The Blue Mitten

Lyrics

[Verse 1 — Female] You left your blue mitten beside the gate Where the fir trees bow beneath the white I kept the small brass key you gave me Though the house has slept for years tonight [Verse 2 — Male] I followed the bells past the frozen mill Through a field where the fox tracks disappear Your name was written in the frost there A silver thread I almost heard [Pre-Chorus — Duet] If the old road turns beneath the snow If the candle keeps one ember bright We can meet where the winter roses grow At the edge of the borrowed night [Chorus — Duet] Come through the garden, come through the blue The moon has left a door ajar for you Though morning gathers every dream away Stay till the last white branch gives way [Verse 3 — Female] The clock in the tower forgot its hands The ballroom holds our footprints still I wore the ribbon you once tied for me You wore the silence from the hill [Verse 4 — Male] I brought the feather from the snowy owl And the little map we never read Every turn led back to your window Every path crossed what we left unsaid [Bridge — Duet] Maybe this kingdom was made of sleep Maybe the winter was ours to keep Still, when the first pale morning shows I’ll know the way your quiet garden grows [Final Chorus — Duet] Come through the garden, come through the blue The moon has left a door ajar for you Though morning gathers every dream away Stay till the last white branch gives way Stay till the last white branch gives way [Outro — Choir and Duet] Where the snow keeps every name Where the roses sleep the same If you find that door again I will meet you there