[Verse 1] July was loud with moving cars, and heat that made me feel alive. But winter turns the volume down so all I hear is what I hide. Your absence echoes off the snow, a quiet I can’t outgrow. [Chorus] December makes it hurt more, like the cold knows where to go. Every carol is a warning, every light is just for show. December makes it hurt more— I smile till my face feels sore. If I can survive this season, maybe I can survive you. [Verse 2] They say “new year, new beginning,” but endings don’t reset so clean. I keep your name under my tongue like something sacred, something mean. I hold my breath at midnight chimes, like time might rewind. [Chorus] December makes it hurt more, like the cold knows where to go. Every carol is a warning, every light is just for show. December makes it hurt more— I smile till my face feels sore. If I can survive this season, maybe I can survive you. [Bridge] I’m not asking for forever, just one night where I don’t feel. Just one December morning where your ghost isn’t so real. [Final Chorus] December makes it hurt more… and I’m tired of being strong.
