The Unsent Letter (Golden Thaw)

[Intro]
[Verse]
The river cracks with golden light
To signal the approaching night
Inside my muff of heavy wool
I keep a heart of sorrow full
[Pre-Chorus]
A letter lies, still unreleased
With wax that never felt the flame
My quiet yearning has not ceased
I whisper your forgotten name
[Chorus]
Flow down, cold stream
Break from your winter dream
Carry my breath away
Into the coming day
Find where he sleeps tonight
Under the pale starlight
[Post-Chorus]
Wait for the thaw
Nature's sweet law
Bring him to me
Set my heart free
[Verse]
The frost is biting at my throat
I watch the golden splinters float
The viola plays a weeping air
To match the color of despair
[Pre-Chorus]
The paper bends beneath my hand
I trace the words I dare not send
Across this cold and frozen land
I pray our winter soon will end
[Chorus]
Flow down, cold stream
Break from your winter dream
Carry my breath away
Into the coming day
Find where he sleeps tonight
Under the pale starlight
[Bridge]
The ice must yield at last
Forget the frozen past
The waters soon will rise
Beneath the warming skies
My voice will reach your shore
And we shall weep no more
[Verse]
The piano plays a minor chord
A sorrow I can ill afford
The gold hour turns to deepest blue
And all my thoughts return to you
[Chorus]
Flow down, cold stream
Break from your winter dream
Carry my breath away
Into the coming day
Find where he sleeps tonight
Under the pale starlight
[Post-Chorus]
Wait for the thaw
Nature's sweet law
Bring him to me
Set my heart free
[Outro]