Verse 1 The midnight burns with silence, Snow drifts against the door. A figure caught in passage, Between the hearth and more. Verse 2 Red velvet torn and heavy, Coal stains upon his hands. The promise of deliverance Now bound by brick and sand. Chorus Ash and ember, breath runs thin, The gift-bearer trapped within. No sleigh bells ring, no stars ignite, Only shadows in the firelight. Verse 3 The weight of myth is crushing, The burden of belief. A saint of winter falters, Entangled in the grief. Bridge What if hope is fragile, What if faith can fall? A chimney turned to prison, A silence over all. Chorus Ash and ember, breath runs thin, The gift-bearer trapped within. No sleigh bells ring, no stars ignite, Only shadows in the firelight. Outro The night remembers nothing, The dawn will never know. That even legends stumble, And even legends choke
