[VERSE 1 – COLD OPEN | muted keys, low drums creep in]
Winter got the city movin’ slower
Streetlights feel closer than people
Phone cold, hands in my pockets
Still readin’ messages I shouldn’t read though
You say you cool bein’ distant
But you text me when it snow
Funny how the nights get longer
Soon as the temperature low
You don’t slide when it’s sunny
But you pop out when it’s dark
Say you hate the cold weather
But you love how we warm up the car
[soft female hum under last line]
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[PRE-HOOK – LOW, RESTRAINED]
You don’t say much
But you say enough
Winter nights make liars honest
When silence get too rough
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[HOOK – COLD, CATCHY]
Cold weather texts
You don’t call, you just type
Say you bored, say you restless
Say “you outside?” at night
Cold weather texts
You don’t say what you mean
But you say just enough
For me to know what you need
[female harmony layered on “at night”]
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[VERSE 2 – SMOOTH, HEAVIER]
Breath foggin’ the window
Radio low, no rush
You say “I ain’t tryna stay long”
But you still ain’t touched the clutch
You different when it’s winter
You don’t play them same games
You want presence, not attention
You don’t care ‘bout names
You say life been heavy lately
Bills, stress, too much noise
I don’t try to fix your problems
I just give you quiet and choice
[female whisper: “yeah…”]
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[PRE-HOOK – STRIPPED]
You don’t like crowds
You don’t like scenes
You like nights that end slow
And conversations in between
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[HOOK – REPEAT, FULLER]
Cold weather texts
You don’t call, you just type
Say you bored, say you restless
Say “you outside?” at night
Cold weather texts
You don’t say what you mean
But you say just enough
For me to know what you need
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[BRIDGE – MINIMAL, INTIMATE]
I don’t chase
I just wait
Winter nights expose everything you won’t say
[female harmony sustained, airy]
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[OUTRO – FADE, WHISPERED]
Snow fallin’…
City quiet…
You still text me.
[beat fades]
