This is a song about feeling cold. When walking on the streets he describes the imagery of people going home from their work, in a snowy Christmas, wearing overcoats and using the public phone in the cold. Taking the lyrics literally, it seems like he tries it himself but then we find out that reall...
The shaking awful
I'm shaking, asshole
In weather remote
The snowfall, oh
The snowing, the color
We recover from, oh
The Christmas-time coming
Hangover approaching
We've been drinking for months
This Christmas-time though, I'm coming over
Coming from the north
I'm already done
Wrapping up the presents I bought
Overcoat
Now take me anywhere, oh
We've suffered enough
It's scary to leave
When they're leaving from work
They're cutting us off
Knowing not why
They're calling on the telephone
Roy, do I know anyone?
No, I don't know anyone
The First Song was written by Sera Cahoone & Tim Meinig & Chris Early & Mat Brooke & Ben Bridwell.
The First Song was produced by Phil Ek.
Band of Horses released The First Song on Tue Mar 21 2006.