In the Time of Winter’s Morn

[Intro – motorik drum groove, deep warm bass, slow swirling guitars, no voice] [Verse 1] In the time of Winter's morn I see the sunlit leaves, changing hue, burn clear against a sky of tender blue. The air still holds its breath. [Pre-Chorus – guitars widen, reverb increases] Shadows slip along the ground, slow and pale, as if the day were learning how to speak. [Chorus – vocals slightly buried, guitars blooming] Are you with me yet? [Verse 2 – steady pulse, subtle guitar modulation] Blackbirds drink the midday sun. Wind songs heard in the tree heights. The sun bathes in every soul, all waters are ablaze. The world stands open, without a sound. [Pre-Chorus – echoing textures, soft cymbal wash] Light bends and turns away, almost unnoticed, as though time were folding into itself. [Chorus – layered vocals, wider stereo field] Are you with me yet? [Instrumental interlude – no solo, slow guitar swell, feedback drift, shimmering layers] [Verse 3 – reduced instrumentation, almost weightless] Evening clouds drift to roost. Fires in the west fade to ash. When you and I were of the dusk a part, stars open their eyes. The sky grows wide and still. [Outro – fade into guitar haze] Are you with me yet?