[Verse 1 – Male] Smoke on the mountain, the river runs slow I’ve been chasing ghosts where the cold winds blow The night still hums with what we said And the dark winds are blowing again [Verse 2 – Female] I’ve walked that road where the lanterns fade Your voice still echoes through the choices made The fire we lit’s just ember and rain And the dark winds are blowing again [Chorus – Together] Oh, they whisper through the pines Calling out the names we left behind We can’t outrun where we’ve been Dark winds blowing again [Verse 3 – Male] I kept your letter in a drawer of shame Words in the paper still burn my name Time don’t heal, it just bends When the dark winds are blowing again [Verse 4 – Female] I dreamed you called from a world gone gray Said you found your peace, then you blew away But peace is a lie that pretends When the dark winds are blowing again [Chorus – Together] Oh, they whisper through the pines Calling out the names we left behind We can’t outrun where we’ve been Dark winds blowing again [Bridge – Male & Female, trading lines] Male: Every secret we swore to hide Female: Comes alive when the daylight dies Male: Every truth we tried to mend Both: Comes around with the dark wind [Final Chorus – Together, softer] Oh, they whisper through the pines Calling out the names we left behind We can’t outrun where we’ve been Dark winds blowing again [Outro – Female (soft), then Male echoing] Female: Dark winds blowing again... Male (echo): Blowing again... Both: Blowing again...
