Owl City

Released: November 25, 2016

Songwriter: Adam Young

Producer: Adam Young

[Verse 1]
That moment the first few flakes start falling
Is the moment before I burst into tears
Cause snow in the air means Christmas shopping
Huh
And the thought of it all just stresses me out

[Pre-Chorus]
Woe is me
Woe is me

[Verse 2]
Would she kinda like this canary yellow?
Or does she already own way too many scarves?
I could get her a backpack, it's somethin' to carry
But this is way too much pressure, it's breaking my heart

[Pre-Chorus]
Woe is me
Woe is me

[Chorus]
I'm ready to wrap that perfect Christmas gift
But I haven't found it yet
Cause I don't have a clue what to get you
So I'll give you my heart
I wander around the store again and again
But all I do is shrug
Cause I don't have a clue what to get you
And I'm ready to say, "Bah Humbug!"
Bah-bah-bah-bah-bah, bah humbug!
Bah-bah-bah-bah-bah...

[Verse 3]
I could get her a gift card to Olive Garden
But what if Red Lobster is way more her thing?
I don’t even know...
Well how 'bout a bike, or like a ukulele?
Or how 'bout I jump out the window? (window [4x])
Yeah, how 'bout I jump out the window! (window [4x])
Singing "Joy to the World" face down in the snow!

[Chorus]
I'm ready to wrap that perfect Christmas gift
But I haven't found it yet
Cause I don't have a clue what to get you
So I'll give you my heart, I hope it’ll do
I wander around the store again and again
But all I do is shrug
Cause I don't have a clue what to get you
I'm ready to say...

[Bridge]
I'll wrap myself in paper and sit under the tree
Cause the best gift I can give you is this heart inside of me!

[Chorus]
I'm ready to wrap that perfect Christmas gift
But I ain't found it yet
Cause I don't have a clue what to get you (here's my heart)
So I'll give you my heart, I hope it'll do
I wander around the store again and again
But all I do is shrug
Cause I don't have a clue what to get you
And I'm bout ready to say, “Bah Humbug!”

[Outro]
Sorry for the hand towels!
Bah Humbug!
Sorry for the Yankee Candles!
Bah Humbug!
Sorry for all this useless junk!
The best gift I have to give
Is my love

(Hah, I hate shopping.)

Originally making songs in his basement for his friends as Sky Sailing, Adam Young then discovered synth music and became Owl City, releasing two relatively unpopular albums Maybe I’m Dreaming and Of June before making his hit single “Fireflies” which made his third album as Owl City, Ocean Eyes a hit.

After this worldwide success he put on two more albums, All Things Bright and Beautiful in 2011, and The Midsummer Station in 2012. In 2014 he released an EP, Ultraviolet, composed of 4 songs whom one would appear on his following album, Mobile Orchestra. Retiring from Owl City in 2016 to focus on Adam Young Scores, a new project made of orchestral soundtracks about historic events, he reappeared in 2017 to tease his upcoming new album Cinematic, with the release of a series of three EPs, called Reel 1 , 2 and 3.

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