A love letter to everyone's favorite month! I found a broken piece of crap at Guitar Center for $150 that was falling apart but had a cool sound. I took it home, duct-taped the back on, and made this tune in my jammies while a foot of snow fell.
February, heart of darkness
Pit of anguish and despair
February is the harvest
The rotten fruit of all your prayers
Where the snow is grey and slushy
It’s where the sky is grey and drab
It’s where my mind is grey and mushy
It’s where the future is the past
And now, we must shovel out
Of our hovel house
And go back to work
February, in the gutter
Rotten leaves and empty vines
February, in the shutters
Close the windows, shut the blinds
And the groundhog pokes his head up
And sees the shadows all around
I can’t blame him if he’s fed up
As he burrows in to
Disappear for six more years
Till the sun appears another day
February, please just leave us
I’m sick and tired of the rest
I know you’re short and all, but Jesus
The northern hemisphere’s depressed
And I’d be dodging cupid’s arrow
But his aim is never true
So I’ll just sit and watch the sparrow
And I’ll imagine that away he flew
Off to somewhere new
Where the skies are blue
And the days are long
@nancycunning Feb 2022
I stumbled back across this song, and a week later with the end of the month getting close, I still love it. Look forward to listening to more of what you've posted there.
@nancycunning Feb 2022
Wow. This is fabulous. The upbeat, tongue in cheek, lilting, lovely complaining, celebrating - feels just like how February feels some years. The video is inspired too. So professional and accomplished but then the bathrobe....Just like February. Great work. Can't wait to hear more of your songs.
@tseaver Feb 2022
Nice write: I'm definitely ready for winter to give way to spring myself. The banjo seems like it adds a bit of that hope.
@truetone Feb 2022
Great song! That hook at the end of the verses is very nice. Good stuff. I can't wait to hear more.