There are at least two artists/bands with this name.

1) A vaporwave … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two artists/bands with this name.

1) A vaporwave musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Actually Winter Sleep, but Last.fm autocorrects it to Wintersleep.

2) Wintersleep are a Canadian indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia. What started out as a side-project, eventually turned into one of the most popular live shows in Atlantic Canada. Wintersleep came together in 2001 and is composed of Loel Campbell (drums), Paul Murphy (guitar/vocals), Tim D'Eon (guitar/keyboards), Mike Bigelow (keyboards '05-'06/bass guitar), Jon Samuel (keyboards/backing vocals/guitar) and former member Jud Haynes (bass guitar).

Wintersleep are a part of Dependent Music, a music label/collective that began in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1994.

Albums to date (2023) include:
Wintersleep 2003
Untitled 2005
Welcome to the Night Sky Oct 2007
New Inheritors 2010
Hello Hum 2012
The Great Detachment 2016
In the Land Of 2019

Their music style is rooted in indie rock and has ambient and occasional shoegaze elements. Performances have been described as "entirely honest" and "deeply moving" with "captivating ambiance". While playing live, the band attempts to make the listener as much a part of the music as the band themselves by encouraging everyone to sing along.

They were nominated for two Juno Awards of 2008 and took home one of them: Alternative Album of the Year, and New Group of the Year (which they won).

For additional information and photographs check out Wintersleep's official website, www.Wintersleep.com.

Preservation
Wintersleep Lyrics

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That night he hurt you bad
In that green, pastel
Summer dress
You'd die alone with the land
A hollow head in its hands
But everybody does that
But with particular scorn
In polyurethane form,

Freeze-dried, stuffed to the brim

Preservation

Hide in our hideous masks
Your daddy's shitty
Shake grass
I told you I couldn't see it
A monument of pills
Grocery lists, telephone bills
Pamphlets and dollar
Store trinkets

Preservation

But if that was how you put it
And if you ever willed it
I would embroider you
In disaffected kisses
In bleach reticent sunsets
Soldered animal glue

A hand too heavy to hold
Lips that won't
Do what they're told
How do we ever begin it?
How do we grow old?

Preservation

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Wintersleep's "Preservation" describe a moment of intimate sadness and introspection. The song begins by recounting a night where a person was hurt in a green pastel summer dress, and now feels hollow and alone. But the lyrics indicate that this feeling is not unique, and that everyone experiences moments of feeling emotionally frozen or hollow. The reference to "polyurethane form" suggests that this might be a more pervasive feeling of emotional deadness, while the "particular scorn" indicates a more specific hurt that is inflicted.

The second verse of "Preservation" shifts the focus slightly, describing the ways in which people try to protect themselves from such hurts. Here, the lyrics refer to "hideous masks" and "daddy's shitty shake grass," suggesting that people try to hide their true selves or seek escapes in order to protect themselves. The references to bills and pamphlets add to this sense of trying to hide or cover up the reality of our lives. But in the chorus, the song comes back to the central theme of preservation: what is it that we really want to preserve, and how do we achieve it? The final lines express a doubt about whether there is any simple answer: "A hand too heavy to hold / Lips that won't / Do what they're told / How do we ever begin it? / How do we grow old?"

Line by Line Meaning

That night he hurt you bad
The night when someone had hurt the listener badly

In that green, pastel Summer dress
The listener was wearing a green, pastel summer dress that night

You'd die alone with the land A hollow head in its hands
The listener felt lonely and helpless after the incident

But everybody does that But with particular scorn In polyurethane form, Freeze-dried, stuffed to the brim
People often feel lonely and helpless after being hurt, but the incident that had hurt the listener was different and severe

Hide in our hideous masks Your daddy's shitty Shake grass
The listener and the artist are hiding their true feelings and emotions behind their fake personalities, and the artist is criticizing the listener's father

I told you I couldn't see it A monument of pills Grocery lists, telephone bills Pamphlets and dollar Store trinkets
The singer could not see through the listener's fake personality that was built by relying on medication, daily routine, and materialistic items

But if that was how you put it And if you ever willed it I would embroider you In disaffected kisses In bleach reticent sunsets Soldered animal glue
If the listener is willing to, the singer is willing to show genuine affection and care that is not influenced by the listener's fake persona

A hand too heavy to hold Lips that won't Do what they're told
The artist has difficulty showing affection due to their insecurity and lack of control over their own emotions

How do we ever begin it? How do we grow old?
The artist is uncertain about how to start a genuine relationship, and how to make it last over time

Preservation
The theme of preserving the genuine self amidst loneliness and hardships

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