[instrumental prelude] [instrumental prelude] [Build-up] [Intro] Moonlight bleeds across the snow. A mitten in his hand. He watches, silent— She rides away. [Verse 1] Her snowboard carves through silver hills, Laugh lines echo in the cold. Her beanie dancing, boots light as breath, No fear, no weight, no hold. [Verse 2] He stays behind where shadows cling, One word frozen in his throat. The stars don’t answer silent men— Regret begins to float. [Chorus] He could've called her name. Could've cut through silence. But joy moved too fast And memory moves slow. Now all he holds Is how he let her go. [Verse 3] She fades beneath the mountain’s curve, Her glow swallowed by night’s shroud. Unaware of the tethered ache, The truths he never allowed. [Verse 4] The snow keeps falling like soft goodbyes, Each flake a wish he didn’t cast. Time won’t wait for hesitant hearts— The moment’s already passed. [Big Finish] His hand still grips that mitten tight, As if her warmth could still be near. But all the moonlight offers him Is silence crystal clear. [Outro] She’s gone now, part of the distance. And he stands, a quiet refrain. One soul carved by hesitation— One name he never said.
