From the recording Wasted on Words
Wasted on Words is an intimate spoken word piece that reflects the quiet tension of sharing your inner world. It’s about the desire to be seen and heard, and the struggle between ego, recognition, and authentic expression.
The music supports the reflective tone, rising gently with moments of hope and purpose, while Gedalya’s delivery stays warm, sincere, and confessional. This piece is for anyone who has felt both the joy and the quiet frustration of putting your truth into words — and the deep desire to bring others closer to a higher, more spiritual place.
Lyrics
Sometimes I wonder
if silence is all I’ll ever find.
Not quiet
Just echoes in the hallway,
old stories pacing in my mind.
I reach for a reason—
but reasons don’t stay.
They slip through the sentence
right before I say their name.
Would I be hoping
if I had no doubt?
Or am I just spinning
when the fire burns out?
It’s like a prison
when the lights go out.
No one there
to carry the feeling.
Devotion fades
when prayers aren’t heard.
And if closeness isn’t tasted…
then emotions are wasted on words.
So tonight
I let the darkness teach me how to see.
Maybe in the quiet
there’s something honest left in me.
Every lonely sentence
feels like it’s leading somewhere—
or nowhere—
I can’t tell anymore.
I keep speaking anyway.
Not because I’m sure…
but because stopping
feels worse.
Maybe someday
there’ll be an answer in the dark.
Not a voice—
just a shift.
A spark.
Until then
I talk into the silence,
testing each phrase.
Wondering if meaning
comes from being heard…
or from staying
with the words
even when they’re wasted.