from Songs For A Winter’s Night by Reid Jamieson
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Celebrating 30 years since Tori Amos released Little Earthquakes, Canada’s eclectic choir boy takes her seasonal gem ‘Winter’ and makes it his own, on nylon string guitar with an epic build of intense emotion and enchanted vocals. This remaster marks the 10 year anniversary from his fan fave winter collection ‘Songs for a Winter’s Night‘. A reminder that there is magic in us all, if only we could believe. Reid continues to amplify womens voices, watch for his upcoming tribute album to Buffy Sainte-Marie.
Amos explained this song concerning thoughts about her father and failed aspirations to Rolling Stone: Said Amos: “The ‘White Horses’ are your dreams. That doesn’t really say it. Opportunities? Roads that you thought you would go down and haven’t experienced, and all these potential experiences are gone now. Those doors are closed. And imagination – the belief that your imagination can take you to places. The magical world having gone from your world, which to me there’s nothing more painful than that – when you can’t access your magical world. There was a moment when I thought I was too young to not be able to access that anymore. But I’ve noticed over the years that a lot of teenagers feel locked out of that world. They don’t know how to get back anymore because in trying to become an adult you feel like you have to circumcise the magical world.”
LYRICS Snow can wait, I forgot my mittens Wipe my nose, get my new boots on I get a little warm in my heart when I think of winter I put my hand in my father's glove I run off where the drifts get deeper Sleeping Beauty trips me with a frown I hear a voice, "You must learn to stand up For yourself 'cause I can't always be around" He says, when you gonna make up your mind? When you gonna love you as much as I do? When you gonna make up your mind? 'Cause things are gonna change so fast All the white horses are still in bed I tell you that I'll always want you near You say that things change, my dear Girls get discovered as winter melts Flowers competing for the sun Years go by and I'm here still waiting Withering where some snowman was Mirror, mirror, where's the crystal palace? But I only can see myself Skating around the truth who I am But I know, Dad, the ice is getting thin When you gonna make up your mind? When you gonna love you as much as I do? When you gonna make up your mind? 'Cause things are gonna change so fast All the white horses are still in bed I tell you that I'll always want you near You say that things change, my dear Hair is grey and the fires are burning So many dreams on the shelf You say I wanted you to be proud I always wanted that myself When you gonna make up your mind? When you gonna love you as much as I do? When you gonna make up your mind? 'Cause things are gonna change so fast All the white horses have gone ahead I tell you that I'll always want you near You say that things change, my dear Never change All the white horses aah-aah Mmm-mmm Songwriters: Tori Amos / Tori Ellen Amos Winter lyrics © Sword And Stone Publishing