This medley holds instrumentals of these three songs: Music Saved Me, Never Gone Away, and How We Don’t Care.
The links to stories about my songs include recordings with vocals.
The lyrics to this song from 2012 express how I went from sadness to joy because of music. I reference appreciating life when I was young before circumstances beat me down. Music “rescued my soul” and this could also be a spiritual reference to God.
MUSIC SAVED ME – Copyright 2016 by Judy Unger
When I was young, my senses brought pleasure
Life was a garden, memories I treasure
But I lost my passion as years wore on
Too busy to notice my senses were gone
I was so sad; pain left a hole
‘Til noise turned to music and rescued my soul
Music inspired, while noise was empty
When noise turned to music
It saved me
When I was young, I loved my eyesight
Colors and sounds filled me with delight
But over time color turned gray
And sound became noise all through my day
I was so sad; pain left a hole
‘Til noise turned to music and rescued my soul
Music inspired, while noise was empty
When noise turned to music
It saved me
When I was young, dreams I could touch
I tasted and savored; I loved life so much
I missed my senses when they slipped away
But the magic returned when music would play
I was so sad; pain left a hole
‘Til noise turned to music and rescued my soul
Music inspired, while noise was empty
When noise turned to music it saved me
When noise turned to music it saved me
Link to recordings and stories: MUSIC SAVED ME
I wrote this song when I was 20 for a good friend who was leaving on a long trip. In 2011 I revised the lyrics to address saying goodbye from a mother to her daughter who was terminally ill.
NEVER GONE AWAY – Copyright 2016 by Judy Unger
I know that soon you will leave me
how will I ever say goodbye?
there’s so much you’ve left me
I’ll try hard not to cry
when you’ve left you’ll still be with me
in all the songs I’ll long to play
every time I see a smile
you’ll have never gone away
It always seems to me, whenever I was down
your hand was the one holding mine
but your fingers I’ll let go of now; how I long to hold on
you’ll touch so many others when you’re gone
I know that soon you will leave me
how will I ever say goodbye?
there’s so much you’ve left me
I’ll try hard not to cry
when you’ve left you’ll still be with me
in all the songs I’ll long to play
every time I see a smile
you’ll have never gone away
Sometimes I will stop and wonder
you’ll know what I am feeling
I’ll hear your laughter in my mind
I’ll remember all our special moments
They’ll run by with a tear
You’ll leave, but in my heart, you’re still here
And I know that soon you will leave me
how will I ever say goodbye?
there’s so much you’ve left me
I’ll try hard not to cry
when you’ve left you’ll still be with me
in all the songs I’ll long to play
every time I see a smile
you’ll have never gone away
you’ll have never gone away
Link to recordings and stories: NEVER GONE AWAY
I wrote this song when I was 19 to express turmoil during conflict with my best friend. The message of pretending not to care held true later in my life when I was married. The varied rhythm from the verse to the chorus makes this song one of my favorites.
HOW WE DON’T CARE – Copyright 2016 by Judy Unger
What’s new with you?
It’s been awhile since you’ve told me
I have nothing left to say
It might be too late to give it a try
‘cause now you can’t look me in the eye
I’m doing fine
Although I’m smiling
Inside it isn’t quite the same
I can’t take much more of hiding these tears
it seems my disguise is not what it appears
We try to show how we don’t care
How we don’t feel, how we don’t share
And it’s really nothing new
It just gets harder every time
to say I love you
Sometimes I feel
like this time it’s over
Will this be just a passing storm?
Somehow I wonder if after the rain
Can our love survive this pain?
So what’s on your mind?
Will you cry when you leave me?
Or is it that I’m just crying alone?
I thought that our love I could always count on
Did we wake up to find love has gone?
We try to show how we don’t care
How we don’t feel, how we don’t share
And it’s really nothing new
It just gets harder every time
to say I love you
It just gets harder every time
to say I love you
Link to recordings and stories: HOW WE DON’T CARE
