Verse 1

Tip-tap toes on a silver ground,

Soft-packed snow, not a single sound,

Breath like smoke in the lantern glow,

Winter hums low, slow but bright below.

Clockwork steps in a moonlit line,

Frozen stars in the frostbound pine,

Cold grips tight with an iron hand,

Midwinter’s tale in a quiet land.

Pre-Chorus

But hear the spark beneath the white,

A heartbeat drumming through the night.

Chorus

Four steps forward, we don’t stand still,

Light finds cracks in the deepest chill,

Hands held close, feel the fire grow,

In the dark we learn to glow.

It’s Christmas time, come gather near,

Every laugh, every story, every year,

Though the cold still shapes the night,

We are warmth, we are light.

Verse 2

Plates pass round with remembered taste,

Spiced-up time we refuse to waste,

Old-year stories, the long and short,

Every road that the heart has crossed.

Candles flicker in window rows,

Hope taps time as the north wind blows,

Tick-tock feet in a steady rhyme,

Four-four keeps us moving in time.

Chorus

Four steps forward, we don’t stand still,

Light finds cracks in the deepest chill,

Hands held close, feel the fire grow,

In the dark we learn to glow.

It’s Christmas time, come gather near,

Every laugh, every story, every year,

Though the cold still shapes the night,

We are warmth, we are light.

Bridge (New Year)

Midnight rings, let the old year go,

Promises laid in the frost and snow,

Count it down, feel the turning tide,

A door swings wide on the other side.

Final Chorus / Lift toward Spring

Four steps forward, the ice grows thin,

Morning wins, let the thaw begin,

Days stretch long, skies open blue,

Every step feels lighter too.

From winter’s grip to a softer gleam,

From candle flame to a waking green,

We walked the dark, we held on tight—

Now comes hope,

Now comes light.