Heart Of Winter

Snowbound fortress, shadows creep in deep
Whispers from the walls, where the lost souls weep
Frozen isolation, cracking at the seams
A fragile family, haunted by dark dreams

Glimpses of the void, echoes in the mind
Visions bleed through time, the gift that's left behind
Threads of fate unravel, pulling at the thread
Awakening the beast that's long been cold and dead

Shining through the madness, the curse that never sleeps
Demons in the mirror, where the sane man weeps
Rage ignites the fire, burning down the lies
In the heart of winter, where the true self dies

Bottles call like sirens, drowning out the storm
Fury builds like thunder, twisting love to harm
Halls that stretch eternal, stained with ancient sin
The boy sees the fractures, where the end begins

Shining through the madness, the curse that claws and creeps
Demons in the mirror, where the broken spirit weeps
Rage ignites the fire, consuming all the ties
In the heart of winter, where the innocent pays the price

Axes swing in silence, blood upon the snow
Echoes of the fallen, in the undertow
Cycles of the damned, repeating through the night
Redemption's fleeting spark, lost in endless fight

Shining through the madness, the curse that claims its keep
Demons in the mirror, where the hollow echoes weep
Rage ignites the fire, devouring alibis
In the heart of winter, where the shining never dies

In the heart of winter, where the shining never dies
The shining never dies
The shining never dies

©2025 Hugh Mungus