Cosmo Jarvis

(Verse)
Now it's here and it's warm and bright
I can't sleep, I worry through the night
When I see you up, the curtains hide
In the morning I'll detest the sky

(Verse)
Makes me feel like I just been born
But I'm braced for feeling old and worn
I can't feel where it used to drill my head
That the drilling will return I dread

(Chorus)
I'm so sick of the sunshine, baby
'Cause it burns my skin
I'm so sick of the sunshine, tell me
When the storm come in

(Verse)
Curse the days when a smile insists
'Cause I get to know what I'll soon miss
In the rain I knew where I stood
'Cause a wet man knows he's owed some good

(Chorus)
I'm so sick of the sunshine, baby
'Cause it burns my skin
I'm so sick of the sunshine, tell me
When the storm come in

(Verse)
Everyone feels like family
Pretty soon they'll just be folks I see
Don't go out when the sun's on tour
It will make bad weather hurt much more

(Chorus)
I'm so sick of the sunshine, baby
'Cause it burns my skin
I'm so sick of the sunshine, tell me
When the storm come in

(Bridge)
Better off just stayin' stuck
When things are always looking up
Hate to see what life could be
Unless it stays permenantly
Steeper hills will seem much worse
If you been walkin' downhill first
When the sun illuminates
You'll find me in the darkest place

(Chorus x3)
I'm so sick of the sunshine, baby
'Cause it burns my skin
I'm so sick of the sunshine, tell me
When the storm come in

Critic, journalist, sometime musician, onetime actor, and full-time Midwesterner Mark Deming provides a discographic-based biography for Cosmo Jarvis:

“Singer, songwriter, and filmmaker Cosmo Jarvis has earned a devoted following for his witty, often satiric tunes about the foibles of relationships and contemporary life, often rooted in personal experience, as well as his own self-produced videos and short subjects that have given his work a global online audience. Harrison Cosmo Krikoryan Jarvis was born on September 1, 1989 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Jarvis' family relocated to the United Kingdom when he was young, and he grew up in Devon in Southwest England. Jarvis began writing songs when he was only 12 years old, around the same time he began making short films using a VHS video camera. While Jarvis' early videos were little more than documentation of pranks played with his friends, with time he began constructing more complex narratives, and similarly his songs began to evolve, ranging from folk-inspired acoustic guitar pieces and elaborate pop tunes to tongue-in-cheek hip-hop tracks.

At the age of 16, Jarvis quit school to focus on his creative work, and in 2009 he wrote and produced his debut album, an 18-song set called Humasyouhitch/Sonofabitch, which was released by the British indie label Wall of Sound. The album combined Jarvis' observational tunes with a cycle of songs reflecting the emotional turmoil of his parents' stormy relationship. Humasyouhitch/Sonofabitch received enthusiastic notices from the British music press, but it didn’t sell especially well, and Jarvis teamed with 25th Frame for his second release, Is the World Strange or Am I Strange? A track from the album, “Gay Pirates,” became an Internet sensation after Jarvis' low-budget video for the song was endorsed in a Twitter post by actor and author Stephen Fry, and subsequent airplay helped make the second album a commercial success. While continuing to tour, write songs, and record music, Jarvis has also been writing and directing a feature film, provisionally titled The Naughty Room. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi"

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