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Is it cold outside
Questioning the weather outside
I wouldn't know if it snowed
Unaware of the snowfall
I'm in a city full of people yet I've never felt so alone
Feeling alone in a crowded city
Are you doing well
Asking about the other person's well-being
It's just a Christmas thing I swear
Describing Christmas as just a seasonal thing
It'd take more than a few eggnogs to admit that I still care
Downplaying emotions that require more than holiday drinks
That last year we were every cliche
Reflecting on the previous year's clichéd experiences
Our cheap fairy lights lasted half a day
Noting the short-lived nature of cheap decorations
Memories made of paper mache
Recalling memories represented as fragile and artificial like paper mache
In the best way
Emphasizing the positive aspect of memories made in a delicate way
Last year you forgot your keys
Recalling a past incident of forgetting keys in the snow
We sat in the snow trying not to freeze
Enduring cold together to avoid freezing
I said I would kill for a sweater and you said I love you
Expressing love in the midst of discomfort
This year Christmas is just another day spent missing you
Presently, Christmas is just a day of missing the person
You
Repeated emphasis on "You," likely the person being missed
You
-It's that time of year
Acknowledging the holiday season
Leave all your heartache at the door
Encouraging leaving troubles behind during the festivities
I'm too old to wish for miracles but I can't help but hope
Expressing a desire for miracles despite age
You still think of us
Wondering if the person still thinks about the relationship
Draping our tinsel on the floor
Recalling the act of decorating together
Used to love these Hallmark movies but I can't stand them any more
Disliking Hallmark movies now, in contrast to the past
When last year we were every cliche
Repetition of last year's clichéd experiences
Our cheap fairy lights lasted half a day
Reiteration of the transient nature of decorations
Memories made of paper mache
Reiterating memories depicted as fragile and artificial like paper mache
In the best way
Reaffirming the positive aspect of delicate memories
Last year you forgot your keys
Recalling a past incident of love in the snow
We sat in the snow trying not to freeze
-I said I would kill for a sweater and you said I love you
-Never thought that our love was evergreen
Doubting the everlasting nature of love
It was just so easy to believe
Reflecting on the ease of believing in love
That with our stupid little traditions
Considering the significance of shared traditions
We might make it to next New Year's Eve
Expressing hope for the relationship to last until the next New Year's Eve
I'll wrap up our moments in lace
Symbolic wrapping of shared moments with delicacy
Burn the bitterness in the fireplace
Metaphorically burning negativity in the fireplace
Take it all away
Expressing a desire to erase everything
Thank you for everything
Thanking for everything, possibly sarcastically
Now I'll smile and think of how
Choosing to smile while reminiscing
This year Christmas is just another day spent missing you
Current Christmas marked by the absence and yearning for the person
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