The leaves were turning brown. The nights were getting longer. You were standing in the garden With a candle and a jar. You said the equinox was coming. I said, "Is that why it's so cold?" You looked at me like I'd disappointed Every witch who'd ever lived. [Verse 1] You had dirt beneath your fingernails And cinnamon on your sleeve You said you grew your own herbs I said, "That's a lot of work for tea" You wore a necklace made of silver And a coat the colour of wine You told me that the moon was changing I said, "So is the price of wine" You laughed and nearly dropped your candle I caught it before it hit the floor And somewhere in that little garden I forgot what I'd come here for [Pre-Chorus] The summer left without a warning The trees undressed before our eyes You said the dark was only natural I thought you looked good beneath the skies [Chorus] Chlorophyll and Cinnamon Your fingers stained with green You make the dying autumn Look like something I've never seen Chlorophyll and Cinnamon The night is closing in If love's a kind of madness Let the long darkness begin [Post-Chorus] [Verse 2] You keep dried flowers in a notebook And old receipts inside your shoes You say that every little object Has a story it can lose You read my palm beside the fireplace Then frowned and read it once again I asked if that meant I was dying You said, "We're all dying, dear" You showed me how to make a tincture And warned me not to touch the jars I spent the evening watching candlelight Reflecting in your eyes like stars And when you kissed me by the doorway The rain was tapping on the glass I thought the universe was speaking Then I stepped into a plant [Pre-Chorus] The summer left without a warning The trees undressed before our eyes You said the dark was only natural I thought you looked good beneath the skies [Chorus] Chlorophyll and Cinnamon Your fingers stained with green You make the dying autumn Look like something I've never seen Chlorophyll and Cinnamon The night is closing in If love's a kind of madness Let the long darkness begin [Bridge] At the autumn equinox You told me day and night were equal. For one brief moment, Neither one could win. You asked me what I wanted When the balance disappeared. I said I wanted you. You said, "That's surprisingly straightforward." [Final Chorus] Chlorophyll and Cinnamon Your fingers stained with green You make the dying autumn Look like something I've never seen Chlorophyll and Cinnamon The night is closing in If love's a kind of madness Let the long darkness begin Chlorophyll and Cinnamon When all the leaves have fallen When winter takes the garden I'll still hear you calling Chlorophyll and Cinnamon Let the cold world do its worst You made me love the autumn Now I hope it lasts forever [Outro] She told me not to pick the flowers. I bought her some anyway. She forgave me. Eventually.
