Farther Afield - Branches Lyrics

When the sunlight pokes your eyelids closed
And wakes you to white roads bedaubed with snow
The branches shining brighter than in the evening
Plastic scrapes the ground to leave a trace
Metal blades displace the powdered space
The strain of the removal motions heaving

Greet the spring with opened hands the same
As you would a fleeting spark sheltered tenderly from the rain
In my mind i know i'll find the time to learn and grow
But for know i'll stick to handling the snow and clearing a way

Howling winds blow circles in the cold
As this climate and this season tests my soul
The change to come can be all together pleasing
Days it seems until my dreams of the warmth come true
A bit of ease on the eyes if the leaves on the branches grew
Seeds of green under ice melting seeming to keep me from leaving

Greet the spring as a thing for which you've paid
Though the dues through the winter months have caused delays
So until that day i find the time for strengthening my mind
The branches change their color day to day