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The New Cool Wind
words and music by Paige Powell ©1989 Paige E. Powell
1. Autumn, the trees and the wind agree
To shed all color and let the leaves go free
Flaming gold in their last brilliant hour
Scattered seeds are their reason to flower
Feeding the earth, feeding the soil with decay
And growing
Crunching like cornflakes until it’s snowing
Chorus: People bundle up, but they face
The new, cool wind on their faces
People bundle up, but they face
the new, cool wind on their faces
2. Going into that good night of sleep
When the sap runs down and the burrows are deep
Coffee and pancakes replace lemonade
It’s time for the woolens and brown suede
In the cold sunlight, pictures like paintings
Unreal in their glory
The whole world at rest in the Creator’s story
(Chorus:)
3. A warning or a welcome, it depends how you see
If it’s coming or going continually
Around and around, or just back and forth
The earth tilting up or the wind from the north
Still the leaves flutter, dropping confetti
On the routine parade
The warm days retreating,
There is no more need for their shade
(Chorus:)
This light, poetic song about Autumn is enhanced with flute, piano and guitar. Lyrics are visual, describing leaves “dropping like confetti” and when underfoot, “crunching like cornflakes”.
The absence of bass makes this song feel light, and compliments this happy viewpoint on the changing of seasons. Lyrics like “Coffee and pancakes replace lemonade. It’s time for the woolens and brown suede” point out the good things about cooler days ahead. “In the cold sunlight, pictures like paintings…” invites the listener to visualize colorful red, orange and yellow trees against a blue sky “…unreal in their glory.” Recorded in 1989 (without any autotune or special effects), the flute was performed by Yvonne LaParl and piano was performed by Karen Loffler McLaren.
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