"Not a Word"

I performed this one quite a bit when I was doing solo coffeeshop gigs in Chicagoland, but never recorded it. In the mid-1990s, I was involved with three different bands: The Bitter Pills, Plastic Mikey, and In Treble. At the same time, I was doing a lot of theatre. When it all fell apart within a few short months, I suffered a career crisis from which I have never quite recovered.

Current listening: Lenny White, The Adventures of Astral Pirates

Not a Word

© 1994 Brian Hutzell

Whatever the problem, any concern

It doesn’t matter unless it’s hers

Any discussion, keep away from there

She don’t wanna hear it

She doesn’t care

Not a word, don’t say a word

Keep it in, hide the hurt

Not a word – a negative word that she’s heard will only increase the pain

So suffer in silence, suffer in silence

Not a word, don’t say a word or you’ll speak in vain

Suspicious prying deserves no place

But curiosity is no disgrace

What is she hiding beneath her mask?

You’ll never know because you dare not ask

Not a word, don’t say a word

Keep it in, hide the hurt

Not a word – a negative word that she’s heard will only increase the pain

So suffer in silence, suffer in silence

Not a word, don’t say a word or you’ll speak in vain

Every subject you want to discuss is taboo

And you feel like the blame for the fuss rests with you

But it takes two

And whatever you do, not a word

Whatever your burden, bear it alone

With nary a whisper, a sigh nor a moan

Move on with your life; get out on your own

Not a word, don’t say a word

Keep it in, hide the hurt

Not a word – a negative word that she’s heard will only increase the pain

So suffer in silence, suffer in silence

Not a word, don’t say a word or you’ll speak in vain

“December Blues 15”

Brian Hutzell

From December Blues

Part 12 of MMXIII Variations