Blood, Sweat and Tears started off life inspired by a Delerium track featuring Zoë Johnson on vocals, which opens with the line, "from every side, the cold wind blows." For some reason, "No matter where the wind blows," which was the original title of this song, seemed a good idea.
It may not be the most meaningful song ever, but it's got a good chorus, and fits quite nicely on Transmission, so that's how we got to where we are today.
In early 2012, we started thinking about what the third single from the album might be, and decided that this might be a good choice. Unfortunately, the single version took a bit of time to get right, and so in the end Here Comes the Summertime came first, but we were pretty pleased with how this single version ended up.
The lyrics:
No matter where the wind blows
My steps will follow through the snow
No matter when the rain stops
I’ll always know where I should go
Through blood, sweat and tears
I feel I’ve outlived all my fears
My heart is fixed to yours forever
I hope it’s there another year
No matter when the wind blew
Those endless hours still seemed so cruel
No matter where the world turned
It always brought me back to you
Through blood, sweat and tears
I feel I’ve outlived all my fears
My heart is fixed to yours forever
I hope it’s there another year
With the wind in the north
Your eyes just shone towards me
And when it turned to the south
Your smile broke through the thunderclouds
Through blood, sweat and tears
I feel I’ve outlived all my fears
My heart is fixed to yours forever
I hope it’s there another year
(R. Martin / S. Martin)
