What I Never Told My Daughter

Wizard Mike

Junia Wren

Wizard Mike

folk-soul, ballad, gospel

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[Intro - solo voice, no instruments, dry and close]

[Verse 1 - conversational, unhurried, acoustic guitar enters on line three]
I kept the letters in a drawer beneath the towels,
I kept his number saved under a name that wasn't his.
When you called on Sunday I said everything is fine,
and I meant it like a door I was holding with my hip.

[Pre-Chorus - electric piano enters, still bare]
There's a kind of quiet that isn't peace at all -
it's a woman standing still so nothing falls.

[Chorus - full chest voice, warm, POWERFUL but never loud]
It wasn't the money that made me quiet.
It was the face I knew you'd make.
I could stand to lose the savings -
I could not stand to watch you look away.
And every day I called it something smaller,
until it had no name that I could say.

[Verse 2 - upright bass and brushed drums enter, steady]
He never once asked me to love him.
He only ever asked me to help.
he asked so softly I forgot to ask him anything myself.

[Pre-Chorus - organ pad rises underneath]
I saw the cracks - the photograph too clean,
the camera always broken. And I looked away from what I'd seen.

[Chorus - fuller, harmonies on the last two lines]
It wasn't the money that made me quiet.
It was the face I knew you'd make.
I could stand to lose the savings -
I could not stand to watch you look away.
And every day I called it something smaller,
until it had no name that I could say.

[Breakdown - everything drops out, voice and single guitar only]
So I'm telling you now, while the kettle's still warm,
while there's nothing left to lose by saying it out loud.
Somewhere there's a woman reading a message tonight
who would put the phone down if she'd only heard of me.

[Chorus - FULL BAND RETURNS, choir and layered community harmonies enter]
It won't be the money that keeps me quiet.
It won't be the face I know you'll make.
I have already lost the savings -
I am not going to lose my voice as well.
So say it in the kitchen, say it to your sister,
SAY IT TILL IT'S ORDINARY, SAY IT TILL IT'S SAFE.

[Outro - everything falls away, solo voice, dry]
It wasn't the money that made me quiet.
Not anymore.

[Fade to End]

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[Intro - solo voice, no instruments, dry and close] [Verse 1 - conversational, unhurried, acoustic guitar enters on line three] I kept the letters in a drawer beneath the towels, I kept his number saved under a name that wasn't his. When you called on Sunday I said everything is fine, and I meant it like a door I was holding with my hip. [Pre-Chorus - electric piano enters, still bare] There's a kind of quiet that isn't peace at all - it's a woman standing still so nothing falls. [Chorus - full chest voice, warm, POWERFUL but never loud] It wasn't the money that made me quiet. It was the face I knew you'd make. I could stand to lose the savings - I could not stand to watch you look away. And every day I called it something smaller, until it had no name that I could say. [Verse 2 - upright bass and brushed drums enter, steady] He never once asked me to love him. He only ever asked me to help. he asked so softly I forgot to ask him anything myself. [Pre-Chorus - organ pad rises underneath] I saw the cracks - the photograph too clean, the camera always broken. And I looked away from what I'd seen. [Chorus - fuller, harmonies on the last two lines] It wasn't the money that made me quiet. It was the face I knew you'd make. I could stand to lose the savings - I could not stand to watch you look away. And every day I called it something smaller, until it had no name that I could say. [Breakdown - everything drops out, voice and single guitar only] So I'm telling you now, while the kettle's still warm, while there's nothing left to lose by saying it out loud. Somewhere there's a woman reading a message tonight who would put the phone down if she'd only heard of me. [Chorus - FULL BAND RETURNS, choir and layered community harmonies enter] It won't be the money that keeps me quiet. It won't be the face I know you'll make. I have already lost the savings - I am not going to lose my voice as well. So say it in the kitchen, say it to your sister, SAY IT TILL IT'S ORDINARY, SAY IT TILL IT'S SAFE. [Outro - everything falls away, solo voice, dry] It wasn't the money that made me quiet. Not anymore. [Fade to End]

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