(Verse 1)
The garden is buried in shades of white
I’m losing the trail of your ghost tonight.
The roses we planted are jagged and black
Frozen in moments we can't take back.
I breathe out a prayer but it turns into mist
Like the cold, hollow curve of the mouth that I kissed.
The soil is hardened, the shovels are still
And the wind is a finger that’s touching the sill.

(Chorus)
In these quiet winter graves, I’m digging for heat
Where the memories of us lay six feet deep.
The snow is a blanket that smothers the sound
Of a heart that is breaking beneath the cold ground.
I’m whispering "stay" to the ice and the stone
In a kingdom of winter, I’m sitting alone.
Our love is a secret the valley now saves
Sleeping so still in these quiet winter graves.

(Verse 2)
Your sweater is hanging behind the hall door
But it doesn’t smell like your skin anymore.
Just cedar and mothballs and time moving slow
While the world disappears under layers of snow.
I’d offer a candle, I’d offer a light
But the frost is too heavy, the grip is too tight.
Every "I love you" is caught in the freeze
Like the skeletal limbs of the shivering trees.

(Chorus)
In these quiet winter graves, I’m digging for heat
Where the memories of us lay six feet deep.
The snow is a blanket that smothers the sound
Of a heart that is breaking beneath the cold ground.
I’m whispering "stay" to the ice and the stone
In a kingdom of winter, I’m sitting alone.
Our love is a secret the valley now saves
Sleeping so still in these quiet winter graves.

(Bridge)
The spring feels a lifetime or further away
And I’m scared of the thaw and the light of the day.
Because when the ice melts and the river runs blue
I’ll have to admit that I’m finished with you.

(Outro)
So quiet now...
The white is so deep.
The promises we couldn't keep.
Just rest your head...
The summer is dead.
In the quiet...
In the winter...
Wait for me.