WhenAutumnSleeps

When Autumn Sleeps - Atelier High

The night falls slow beneath the trees

A faded song drifts on the breeze

Your name still lingers in the air

Like something lost still waiting there

The lamplight hums, the river sighs

A single leaf begins to fly

I trace the path the seasons knew

And every road still leads to you

And I don't know why the silence stays

In every word I meant to say

The sky turns red then fades to gray

And autumn sleeps but won't decay

The windows foggy, the kettle sings

The air is full of quieter things

A photograph, a note you wrote

Still pressed between my winter coat

I breathe you in like distant rain and let it ache and ache again

And I don't know why the silence stays

In every word I meant to say

The sky turns red then fades to gray

And autumn sleeps but won't decay

If love is meant to come and go

Then why is it here beneath the snow

If time is kind, if time forgives

Then why is your shadow where I live

And I don't know why the silence stays

But I still wait for brighter days

The sky turns red then fades away

And autumn sleeps but I remain

When autumn sleeps

I still remain