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Wintering

by BlackSheepLad

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A song inspired by a book of the same name by Katherine May and the experience of having Covid and associated medical issues in 2020

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Settle down into the comforting depths of your hinterland
Traverse the coldest recesses of your heart and mind
Nestle inside, down where you hide all the burgeoning frost of your doubt
Curl up so small in a comforting ball you are wintering

See all the icicles hanging down frosty and menacing
Formed of the ice of the bad stuff that happened before
Watch as they melt, all that you felt coming back to you frozen and clear
Soar till they’re gone, flying south like a swan, you are wintering

Sleeping alone in the daytime
Wondering when it will end
Rise from the frost with the time that you lost you are wintering

Wrapping yourself in the protecting trappings of wintertide
Keeping the worldly temptations of warmth far at bay
Forget the sun till your winterings done, it will greet you again in the spring
Lie dormant and still through the seasonal chill, you are wintering

Sleeping alone in the daytime
Wondering when it will end
Rise from the frost with the time that you lost you are wintering, you are wintering, wintering, wintering (all that winters is not cold, all that winters is not cold)

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released October 2, 2020
Phil Mellen - Vocals, guitar, bass and baritone ukuleles, keyboards

Jake Evans - additional keys and guitar solo

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BlackSheepLad Manchester, UK

Phil Mellen is BlackSheepLad.

In his teens, twenties and thirties Phil played and sang in bands with little success. So he settled into a 25 year career in education. In March 2020 he became ill with Coronavirus and this led to ongoing health issues. The period of imposed inactivity lead to a burst of songwriting and a recoding deal! . Phil will be releasing his debit album in July 2022.. ... more

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