Calling Your Name After the Snow Clears

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

The northern wind rattles the door knocker

Again I thought it was you coming to my side

That pair of feathered arrows sleeps in a dust-covered case

Colder than a letter with no address

[Pre-Chorus]

The fire in the stove can warm only my hands

It cannot warm this winter without you

[Chorus]

I will call your name once more after the snow stops

Let the greetings that never reached you pass through the cold wind

I sew my name into spring's collar

When the flowers bloom, I will watch them for you awhile too

Open the window again after the snow stops

Give the living the courage to wake

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

Shapes in the stove ash still hold warmth

It is the longing I refuse to surrender to wind and snow

Someone returns along the street, carrying their bags

I light the lamp for someone else

[Pre-Chorus]

The fire in the stove can warm only my hands

It cannot warm this winter without you

[Chorus]

I will call your name once more after the snow stops

Let the greetings that never reached you pass through the cold wind

I sew my name into spring's collar

When the flowers bloom, I will watch them for you awhile too

Open the window again after the snow stops

Give the living the courage to wake

[Bridge]

I won't let victory or defeat measure tears

Behind every name is a home

May the springs to come reach the frontier walls

No longer needing sorrow to remember what peace looks like

[Final Chorus]

I will call your name once more after the snow stops

Let the greetings that never reached you pass through the cold wind

I sew my name into spring's collar

When the flowers bloom, I will watch them for you awhile too

Open the window again after the snow stops

Give the living the courage to wake

[Outro]

Waiting for the first sound of water dripping from the eaves

I will carry you with me toward the warm sunlight