Monday, January 24, 2011

"Colder Weather"





This song, in my opinion, is one of the best written songs to come around for a while. Most definitely Zac Brown's most intriguing song to date. Even if country music isn't your forté, I think if you listen you will agree that this song is outstanding in meaning and substance. Many of my non-country listening friends adore this song and have listened to it on repeat for days after I introduced it to them. 

To me, this song hits home because the male character in the song seems to be a lot how people describe me and the lyrics speak of things I have in my mind thought, or even said to someone before. The girl would give up anything to be with this guy but she gets left behind by whatever is keeping him away. If Zac Brown wrote this song about himself, then maybe he's speaking of a dying romance because his dream of singing was more important so he would leave for shows. The male in the song obviously has commitment issues but is very torn. Part of the song says:

You're a lover, I'm a runner
And we go round and round
And I love you, but I leave you
I don't want you, but I need you

This is very interesting to me because I have said those same things. Commitment issues lie down further than the surface. Bad relationships, bad childhood, even just a single bad experience can make this an issue. Another thing is that she tells him that he is a "ramblin' man" and has "a gypsy soul" and was "born for leaving," which he admits to as well. Those are words that my friends often times describe me with, saying every time I get close to ANYONE, I run. Or shut myself off...but find myself conflicting my own opinion and trying to seek that presence that the person involved brings to the table. Throughout the song he tells her that he wants to see her, but uses the weather as a cop out and says "maybe tomorrow will be better, can I call you then?" She knows his ways but sticks around it seems like. But by the end of the song, a waitress at a coffee shop and his surroundings make him realize how much he misses his love and tells her that he knows they will be together soon and that he can't wait till then! This ending is so perfect for me. Because I know the feeling. I may stray and run from my friends, family, or potential love interests, but I know at some point I will stop the running and stubbornness and will gain control and I always realize how important they are. So hopefully more people can realize the internal conflict people like this face and realize that it is not personal towards them in any way. It is just an internal issue. He may only momentarily want to be with her -hence the reference to saying it's a shame about the weather (if he was really sure he would do what it took, regardless of weather conditions)-and can't wait to see her, but the fact that the feeling is there, shows how much he cares. This song is not only great because I relate to it tremendously, but also because of the heartfelt performance Zac Brown gives to this song. He is very emotional and very powerful. It has a great message. As a girl described often as a "gypsy," I appreciate a song like this that I can relate to. 

Lyrics: 

She'd trade Colorado
If he'd take her with him
Closes the door 
Before the winter lets the cold in
And wonders if her love is
Strong enough to make him stay
She's answered by the taillights
Shining through the window pane

He said, "I wanna see you again,
But I'm stuck in colder weather
Maybe tomorrow will be better,
Can I call you then?"
She said, "You're a ramblin' man
And you ain't ever gonna change
You got a gypsy's soul to blame
And you were born for leaving"

At a truck stop diner
Just outside a' Lincoln,
The night is black as
The coffee he was drinkin'
And in the waitress' eyes
He sees the same ole' light is shining
He thinks of Colorado
And the girl he left behind him

He said, "I wanna see you again,
But I'm stuck in colder weather
Maybe tomorrow will be better,
Can I call you then?"
She said, "You're a ramblin' man
And you ain't ever gonna change
You got a gypsy's soul to blame
And you were born for leaving"
Born for leaving

Well it's a winding road
When you're in the lost and found
You're a lover, I'm a runner
And we go round and round
And I love you, but I leave you
I don't want you, but I need you
You know it's you that calls me back here, baby!

Oh, I wanna see you again,
But I'm stuck in colder weather
Maybe tomorrow will be better,
Can I call you then?
Cause I'm a ramblin' man
(I ain't ever gonna change) 
I ain't ever gonna change
(I got a gypsy's soul to blame)
And I was born for leaving
Born for leaving

When I close my eyes I see you
No matter where I am
I can smell your perfume
Through these whisperin' pines
I'm with your ghost again
It's a shame about the weather,
But I know soon we'll be together
And I can't wait till then
I can't wait till then 

Link to video of Live Performance (he has no official music video yet b/c the song is still fairly new :( sorry!!!! )

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