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Wintering

by Bad Naps

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First Freeze 02:03
2.
I admit it This was a bad idea I ran over here before i thought it through I didn’t realize it was freezing I guess I just needed you to see me Or i wouldn’t have left my hat and gloves up in my room But don’t hurry Don’t worry I’m starting to feel better Don’t hurry Don’t worry Because i’m starting not to feel anything at all Now here i am staring through the panes of glass But i know it’s worthless cause there’s no such thing as Second chances So i’m wandering I used to burn From the way your eyes set me on fire But it seems that they’ve grown cold We used to fog up windows But now it’s just my breath Screaming from my chest “i’m afraid to let you go” But don’t hurry Don’t worry I’m starting to feel better Don’t hurry Don’t worry Because i’m starting not to feel anything at all Now here i am staring through the panes of glass But i know it’s worthless cause there’s no such thing as Second chances So i’m wandering Why did i come here? Why am I standing Amidst this freezing white and gleaming gray? I’m dying slowly day by day Now here i am staring through the panes of glass But i know it’s worthless cause there’s no such thing as Second chances So i’m wandering
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Seems like another Christmas miracle again this year Because I’m still alive, I’m still alive Seems like my heart beat out my head in the battle to disappear But I’m still alive, I’m still alive So when we go around the table And we share what we’re grateful for It’s not me being arrogant, no It’s not me being selfish When I say “Hey at least I’m here, and maybe that should count for something” Seems like another Christmas miracle again this year Because I’m still alive, I’m still alive Seems like my heart beat out my head in the battle to disappear But I’m still alive, I’m still alive I hear “White Christmas” on the radio But if there’s one thing I hate more than me right now it’s driving in the snow… I’ve been kicking down snowmen I’ve been sliding on pavement Trying to feel what it would feel like to be missed… The ebb and flow of seasonal depression Seems to get me more stuck than my truck on that embankment in 2010 I know that there is a God and I should be grateful But every year around this time I pray for a miracle I always pray for a miracle
4.
My car battery almost died as I drove 250 miles back home And my heart almost collapsed from the anxiety caused by all the traffic and the snow And I got to thinking And I got to thinking And I got to thinking How is this a home When you are nowhere near? And these state lines only make the distance between us clearer I must admit I'm feeling pretty loathsome as I drive away And to be blunt I'm feeling purposeless today Like I want someone to write a book about me so it can burn in a house-fire some day No I'm know I'm not okay No I know I'm not okay And Jamie what I really need is for you to sing me to sleep And I got to thinking How is this a home When you are nowhere near? And these state lines only make the distance between us clearer So sing me to sleep
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Do you remember spending all our summer days Walking around the streets where we carved our names? I think I got into more trouble with you than I've ever been And we'd spend all your grandparents' money at the 7-11 And you were my best friend I thought you'd be my best man It's funny how some things change over the course of a couple years You were my brother but now it seems like you've disappeared Dear Old Friend You shaped me into who I am Now we've got cracks on our souls/soles and scars on our hands Blood brothers, best friends Now we'll never have that again Sometimes we just need to understand Remember when the cops showed up and you had to give them your middle name? Or what about the band we started and all those shitty shows we played? Or staying up too late talking about God and playing video games? The last time that I saw you, man, we had both gotten engaged And I thought about how You were my best friend You should be my best man It's funny how some things change... Dear Old Friend You shaped me into who I am Now we've got cracks on our souls/soles and scars on our hands Blood brothers, best friends Now we'll never have that again Sometimes we just need to understand when a chapter closes When I think back on it now We never had a falling out We just grew apart like clouds in the sky revealing the stars When I think back on it now We never had a falling out We just grew apart like clouds in the sky revealing the stars Dear Old Friend You shaped me into who I am Now we've got cracks on our souls/soles and scars on our hands Blood brothers, best friends Now we'll never have that again Sometimes we just need to understand when a chapter closes... A new one begins

about

It is not a new concept to explore the seasons through music; Vivaldi did it 300 years ago. And contemporary artists like Jon Foreman and Jonathan Ogden have also created art around the framework of seasons. I wanted to explore each of the seasons in a very particular way: exploring the timbre of the seasons. To me, Winter is cold and dry. So I wanted to write songs that felt cold and dry. I thought, "What better than just piano and voice?" Winter is also a time of being indoors, longer hours of darkness, and contemplation. And, personally, I suffer from seasonal depression (as well as just regular depression, but that's another story). I wanted to combine lyrical content of this nature with the mood of cold and dry piano.
Each of these mini albums or EPs will be released on the solstice or first day of the respective season, and each will hopefully represent the season lyrically and sonically. As always, thank you for your support and listening.

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released December 21, 2023

All songs written, performed, mixed, and mastered by Derek Cook.
Album artwork and design by Derek Cook.

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