The winter winds blew in Carrying salt from the sea And ice from the north It whipped and raged Like a monster thrashing At his invisible chains
And we brace ourselves With layers and fire and coal Dousing the monster Dampening his roars With our crackling embers And hot cocoa hands
But you and I With your eyes like arctic frost And mine aglow with summer's Forest fires and charred woods We leave behind the warmth To dance gentle in the chill
From spitting flame to air, Air that burns like fire in this cold And still we hear the roaring. Us two, pale as fresh snow Soulful as the cinder sun We distmantle and destroy
Monster! Monster! With eyes, Eyes like storms and sky And lungs of triumph and freedom We three, treading blizzard winds Spirits dancing gentle, and joy! Joy boundless, as the winter roars