Meter's running on the dash
Cold wind hits like a sudden crash
Frozen road and a heavy gear
Winter's coming and the end is near
Looking through the brass lens gold
Stories that the orchard told
White snow on the apple tree
Something only we can see
Copper tube in a steady grip
Watch the evening colors slip
Dusk is painting every branch
White as a sliding mountain launch
Looking through the brass lens gold
Stories that the orchard told
White snow on the apple tree
Something only we can see
Fare is paid and the tank is low
Nowhere left for a cab to go
Telescope catches a dying ray
Turning the midnight back to day
Cold steel shaking in the breeze
Ice is locking all the knees
Hold the focus keep it tight
Before we lose the final light
Sift the glitter from the grey
Watch the winter wash away
Silver skin on a wooden fence
Every single second feels intense
Looking through the brass lens gold
Stories that the orchard told
White snow on the apple tree
Something only we can see
Park the car by the garden gate
Hurry up now before it's too late
One last glimpse of the frozen glow
While the heavy northern currents blow
Looking through the brass lens gold
Stories that the orchard told
White snow on the apple tree
Something only we can see
Brass lens gold. Watch it fold. Just a glimmer.
Then it's cold.