Wintersleep – Dead Letter & the Infinite Yes

I was listening to some tunes at the office today, and Weighty GhostWeighty Ghost reviews came on from the JunoJuno reviews nominated Canadian indie band Wintersleep; There’s something about the band’s song-writing, both lyrically and melodically, that makes me want to hold up in my apartment with paper, pens, and a week’s worth of microwaveable dinners.  Dead Letter & the Infinite Yes can be found on the band’s third full-length album Welcome to the Night SkyWelcome to the Night Sky reviews, released in October of 2007.  The album was produced by Tony Doogan, who is also behind releases from MogwaiMogwai reviews and Belle and Sebastian. 

I found a letter it read
“Our existence has serious side effects”
Turned on the television
It’s telling me the world is collapsing
I think it’s coming and it comes so fast
I’m hearing whispers of an infinite yes
And I don’t know why it is
Our bodies are dead, why you look so sad?

And my therapist said
“We’ve evolved through a series of accidents”
There’s been talk of chemical imbalances
Restless sense of detachment, nausea and or violence

I think it’s coming and it comes so fast
I’m hearing whispers of an infinite yes
And I don’t know why it is
I feel it coming, I think it’s real and significant
I think I think I think a little too often
That’s what my therapist said
We’re alone in this wilderness
Left to choke on the pills and to feed on the viruses
I think it’s coming and it comes so fast

I think it’s coming and it comes so fast
I’m hearing whispers of an infinite yes
Our bodies are dead, why you look so sad
Our bodies are dead, why you look so sad

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• Wintersleep – Weighty Ghost
• Stars – One More Night (Your Ex-Lover Remains Dead)
• …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – Mistakes and Regrets
• Final Fantasy – Your Ex-Lover Is Dead (Remix)
• Stars – Your Ex-Lover is Dead

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