Until The Winter Ends
Male vocal, Post-Grunge, Alternative Rock, 90s Seattle Sound, Heavy Distorted Guitars, Melodic Bassline, Gritty Raw Vocals, Slow-burn build-up, Cinematic, Moody
Until The Winter Ends
Male vocal, Post-Grunge, Alternative Rock, 90s Seattle Sound, Heavy Distorted Guitars, Melodic Bassline, Gritty Raw Vocals, Slow-burn build-up, Cinematic, Moody
Lyrics
Intro
Droning low-tuned guitar riff
Heavy slow drum entry
Verse 1
Clean electric guitar
The light is getting thin, a pale shade of grey
I’m watching my breath turn to ghosts in the hallway
There’s a frost on the window, a lock on the door
I don’t want to feel the hardwood floor
It’s too cold to be honest, too dark to be brave
So I’m pulling the sheets up like a tidal wave.
Pre-Chorus
Build-up
Palm-muted distorted guitar
And the mercury is falling like a stone
To a place where the marrow freezes in the bone
Yeah, the sun is just a memory I can’t quite place
As the color starts to vanish from my face.
Chorus
Explosive distortion
Anthemic vocals
Don’t wake me up until the winter ends
Until the ice thaws out and the river bends
I’ve got nothing to say while the sky is this low
Just leave me a note in the crust of the snow
If the world is still turning, let it turn without me
I’m going under where it’s quiet and lonely
Wait for the green, wait for a friend
But don’t wake me up until the winter ends.
Verse 2
Bass guitar focus
Drums drop to minimal
The clock on the wall is just counting the dust
The hinges are screaming with orange and rust
But I’m moving slow, like I’m under a lake
With a heart that’s too heavy for staying awake
Let the mail pile up, let the phone hit the ground
I’ve finally mastered the absence of sound
There’s a comfort in knowing I’ve got nowhere to go
Just a shadow that’s lost in the afterglow.
Pre-Chorus
Build-up
Increasing vocal grit
And the mercury is falling like a stone
To a place where the marrow freezes in the bone
Yeah, the sun is just a memory I can’t quite place
As the color starts to vanish from my face.
Chorus
Full power
Heavy crashing cymbals
Don’t wake me up until the winter ends
Until the ice thaws out and the river bends
I’ve got nothing to say while the sky is this low
Just leave me a note in the crust of the snow
If the world is still turning, let it turn without me
I’m going under where it’s quiet and lonely
Wait for the green, wait for a friend
But don’t wake me up until the winter ends.
Bridge
Half-time tempo
Sludgey heavy riff
Is it April yet? Is the mud showing through?
Is the sky still a bruised and a bitter blue?
I’m not running away, I’m just staying behind
To see what a person can lose in their mind
When the mercury drops and the mercury stays
I’ll see you again in the longer days.
Guitar Solo
Bluesy distorted wah-wah solo
Outro
Music thins out
Fading guitar feedback
In the longer days...
Just leave a note...
In the crust of the snow...
Soft whisper
Don’t wake me up.
Until the winter ends.