You Are The Summer began its life as a lo-fi pseudo-4-track demo called Thug Wife which appears on the too many fireworks' retrospective "A Short History of Nearly Everything". I had planned to re-record thug wife as a band version, but the song took on a life of its own and became something very different. In the end, the darker lyrics touching on escaping domestic abuse just seemed trite when placed on top of this summer-power-pop so I took a walk to the park, and wrote something new. A new melody, a new lyric, a new song.
lyrics
I'm locked inside a room of my own making and I can't escape
The winter's over but she won't let me go, she's got me in her grip
I slip away to come and meet you by the station
the promise of a day spent beneath the sun
You are the summer
From you, the feeling flows
Distant memories of snow-covered cars and of the icy ponds
Are left behind us as we walk through the park in the mid-morning heat
Your pale skin shimmers and reflects the golden sunshine
Your dark eyes show us summer skies are always blue
You are the summer
From you, the feeling flows
A year without the summer is a year spent without love
Australian artist Nuala Honan's new record is packed with evocative, emotionally powerful songs and a voice to match. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 3, 2020