Hold the Fire

Hmmmmmmmmmmm There's a cold biting through the window pane

A silence sharp enough to cut a vein The

children sleep, but they twist and twitch Waiting for a spark

that fails to catch Even hope is hesitating

Shaking on the edge of fading There's a whisper

in the falling snow If the big man falls,

the sun won't show Something ancient severs ties

So hold the fire, keep it breathing On the night the