The winter is cold this year
I left myself open, catching snow flakes within the folds of my heart
Feeling the ice creep up my spine and settle, forming frozen lakes in my mind
Y’know skating through my thoughts is a perilous journey

But last night I fell asleep to the steady drum of a heart beat
Listened to the fiery waves crash against my soul
And I know that no matter how cold, how frigid, the night becomes your intensity will show the road to the safety of home

Girl, your words sing songs of eternities of love
And I’m lost trudging knee-deep in the wind-blown drifts of hope
For the first time I’m not terrified of the freezing snow
For the first time I see the reflecting stars shimmering lightly throughout the night
Bouncing off the ice and dancing in great pools of light
Like the hint of forever in your eye.
They ground me.

We walk the grounds of fate so delicately
Slide through the gates of white capped dreams
Knowing that no step is exactly as it seems.
We could fall at any moment.
Come crashing down on already bruised knees.
But our fingers intertwined balance our shaking feet

The winter is cold this year
I’ve tasted it on my tongue
Bit the raw frost which formed
Holding on for just too long

I couldn’t tell ya what the sun felt like
I couldn’t show ya how the trees moved
Inspired by the words summer breathed
Gently moving the earth to green
Then orange
Red
Now white.
I can’t remember what hot sunlight felt like

But I can tell you how the frozen fields of ice
Concentrated deep inside my mind
Thawed at her touch.
I can tell you how the dark night skies
Now shine with a new bright light.
Showing me the path I could never find
Without her by my side.
I can tell you how the winter sun, lacking warmth
Could never compare to the blazing heat which emanates from her soul.

The winter this year is harsh and cold
But last night I fell asleep to the drumming beat of a steady heart
And I know. With all my soul. You’re going to lead me home.
You’re going to lead me home.