On “Yeah (Sowing Season)”, Jesse writes about his Great Uncle Leo, among other family members, who had gone off to fight in World War II. His Great Uncle was an American soldier on a transport ship headed for Japan. After the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the transport turned around and...
[Verse 1]
Losing all my friends
Losing them to drinking and to driving
Losing all my friends
I want them back
Slipping out the back
Did you really think they wouldn't notice?
Slipping out the back
In the pouring rain
Yeah
Yeah
[Verse 2]
Leo loved his wife
Loved her and was faithful to her always
Buried both the kids
In the summer sun
Praying for his life
Huddled in the brig hold with his shipmates
Praying for his life
And we dropped the bomb
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
What you waiting for?
Searching for your brother in an empty
Room across the hall
Is he coming back?
Listening at night
Waiting for a sound to come up the stairs
Listening at night
In the silence of the car park
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
Call him up this summer on the phone
Let him know what it feels like again
Summer skin
Found another lover, tell him straight
One time at night I'll come 'round again
I'm coming 'round the end, yeah
I'm coming 'round the end
[Verse 4]
Tying both your shoes up
Looking past the ocean for a signal
Waiting for a bottle
In the open water
They don't send you letters
They don't telephone you in your innocent cell
They don't send you letters
But you're waiting for them
You're writing
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah
[Chorus]
Call him up this summer on the phone
Let him know you feel love again
I'm coming 'round the end
Call him up this summer on the phone
Let him know what it feels like again
In summer skin, yeah
Yeah (Sowing Season) (Demo 2006) was written by Jesse Lacey.
Yeah (Sowing Season) (Demo 2006) was produced by Brand New.
Brand New released Yeah (Sowing Season) (Demo 2006) on Fri Dec 04 2015.
Before performing the song live, Jesse Lacey described the song as being about
… losing it all and figuring out how to get it all back.