Early Winter
Gwen Stefani, Tim Rice-Oxley
You, you know how to get me so low
My heart had a crash when we spoke
I can't fix what you broke
And you, well you always have a reason
Again and again this feeling
Oh why do I give in?
And I, always was, I always was one for crying
I always was one for tears
The sun's getting cold it's snowing
Looks like an early winter, for us
Looks like an early winter, for us
An early winter
Oh I need you to turn me over
Listen, the map of the world is on you
The moon gravitates around you
The seasons escape you
And I, always was, I always was one for crying
I always was one for tears
No I never was, I never was one for lying
You lied to me all these years
The sun's getting cold it's snowing
Looks like an early winter, for us
Looks like an early winter, for us
An early winter
Oh I need you to turn me over
Why, why do you act so stupid?
Why? You know that I'm always right
It looks like an early winter, for us
It hurts and I can't remember, sunlight
An early winter, for us
The leaves are changing colors, for us
Starting over and over and over again
Starting over and over and over again
Well, it looks like an early winter, for us
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Keane lyrics:
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You, you have a face for fashion
For style in the place of passion
A rose in the garden
You, you looked like you really meant it
Twisting the knife in my chest
Stamping on what's left
But I never was
I never was one for crying
I never was one for tears
The map, the map of the world is on you
The moon gravitates around you
The seasons obey you
But I never was
I never was one for crying
I never was one for tears
And no sooner was I born
Than I was dying
What kind of a world is this?
It's only a stone for throwing
It looks like an early winter, alright
Looks like an early winter, alright
An early winter, alright
You turned me over
Why do you act so stupid?
When you know that you're always right?
It looks like an early winter, alright
Looks like an early winter, alright
An early winter, alright
You turned me over, alright
And it gets too much, yeah it gets too much
Starting over and over and over again
And it gets too much, yeah it gets too much
Starting over and over and over again
And it gets too much, yeah it gets too much
Starting over and over and over again
Alright, you turned me over
Tim contributed piano and songwriting.
On 28th November 2007 at a concert at the Union Chapel in London, Keane played a version of this song with a different structure, in a different key (A, instead of B) and different lyrics. A recording was made available on keanemusic.com as a Christmas present to fans. This was the first official recording released which features Jesse Quin (bass guitar).