Lyrics
On a winter's night, stars are cold and bright in the sky,
Describing a cold and bright winter night with stars in the sky.
The slumber of the earth is pure and deep
Highlighting the deep and pure slumber of the earth.
From a distant wood, drifts the echo of a beast
An echo from a distant wood, possibly representing a mysterious or haunting element.
The old man stirs and wakens in the night
An old man awakens in the night, suggesting a moment of introspection or realization.
He stands before his window gazing at the grave
The old man stands before a window, gazing at a grave, indicating a sense of loss or longing.
Forgotten dreams are flashing through his weary mind
Recollection of forgotten dreams flashing through the old man's weary mind.
And though his life is empty, he pretends that she's still there
Despite an empty life, the old man pretends that someone is still present, perhaps in memory.
With hunger in his soul, he yearns for life and love gone by,
The old man yearns for past life and love with hunger in his soul.
With memories his one and only joy
Memories are the only joy for the old man.
All he has to give, he would give to bring back the life,
The old man is willing to give everything to bring back a lost life.
And raise the one who lies beneath the snow
Expressing a desire to raise someone buried beneath the snow, possibly a deceased loved one.
He lights a lamp and looks at pictures of the past
The old man lights a lamp and looks at pictures of the past.
The faces of their youth still glow with new-found love,
Faces in the pictures glow with new-found love, but time has faded the image.
But the picture's faded, and time has stolen youth away
Highlighting the fading of the picture and the theft of youth by time.
With a spoken word that he thought he heard from her lips,
The old man hears a spoken word, possibly from his deceased wife's lips, suggesting a supernatural presence.
He felt another presence in the room,
Feeling a presence in the room, filled with both fear and joy.
He was filled with fear but filled with joy he arose
The old man rises, filled with fear but also joy, facing the unknown.
And turned to face the image that he knew
Turning to face an image he recognizes, possibly the apparition of his deceased wife.
She stood before him and her hand reached out for his
The wife stands before him, reaching out for his hand, bringing a sense of peace.
A peaceful light shone in her eyes
A peaceful light in her eyes suggests a positive and calming presence.
She said she'd come to soothe him, and someday they'd be as one
She assures him that she has come to soothe him, and they will be as one someday.
She began to fade and her image disappeared,
The wife's image begins to fade, and she disappears, leaving the old man alone.
So he was left alone to face the night,
The old man is left alone to face the night after the disappearance of the apparition.
Never in his life, had he been so held in awe,
Expressing the profound awe the old man feels, facing the apparition of his wife.
As he faced the apparition of his wife
Reflecting on the unique experience of facing the apparition, a significant moment in his life.
He stood before the window gazing at the grave,
He returns to the window, gazing at the grave, suggesting a continuation of his connection with the past.
And with a lightened heart he saw the first of dawn,
With a lightened heart, he witnesses the first light of dawn, symbolizing hope and a new beginning.
He knew that she was waiting, that someday they'd be as one
The old man believes that his deceased wife is waiting for him, and they will be together someday.
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