Speak No Evil
“Speak No Evil” is a previously unreleased track which was originally on the Imaginary Lines 2004 demo CD. It was intentionally left off of Imaginary Cube because, at the time, we were planning on revamping Reflections of Relevance as a quasi-concept album with added songs (like this one) with ties to Ric’s childhood hometown of Hazleton PA. That idea ultimately got scrapped and Pieces of the Past was compiled instead.
Anyway, the song had always been a good composition about returning to an old childhood neighborhood and confronting some uncomfortable truths. Aside from recently added drums by Ron Simasek, it has not vastly changed from its original form on the demo CD, with the same lyrics, synthesized accordion, Timpani drums and piano lead there from the beginning.
Song Info
Originated on May 4, 2004
Composed by Ric Albano (Cygnus Wave Music, ASCAP)
From the compilation album Pieces of the Past by Sinclair Soul
Released on April 7, 2026
Musicians
Ric Albano – piano, bass, guitar, synths, vocals
Ron Simasek – drums
Listen to the Song:
Lyrics
I set my feet set down upon that street
For the first time in many, many years
Old familiar surroundings
But as I glimpse the sights and smell the air
My eyes begin to well over in tears
In nostalgia, I’m drowning
I used to breathe this air each day
Throughout these passages I’d dream and scheme and play
But no one talks about the,
No, no one talks about the
The situations that had sent me far away
I do my best to try and assist
This frail old woman with those familiar eyes
You know, she used to be stronger
But now she’s spinning round and round
Uncontrollably into a demise
She probably won’t live much longer
She looks so frightened and confused
While Shirley Temple sings in eternal youth
But we can’t talk about it, we can not talk about it
Lest we reveal the piercing bitterness of truth
© 2004-2026 Ric Albano and Cygnus Wave Records
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