Waiting for Winter to End

from Seasonal Affective Disorder, the Album by Patrick O'Donnell

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Waiting for Winter to End

In fall I looked forward to this blanket falling
Like a gift of ephemeral innocence
But where once we walked with words entwined
Snow's silently erased our footprints
Outside it's as cold
As a lover's indifference
And I'm waiting for winter
To end

There's snow on the trees on the first day of spring
And I'm waiting for winter to end
The wind cuts through me like a mandolin
Waiting for winter to end
Inside's inviting, but I'm not invited in
Waiting for winter
To end

As snow drifted downward, it seemed you were kinder
A soft coating of ice could make you more warm
But I guess it was just the flask passed between us
Before you retreat and the hope is forlorn
Sky's grey like slush, snow stings like regret
And it's cold as a mother's scorn
Waiting for winter
To end

Chorus

There was no one day, no one meeting
No one missing response that brought me here
Just the crush of the clouds and snow accumulating
Freezing my face off in the falling temperature
In the never-ending winter, never finding a cure

Vanity says it's approach and timing
Too much or too late
When from me you coldly turn your cheek
At the gate
Maybe it was only a strange attraction
Mad chance brought together our lips
And when in bed I asked
Whose body is this?
Yours, you replied
It was only you dreaming
Mad coincidence

Sky’s grey like slush, snow stings like regret
And it's cold as a mother's scorn
I finally give up on something tender rekindling
As the swirling whiteness envelops your form
And obliterates
My significance
It's as cold outside
As a lover's indifference
And I'm waiting for winter

Chorus

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from Seasonal Affective Disorder, the Album, released December 4, 2020

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Patrick O'Donnell New York, New York

In 1994, Patrick O’Donnell founded the independent label Škoda Records, based in Washington, DC, which was active through the early 2000’s (most notably releasing records by the Czech band Už Jsme Doma). Seasonal Affective Disorder, the Album, is his fourth solo album. He lives in New York City. ... more

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