SWEETER AFTER THE FROST

Dawn is breaking, And the moon is falling asleep. All the nightingales are singing Softly over her dreams. But I stayed by the window, Wide awake until morning came. Going over every word that you said to me Yesterday. You left your coldness in my heart, Like winter on a flame. But some things only grow much sweeter After frost and pain. You called my love a bitter viburnum. Frozen my heart with the fire of hell. But the colder the winter, the sweeter the berries. And the love I give another will taste sweeter Still. You called my love a bitter viburnum. Left me with nothing but tears in the night. But the frost only sweetens the red berries of Sorrow. And I'll find a new love, Where my heart feels alive. You never knew the flavor Of a love that's ripe and true. Maybe some wounds are only meant to teach us To let go of you. I have forgiven your words, Though they cut me like a knife. You crushed the grapes of our love, but I Will turn this pain into life. You left your winter on my skin, But winter cannot stay. The heart that once belonged to you is Finding its own way. You called my love a bitter viburnum. Frozen my heart with the fire of hell. But the colder the winter, the sweeter the berries. And the love I give another will taste sweeter Still. You called my love a bitter viburnum. Left me with nothing but tears in the night. But the frost only sweetens the red berries of Sorrow. And I'll find a new love, Where my heart feels alive. Let the moon fade into morning. Let the last cold shadows go. What you broke will bloom again, And you will never know. How the bitter turns to sweetness, When the heart learns how to heal. I don't need your love tomorrow, I have someone else's to feel. You called my love a bitter viburnum. But you never knew my heart. Now the frost has made me stronger, And I'm ready for a start. Let the berries shine like rubies. Let the old love fade away. What you called my bitter sorrow, Will be sweet to me someday.