Verse 1 The courtyard slept in silver frost (A) Where winter held the silent air (B) No lantern burned, no scholar there (B) Just empty steps and what was lost (A) Verse 2 The chapel bells refused to ring (A) Their iron tongues held tight in cold (B) As if the ancient tower knew (B) The cost of every reckless thing (A) Pre-Chorus Your books remained upon the desk Your careful notes still half-confessed But every word you left behind Was something I could not unwind Chorus Black feathers in the snow Scattered where you stood Every fragile answer Lost where you once could Black feathers in the snow Falling soft and slow Every whispered secret Buried far below Verse 3 The library lights burned thin and pale (A) Your chair untouched beside the flame (B) The margins still pronounced your name (B) In ink that felt too faint to fail (A) Verse 4 The portraits watched with patient dread (A) Their silent eyes too calm to grieve (B) As if they’d seen too many leave (B) The path that reckless scholars tread (A) Bridge I asked the halls where you had gone The ivy walls, the ancient lawn But every shadow held its breath As if the truth were close to death And somewhere in the winter air A raven cried but answered none Final Chorus Black feathers in the snow Drifting through the night Every brilliant question Fading out of sight Black feathers in the snow Where the cold winds roam Every wandering scholar Searching now alone
