From the recording In the Winterlight
Bruce Mello - guitar, vocal
Barry Phillips - cello, glockenspiel, orchestration
Chad Kaltinger - viola
Shannon Delaney D'Antonio - violin
Jesse Autumn - double harp
Lars Johannesson - flute
Scott Hartman - french horn
There is a certain kind of light that comes in the winter: a muted light. Also, this song captures some of the thoughts and feelings that are associated with the winter portion of our life: yearning, wondering about what might have been, a greater sensitivity to the passage of time, etc.
Lyrics
In the Winterlight
Winter comes and the leaves turn
The light dims, the heart yearns
Pale sun on mountains
Night comes, the doldrums
Morning comes in the chill air
The night songs are still there
And all the words you told her
Fade as you hold her
In the Winterlight
You see so clearly
Things that might have been
In the Winterlight
Time passes slowly
In the Winterlight
Lightning and thunder
Like children you wonder
Watching the time go
Sunlight and shadow
In the Winterlight
You see so clearly
Things that might have been
In the Winterlight
Time passes slowly
In the Winterlight
Winter comes and the leaves turn
The light dims, the heart yearns