When You Say Nothing At All
People say that soul mates
are connected by hearts. Somehow, they seem to be able to read each other’s
mind; a special and rare connection we can find. I myself am not a person of
words when it comes to a face-to-face communication with the person I love.
Instead, I’m more a person of action. I show my affection through actions.
Therefore people used to say that I’m acting like a boy when it comes to that
matter, because mostly, boys are the people of action. They talk less and do
more. Okay, back to the ‘connection’ thing, two people who are connected by
hearts don’t need many words to say between them. Sometimes, gestures are
enough. This is in today’s song for Male
Special Part 2: Ways of Being A Man, “When You Say Nothing At All”,
performed by Irish singer-songwriter
and Boyzone frontman, Ronan Keating.
“It’s amazing how you can speak
right to my heart. Without saying a word, you can light up the dark. Try as I
may, I could never explain what I hear when you don’t say a thing.”
–Ronan Keating, When You Say Nothing At
All [OST. Notting Hill]
“When You Say Nothing at
All” was released as the debut solo single by Ronan Keating. The song was
recorded in 1999 especially for the soundtrack to the
film “Notting Hill”, with the single was released on July 26th 1999. The
soft rock track is a cover of Keith Whitley’s country song released in 1988. It
was written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz.
Have you ever felt this kind
of connection, the inexplicable one, like when your gaze meets someone’s among
the crowd and then suddenly you just feel like you’ve known that person for a
long time, while matter of fact, you don’t even know that person yet? Well, I
have. And when you get to actually know that person, everything is just exactly
like you’ve been feeling. And that feels amazing. “It’s amazing how you can speak right to my heart. Without saying a
word, you can light up the dark. Try as I may, I could never explain what I
hear when you don’t say a thing.” Lyrically, “When You Say Nothing At All”
speaks about that kind of connection between two people. It’s amazingly rare,
when you meet someone through a gaze and time feels like just freeze at the
moment. “All day long I can hear people
talking out loud. But when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd. Try as
they may, they can never define what’s been said between your heart and mine.”
At times, silent speaks
louder than words. I’ve mentioned before that when you get to actually know the
person you feel connected to, everything is just exactly like you’ve been
feeling; it feels like you’ve known that person for a long time already. That
kind of connection builds a comfort. When two people are comfortable with each
other, sometimes there are no words could be found to define what they feel. “The smile on your face lets me know that
you need me. There’s a truth in your eyes saying you’ll never leave me. The
touch of your hand says you’ll catch me wherever I fall. You say it best when
you say nothing at all.” Perhaps their souls have already known each other
since the life before them. Perhaps they’re two separated entities that have
finally found each other. They speak with their minds. They communicate with
all their bodies. They can read each other’s signs without missing anything
out. That thing is rare, so when you
find it, don’t let go.
Keating’s version of “When
You Say Nothing At All” later became a part of his first studio album, “Ronan”,
which was released on July 31th 2000. Beside Keating’s and Whitley’s version,
one of the most popular covers of the song is also the one performed by Alison
Krauss. Indeed, a beautiful and sincere song will always find its way in the
world to be remembered.
“All day long I can hear people
talking out loud. But when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd. Try as
they may, they can never define what’s been said between your heart and mine.”
–Ronan Keating, When You Say Nothing At
All [OST. Notting Hill]
“It’s amazing how you can
speak right to my heart, without saying a word, you can light up the dark
Try as I may, I could never
explain what I hear when you don’t say a thing
The smile on your face lets
me know that you need me
There’s a truth in your eyes
saying you’ll never leave me
The touch of your hand says
you’ll catch me wherever I fall
You say it best when you say
nothing at all
All day long I can hear
people talking out loud, but when you hold me near you drown out the crowd
Try as they may, they can never define what’s been said between your heart and mine
Try as they may, they can never define what’s been said between your heart and mine
That smile on your face, the
truth in your eyes
The touch of your hand, lets
me know that you need me
You say it best when you say
nothing at all”
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