Name: Helsinki Winter
Duration: P00H04M00S
Description: The third single by Surface Cat. A remastered version will be on the first Surface Cat album, "Winter Still" released in December 2021. Featured vocals on Helsinki Winter are from Krina Cayabyab (Manila).

Helsinki Winter

by Surface Cat

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The third single by Surface Cat. A remastered version will be on the first Surface Cat album, "Winter Still" released in December 2021. Featured vocals on Helsinki Winter are from Krina Cayabyab (Manila).

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Surface Cat (featuring Krina Cayabyab)

"Helsinki Winter"

It's midnight in Central Station
And I'm far from alone
It's minus 15 on a Thursday night
And I want to know where all those people go
There's a machine blowing snow
From hotel window ledges
But it's ten storeys high
And so am I

Helsinki winter
Beautiful still
Helsinki winter
I will wait until

I'm outside in the frozen city
The razor sharp air already attacks
I see the lights of an approaching tram
But it's just clearing tracks
It's too cold for my phone
But I think I know where I'm going
Of course, none of this matters because
I will be with you
I'll be with you

Winter
Winter still

Helsinki winter
Beautiful still
Helsinki winter
I will wait until

Helsinki winter
Helsinki winter

Words and Music © James Mark Percival, 2020

[Very special thanks to Krina Cayabyab for singing with me. Thanks also to Daniela S via Keir K for seeing things that I did not see.]

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released November 1, 2020
Words and music by James Mark Percival.

All instruments, vocals and drum arrangement by James Mark Percival.
Featured vocals: Krina Cayabyab.

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Surface Cat Glasgow, UK

Surface Cat is a project by J Mark Percival, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Mark sings and plays all instruments on Surface Cat songs (and negotiates with drum algorithms). The songs are recorded at home on GarageBand and occasionally played live in Glasgow, Turku, Plzen, and Manila. Surface Cat "Eye" photo by Campbell Mitchell, negscratch@gmail.com, © 2019 All Rights Reserved. Other photos by Mark. ... more

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