Christmas Morning Goodbye is an indie pop song about how saying goodbye to a loved one can be extremely challenging, but can also be a good thing (a "gift"), by allowing parties involved to open up new doors and "close the one with all their problems".
Eko never intended to write a Christmas song, but one morning in the fall of 2021, he woke early and went straight to his piano and the song basically wrote itself. Being against the idea of making it sound like a holiday song, the song was produced under Eko’s direction to not sound like one, and to release and produce it just like any other song so that it would represent the next stage in his development as an artist.
Eko decided to release this song as his sophomore release because of its powerful message of saying goodbye to a loved one and the fact that a lot of people experience heartbreak and sadness during the holiday season and may want a change versus hearing the same overly joyful corporate products of the holidays.
Eko feels the song could be interpreted many ways, but personally sees it being about a complete breakup between lovers, or them just moving past and healing from deep unclosed wounds. It is about personal and interpersonal forgiveness and the solace that can come from being honest and real about the fact that things are never perfect and that is okay, if we are brave to omit our own faults, and confront them and each other with an open heart. Although extremely challenging, this act can allow parties involved to open up new doors and close the one with all their problems ("a gift")."
Psychological studies have shown that typical Christmas music, their overly joyful nature, and their excessive play during the holidays can actually cause more mental health harm than good for many. “Christmas Morning Goodbye” is about being real to our problems and pain, it represents the next stage in Conner Eko developing his sound, and it gives a different message that most are not accustomed to hearing, especially during the holidays. The holidays are not perfect for most people and there is solace about being real and honest.
lyrics
It feels like late December
It’s dark and we are cold
Another fight another cry we just might
Unwind our souls
Is it time to open this and say
A Christmas morning goodbye
Can open up a door
And close the one with all of our problems
And I don't want to ignore
The chasm in your heart that's waiting for
A Christmas morning goodbye
This December you're all alone
Holding to the story
That the hurt inside will never go
The answer’s branded on your heart and I know
Your love is gone your tired and torn your dreading
A Christmas morning goodbye
Can open up a door
And close the one with all of our problems
And I don't want to ignore
The chasm in your heart that's waiting for
A Christmas morning goodbye
When time stood still we danced our hearts
When did this fall apart
Crawling then tumbling down
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
It’s the only thing we have left
A Christmas morning goodbye
Can open up a door
And close the one with all of our problems
And I don't want to ignore
The chasm in your heart that's waiting for
A Christmas morning goodbye
Now it feels like Christmas morning
In the middle of July
But you and me are mourning
As we say our goodbyes
credits
released December 3, 2021
Lyrics and music written by Conner Eko
Produced by Isaac Sharp
Lead vocals, background vocals, and keyboards by Conner Eko
Drums by Peter-Michel Natishan
Electric guitars by Issaac Sharp and Frank Soriano
Additional background singing by Joyce Grant
Mixed by Jimmy Hoyson (6-time Grammy winner)
Mastered by Mike Cervantes of Foxboro Mastering
New York duo showcase an enigmatic blend of math rock guitars, pop-punk sing-a-longs, emo confessionals, and even rave-ready synths. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 15, 2023
