From me to you:

Hi! I'm Summer Winter. I'm an indie-pop singer/songwriter from Maui, based in LA. Hopefully you're reading this because you liked this track. If so, thank you for listening! All of the songs I write are about my personal experience with love, grief, gratitude, sobriety, growing up, and all the sexy things life has to offer us. I've written hundreds of songs and I'm so happy at least one of them is resonating with you. It makes my whole day to know that my pain/processing can help others. Please reach out and say hi. I always love to know which lyrics/moments in songs people like most. <3 

About Morning Times: 

I wrote this song unplugged in my friends kitchen, where she let me stay grief and gratitude ridden after calling off an engagement. Mornings truly felt the hardest. The soft light and sweet beginnings each day forced me to reconcile with a relationship that no longer fit. I wrestled with regret and appreciation for all the lessons. Our people teach us, after all.

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During production, none of my vocal takes felt right (too planned, too processed) so I chose to keep the raw demo vocals. I was so heartbroken it was hard to sing on beat, so my producer and I moved things around and swung the rest of production to follow my lead vocals. We stripped accompaniment away at times to mimic silent moments of grief and clarity that come from starting over. 

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Now that this song is out, I hope you can enjoy it in the morning – when you're still soft and just letting the world in. If you're in your own process of grief, I commend you. This stuff ain't for the faint of heart. But I think the people who love the most are the bravest. 

 

Big love and aloha from me to you. I invite you to listen with a cup of a tea and follow along with the lyrics <3

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Morning times are the hardest

That’s when we felt strongest

Toe to toe on the green couch

You couldn’t talk much

But you liked to listen to my big mouth

Your gentle stare back

Said you’d never take me for granted

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I could never now

To me you are this town

Revealing your impact in every smell and every sound

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All the cliches are true

Even if our intentions withdrew

I’m holding on tight to work it all through

But we already did what we set out to do

Instead of me now you face you

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Still holding on hope

Guess that’s what I do

It’s hard to believe you can feel sure of a person

Then suddenly feel new

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It’s really quiet now

And the memories are so loud

And all that I’m left with is a sense of love and I feel so proud

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All the cliches are true

Even if our intentions withdrew

I’m holding on tight to work it all through

But we already did what we set out to do

Instead of you, now I face the truth

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I’m holding on tight to work it all through

But we already did what we set out to do

Instead of you, now I face the truth