Chinook Wind
Chinook Wind: A Winter's Love Thaw
Lyrics
We started arguing on the on-ramp
We began arguing while entering the on-ramp
Of Interstate 90 West
On Interstate 90 West
As the engine strained to recollect fifth gear
The car struggled to shift to fifth gear
And I struggled to keep my head
I faced difficulty maintaining composure
For the last month, I'd been scratching your name
I've been etching your name for a month
With my fingernail in the frost
On a frosty attic windowpane at a friend's place
Of the windowpane in the attic of a friend's
Where I stayed after our breakup
I'd been staying since you broke it off
Referring to the period when you ended the relationship
Then out of the blue, you asked me on a date
You unexpectedly asked me on a date
To a hot springs out of town
To hot springs outside the town
And on Valentine's Day, no less, I knew I should
On Valentine's Day, a significant gesture
But I could never turn you down
I couldn't refuse despite past issues
Now I'm sitting in the steam with a cold gin & tonic
Currently, in a hot spring with a cold drink
Sweating in a plastic cup
Sweating, contemplating your sudden change of heart
Trying to make sense of your sudden change of heart
Trying to comprehend the situation
If that's what it really was
If it indeed was a change of heart
You swept in like a Chinook wind
You entered my life like a warm Chinook wind
Blowing warm through the woods
Bringing warmth but also potential harm
A pulse of June in the middle of the winter
A sudden burst of life in the midst of winter
Can do more harm than good
Highlighting the contrast and potential consequences
You thawed out my resistance
You melted my resistance
And I let you back in
I allowed you back into my life
You were unseasonably warm
Your warmth was unexpected, like a Chinook wind
As a Chinook wind
Comparing your warmth to a Chinook wind
Watching the snow crying off the pine trees
Observing snow falling from pine trees
Standing around the edge of the pool
By the pool's edge, contemplating the scene
Their bare green needles naked in the cold
Pine needles bare in the cold
I started to feel like a fool
Feeling foolish in the situation
Maybe I was dying in the high Himalaya
Suggesting a challenging and vulnerable state
In the final stages of undress
Metaphorical location, possibly emotional nakedness
Just then I felt you swim up behind me like a reaper
You approached me like a reaper, symbolizing change
And softly kiss the back of my neck
A tender and unexpected gesture
You swept in like a Chinook wind
Similar to the earlier mention, you came like a Chinook wind
Blowing warm through the woods
Again emphasizing the warmth and potential harm
A pulse of June in the middle of the winter
A burst of life in the midst of winter
Can do more harm than good
Underlining the potential consequences
You thawed out my resistance
Your warmth broke my resistance
And I let you back in
I allowed you back into my life
You were unseasonably warm
Your warmth was unexpected, like a Chinook wind
As a Chinook wind
Reiterating the comparison to a Chinook wind
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