Lyrics
The snowflakes are coming on down
The snowflakes are falling from the sky.
Going around in the air
The snowflakes are floating in the air.
They go 'round, blowing into your eyes
They circulate and may enter your eyes.
cnd getting stuck in your hair
They also stick in your hair.
You're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen
The speaker finds the listener exceptionally beautiful.
I think of silly lines to say like “you're a winter's dream”
The speaker playfully thinks of romantic phrases like "winter's dream."
I want to tell you something but I don't
The speaker has something to say but hesitates.
I want to hold you close, but I won't
Expresses the desire to be close but refrains from doing so.
You're the most beautiful thing I'll ever leave behind
The listener is the most beautiful thing the speaker will leave behind.
We're walking
Both are walking together.
cway from the sights, to the library by the old oak
Heading towards the library near an old oak tree.
You're trembling
The listener is trembling, possibly from the cold.
You say your hands are cold, so I let them inside of my coat
The speaker offers warmth by letting the listener's hands inside their coat.
I'm not sure why you're walking so close to me
The closeness is noted, but uncertainty about reality.
I really can't tell what is real
Confusion about what is real.
But I want to make you feel alright
Expresses a desire to make the listener feel better.
I want to make you see the light
Wants the listener to see the positive side.
I want to tell you this but I don't
Hesitation in expressing certain feelings.
I want to stay with you, but I won't
Desire to stay but refraining from doing so.
You're the most beautiful thing I'll ever leave behind
Reiteration that the listener is the most beautiful thing to be left behind.
cnd when Joni sings I wish I had a river I understand
Reference to Joni Mitchell's song "A Case of You," indicating understanding of heartbreak.
cnd when Joni sings I wish I had a river I understand
-cnd when Joni sings I wish I had a river I understand
-'Cause I also made my baby say goodbye
The speaker has experienced a similar situation of saying goodbye.
cnd you're the most beautiful thing I'll ever leave behind
Reiteration of the listener being the most beautiful thing left behind.
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