Noella Rain’s Some Stories is based in the emotive afterlife of the earlier experiences and the color they impart to relations in the here and now. In bare, talk-speech lyrics, Noella broached the problem of vulnerability and self-protection. With a voice that is ultimately self-referent, powerfully, she shows that however good the love is, the baggage of the earlier experiences is raw or jumbled and cannot be untangled.

Among the song’s major strengths is the thin line that Noella juggles in terms of restraint and emotional honesty. She tells us that she has untold stories, but then does the responsible thing and won’t reveal them—not because she is insincere, but because she is compassionate. The move indicates a high degree of maturity in terms of boundaries in relationships. There is a quiet confidence in the manner that she speaks, suggesting only so much as will make her genuine, but not telling all.

The characteristic phrase that books that “aren’t meant to be read” is symbolic of the trauma or the regrets that are not strong enough to be relived. Noella is not asking for sympathy nor forgiveness but compassion. In opting to “close that book,” she is referring to the process of closure and healing. A good reminder of how you move on without the need of unfolding every sheet of the past.

The entire time, the voice of Noella—lyric, fervent, is a warm, spontaneous voice. In dealing with the problem of self, of faith, of transformation of self, the song is for whoso is compelled to choose the communicating of woe or the preserving of peace.

The final lines drive home the central idea: some stories, no matter how real, are better left untold. In doing so, Some Stories becomes less about hiding and more about healing. Noella Rain manages to say a lot by choosing not to say everything, and that subtle power makes the lyrics quietly unforgettable.