Lyrics
You left us in the snow
You departed from us in the snow
Got on a plane and flew back home
Took a flight and returned to your home
Left the summer in the south
Left behind the warmth of summer in the south
Came home to an empty house
Arrived home to a dwelling devoid of your presence
White rose
Reference to a white rose, a recurring motif
Winter's heartbeat I can feel you
Sensing the pulse of winter, feeling your essence
Feel you close
Feeling an emotional closeness to you
And I sang at your funeral
Expressing participation in your funeral by singing
It was a dreary kind of day
Describing the funeral day as gloomy
But the sun was still shining out
Despite the somber day, the sun continued to shine
Honoring your name
Paying tribute and respect to your name
White rose
Reiteration of the white rose symbolism
Winter's heartbeat I can feel you
Continued connection with you through winter's heartbeat
Feel you close
Feeling an intimate proximity to your presence
White rose
Repetition of the white rose theme
Winter's heartbeat I can feel you
Sensing your essence through winter's pulse
Feel you close
Feeling emotionally close to you
And they'll bring white roses out
Anticipation of white roses being brought out in remembrance
For the child that has died
Symbolizing the mourning for a deceased child
And all the town's folk show up
Community gathering to commemorate the loss
Even the pastor cried
Even the pastor expressing sorrow
White rose
Reiteration of the white rose symbol
Winter's heartbeat I can feel you
Feeling your presence through winter's heartbeat
Feel you close
Sense of closeness to you
White rose
Recurrence of the white rose motif
Winter's heartbeat I can feel you
Connection with your essence through winter's pulse
Feel you close
Continued emotional closeness
White rose
Reiteration of the white rose symbol
Winter's heartbeat I can feel you
Feeling your presence through winter's heartbeat
Feel you close
Sense of emotional closeness
White rose
Repetition of the white rose theme
Winter's heartbeat I can feel you
Connection with your essence through winter's pulse
Feel you close
Continued sense of emotional closeness
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