“No One Cared"
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Just recorded and made a cover of one of my latest songs. It's a bit of a cautionary statement which concerns the ignoring of warnings. The sky may not be falling, but it is worth the time to look up every once in a while, 😎
“No One Cared"
Words & Music By Tom Tognaci
https://soundclick.com/song/15238016
V1
God spoke to Noah and he understood.
But the people wouldn’t listen
Calling him crazy where he stood.
Noah warned them of a great flood:
“Help me build this ark of wood."
"Help me and have faith that your family will be spared."
As they laughed and spat the ground
No one cared.
V2
Back in 1912, a champagne bottle blessed the bow
And it was deemed “unsinkable",
Which raised some uneasy eyebrows.
Warnings came of icebergs en route,
Which the crew had laughed off as moot.
In their arrogance, the ship went unprepared,
As the band played its swan song
No one cared.
V3
There burns a new fire, one from cyberspace
One not passed down from the Heavens
But claims to help the human race
Poets warn of a great downfall
Clergy fear what the mystics saw
As the world falls in line, too enlightened to be scared
The signs were all around us
But no one cared
Comments
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Always enjoy your guitar style and melodies, Tom! Honestly, I could just get lost in the sound of it!
Bit of a comment on the general malaise of humanity as well as specifically the cyberspace threat.
The religious references will appeal to some, and put others off. Could be an issue from a commercial perspective, but I'm guessing this is more a personal song.
I think the message comes thru loud and clear.
Putting the hook at the end of the verses gives them more weight, so that's quite effective.
And using the great flood and the Titanic contextualizes the cyberspace threat as a disaster rather than just a problem or issue, so I think that's working for you.
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Thanks, Rainy... As far as commercial, I will never have a commercial audience. I look for those stragglers, roaming out there just looking for some good acoustic music. This song, as a few of my others, brings to light an emerging social construct that many are already deliberating and debating. This isn't really personal, but it is how and what I believe.
Thanks for the comment. Besides some additional commentary, I can only hope that there are others that can weigh in on this issue, as well.
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BTW... Thanks for everything! 😎
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I hear the concept here as really deliberate and timely. Moving from Noah, to the Titanic, to cyberspace feels like a progression of human confidence in different eras, and the repeated “No one cared” line really drives home the idea that warnings are ignored across time until consequences hit.
What stood out to me is the way each verse represents people living inside their own “vacuum” of belief or certainty, whether it’s religious disbelief, technological arrogance, or modern-day overconfidence in progress. By the time awareness arrives, it feels like it’s already too late—so the title really lands as the thesis of the whole piece.
On a craft level, the structure is very strong and easy to follow, and the repetition of the chorus gives it a clear anchor. A few of the lines lean more on familiar phrasing rather than sharp imagery, and the modern/cyberspace verse feels a bit more abstract compared to the more story-based Noah and Titanic sections. That contrast isn’t a flaw necessarily, but it does make the last verse feel slightly less grounded.
Overall though, the idea is cohesive and communicates its message clearly, and the simplicity of “No one cared” works well as the final takeaway each time.
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Hey there Pistol...Thanks for listening and commenting,
It's very astute of you seeing the difference between the first two verses and the last. The first two verses tell a story od what has happened. The last verse is a modern-day dilemma that is in the progress of being argued and debated. And so, the last verse will be a bit more abstract and prophetic. Hindsight is 20/20... So, they say.
Thanks again!
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