SNOW ON MY SKIN DAHLIA [Intro — Solo Felt Piano, Faint Winter Wind] [Almost Whispered, Fragile] It’s snowing again… [Soft Breath] Mmm… [Verse 1 — Intimate, Smoky Lower Register] There’s a silence in the hallway Where the laughter used to live And a photograph beside the window Of a life I still forgive Every street is dressed in silver Every house is burning bright Funny how the world looks beautiful When you’re lonely on Christmas night [Pre-Chorus — Gentle Strings Enter] And I tried to keep the feeling Of the years that disappeared But the winter has a way Of bringing everything back here [Soft Ascending Head-Voice Run] Ooh, back here… [Chorus — Emotional, Restrained] Snow on my skin Like a thousand little memories Falling from the sky Of who I used to be Snow on my skin And the world is turning white I can feel the cold around me But there’s still a light inside Oh, let it fall Let the winter begin Maybe I can learn to feel again… With snow on my skin [Post-Chorus — Airy Soprano Harmonies] Ooh-ooh-ooh… [Soft, High Head Voice] Let it fall… [Verse 2 — Piano, Subtle Cello, Gentle Heartbeat Percussion] There’s a little box of letters That I haven’t dared to read Full of wishes, full of promises And the person I used to be I was waiting for a miracle Like a child beside the tree Till I realized the smallest light Was the one still left in me [Pre-Chorus — Building Emotional Intensity] And I don’t have all the answers I don’t know what comes next But perhaps a heart can start again With a single little breath [Ascending Mixed-Voice Melisma] Oh, I can breathe again… [Chorus — Fuller Strings, Emotional Harmonies] Snow on my skin Like a thousand little memories Falling from the sky Of who I used to be Snow on my skin And the world is turning white I can feel the cold around me But there’s still a light inside Oh, let it fall Let the winter begin Maybe I can learn to feel again… With snow on my skin [Bridge — Music Drops to Solo Piano] [Almost Spoken, Trembling Voice] If I could tell my younger self One thing about the years ahead I’d say the nights can feel forever But forever isn’t darkness [Long Pause — One Piano Note] [Softly] And you don’t have to shine To know you’re still a star… [Orchestral Strings Begin Rising] [Ascending Melismatic Run — Gradually Opening Into Soprano Mix] Even when the world feels far… YOU ARE ENOUGH THE WAY YOU ARE! [Extremely High, Sustained Soprano Head Voice — NO WHISTLE] A-A-A-ARE! [Final Chorus — Grand Orchestral Crescendo, Gospel Harmonies] SNOW ON MY SKIN! Like a thousand little memories Falling from the sky But they don’t define me Snow on my skin And the world is turning white I can feel the cold around me BUT I’M KEEPING MY LIGHT ALIVE! [Extremely High, Crystal-Clear Soprano Head-Voice Ad-Libs] Oh, I’m ali-i-i-ive! Let me ri-i-i-ise! [Long, Powerful Sustained Soprano Note] I CAN LEARN TO FEEL AGAIIIIIN! [Cascading Melismatic Run — Full Orchestral Peak] Ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah! [Outro — Orchestra Fades, Solo Felt Piano Returns] [Soft, Intimate Vocals] It’s snowing again… [Pause] But this time… I’m not afraid. [Delicate, Extremely High Head-Voice Flourish] Ooh… [Final Piano Note Fades Into Silence]
