The Garden of Snow

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Female] Snow gathers softly on the garden gate The glasshouse keeps a little warmth for us You lift the latch; the old brass rings once And winter seems to hesitate [Verse 2: Male] I brought the key your grandmother hid Beneath the blue plate by the stove It turns as if it knows your hand And opens onto rooms of snow [Pre-Chorus: Female and Male] One step, then two, where the white branches bend A hush like a promise comes down If morning should find us still wandering here Let it find us together, not found [Chorus: Female and Male] Come through the orchard, follow the silver thread Past the sleeping fountain and the cedar bed Though the road may vanish, though the bells fall still I will know your footsteps; you will know me still [Verse 3: Female] A fox leaves commas by the frozen well The moon rests low upon its fur You tell me all the names you gave the stars I keep the smallest one for her [Verse 4: Male] The clock in the tower forgets to turn Its hands hold fast at half past two We laugh, then hear the far-off train And know the world is waiting too [Bridge: Female] If this white kingdom melts away If every painted door is gone [Bridge: Male] Keep just the warmth we carried in And how your voice could lead me on [Final Chorus: Female and Male] Come through the orchard, follow the silver thread Past the sleeping fountain and the cedar bed When the snow has lifted and the dawn comes through I will keep this winter; I will keep you too [Outro: Female and Male] One key, one path, one quiet vow The garden sleeps; we leave it now