Winter in the Air – English Lyrics

• By: David Archuleta
• Album: Winter in the Air

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(lively music)

♪ Footprints in the snow ♪

♪ The world, a shining globe ♪

♪ The scent of evergreen is like home ♪

♪ A deep breath cold and clean ♪

♪ The sound of distant bells ♪

♪ A story they foretell ♪

♪ An almost silenced night, the sacred still is ♪

♪ Brought to life ♪

♪ Like music, like magic ♪

♪ Somehow it just happens ♪

♪ I could stay here forever ♪

♪ Nothing can compare to this moment with you ♪

♪ And winter in the air ♪

♪ Winter in the air ♪

♪ The sparkling on the streets ♪

♪ Red birds hear them sing ♪

♪ All is calm and bright underneath the stars ♪

♪ They watch the night ♪

♪ Like music, like magic ♪

♪ Somehow it just happens ♪

♪ I could stay here forever ♪

♪ Nothing can compare to this moment with you ♪

♪ And winter in the air ♪

♪ Winter in the air ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ On this snowy night ♪

♪ The world is pure and right ♪

♪ Like music, like magic ♪

♪ Somehow it just happens ♪

♪ I could stay here forever ♪

♪ Nothing can compare to this moment with you ♪

♪ And winter in the air ♪

♪ Winter in the air ♪

(tranquil music)

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ Footprints in the snow ♪

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'in the snow' is a prepositional phrase that modifies 'footprints', indicating location.

• ♪ The world, a shining globe ♪

  ➔ Appositive

  ➔ 'A shining globe' is an appositive that renames and describes 'the world'.

• ♪ The scent of evergreen is like home ♪

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ 'Is like home' is a simile comparing the scent of evergreen to the feeling of home.

• ♪ An almost silenced night, the sacred still is ♪

  ➔ Comma Splice

  ➔ The use of a comma to join two independent clauses: 'An almost silenced night' and 'the sacred still is'.

• ♪ Like music, like magic ♪

  ➔ Parallel Structure

  ➔ The repetition of 'like' creates a parallel structure, emphasizing similarity.

• ♪ Nothing can compare to this moment with you ♪

  ➔ Negative Structure

  ➔ The use of 'nothing can compare' is a negative structure emphasizing the uniqueness of the moment.

• ♪ They watch the night ♪

  ➔ Pronoun Reference

  ➔ 'They' refers to 'the stars' mentioned earlier in the song.

• ♪ On this snowy night ♪

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase (Time)

  ➔ 'On this snowy night' is a prepositional phrase indicating time.