Hail and Iron

Frost on the floorboards,

salt in the track

Nights getting longer,

no turning back

Smoke in the rafters,

breath on the glass Shadows are

waiting for the fever to pass

Keep your head low when the

pale northern star Shows who you

were and tells what you are

Cold in the blood,

quiet and deep

Promises are made that the winter

will keep

Pale and iron,

stone and bone

Walk through the timber,

stand on your own The ice

doesn't negotiate

The ice doesn't negotiate

Pale and iron,

silent and deep What the snow

covers, the dark gets to keep

it

The dark gets to keep it

Rime on the window,

iron-cold gate

Counting the seconds,

watching the wait

Footsteps outside, no sound in the

snow

Secrets you carry that nobody knows

Hold your breath tight 'til the

morning light breaks Nothing is given,

it's only what takes

Cold in the blood,

quiet and deep Promises are made

that the winter will keep

Pale and iron,

stone and bone

Walk through the timber,

stand on your own The ice

doesn't negotiate

The ice doesn't negotiate

Pale and iron,

silent and deep

What the snow covers,

the dark gets to keep it

Stand on your own

The dark gets to keep

it