Name: Cold, Hard Blackberry Winter
Duration: P00H03M31S
Description: A blackberry winter is the opposite of an Indian Summer – an unexpected cold snap in late spring, as opposed to an unexpected warm period in the autumn (or fall, geography depending). Doubling here as a metaphor for a relationship that’s hit unexpected bad weather.

The Dutch Widows - Cold, Hard Blackberry Winter

from SpinTunes 22 Round 1 by Spintunes

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A blackberry winter is the opposite of an Indian Summer – an unexpected cold snap in late spring, as opposed to an unexpected warm period in the autumn (or fall, geography depending). Doubling here as a metaphor for a relationship that’s hit unexpected bad weather.

lyrics

Maybe we’re friends, maybe we’re not anymore, I’m not sure where this ends
We’re balancing lives, we barely have time to pretend all this just seems so wrong

And the weather had turned much warmer here
I don’t know how this cold snap froze your heart

Tiny Tears was the song on the radio and the words seemed so right from what I know.

There’ll be a cold, hard blackberry winter
We’re protecting all our vines on the sycamore tree
And at the end of this cold blackberry winter will you still be so frosty with me?

Does this just end? Will it be all temporary or does time do its thing and amend?
The vanishing light is pulling the breath out of me, and it’s like I don’t understand this spring fool fever’s gone. I don’t know how to be, it’s been so long.

Tiny Tears was the song on the radio and the words seemed so right from what I know.

There’ll be a cold, hard blackberry winter
We’re protecting all our vines on the sycamore tree
And at the end of this cold blackberry winter will you still be so frosty with me?

I I I set aside what’s mine. Take what you want you take; the fairy lights, the painted cup, I only
wish I’d just shut up

A cold, hard blackberry winter
We’re protecting all our vines on the sycamore tree
And at the end of this cold blackberry winter will you still be so frosty with me?

There’ll be a cold, hard blackberry winter
We’re protecting all our vines on the sycamore tree
And at the end of this cold blackberry winter will you still be, will you still be with me?

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from SpinTunes 22 Round 1, released March 12, 2024

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