Tomorrow Is Today (song)
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"Tomorrow Is Today" is a song from Billy Joel
's 1971 debut album Cold Spring Harbor
. The despondent lyrics express the seemingly immutable repetition of the dreary present. They are based on a suicide
note Joel wrote in 1970 when he tried to kill himself by drinking furniture polish.
Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
's 1971 debut album Cold Spring Harbor
Cold Spring Harbor (album)
Cold Spring Harbor was Billy Joel's first solo album, and was released in 1971. He had already released several albums as a member of the bands The Hassles and Attila...
. The despondent lyrics express the seemingly immutable repetition of the dreary present. They are based on a suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
note Joel wrote in 1970 when he tried to kill himself by drinking furniture polish.