~verse~ i used to think a wounded man was owed a little mercy so i kept making saints of those who never earned the word there’s only so much grace a man can keep pouring through his hands before the cup overflows n the giving lets go somewhere along the way i quit believing people stay ~hook~ winter got into me long before the cold came down i used to let the whole world in now i barely let it round i don't break the way i did im not askin to be understood i got colder trying to survive people i once thought were good somewhere underneath it all i learned not every hand you hold will catch you when you fall when you fall when you fall ~verse~ i used to think a steady hand meant somebody meant to stay now i know some people hold you just to learn what makes you shake so forgive me if i’m colder i have seen enough to know some winters start with people long before it starts to snow somewhere along the way i stopped asking people to stay ~hook~ winter got into me long before the cold came down i used to let the whole world in now i barely let it round i don't break the way i did im not askin to be understood i got colder trying to survive people i once thought were good somewhere underneath it all i learned not every hand you hold will catch you when you fall when you fall ~bridge~ i don’t curse the ones who taught me i just learned the lesson well even heaven has its borders even mercy has a bell i still know the worth of kindness i still offer what i can but i won’t confuse forgiveness with returning to the hand ~hook~ winter got into me long before the cold came down i used to let the whole world in now i barely let it round i don't break the way i did im not askin to be understood i got colder trying to survive people i once thought were good somewhere underneath it all i learned not every hand you hold will catch you when you fall when you fall when you fall when you fall when you fall when you fall
