Winter Roses

[Verse 1] I kept your coat by the door Even when you left in June Now the glass on the window Grows a mouthful of frost for you Your name in my contact list Still burns like a red small light I call and it rings and rings Then the whole room bites the night [Pre-Chorus] And I tried to be hard Tried to bury the ache But the snow found the scar And it learned how to shake [Chorus] Winter roses, winter roses You made me bloom in the cold Winter roses, winter roses Now I’m bleeding out gold Winter roses, winter roses Hold my heart in your snow Winter roses, winter roses I let you go too slow [Verse 2] Your last words on my tongue Taste like pennies and rain I wore them to every room Like a chain around my veins The kettle screamed for an hour Your key still lives in my drawer I swear I saw your shadow At the crack of the front porch door [Pre-Chorus] And I tried to be hard Tried to bury the ache But the snow found the scar And it learned how to shake [Chorus] Winter roses, winter roses You made me bloom in the cold Winter roses, winter roses Now I’m bleeding out gold Winter roses, winter roses Hold my heart in your snow Winter roses, winter roses I let you go too slow [Bridge] If I tear up these petals Will your ghost leave town? If I spit out the memory Will the ice come down? My hands still know your shape Even in the dark I break, I mend, I break again Still you live in the spark [Breakdown] Winter roses I still see you there Winter roses Frozen in the air [Final Chorus] Winter roses, winter roses You made me bloom in the cold Winter roses, winter roses Now I’m bleeding out gold Winter roses, winter roses Hold my heart in your snow Winter roses, winter roses I let you go too slow