John Farrell on "Cold Mornings":
“’Cold Mornings’ is a song that on the surface can be empathized with by all Chicagoans. I think we have all woken up to a Chicago winter with the desire to migrate somewhere warmer at some point while living here. On a deeper level, the song is about wanting to change and battling the side of you that is reluctant to. Change is inevitable, but it seems like we all still become a little stir crazy at one time or another.”
lyrics
I feel like I came out here for nothing,
I feel like everyone’s ashamed.
I hear the oceans breathing salty California,
Man I sure could use a change.
I think that one more frozen morning in Chicago,
Is gonna put me in a state.
But you don’t wanna leave and I,
I don’t wanna stay.
And there’s no sense in looking through the paper,
Or giving creed to what it would say.
I never thought I’d leave reference for fiction,
But I think that’s all the bad news I can take.
Sorting through old photos on my living room floor,
And trying to recognize a face…
It gets harder every year as they almost disappear from my mind.
Concede just one more day
The excuses to just hold on
Cause you don’t wanna leave and I…
I don’t wanna stay.
And I know that I’ll never change your mind,
But I know I can’t wait.
credits
from In Passing,
released December 9, 2009
John Farrell - Vocals, all instrumentation except:
Kyle Gibson - Percussion
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