I Will Never Leave You

Vocal solo + piano + chords

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Voicing/instrumentation: Vocal solo + piano + chords
Composer: Sam Kauffman
Lyricist/text source: Sam Kauffman
Language: English
Duration: 5:15
Year: 2011

I’m a composer. I’m not usually a songwriter. Writing lyrics is not one of my strengths. But once in a great while, inspiration strikes, and the result is something like this.

This is a song about a faithful companion. The actual inspiration was more specific than that, but I’m choosing to leave it vague. The song takes an emotional journey through companionship, betrayal, regret, reunification, and reassurance.

The vocal range is G2-G4 (male), G3-G5 (female).

The video below was featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest.

I Will Never Leave You

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