Winter's First Breath - ArlenaZara
The autumn leaves are clinging hard
A vibrant final red
Like promises we whispered in the warmth of our shared bed
But the air has got a sting tonight
The sun went down too soon
A bitter kind of clarity beneath the sliver moon
I see my breath, a smoky ghost
Exactly like our love
Fading fast into the vast indifferent sky above
It didn't shout its warning
It didn't crash and burn
It just quietly decided it was time to take its turn
And this is winter's first breath
Sharp and cold and deep
Chilling every secret that our weary hearts still keep
The ground is growing harder, no room for tender roots
Just the hollow crunching sound of our separate leather boots
It's the silent shift of seasons
The moment that you knew
That the warmth we made together was finally through
The thermostat is climbing
But the chill is in my bones
A sudden stark realization that I am truly alone
I wrap your old gray cardigan tight around my frame
A flimsy shield against the ice in this quiet, empty game
I thought our love was evergreen, immune to the fall's decay
But the frost has touched the edges, now it's fading all away
The world outside is prepping for a long, cold, lonely freeze
And the first flake hits the window, shaking all the fragile trees
And this is winter's first breath
Sharp and cold and deep
Chilling every secret that our weary hearts still keep
The ground is growing harder, no room for tender roots
Just the hollow crunching sound of our separate leather boots
It's the silent shift of seasons
The moment that you knew
That the warmth we made together was finally through
The snow begins to fall now
Covering the tracks, erasing all the history of what we couldn't grasp
It makes the world a cleaner, a fresh and silent white
But doesn't warm the heart that shivers in the night
I'm bracing for the long haul, the deep and heavy snow
The season where I learn how to finally let you go
And this is winter's first breath
Sharp and cold and deep
Chilling every secret that our weary hearts still keep
The ground is growing harder, no room for tender roots
Just the hollow crunching sound of our separate leather boots
It's the silent shift of seasons
The moment that you knew
That the warmth we made together was finally through
Winter's first breath tonight
No more artificial light
Just the cold reality, bitter and so right
Yeah, bitter and so right
Just the silence and the sorrow
Winter's first breath
Winter's first breath