DECEMBER KISSES DAHLIA [Intro — Delicate Music Box, Soft Piano, Distant Winter Bells] [Breathy, Intimate Vocals] Mmm… Same street. Same snow. [Soft Soprano Head-Voice Flourish] Ooh-ooh-ooh… [Whispered] I wonder if you remember… [Verse 1 — Warm, Smoky Lower Register] There’s a little café on the corner Where we used to hide from the cold I can see our names upon the window Like a story that was never told You were wearing that old blue sweater I was laughing at the falling snow Funny how a thousand little moments Become the things you can’t let go [Pre-Chorus — Gentle Rising Strings] And every December When the city turns to white I remember how you held me Underneath those Christmas lights [Ascending Melismatic Run] Oh, take me back tonight… [Chorus — Dreamy, Emotional Pop-R&B] December kisses Falling like the snow Every little memory Is somewhere I can go December kisses Under silver skies I can still remember How forever felt that night Oh-oh-oh, let the winter glow Oh-oh-oh, take me where we used to go December kisses… Still warm me in the cold. [Post-Chorus — Airy Layered Harmonies] Kiss me in December Like the first time, like the first time Hold me through the winter Till the stars begin to shine [High, Delicate Soprano Melisma] Ooh-ooh-ooh… [Verse 2 — Soft R&B Groove Enters] I was walking past the station Where we watched the trains go by Saw a couple standing where we stood With the same stars in their eyes Then I heard somebody calling And I turned into the light There you were beside the doorway With that same familiar smile [Pre-Chorus — Growing Emotional Intensity] And every December I imagined you’d be near Now the snow is falling softly And you’re really standing here [Powerful Rising Mixed-Voice Run] Oh, after all these years… [Chorus — Rich Harmonies, Warm Bass] December kisses Falling like the snow Every little memory Is somewhere I can go December kisses Under silver skies I can still remember How forever felt that night Oh-oh-oh, let the winter glow Oh-oh-oh, take me where we used to go December kisses… Still warm me in the cold. [Bridge — Piano Only, Vulnerable Vocals] Maybe time can change the seasons Maybe years can change our names But the way you look at me tonight Somehow feels exactly the same [Strings Begin Rising] And if this moment is a miracle I don’t need to understand [Ascending Melismatic Run — Chest Voice Into High Head-Dominant Mix] Just let me feel the snow again… WITH YOUR HAND IN MY HAND! [Final Chorus — Upward Key Change, Full Cinematic Strings] DECEMBER KISSES! Falling like the snow Every little memory Led me back to where you go December kisses Under silver skies I don’t have to dream of forever ‘CAUSE YOU’RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT! [Extremely High, Crystal-Clear Soprano Head Voice — No Whistle] To-ni-i-i-i-ight! [Long Sustained High Note, Cascading Melismatic Run] Oh-oh-oh, let the winter glow Oh-oh-oh, never let me go December kisses… ARE ALL I NEED TO KNOW! [Outro — Music Box Returns, Gentle Snowfall Ambience] [Softly, Smiling] Same street. Same snow. [Pause] But this time… You stayed. [Very High, Gentle Soprano Head-Voice Flourish] Ooh, December… [Final Music Box Note]
