originally intended as the first adore, 1996 release, winter was recorded in 2013. the masters of this album were lost in a house fire, leaving me with nothing but a single .wav file of unfinished tracks. 

intended as a follow up to my album "melanchole", winter attempts to carry on from where i left off by expanding on some of the musical concepts i was interested in at the time; repetition, noise, musical contrast and pop songwriting. 

in an obvious state of disrepair, this album is presented to you as a flawed and unfinished work that i had put months of time into and expected to put months more into. i hope it can be in some way enlightening.

all instruments performed and written by daniel johann, except for drums which were performed by Ike zwanikken.

download: https://danieljohann.bandcamp.com/album/winter

Winter

Prelude

i went outside this morning
and everything was ok
if anything it was boring
so why do i feel this way
counting sheep til daybreak
it happens all the time
taking baby steps now
but still stepping out of line

and all that's on my mind
is everything i've done
and all that i've become
it all boils down to one thing
that keeps coming back to me
and i know

i did it to myself now
but i'm still hurting everyone
i'm turning twenty some how
i just want it all to be done
admitting to myself now
i could have been more kind
but nothing can be done now
i can't go back in time

and all that's on my mind
is everything i've done
and all that i've become
it all boils down to one thing
that keeps coming back to me
and i know

i can't change anything

i wish that i could tell you 
everything i want to
but all i'd really say is

i'm sorry

to you

you make it seem like nothing (cover)

rose (pinegrove cover)

hey
i know that it’s too late
but i just wanted to say
that i see you everyday
you’re the reflection i can’t take
and though you’re a familiar face
i can’t see out of those eyes
anymore

i wish they were still mine
but now all these years gone by
yea they’re stacking up too high
and i can’t get it off my mind
yea it strikes me every time
what’d i do to make my life
what i see before my eyes
now

i see you
don’t think that i don’t 
i know it’s different
i see the visions too
the difference with you
is in this song

remember? / i see you

i tried 
but you got me
yea you got me

but you don’t see it yet

oh you got me
in my heart

and i tried hard
but now i love it
now i love it

and it don’t phase me now

yea i got bit
in my heart
let down my guard
you work of art
when can i start?

you are all i need

don’t take my fate away 
im trying to give in
don’t wanna see another bird
lose both of its wings
just let me rot in this pit
and sink through the earth

yea my oracle has spoken
and i’m losing steam
i got a message from below
says im joining the team
so fill my grave with concrete 
and leave me be

the road to hell is paved with good intentions
they end up burnt when you don’t pay attention
but by the end you will learn your lesson

so burn off all of my finger tips
leave me alone
i’m trying to take what i’ve learned
and shatter my throne
so when you find this message
can i come home?

good intentions

i know i’ve heard this one before
and i wish i could ignore
all these fleeting memories

but when i open up that door
i can feel it so much more
than the weight on top of me

and now that feeling’s here to stay
in some other kind of way
that should keep me on my feet

and though i’ve heard it all before
i can never be too sure
what i hear ahead of me

remember? / i see you

audiomatica.

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