Balcony
Winter's Dance: A Tale of Embers on the Balcony
Lyrics
Still awake at 5am, the wreckage sat and stared
Still awake at 5am, contemplating the aftermath while observing the surroundings.
at the imperfect winter morning, pressing his nose
Observing the imperfect winter morning, pressing the nose against the window to see through the ice.
on the window to thaw a fisheye through the ice.
Trying to see outside through the frozen window, creating a fisheye effect.
He watched the snow begin to shuffle, rise and roam
Watching snow movement from roof to balcony and back, admiring its dance.
from roof to balcony and back, squinting to admire it
Squinting to see the snow's movement, turning in upon itself before shooting skyward.
darting and dancing, turning in upon itself before
Describing the dynamic and intricate movements of the snow.
bursting skyward like a white stork.
Highlighting the climax of the snow's movement, likening it to a white stork.
At first it was a few locks of alabaster hair that fell
Initially, only a few strands of hair-like snow fall from the balcony.
from under the orange tarp on the balcony, flapping
Imagery of snow resembling hair, flapping like a torn dorsal spine.
in the wind like a torn dorsal spine as if the candles
Comparing the snow to a torn dorsal spine and suggesting the candles' essence is released.
not the flames had decided to let their essence arc
Suggesting that it's the candles, not the flames, deciding to release their essence.
and flit. He was forced to search
Searching for a lighter to combat the elements and maintain visibility.
for a lighter to fight back against the wind and snow
The struggle against wind and snow, which is recrystallizing the view through the window.
recrystallizing his porthole. As the opening
The opening in the window is enlarging, allowing more of the outside to be seen.
enlarged, five smoke-stained fingers, like elongated fry,
Describing five smoke-stained fingers emerging to hold down a tarp.
emerged to hold down the tarp.
The emergence of fingers, reminiscent of elongated fries, holding down the balcony tarp.
Other winds from other lanes arrived to constrain her
Introduction of other winds from different directions, affecting the scene.
before rattling him and the window frame: Let her go.
A call or command to release or let go, possibly referring to the balcony scene.
He let her go.
Compliance with the command to let go of something or someone.
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