This song showed us that maybe we could still somehow work even if we weren't in the same location anymore. This song was put together entirely through email. Each member wrote their part only hearing the basic piano and vocal, and somehow all the pieces fit. I'm really proud of this song.
lyrics
I was lying on the couch and I was shaking still.
All the snow had rained away and trickled on downhill.
Cold winds blowing through the bones of this old house.
You keep going, I'm through stopping you now.
When the needles start to grey I will burn them too,
and these creases on my face will leave the only proof.
Old wounds glowing in the lights I've strung up now.
Days keep rolling, I'm not stopping them now.
I hear silent nights are here, colder than I feared, to ring in the next year.
It's still a promise unfulfilled, and your signs of goodwill are ringing in my ears.
I give up.
Waste my love.
While you're dreaming of ice freezing, I'm pleading, "Day be done."
I try singing, my eyes stinging, "God bless us everyone."
credits
from YRS XMAS,
track released November 27, 2015
Adam Jahn: Bass guitar, vocals
Duane Chew: Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar solo, vocals
Jordan Banks: Piano, Mellotron, Acoustic guitar, vocals
Tory Kirgiss: Drums
Additional vocals: Lacey Jahn
Recorded & Produced by YEARS
Mixed by Jordan Banks
Artwork by Duane Chew
Music by Jordan Banks, Adam Jahn, Duane Chew, Tory Kirgiss
Lyrics by Jordan Banks
Chicago’s NIIKA has made a record rich in nuance, drawing on soul, pop, jazz, and even folk to craft stunningly intricate songs. Bandcamp New & Notable May 16, 2020