The Damnwells are the subject of a documentary feature film called 'Golden Days,' which is also the name of a track on their 2006 record 'Air Stereo.' Taking a hiatus after touring and being dropped from their label, front man Alex Dezen completed and released an album in April 2009, 'One Last Century.'
This album included Damnwells tunes exclusive to unreleased demos such as "Soundtrack" and "Bastard of Midnight." and many new songs Most importantly about that the album was that it is a free online download. The explanation given to fans and listeners:
"I have never worked so hard or put so much of myself into a collection of recorded songs. It is for just this reason that I want to give it away. To me it makes perfect sense. I just want people to hear this music, and I don’t want them to have to enter into some kind of contractual agreement with a third party to do so." - Alex Dezen, Damnwells
Texas
The Damnwells Lyrics
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my sky is black when your's is blue
you just steal my broken faith
and puti t back together
you're cheating on the weather with me
i sing a song i wrote for you
a hundred melodies so blue
will you be my stolen rain
i love you like a fever gone cold
chorus
im singin in my sleep
driving across texas with you
and you look so good
im singin in my sleep
driving across texas with you
and you look so good
i could stay another day with you
stall winters pain till june
will it stay the same
will winter be in summer
im already gettin older with you
chorus
The lyrics to the song "Texas" by The Damnwells captures the longing of a person who is far away from someone they love. The singer acknowledges the distance - they are ten thousand miles away from their loved one - and observes how different their lives must be, with different skies - black and blue respectively. But despite the distance, the singer feels that their loved one has the ability to fix their "broken faith" and make them feel whole again. The metaphor of "cheating on the weather" conveys the sense that the love they share is powerful enough to overcome the physical distance between them.
The lyrics then move to a beautiful verse where the singer sings a song they wrote for their loved one. They have composed a hundred melodies 'so blue', and the question is whether their loved one will be the 'stolen rain' that will wash all those melodies together. There is a sense of yearning, a fever that's gone cold, but the singer's love is strong enough to keep the music playing and their heart singing.
The chorus then lifts the song to another level of longing and nostalgia. The singer is 'singing in their sleep', imagining driving across Texas with their loved one, and how good they look. They long to stay with their loved one for another day, and to hold off the pain of winter until June. But even as they age, they feel gratitude for the shared journey and the love that moves them.
Line by Line Meaning
im ten thousand miles from you
I am physically far away from you
my sky is black when your's is blue
I feel down and melancholic when you are happy
you just steal my broken faith
You restore my faltering belief in love
and put it back together
You make me whole again
you're cheating on the weather with me
You are taking a chance on me despite the weather
i sing a song i wrote for you
I express my feelings through the art of music
a hundred melodies so blue
Many of my songs express sad, nostalgic themes
will you be my stolen rain
Will you provide the missing element that completes me?
that washed it all together
That makes everything make sense
i love you like a fever gone cold
My love for you is strong but subdued
im singin in my sleep
I can't stop thinking about you
driving across texas with you
Imagining spending time with you in a dreamy setting
and you look so good
You seem perfect and irresistible
i could stay another day with you
I wish I could spend more time with you
stall winters pain till june
Delay unpleasant emotions of the present season until summer
will it stay the same
Will our relationship remain as stable and satisfying?
will winter be in summer
Will there be unexpected challenges or disappointments in the future?
im already gettin older with you
Our relationship is maturing and evolving
chorus
Refrain that repeats the main message of the song
Contributed by Cooper T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.