Described as an ode to friendship, Sundowner is written and sung by guitarist Conor Curley. Sundowner is the first Fontaines D.C. song to not feature Grian Chatten on lead vocals.
[Chorus]
In my dreams
I can't help it
In my dreams
Seen it coming
In my dreams
I can't help it
In my dreams
Turns to nothing
[Verse 1]
A sadness in the soul
I dreamed it long ago
But I have not belonged
To any setting sun
A destination low
And I'd hate to see you go
Now that I can feel it
It's faster if I call you
[Chorus - Conor Curley & Grian Chatten]
In my dreams (I just wanna hear you call)
I can't help it (Been waiting for a while)
In my dreams (You know I'm not cynical)
Seen it coming (I'd give into a smile)
In my dreams (But I just wanna feel it)
I can't help it (Feel it for a while)
In my dreams (Wish that I could keep it)
Turns to nothing (Yeah)
[Verse 2]
So you, who will contend
With things until they end
Will sleep another off
And try to start again
Fascination lines
Down all your face and eyes
And say you'll never feel it
It's faster if I call you
[Chorus - Conor Curley & Grian Chatten]
Well, in my dreams (I just wanna hеar you call)
I can't help it (Been waiting for a while)
In my dreams (You know I'm not cynical)
Seen it coming (I'd givе into a smile)
In my dreams (Well, I just wanna feel it)
I can't help it (Feel it for a while)
In my dreams (I wish that I could keep it)
Turns to nothing (Yeah)
[Outro]
In my dreams
In my dreams
In my dreams
In my dreams
Sundowner was written by Carlos O’Connell & Conor Curley & Conor Deegan III & Grian Chatten & Tom Coll.
Sundowner was produced by James Ellis Ford.
Fontaines D.C. released Sundowner on Fri Aug 23 2024.
Tom Coll:
On this album, we were probably coming from more singular points than we have before. A lot of the lads brought in tunes that were pretty much there. I was sharing a room with Curley in London, and he was working on this really shoegaze-inspired tune for ages. I think he always thought th...