▁to ▁me ▁and ▁represent , ▁as ▁always , ▁a ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁here ▁and ▁now ▁in ▁my ▁life ." ▁ ▁Com position ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁ ▁" S ay ▁Something " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Ian ▁Ax el , ▁Ch ad ▁King , ▁and ▁Mike ▁Campbell ▁while ▁production ▁was ▁handled ▁by ▁Dan ▁Rom er . ▁Son ically , ▁the ▁song ▁piano ▁ball ad ▁is ▁under lined ▁by ▁a ▁piano ▁and ▁string ▁arrangement , ▁which ▁was ▁performed ▁by ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁string ▁players ▁Mark ▁Robert son , ▁Andrew ▁D uck les , ▁and ▁Van essa ▁Fre eb air n - Smith . ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁e voke ▁the ▁em otion ▁felt ▁when ▁choosing ▁to ▁leave ▁a ▁failed ▁relationship ▁even ▁though ▁love ▁still ▁remains , ▁impl oring ▁the ▁lo ver ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁statement ▁that ▁could ▁potentially ▁conv ince ▁the ▁singer ▁to ▁salv age ▁the ▁relationship ▁instead . ▁ ▁For ▁Bill ▁Lamb ▁of ▁About . com , ▁the ▁ch orus ▁" S ay ▁something , ▁I ' m ▁giving ▁up ▁on ▁you ", ▁" is ▁brilliant ." ▁Lamb ▁also ▁explained ▁the ▁song , ▁writing ▁that , ▁" inst ead ▁of ▁being ▁filled ▁with ▁anger ▁and ▁des per ation , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁express ing ▁a ▁powerful ▁combination ▁of ▁hum ility , ▁sad ness ▁and ▁regret ." ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁both ▁members ▁were ▁experien cing ▁individual ▁heart break . ▁" W rit ing ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁he aling ▁process ," ▁says ▁Ax el . ▁" When ever ▁we ▁perform