Stormy Days
“Stormy Days” by Orion Redwolf is now streaming everywhere!
May 2nd 2024
When I received funding from the state I was born in via my VCA songwriting fellowship, I knew I needed to put it towards the song I’d been most reluctant to make. The 18 year old song that helped me process my dad’s death when I was a 14 year old boy.
I still remember sitting down at the piano the morning after it happened and plunking out the verses that you’ll hear. I chose to leave them exactly how the younger version of me wrote them to preserve my unedited reaction to feeling my world ending. I loved spending time with my dad and I struggled so hard to understand he wouldn’t just walk through the door one day saying, “Did you have a nightmare?”
Processing this has been something I’ve worked on my whole life and “Stormy Days” has been there for me each step of the way. At the beginning, I just desperately wanted to be “normal” like I remembered from my early childhood. I worked so hard to not be seen as the kid who’s dad died because I hated how people’s energy towards me would change.
I’ve come a long way since then and, at 24, I penned the lyrics for the chorus while embarking on my post college soul searching in North Carolina. The next 6 years of “Stormy Days” were just for me to enjoy the song and learn to heal myself; I wasn’t ready to share yet. In fact, I think I’ve only really played this at tiny acoustic shows. Finally at 31, I felt excited to make it and at 32, I'm ready to share it.
“Stormy Days” is different from any other song I’ve made because I intentionally hired a co-producer to allow me to dive deeper into my emotions. The process was way slower than I thought it would be because every step of the way, I had to reprocess everything in my life. Matt Wyatt was so kind and patient as I worked through this song constantly adapting to my needs and advocating for the song when I could not. I am incredibly grateful to have made this with him!
I hope “Stormy Days” can be there for you like it has been there for me.
Written by Orion Redwolf Faruque
Produced by Orion Redwolf Faruque and Matt Wyatt
Recorded at Tree and Booms Studio
Mixed by Matt Wyatt
Mastered by Fred Kevorkian
Vocals, guitars, bass, keys by Orion Redwolf
Drums by Matt Wyatt
Special thanks to my family
PRESS QUOTES
“The completed “Stormy Days,” filtering a child’s raw anguish through an adult’s resilient lens, has an uplifting way of resonating with listeners who’ve experienced losses of their own.” ~ Daily Progress
Read the Daily Progress article by Jane Sathe here
“I haven’t cried to a song this hard in years” ~ Juniper
“A fragile and tender blend of indie folk with a really warm and old school approach.” ~ We All Want Someone to Shout For
"...Orion Redwolf laments with heartfelt tenderness on his new single “Stormy Days,” accompanied by lush acoustics and mellow keys — ideal for rainy-day windowsill contemplation." ~ Obscure Sound
I feel the sun upon my skin, it doesn't matter now
The world I see is all black and grey, like an old tv
I wish I could change the channel, and bring you back around
I wish I could hit rewind
But we're stuck in forward motion
The little things, they remind me of you
They make it just a little bit harder for me to say goodbye
I just can't wait to see you again
These days, it's the stormy days
When the rain comes pouring down
And the sun's behind the clouds
Yeah these days, they're the stormy days
When it's all too much for me,
And the sky it touches the earth
My friends, they don't understand, they're all the same
They say now that you're in a better place, how do you think that makes me feel?
I know now that you're happy, that should make me happy too
Doesn't this seem so simple
Doesn't this seem so simple
I miss you, my friend
I miss the warmth of your smile
The little things, they remind me of you
They make it just a little bit harder
For me to say goodbye
I just can't wait to see you again
Now these days, they're my favorite
When the rain comes pouring down
And the sun's behind the clouds
Yeah these days, they're the stormy days
When it's all too much for me,
The rain will bring the rainbow back around
I've got the warm of your smile,
The little things, they remind me of you
They make it just a little bit easier everyday
Cause I just can't wait to see you again
And I just can't wait to see you again