[Intro - Strings and Harpsichord] [Verse 1] We walked through the park in December Your hand in my coat pocket, remember? The trees were all stripped down and honest Like us, making temporary promises Each step left a mark in the white Two sets of prints proving we were right Or were we just proving we were there? Breath hanging like questions in the air [Chorus] Footprints in the snow Tell me what they know About the way we used to be Before the thaw, before the spring When everything was crystalline And we believed in pretty things Footprints in the snow Where do they go? [Verse 2] You said winter makes you feel alive I said winter makes me want to hide But we kept walking anyway, didn't we? Playing at forever, playing at certainty Now I retrace that choreography Our little dance of intimacy The pattern's still there if I squint But the impression's just a dent, just a hint [Chorus] Footprints in the snow Tell me what they know About the way we used to be Before the thaw, before the spring When everything was crystalline And we believed in pretty things Footprints in the snow Where do they go? [Bridge] I could walk this path forever Preserving the weather Refusing the sun Pretending we're not done But even frozen things surrender (Surrender, surrender) [Final Chorus] Footprints in the snow They already know What we couldn't admit back then That even perfect moments end That pristine things don't stay pristine That beautiful is just a scene Footprints in the snow Now I let them go [Outro - Strings fade] Let them go Let them go
