[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[FEMALE]
You left your silver ring beside the winter glass
I held it through the silence, let the old hours pass
The harbor wore a coat of frost, the chapel bell was still
But every breath I took that night was reaching for you still
[MALE]
I came back with the north wind caught beneath my coat
With salt upon my knuckles and your letter in my throat
I thought the years had buried us beneath the frozen ground
Then I heard your name inside the storm, and turned around
[Pre-Chorus]
[FEMALE]
If your hands are shaking, place them into mine
[MALE]
If the past comes calling, let it cross the line
[BOTH]
We have lost enough to know what love can cost
Now we stand together for the ones we almost lost
[Chorus]
[BOTH]
Stay with me where the dark sea breaks
Stay with me for the promise we make
[FEMALE]
I will lift your heart above the snow
[MALE]
I will guard the road wherever you go
[BOTH]
Let the old world fall, let the cold wind start
Nothing takes your name from my heart
Stay with me, through the final storm
In your arms, I am coming home
[Verse 2]
[MALE]
The mountain kept our secrets in its black and ancient stone
I carried every word you said through years of being alone
The iron in my voice is not the iron in my heart
I was only trying to survive the distance and the dark
[FEMALE]
I kept the candle burning by the window every spring
I learned that love is not a chain, but still remembers everything
When your shadow crossed the threshold, I could barely speak
So I pressed my forehead to your chest, and felt the silence break
[Pre-Chorus]
[MALE]
If your faith is fading, borrow some of mine
[FEMALE]
If the night surrounds us, I will be your sign
[BOTH]
We have lost enough to know what love can cost
Now we stand together for the ones we almost lost
[Chorus]
[BOTH]
Stay with me where the dark sea breaks
Stay with me for the promise we make
[FEMALE]
I will lift your heart above the snow
[MALE]
I will guard the road wherever you go
[BOTH]
Let the old world fall, let the cold wind start
Nothing takes your name from my heart
Stay with me, through the final storm
In your arms, I am coming home
[Bridge]
[FEMALE]
I have waited through the longest winter
[MALE]
I have carried every scar back here
[FEMALE]
No more distance, no more surrender
[MALE]
No more letting fear decide our years
[BOTH]
Raise the gates, release the river
Let the frozen vow run free
If the world turns cold forever
You will still have me
[Final Chorus]
[BOTH]
Stay with me where the dark sea breaks
Stay with me for the promise we make
[FEMALE]
I will lift your heart above the snow
[MALE]
I will guard the road wherever you go
[BOTH]
Let the old world fall, let the cold wind start
Nothing takes your name from my heart
Stay with me, through the final storm
In your arms, I am coming home
[Outro]
[FEMALE]
When the last bell fades beyond the shore
[MALE]
I will find you there, as I have before
[BOTH]
Stay with me
I am coming home