[Intro] [Pulsing disco beat, accordion drone, mystical Nordic atmosphere] [Verse 1 - The Bear's perspective] The first snow tells me what I already know The forest hums in a frequency low Owl on the branch like a silent guard Fox tracks vanish into the yard I move through the woods like a ghost in fur Every breath a cloud, every step a blur The salmon is gone, the rivers run thin And winter is closing on my The disco of the season starts to slow Accordion crying in the firelight glow Every animal knows their place But I am the one who fades [Chorus] I sleep like a bear, I sleep like a bear The world keeps spinning but I'm not there The witches are dancing in their clearing But I sleep like a bear, like a bear, like a bear I sleep like a bear, I sleep like a bear The wolves still hunt, the ravens stare But none of it matters when winter is here I sleep like a bear, like a bear, like a bear [Verse 2 - Other animals as metaphors] Wolves still wail like an empty hall Ravens watch from the chapel wall The owl is wisdom that will not rest The fox is a thief who feathers her nest The whale calls out from a distant sea The swan glides through what once was free The salmon fights what cannot be won But I am done, I am done, I am done [Pre-Chorus] The disco of the season starts to slow Accordion crying in the firelight glow Every animal knows their place But I am the one who fades [Chorus] I sleep like a bear, I sleep like a bear The world keeps spinning but I'm not there The witches are dancing in their clearing But I sleep like a bear, like a bear, like a bear I sleep like a bear, I sleep like a bear The wolves still hunt, the ravens stare But none of it matters when winter is here I sleep like a bear, like a bear, like a bear [Bridge] There is a witch in the pine tree shadow She brews a brew in her cauldron slow Whispers of birch bark and elder root Dust of the moth and the raven's flute She sings me down, she sings me low Into the den where the cold winds blow And I follow her song as the snow falls deep Into the long, long sleep [Final Chorus] I sleep like a bear, I sleep like a bear The world keeps spinning but I'm not there The witches are dancing in their clearing But I sleep like a bear, like a bear, like a bear I sleep like a bear, I sleep like a bear The wolves still hunt, the ravens stare But none of it matters when winter is here I sleep like a bear, like a bear, like a bear [Outro] [Beat fading, accordion drone continuing] The forest sleeps... The bear sleeps... The witch is still dancing... But I am gone for the winter... Gone for the winter... Gone... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Nordic Witch Disco love letter to hibernation — told from the bear's own perspective as he prepares for the long sleep. Around him, every other animal carries on: the wolf wails, the raven watches, the owl keeps wisdom alive, the salmon fights its impossible river. Only the bear surrenders. And in the pine shadow, a witch brews a song that pulls him deeper into the den. The disco beat keeps pulsing, the accordion keeps weeping, the world refuses to stop dancing — but the bear is gone for the winter. The contrast between the relentless rhythm and the quiet surrender is the entire point. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © 2026 Ande Records Lyrics by Ande All rights reserved. https://ande-records.se/
