Winter Bird – English Lyrics

• By: AURORA
• Album: All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Walking in my sleep

Like the naked trees

Will they wake up again?

Do they sleep, do they dream?

Feel it as the wind strokes my skin

I am moved by the chill

Hear the winter bird sing

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

My tears are always frozen

I can see the air I breathe

Got my fingers painting pictures

On the glass in front of me

Lay me by the frozen river

Where the boats have passed me by

All I need is to remember

How it was to feel alive

...

Silent things

Violent chase

We are dancing again

In a dream, by the lake

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

My tears are always frozen

I can see the air I breathe

Got my fingers painting pictures

On the glass in front of me

Lay me by the frozen river

Where the boats have passed me by

All I need is to remember

How it was to feel alive

...

Rest against my pillow like the aging winter sun

Only wake each morning to remember that you're gone

So I drift away again

To winter I belong

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

My tears are always frozen

I can see the air I breathe

Got my fingers painting pictures

On the glass in front of me

Lay me by the frozen river

Where the boats have passed me by

All I need is to remember

How it was to feel alive

My tears are always frozen (ah, ah-ah, ah ah)

My tears are always frozen (ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ah)

My tears are always frozen (ah, ah-ah, ah ah) (ooh)

...

All I need is to remember

How it was to feel alive

I need to remember

How it was to feel alive

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I am moved by the chill

  ➔ Passive Voice

  ➔ The subject "I" is the receiver of the action "moved". The agent "the chill" is introduced by "by". This structure emphasizes the action or the receiver rather than the doer.

• I can see the air I breathe

  ➔ Relative Clause with Omitted Relative Pronoun

  ➔ The relative pronoun "that" or "which" is omitted after "the air". The clause "I breathe" modifies "the air," specifying which air is being referred to. This is common when the relative pronoun is the object of the relative clause.

• Got my fingers painting pictures

  ➔ Causative "get" with Present Participle

  ➔ The structure "get + object + present participle (V-ing)" means to cause something to happen, often informally, with the object actively performing the action. Here, it implies the speaker's "fingers are actively engaged" in painting.

• Lay me by the frozen river

  ➔ Imperative Mood with Transitive Verb "lay"

  ➔ The sentence is an imperative, giving a command or request. "Lay" is a transitive verb meaning "to place something down," and it requires a direct object ("me"). This contrasts with the intransitive verb "lie" (to recline).

• Where the boats have passed me by

  ➔ Relative Adverb "where" and Present Perfect

  ➔ "Where" introduces a relative clause that provides more information about a place (implied "river"). The Present Perfect tense "have passed" indicates an action that occurred at an indefinite time in the past but has relevance to the present moment.

• All I need is to remember / How it was to feel alive

  ➔ Infinitive as Subject Complement and Noun Clause

  ➔ "To remember" acts as a subject complement, defining "all I need." "How it was to feel alive" is a noun clause acting as the object of "remember," providing specific information about what needs to be remembered.

• Rest against my pillow like the aging winter sun

  ➔ Simile with "like" and Present Participle as Adjective

  ➔ "Like" is used to draw a direct comparison between how the speaker rests and the "aging winter sun." "Aging" is a present participle functioning as an adjective, describing the state of the sun.

• Only wake each morning to remember that you're gone

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose and Noun Clause

  ➔ "To remember" is an infinitive phrase expressing the *purpose* or *reason* for waking up. "That you're gone" is a noun clause acting as the object of the verb "remember," specifying what is remembered.

• To winter I belong

  ➔ Inversion for Emphasis

  ➔ This sentence uses inversion, placing the prepositional phrase "To winter" at the beginning for emphasis, instead of the more common word order "I belong to winter." This highlights the strong connection to winter.