**[Verse 1]** Autumn leaves on the gym floor swept away I stood outside the lights to watch you play Lockers slamming in the empty hall I built the armor before the curtain call Fourteen long years kept behind the door Keeping every quiet promise on that wooden floor **[Pre-Chorus]** Through cold contract ink and late-night calls Shadows creeping up the stadium walls You carried the court with a reckless flame While I guarded the silence around your name **[Chorus]** Fourteen winters frozen in the dark Sheltering the fire of your blazing spark We walked through the ice, we paid every fee The only warm harbor was you holding me Now the frost turns to water under the sun The long winter’s over, our season has begun **[Verse 2]** Flight red-eyes across the ocean wide A thousand secret bruises you never tried to hide I patched up the cuts, I swallowed the pain Waiting for the clearing after endless rain They saw the trophy lifted in the air I saw the tired boy who kept me there **[Bridge]** Letters never mailed, words we couldn’t say Counting down the seasons while we paved the way When the whole wide world felt freezing cold Your steady hand was the only truth to hold **[Chorus]** Fourteen winters frozen in the dark Sheltering the fire of your blazing spark We walked through the ice, we paid every fee The only warm harbor was you holding me Now the frost turns to water under the sun The long winter’s over, our season has begun **[Outro]** The snow is gone, the morning is bright Fourteen winters... Finally stepped into the light.
