Where the Winter Roses Climb

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Female] You left a silver key beside the stair, A blue glass bird asleep upon the chair. I knew the room, but not the year, Your name was written where the frost drew near. [Verse 2: Male] I crossed the orchard under paper moons, Past roses folded up like old cartoons. The gate swung wide without a sound, And all the lost-out seasons gathered round. [Pre-Chorus: Duet] If this is only borrowed sleep, Stay till the little bells run down. [Chorus: Duet] Meet me where the winter roses climb, Where the clocks forget to measure time. Though morning takes the path we came upon, Keep one small song for when the dream is gone. [Verse 3: Female] Your coat was hanging by the garden door, With one bright button missing as before. I touched the sleeve; the threads came loose, Like all the tender things we couldn't choose. [Verse 4: Male] I held the lantern low against the rain, It showed your shadow crossing mine again. You turned to speak; the words were pale, A folded note beneath a paper sail. [Pre-Chorus: Duet] If this is only borrowed sleep, Stay till the little bells run down. [Chorus: Duet] Meet me where the winter roses climb, Where the clocks forget to measure time. Though morning takes the path we came upon, Keep one small song for when the dream is gone. [Bridge: Duet] [Female] I will remember the blue glass bird. [Male] I will remember the gate left wide. [Female] The snow in the orchard, the hush of your name. [Male] The warm little window that waited inside. [Choir] Mmm, mmm, mmm… [Final Chorus: Duet] Meet me where the winter roses climb, Where the clocks forget to measure time. Though morning takes the path we came upon, Keep one small song for when the dream is gone. [Outro: Female, then Male] [Female] The key is still beside the stair. [Male] The blue glass bird is sleeping there. [Duet] And somewhere past the waking dawn, One little song goes wandering on.