Monday 21 April 2014

Rumours Of Spring

Aside from a cowrite with my friend Smudge in February, and edits to a couple of my existing tunes, I haven’t written a complete song since October 27 (which was the title track for my new album launching June 1… stay tuned for more on that).

I s’pose it’s been a long, cold winter in more ways than one. So it’s only fitting to dust the cobwebs off with this new one. Had the hook idea a few weeks back when walking on a very cold Toronto beach. Wrote the lyrics this past weekend. It’s melancholy, but I still dig it, especially the chorus.


Rumours Of Spring

Even the weather man says he can’t recall
A year when we had it this bad
I swear we’ve been frozen since fall
By February we were nearly mad

Annie said we just needed a break
So I bought us a week in southern sand
March crawled by, oh how long did it take
Till April came, fool’s day in hand

CHORUS
Now I’m down by the lake where the dogs run free
Sunday morning with my back to the breeze
Coming off the water, so the tears on my cheeks don’t freeze
There've been rumours of spring
But it’s something that I just can’t see
There’s been rumours of spring
But it’s something that I just can’t see

Right about now, she’s got her lips on a drink
And an old straw hat to shade her from the sun
I should’ve gone anyway, I know what you think
But some islands just have room for one

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
Well, things ’round here still feel icy cold
Yeah, Annie picked the perfect time to go

REPEAT CHORUS

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