“Dear Winter” was written by Ryan Met, who is not the lead vocalist for the track, although he is the producer. He explained:
I wrote it in a very dark, kinda sad time in my life. I wasn’t sure if the only people who were going to connect to it were going to be people who were in that same kind of...
[Verse 1]
Dear Winter, I hope you like your name
I hope they don't make fun of you
When you grow up and go to school, okay?
'Cause Winter is a badass name
Dear Winter, I hope you talk to girls
Or boys or anyone you like
I just hope you don't stay in every night
'Cause I wish I was out tonight
[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
It really doesn't seem like there's anyone for me
But dear Winter, I hope you like your name
I'm hoping that some day, I can meet you on this Earth
But shit, I gotta meet your mom first
[Verse 2]
Dear Winter, I hope you like this song
And even when you're 13
And you scream at me for parenting you wrong
I hope it's still a badass song
[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
It really doesn't seem like there's anyone for me
But dear Winter, I hope you like your name
You know I cannot wait to teach you how to curse
But shit, I gotta meet your mom first
[Verse 3]
Dear Winter, don't move too far away
And please don't say I'm hovering
When I text you to ask about your day
I wanna hear about your day
[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Will we still hang out and talk when I'm no longer in charge?
Oh, dear Winter, I hope you like your name
I hope you let me take a shot with you on your 21st
But shit, you gotta ask your mom first
[Outro]
Dear Winter, I'm looking for your mom
I gotta find a girl that doesn't mind that I'm inside my head a lot
Winter, it won't be too long
First, I just gotta find your mom
Dear Winter was produced by Ryan Met.
AJR released Dear Winter on Fri Apr 05 2019.
Jack and Ryan Met performed this song “live” on an Instagram live-stream, broadcasted on April 9, 2019:
I think the reason I took “Dear Winter” (vocally) is because Ryan played me that song and he played it for me on the piano and he had no clue what my reaction was gonna be. He was facing away from me. And when he turned around, I was sobbing. I was seriously crying, that’s never happened before… In...
I asked a girl at Columbia (University) and she said no, and then I went home and was just feeling kind of down. I wrote this song in about 45 minutes and that’s when I called Jack… I think “Dear Winter” is probably my favorite song on the album, just as a song if you forget like production… I’m ima...