[Intro]
(Acoustic guitar picking, quiet wind blowing)

[Verse 1]
The frost is creeping up the cabin pane
The wind is howling like a ghost in pain
The firewood is running low tonight
But I’ll keep staring down the fading light
Two hundred miles from the nearest town
Just me and the pines when the snow comes down

[Chorus]
Oh, the mountain wants to break my bones
And the valley wants to claim my stone
But there's a spark that refuses to die
Underneath this frozen, heavy sky
I am still standing, I am still warm
I will outlast this winter storm

[Verse 2]
The ice is thick upon the rushing creek
My hands are weary and my breath is weak
But there’s a stubbornness inside my chest
That will not let me lay down to rest
I trace the tracks of a mountain deer
And wash away the shadow of my fear

[Chorus]
Oh, the mountain wants to break my bones
And the valley wants to claim my stone
But there's a spark that refuses to die
Underneath this frozen, heavy sky
I am still standing, I am still warm
I will outlast this winter storm

[Bridge]
Let the blizzard roar, let the branches crack
There is no looking, no turning back
Every breath is a victory won
Just holding out for the morning sun

[Guitar Solo]
(Raw acoustic guitar and driving mandolin)

[Chorus]
Oh, the mountain wants to break my bones
And the valley wants to claim my stone
But there's a spark that refuses to die
Underneath this frozen, heavy sky
I am still standing, I am still warm
I will outlast this winter storm

[Outro]
I will outlast...
The sun is rising slow.
(Acoustic guitar fades out quietly)