[Verse 1] Branches bare They scratch the slate sky A hollow whistle Where the whispers lie The frost creeps slow A thief on the sill Stealing warmth Leaving quiet A winter chill Clouds hang heavy Leaden and low Breathe in deep Let the shadows grow [Prechorus] The clock hands shiver The seconds stall Does time bend Or not move at all? [Chorus] Under winter’s veil The world turns still A frozen hymn A breathless thrill Footsteps fade where the cold wind calls Winter’s veil—silent It falls [Verse 2] Streetlamps flicker Amber ghosts on the street The crunch of snow under wandering feet A crow’s caw cracks through the brittle air Like a splintered thread in the fabric’s tear The night hums low A machine’s faint drone In this icy cocoon I’m utterly alone [Prechorus] Fingers numb Tracing shapes in frost A fleeting warmth Too quickly lost [Chorus] Under winter’s veil The world turns still A frozen hymn A breathless thrill Footsteps fade where the cold wind calls Winter’s veil—silent It falls
