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Don't Want to Smile Today

by Rocco of the Snow

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Don't Want to Smile Today 04:31
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The sun is shining but I don't want to smile today What can I say to make it all ok? The sun is shining but it's dark in my heart today What'll it take to make it go away? I feel like I'm an ant under the magnifying glass And God's an evil child having a laugh No matter where I hide he always shines the light on me It's become too much of a good thing Take me back to when the world was still intact If this is living I don't think I'm gonna last Wish me well in your second hand hell If there's a secret to life no one's gonna tell It's warm outside but I hide til it snows again Wait for my friend Til' the bitter end It's bright outside But my thoughts are with you right now Wish I knew how To turn this ship around No one looks familiar, yet their names are still the same Loneliness is clawing at my brain And I've so much love to give but I just hide it all away Keep on saving for that rainy day Take me back to when the world was still intact If this is living I don't think I'm gonna last Wish me well in your second hand hell If there's a secret to life no one's gonna tell Won't be long This can't last I Have to believe That this will pass Oh and then ear to ear Such a lovely song to hear Wish me well in your second hand hell If there's a secret to life no one's gonna tell Take me back to when the world was still intact If this is living I don't think I'm gonna last Wish me well in your second hand hell If this is living I don't think I'm gonna last Wish me well in your second hand hell If there's a secret to life no one's gonna tell The sun is shining but I don't want to smile today
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Don't Want to Smile Today (Instrumental) 04:30
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The sun is shining but I don't want to smile today What can I say to make it all ok? The sun is shining but it's dark in my heart today What'll it take to make it go away? I feel like I'm an ant under the magnifying glass And God's an evil child having a laugh No matter where I hide he always shines the light on me It's become too much of a good thing Take me back to when the world was still intact If this is living I don't think I'm gonna last Wish me well in your second hand hell If there's a secret to life no one's gonna tell It's warm outside but I hide til it snows again Wait for my friend Til' the bitter end It's bright outside But my thoughts are with you right now Wish I knew how To turn this ship around No one looks familiar, yet their names are still the same Loneliness is clawing at my brain And I've so much love to give but I just hide it all away Keep on saving for that rainy day Take me back to when the world was still intact If this is living I don't think I'm gonna last Wish me well in your second hand hell If there's a secret to life no one's gonna tell Won't be long This can't last I Have to believe That this will pass Oh and then ear to ear Such a lovely song to hear Wish me well in your second hand hell If there's a secret to life no one's gonna tell Take me back to when the world was still intact If this is living I don't think I'm gonna last Wish me well in your second hand hell If this is living I don't think I'm gonna last Wish me well in your second hand hell If there's a secret to life no one's gonna tell The sun is shining but I don't want to smile today

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I wrote this song on a beautiful sunny day during quarantine. Everything appeared normal and it would've been a gorgeous day under normal circumstances, but I didn't feel like smiling. Hence, the stark contrast between the happy music and nostalgic lyrics. I recorded everything in my NYC apartment to further capture the isolation I was feeling in the hopes that others might relate.

The sun is shining but I don't want to smile today
What can I say to make it all ok?
The sun is shining but it's dark in my heart today
What'll it take to make it go away?

I feel like I'm an ant under the magnifying glass
And God's an evil child having a laugh

No matter where I hide he always shines the light on me
It's become too much of a good thing

Take me back to when the world was still intact
If this is living I don't think I'm gonna last
Wish me well in your second hand hell
If there's a secret to life no one's gonna tell

It's warm outside but I hide til it snows again
Wait for my friend
Til' the bitter end

It's bright outside
But my thoughts are with you right now
Wish I knew how
To turn this ship around

No one looks familiar, yet their names are still the same
Loneliness is clawing at my brain
And I've so much love to give but I just hide it all away
Keep on saving for that rainy day

Take me back to when the world was still intact
If this is living I don't think I'm gonna last
Wish me well in your second hand hell
If there's a secret to life no one's gonna tell

Won't be long
This can't last
I Have to believe
That this will pass
Oh and then ear to ear
Such a lovely song to hear

Wish me well in your second hand hell
If there's a secret to life no one's gonna tell

Take me back to when the world was still intact
If this is living I don't think I'm gonna last
Wish me well in your second hand hell
If this is living I don't think I'm gonna last
Wish me well in your second hand hell
If there's a secret to life no one's gonna tell

The sun is shining but I don't want to smile today

credits

released September 29, 2021

Rocco of the Snow: All Vocals, Bass guitar, all guitars, Minimoog Voyager, Nord Stage 3, DSI Sequential Prophet 6, all production.
Devin R. Flynt: Drums
Brad Lauchert: Mix
Kevin Blackler: Mastering

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Rocco of the Snow is a New York City-based multi-instrumentalist & producer/engineer hailing from Buffalo, NY. In his music, you'll hear his Romantic era/Jazz sensibilities mixed with four-on-the floor dance grooves, funky key-basslines, analog synth-heavy production, and introspective bordering on self-indulgent lyrics, always coming together with the intention of holding melody to be paramount. ... more

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