From the recording If Ever
“The Sound Of You Gone” was written out of heartbreak. A heart that I chose to break which also then crushed mine in the process. I was in love with a woman but I was afraid that it was going to work out in the long run. So, I made a hard decision for us to go our separate ways.
This track describes all the sounds of things that don’t make noise but suddenly seemed heightened with the lack of her presence. There was a silence with her not being with me. Her absence in my life was deafening.
After about four months apart, and many weeks of building up the courage, I reached out to her in hopes of coming back together. I found out she was also suffering the way I was. That was three and a half years ago and we are stronger than ever. But “The Sound Of You Gone” is a reminder what it was like to be without the one I love.
Recently though, the song has developed a shared meaning to me. Three weeks ago I lost another woman in my life that I love. My mother. My mom was the sweetest woman imaginable. Fairy tale level sweet. I can’t remember her ever being angry or speaking poorly of anyone. She was truly an amazing person and showered me with love and compliments. I owe all my confidence to her. She always told me I could be anything. She believed in me. There is now a new silence in my life without her joyous laughter and voice.
I hope this track helps you with any loss that you have encountered. Wether you chose to lose it or it was taken from you. That silence only exits because it was once filled with such a massive volume of love.
lead vocal / acoustic guitar ~ James Leclaire
bass ~ Phillip Victor Bova
drums / harmony vocals ~ Mike Hunter
produced, mixed and mastered by Phillip Victor Bova at Bova Sound
Lyrics
I’ve heard many things
I’ve heard the mountain tops sing
As the fog whispered softly in the valley below
I’ve heard the leaves dance with the trees
To a joyful waltz played by the breeze
Even though down’s the only place they got left to go
I’ve heard the dew rest on the grass
As the river elegantly slipped past
And the sun cracked open the night to release the dawn
I’ve heard the weeping willow cry
As Autumn rudely said goodbye
But now all I hear is the sound of you gone
I’ve heard the sweet dandelions roar
I’ve heard the roses sharpening their thorns
As the thistles prepared for war
I’ve heard the stars jealously bicker
As the night quietly grew thicker
And the moon claimed it’s throne in the sky
I’ve heard the hills howl for hours
To the humming of the blossoming flowers
While the swaying wheat laughed under the yawning sun
I’ve heard the ice melt in my glass
I’ve heard time slowly pass
But now all I hear is the sound of you gone
It’s left an echoing deafness in my heart
And it’s screaming like the lack of light in the dark
I cover my ears through the silence and I try to be strong
But nothing is as loud as the sound of you gone