Black Snow in Bethlehem

[Intro] Red sky Over white lawns Footprints Where the faith’s gone [Verse 1] Plastic halos on the front-yard saints Wires tangled in the candy canes Laugh tracks playing from the living room But no one’s listening They just scroll and consume Empty chair at the end of the table We set a place like a broken fable You said “peace on earth” in your final breath Now it’s war in my chest I can’t rest I confess [Chorus] like ashes on my tongue Singing carols through the chaos Till my tired lungs are numb If there’s a star for the forgotten Let it burn right through this hell Screaming hope into the cold night Black snow in Bethlehem [Verse 2] Grandma’s Bible on the mantle Dust Toy gun wrapped like a sacred trust Midnight sermon on a cracked-screen phone Priest in pixels saying “you’re not alone” But I still feel like a ghost in the glow Watching family movies from a decade ago You were laughing in your paper crown Now I’m raising this glass just to smash it down [Chorus] [Bridge] [low vocal register] Deck the halls with all our doubts Grief like tinsel Tangled out If love was born in a borrowed room Maybe it still fits in all this ruin [growled] Take this rage Shape it into grace Let the drums sound out Like a pulse in my veins [crescendo] If there’s light beyond this night I’ll tear the dark to see it shine [Chorus]