Thursday, 11 August 2011

New Song: Never Be Silent




You didn't save me 
 You didn't save me so that I could keep my mouth shut

12 voices, piano, cello and cymbala with just a smidgeon of programmed percussion. Influenced by Bulgarian choir music, Never Be Silent is probably my most experimental and searingly honest spiritual song yet. Let me know your thoughts.
A big thanks to Rachel McClean for playing Cello.


You didn't save me,
You didn't save me so that I could keep my mouth shut.
You didn't rescue me,
You didn't rescue me so I could play dumb.
While every brick in this building longs to shout out
Oh Jesus loosen my ungrateful tongue

So that my heart may sing
So that my heart may sing to you
So that my heart may sing to you
And never be silent
Never be silent
Never be silent

You didn't heal me,
You didn't heal me so that I could take more poison.
You didn't ransom me,
You didn't ransom me to leave me a slave.
While all around me the songs of those you brought home
They break the silence like you broke their chains

God can a dead heart sing?
God can a dead heart sing to you?

Father you cut me,
Father you cut into the branch to make it fruitful
Father you punish me,
Father you punish me to make me grow true
Help me believe that the knife
Precedes the harvest

God make my dead heart sing...

God can a dead heart sing?...

© Matt Blick 2011



Other free songs by Matt Blick

4 comments:

  1. Loving this song...did not know that you possessed such a great singing voice. These lyrics are on point and the simplicity of the instrumentals is great as well.

    Thank you for sharing this with us,
    Patrick

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  2. Thanks so much Praverb! - really appreciate the encouragement!!!!

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  3. Just listened to this Mat. Brilliant! Really original. I loved it.

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  4. The words are great Matt.

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