Embers in the Frost

Frost creeps
Through the holes that you have left
From parts of me
That you took along with you
Frost creeps
Through the space I leave in bed
Each night for you
And cools the morning dew

And the gift you gave to me
That used to lift me ever higher
Has melted down to leaden grief
And got too heavy to carry
And these wings you gave to me
That used to lift me ever higher
I tear them off to find relief
But they cling and pull me down to my knees

Frost creeps
Through the doors to better days
All frozen shut
Hope glints through the window panes
Then fades
Like a wick goes up in smoke
Each night in vain
Yet each day my faith remains

Each path I take the road is steep
And keeps me tumbling down towards you
I climb until the cloak of sleep
Wards off the chilling fog I roam through
Each path I take the road is steep
And keeps me tumbling back towards you
I climb until the cloak of sleep
Wards off the wreckage of our dreams in my dreams

Frost creeps
And I need you one more time
So we can write
Our last goodbye anew
And light
A final ember in my heart
To face the fight
Of living without you

And the gift you gave to me
That used to lift me ever higher
Has melted down to leaden grief
And got too heavy to carry
And the love you gave to me
That used to lift me ever higher
I tear it off to find relief
But it clings and pulls me down to my knees