Hold of Winter

[Verse I]
I feel it in the air
Shadow-figures stalking me
Through the tunnels of my heart
We've lived so long in springtime
Only for the winter to come again

[Pre-Chorus I]
Shadow dreams haunting me
Longings for a distant timeline
They are a line to memories
Clouding everything I perceive

Ancient times and cruel lies
Don't know what's real anymore
But I see you in my dreams
Silently waiting for me

[Chorus I]
Cold storm screaming in my head
I fall to my knees and I beg
'Rip this demon from my soul
And make me whole!'

[Verse II]
I'm suffocating, silent
Together we will wander
And bring life into this place

[Pre-Chorus II]
The wrenching hold of winter's cold
Drains the world of life and color
How can voices fill my head
Drowning out the blissful quiet?

Comes to me into my skin
Bled [...] or deep red roses
Stifled by the edge of spring
As the current drives me away

[Bridge & Coda]
Through the vast and empty spaces
I will follow any signal
Listening, feeling, hoping, dreaming
Give me a sign that you're near me

[Pre-Chorus III]
A deeper dark [enfolding flame?]
A longing for a taste of wonder
Desperately screaming your name
Please stop me from going under

In the smoke, a shining form
Takes my hand and pulls me nearer
With no doubt [...] before
You guide me to hope again

[Chorus II]
Hold me in your arms and say
You'll take all of my pain away
Help me see the light of day