Don't Let It Show - The Alan Parsons Project, 1977
If it's getting harder to face every day
Don't let it show, don't let it show Though it's getting harder to take what they say Just let it go, just let it go And if it hurts when they mention my name Say you don't know me And if it helps when they say I'm to blame Say you don't own me Even if it's taking the easy way out Keep it inside of you Don't give in Don't tell them anything Don't let it Don't let it show Even though you know it's the wrong thing to say Say you don't care, say you don't care Even if you want to believe there's a way I won't be there, I won't be there But if you smile when they mention my name They'll never know you And if you laugh when they say I'm to blame They'll never own you Even if you feel you've got nothing to hide Keep it inside of you Don't give in Don't tell them anything Don't let it Don't let it show The two principles behind The Alan Parsons Project met at the famous Abby Road Studios in 1974. Alan Parson was already an established sound engineer, having worked on Beatles albums, and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. He suggested to Scottish musician and producer, Eric Woolfson, that they combine their respective talents, and form a progressive rock group. Their music consisted of mostly concept albums, with such titles as Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Pyramid, Eye in the Sky, and I Robot. The Album was supposed to be based on I, Robot, a collection of stories written by Isaac Asimov. Even though the author was enthusiastic about the project, the rights to his book had already be sold for TV/movie release. So the band changed the name by removing the comma, modified the lyrics to portray a more generic robot theme, and I Robot was released in 1977. I chose Don't Let It Show off this album because of it's raw emotional delivery. It also epitomizes the single worst week of my life, so perhaps there's some catharsis involved... |
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