[Verse 1]
The city lights are blinking just a little bit too bright
Everyone is sprinting through the middle of the night
We’re racing past the windows, chasing down the days
Getting lost inside the neon and the haze.
But turn the key and lock the door, leave the world outside
I think we need a place where we can hide...
[Chorus]
I want a Slow Motion Christmas
Let the world spin fast while we stay still
Like a black and white movie
Or the moonlight on the sill.
No rushing through the morning, no running for a train
Just the firelight dancing, and a soft, old-fashioned rain.
Let the years go flying past us, let the winter wind blow
As long as I’m holding you
In this Slow Motion Snow.
[Verse 2]
Put a scratchy record on the turntable tonight
Something with a saxophone to make the feeling right
We don’t need to be frantic, we don’t need to check the phone
Let’s make believe that we are all alone.
The calendar is empty, the clock is on the wall
But tonight I don’t can’t hear it tick at all...
[Chorus]
I want a Slow Motion Christmas
Let the world spin fast while we stay still
Like a black and white movie
Or the moonlight on the sill.
No rushing through the morning, no running for a train
Just the firelight dancing, and a soft, old-fashioned rain.
Let the years go flying past us, let the winter wind blow
As long as I’m holding you
In this Slow Motion Snow.
[Bridge]
[Music swells with strings]
Everything changes at the speed of light
Seasons come and go before we know.
But if you hold me close, and if you hold me tight
We can make this moment last
Before we have to go back to the fast...
[Guitar/Trumpet Solo]
[Smooth, jazzy, melodic]
[Outro]
Yeah, let the years go flying past us
Let the winter wind blow.
I’m gonna stay right here...
In our Slow Motion Snow.
[Spoken softly]
Just take your time, baby.
Merry Christmas.
[Final Chord: Major 7th, shimmering strings fade out]
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