Cold December

[Verse 1]
I've been waiting, pacing along the halls
Ever since you left here
I've been cleaning, scrubbing the plates
And weeding out the garden dear

[Verse 2]
I can't fall asleep to your mystery
Slowly blowing from the shore
I have not failed to be what you'd expect of me
Swallowing glass just to stay pure

[Verse 3]
All the birds are heading down south
But you're staying up north you say
I've got jackets, blankets, and sheets
It's going to be a cold December

[Pre-Chorus]
It could be warm you see, a statue next to me
Swimming away from ice and snow
Could I have failed to see the signs in front of me?
Warning and flashing symbols, subtle and simple I couldn't see
I couldn't see

[Chorus]
If only time could slow down, maybe I could come up
It's such a cold December
It's such a cold December
It's so cold

[Verse 2]
I can't fall asleep to your mystery
Slowly blowing from the shore
I have not failed to be what you'd expect of me
Swallowing glass just to stay pure

[Verse 4]
Summer's come and summer has gone
Your Christmas cards can't comfort me
You've found new friends and tied all the ends
It's freezing in the loneliest winter

[Pre-Chorus]
It could be warm you see, a statue next to me
Swimming away from ice and snow
Could I have failed to see the signs in front of me?
Warning and flashing symbols, subtle and simple I couldn't see
I couldn't see

[Chorus]
If only time could slow down, then maybe I could come up
It's such a cold December
It's such a cold December
It's so cold