When the Christmas Lights Go Down

by Winter Makes Sailors

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brokynrecords Beautiful song and layering, though I don’t personally look forward to Spring. Snare in the chorus is 🔥. Favorite track: When the Christmas Lights Go Down.

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This is a somewhat older song that I brought back to life. I took a simple chord progression and transformed it into something more unique by layering several instruments. I was then left with a bit of a mess. So, this song also became a practice in mixing. Because it took so much work, I then also decided to film an accompanying music video, which led me down a whole new artistic path. But, hey... what else are you gonna do all winter?

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When the Christmas lights go down
And the sunshine can't be found
You've worked so many hours that you can't take it
Well now's the hardest time
Cause you're struggling just to find
The patience to get by and tolerate it

And everything bothers me
I just wanna get a little sleep
I work all night
So damn tired
I just need to find a little peace

The snow is all around the goddamn ground
My boots are wet and salty
Disgusted with the days
I'm sick of this place
So beat down I can't fake it

Hours slow down
I'm worn out
Nothing left for me to speak
Droopy eyes
Constant sighs
Body aches and it's weak

About two months until
The flowers bloom and swell
Birds start chirping hard
Now you've made it
Fire in the grill
Beer is nice and chill
Friends are in the yard
Their kids playing

And everything bothers me
I just wanna get a little sleep
I work all night
So damn tired
I just need to find a little peace

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released February 18, 2022
written, performed, engineered, produced, mixed, and mastered by Sean Gardner at Bruising Speed

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Winter Makes Sailors Columbus, Ohio

"Winter Makes Sailors’s veers between quaint indie-pop and exquisitely orchestrated swoons - and most of the time it’s somewhere in the middle." 614 Magazine

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S.Gardner, N.Nocera, K.Sowash, C.Worth ... more

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