Winter:
A tear of longing left my eye
And froze halfway down my cheek
Numbness hailed down from the sky
Forcing colour to recede
Into the grey void I wailed
And after all the birds had flown
A deafening silence unveiled
Even the sun left me alone
My lips, trembling with solitude
Yearning for someone to hold
Like trees, open armed, fully nude
Quivering out in the cold
The broken down voice I lost
Unable to make silence withdraw
Like the cracks in thickening frost
Do not foreshadow coming thaw
Spring:
Footsteps outside on the pavement
Snow cracking under the gentle tread
The rustling of the world, no longer silent
But futile hope can’t raise me from my bed
I heard someone tapping on my window
A red-breasted bird looked at me
I lifted my head up from my pillow
And then I sat up for him to see
We had eye contact but didn’t speak
The feathered thing was but a timid friend
The olive branch that was in his beak
He laid in the palm of my hand
We sang a song without words together
Before he stretched his wings and soared the sky
Restrained by the cold of my frozen feathers
I ran, following him outside
I was blinded by the overwhelming light
Reflected by a blanket of snow
A familiar warmth caressed my hide
The sun returned, tried to console
He was greatly affected by my fate
For he had experienced similar grief
To resolve his amber tears, it was too late
But he could still bring me relief
Together we uncovered the earth
Exposed her skin to redeeming air
She was fertile to give a floral birth
To all the seeds that she could bear
The crocuses quickly started growing
The daffodils expectantly taking root
Magnolia buds, eager to open
When we found you under the forbidden fruit
Summer:
Colour returned to your pale skin
A subtle blush conquered your cheeks
It blossomed down from your chin
Covered you up to your feet
A butterfly landed upon my leg
Soothed my red sunburned thighs
She looked at me, her wings outstretched
But for her we had no eyes
The sun, always watching our backs
Blessed our crowns with paralysing rays
Nothing’s on our mind but love
The heat on your head set out to baptise
Your briny hair it was dripping from
Reminiscent of melting ice
My fears flowed into oblivion
Pearls of sweat trickling from your eyes
But I was blind for your repent
I never thought to realise
Our sultry summer knows an end
The heat, forcing us to relax
Engulfed us in his slackening embrace
We’ve got nothing to do but love
The constant humming of the AC
A high pitched ringing in our ears
Like the buzzing of a swarm of bees
Rendering us unable to hear
The high words never passed your lips
But your extinguishing eyes explained
Your untold fear and grief eclipsed
And told me of what you were afraid
The sky turns dark all around
A sword’s dangling above our heads
Like lightning shattering the clouds
It is hanging on by a single thread
Inevitable transience is on our heels
When I found you, your lips were red // When you found me, my lips were red
Showing me you’ll have to leave
Because you ate of the pomegranate
Autumn:
Leaves started to turn to pretty colours
Embellishing the trees with golden dye
Concealing all the inevitable dolour
Then the wind took them and they waved goodbye
It brought them to a place near the water
Where the leaves formed a blanket on the ground
They warmed the soil as they slowly mouldered
When they were gone, the night frost came around
While the leaves gently turned to waste
From my arms you softly slipped away
Your colours and warmth started to fade
On your last day you picked poppies by the river
They filled our house with warmth and delight
But their joyfulness and colours slowly withered
Their leaves crumbled to sand over night
Sleeping petals of your favourite flower
That had given off a sweet and subtle scent
The aftertaste, both bitter and sour
To remind me of the unnamed day you went
While your flowers gently turned to waste
From my arms you softly slipped away
Your odours and scent started to fade
The sun was your departure’s crown witness
He didn’t even try to intervene
He hid, out of shame, behind a nimbus
Before he silently, set into the sea
He set fire to the sky above us
Made a fool of me, while he stroked my cheek
Then he left us all blind in his twilight darkness
As he turned his back on my lonely weep
While my tears gently turned to waste
From my arms you softly slipped away
Your lightfulness started to fade
Credits:
Finya Verhoef - vocals & mixing
Madelief Lammers - violin
Mees van Driel van Wageningen - vocals
Tim van Schie - guitar
Mees van der Smagt - vocals, piano,
bass guitar,
double bass,
drum programming,
composition,
lyrics,
arrangment,
mixing, mastering,
production,
animation &
software
development
Special thanks to:
Esmée Olthuis
Lidy Six
Magda de Groot
Maya Willemse
Irene Becx
Igor Herder
Stijn van der Smagt