With his new single, “The Words I Didn’t Say,” Composer and classical guitarist Fabio Cicala invites audiences to a profoundly intimate experience of stillness, temptation, and emotional containment. On each finger-plucked note, Cicala narrates the saga of a love that glowed with potential yet never went anywhere, not because the love wasn’t mutual but because the heart chose quiet over chaos.
The song is a poetic homage to the ache of unspoken desire, conceived during a brief only-in-the-movies encounter on a film set. Cicala’s muse, a woman whose deportment just dazzled him, prompted a journey into self-control and emotionally naked honesty. What potentially could have been something profoundly impactful was traded in for loyalty and introspection. Casting the piece not too disingenuously as an inquiry into the nature of choice, integrity, and the price of stoicism.
Propelled by his characteristic classical guitar work and calibrated at the healing frequency of 432 Hz, “The Words I Didn’t Say” is as much a balm as it is a confession. The song whispers about a subtle unraveling of inner turmoil, put into soft phrasing, emotional spaces, and musical restraint.
The guitar is his voice, and Cicala paints a kaleidoscopic terrain grounded by mindfulness and introspection. In Cicala’s possession, it’s a gentle transfer, a nudge from the soul, not a jolt.