we keep trying.

Hearth and Home

You’re stuck inside your head
Despite the universal truths
People are the same, but not the same
An extension of the fears that held their youth

But who am I but just someone
Another man who’s come undone
Unspun around the common thread
Stuck inside this great big head

After all is said and done
You never really know someone
You never know what you don’t know
You never know their hearth and home
You never know their hearth and home

It’s practically impractical
Before it gets dramatical
I’ll leave before the curtain calls
No, you won’t catch me after all… pretending
Words are dumb and never really know
The ending
Yet it’s always the same
It’s always the very same ending
And it’s such a shame

It’s such a shame!…

You’re stuck inside your head
Despite the universal truths
The brutes in us are winning
While all the ghouls in us come grinning

Through their masks at masquerades
They dance around the false facades
Mispronounced like lemonade
The credits roll, the image fades

After all is said and done
You never really know someone
You never know what you don’t know
You never know their hearth and home
You never know their hearth and home

About the Song
Hearth and Home sits in that fragile emotional space between intimacy and isolation — the quiet ache of realizing that even when we share our thoughts, we remain mysteries to one another. It’s a song about communication and disconnection, about the warmth we reach for and the chill that inevitably returns.

tags: piano, autumn, reflection, misunderstanding, communication, introspection, identity, masquerade, truth, perception, melancholy, relationships, humanity, masks, façade, emotion, nostalgia, isolation, connection, irony, lyrical, poetic


Hearth and Home

A short spoken contemplation from The Wind Speaks.  An unedited reflection to help you pause and return to what’s true inside.

#4 The Wounded Healer

This one’s for the dads.
For the men who carry the weight quietly, the ones who meant to say “I’m proud of you” but never found the right time.
Before It’s Too Late is a confession turned anthem, heavy guitars, cinematic atmosphere, and lyrics that hit like a memory you can’t shake.

It’s about realizing you still have time to fix what silence broke.
Not perfect. Not polished. Just honest.

Theme: fatherhood, regret, forgiveness, second chances
Vibe: emotional, powerful, reflective, loud when it needs to be
Best played: late night, long drive, thinking about everything you didn’t say

💬 Drop a comment if it hit you.
🔁 Share it with someone who still has time to make things right.

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Before It’s Too Late

Thoughtful, contemplative, and neutral, with a science or data feel. Light ambient background music for scientific study, journalism, technology, research, medicine and more. This rather minimalistic, uncluttered, neutral and transparent music can be played as background music for a long time without it getting grating or tiring on the ears. (Stem files available.)

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Thinkbox 02

Thinkbox 02 (Ambient Piano Only version)

Before the day begins its asking of you… pause right here. 

This short morning reflection, “Morning Truth: You Are Here,” invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and remember the simplest truth of all - you are here. Allow this gentle voice and soothing soundscape to anchor you in presence before the world starts calling your name. Perfect to listen to as you wake, before school, or during a quiet moment with your morning tea. 

What this reflection offers: 

A calm, grounded start to your day a reminder of your worth and presence 
Mindful breathing and awareness
Reiki Energy
Gentle affirmations for peace and self-connection 

Repeat softly: I am here. I am enough. 

🎧 Best listened with headphones. Sit comfortably, close your eyes, and let the words and Healing Song settle like light across your morning. 

Written & voiced by Lucy Toppetta 
🎵 Background Music: Royalty-free track sourced from Pixabay.com. (Free Licence – attribution not required). 

🎶 About Healing Song Meditation®
Each Healing Song Meditation® is one of a kind - intuitively channeled in the moment, allowing the vibration of the narration to guide the flow of toning and sound. No two Healing Songs are ever the same, each carrying its own energy signature and intention.

Morning Truth - You Are Here: A Reflection

Let Me Be Gentle In Your Light

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Where Sound Meets Stillness.  I’m Lucy, creator of Healing Song Meditation® – intuitive, never-the-same sound journeys for deep rest and renewal. Through meditations, reflections, story-telling and Reiki Energy, I channel each unique song created in the moment for heart, soul, and healing.

Duo consisting of Briyan Frederick Baker of Gajoob and Blind Mime Ensemble, and Joe Maki of Driveway Static.

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