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When Waking

by Cold Weather

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All is Night 03:48
All is night forever Morning never comes Alone with my brother we’d ask one another, "Remember the song that we sung?" The hands at the table are clearly unable to take back the things that were done So cast off the lines and drift out ‘til there’s no stars above All is night forever Morning never comes So drink the black waters invoke your forefathers and endlessly wait for the sun The fallen before us will join in the chorus and sing in the forgotten tongue Or cast off the lines and drift out ‘til there’s no stars above
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The Bottom 02:47
6 months have passed since you said, “I can’t do this anymore,” but nothing appears to have changed priorities got rearranged when everything started to feel strange “I think that’s the last of it, I can’t do this anymore.” and I’m trying not to assume but you look like you’ve been marooned on a one-woman hot air balloon and you’re headed straight for the moon Asleep in the grass, you dream of the ocean floor fast falls the eventide there’s nothing that you haven’t tried so why don’t you just come inside? ‘cause you’re never going to decide
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When you woke up across from what you didn’t want the things that you forgot, they hit you all at once now you can’t shake the thought as you sit and watch the clock but if you quantified your cost, I think you lost a lot ‘Cause you gave up what you loved for a few lousy bucks you gave up what you loved until you had enough and there’s no escaping it now When you woke up across from what you didn’t want your first and second thoughts were “where did this go wrong?” but you can’t change the plot as you sit and watch the clock ‘cause you’re a broken lock, insecure and stuck ‘Cause you gave up what you loved for a few lousy bucks you gave up what you loved until you had enough and they’ll never get you ‘cause they won’t admit to themselves they got lost along the way
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You never believed in circumstance You never believed in endings The coded lines, unbalanced rhymes were never done If only you knew just what it was You could have had anything you wanted Another time, a new skyline where you’d become But now it’s "So long, see you in the sun" We’re waiting here below It’s “So long, I’ll see you in the sun” The city knows you’re not at home But maybe it seems like just a waste All this talk of starting over Just say goodbye to bloodshot eyes and damage done And when the time comes to send them all away You’ll find out what you really needed A good disguise so you could hide from anyone But now it’s “So long, see you in the sun” We’re waiting here, below It’s “So long, I’ll see you in the sun” The city knows you’re not at home
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You drive through the night ‘til it starts to feel right and now you’re trading pavement for snow They read what you write you can’t hide what you’re like and that’s no one that they’d want to know But you’re getting better just under the weather and waiting for the skies to clear You know what’s the matter it all fits a pattern just hope that the past disappears and gets lost like some old souvenir I heard from a friend that you’re at it again and i hope that you’re taking it slow cause true to the end you will try to pretend that you’re something that you could outgrow But you’re getting better just under the weather and waiting for the skies to clear and when you start over and over and over I hope that you like who appears cause you’re stuck for at least a few years Allison, you wait up for him the cameras are ready to roll Now and then, it comes back again but you’ve got it under control You’ve got it under control
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When Waking 04:36
When waking Don’t you lie still When waking Don’t you stay still Don’t you still open Don’t you still reach Don’t you still lie When waking Don’t you lie still When waking Don’t you stay still Your eyes are open My eyes are still closed My eyes are closed still You’re everyone held up above the only one You sat alone you sold it all you sound a lot like him Is the night over or is it still night and is it night still?
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Gallery 99 02:23
There’s a fire on the near west side The southbound traffic is paralyzed And I’ve decided not to go outside for a month or more An article in yesterday’s Sun-Times described another meaningless suicide but you put to fire what you held inside and the light was strong And I stand by tonight with a picture that wasn’t right Another sleepless night passing by There’s a fire on the near west side Southbound traffic is paralyzed And I may never go outside again Another endless occupation another day spent in the fog and after a final hesitation There’s a fire on the near west side Southbound traffic is paralyzed And I may never go outside again
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She gathered up enough to start a fire and used what she found to last the day She brought enough that she could stay a while Away from the town that scattered her thinking She would watch the satellites and think about their possible meaning and remember all the times she tried He locked the car and walked the last few miles wondering out loud, “is this the way?” He brought enough that he could stay a while Apart from the crowds that scattered his thinking He would watch the satellites and sing until the words lost their meaning and remember all the times he tried Thirteen thousand satellites Are filling up what’s left of the evening Even after all the times she tried
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Another night, another bullfight with a mic a guitar a chair and a spotlight Fumbling through chords and beautiful words You forgot a few lines and some melodies blurred But the feeling was still unforgettable What you thought you’d killed it came back You said that it was all metaphor But you knew what you were It couldn’t be more for real Another night, another bullfight just the face in the mirror and what’s left of your life Nightmares and patterns disturbed With the chemicals gone ancient memories returned And the feelings were still unforgettable What you thought you’d killed it came back We only knew you as matador But you knew what you were You can laugh all you want but when I see cryptic messages written on your arm it seems like you’re about to move on or check out Am I wrong?

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When Waking is the debut full-length from Pittsburgh, PA trio Cold Weather.

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released March 20, 2015

Thanks to: All our friends & families, Matthew Buchholz, Dylan Chieffalo, John Chriest, Chris Fazio, Dan Hagendorf, Rebecca Morris, Andy Mulkerin, Dave Romano, Rose Savage, Sara Savage, Sleep Experiments, Hugh Twyman, WRCT

Produced by Cold Weather & Jake Hanner
Engineered by Jake Hanner
Mastered by Joe Lambert

Additional performances by:
Jake Hanner: drums & percussion
Eddie Grystar: cello on "When You Start Over"

Cover painting: "Script" by Jon Han (jon-han.tumblr.com)
Band photo by Matt Dayak

Songs written by Mark Ramsey
"Gallery 99" by Mark Ramsey & Sarah Lacy
2014 Firecake Music (ASCAP)

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Cold Weather is Mark Ramsey, Sarah Lacy & Alex Platz.

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