amaryllis
nockels, christy
the world had never known
that hardened up the soil;
no more life left in eden
but you knew the time would come. 'cause you were growing up a family
that you would call your own
and through a fragile people
the light of life would come
and when it seemed like we'd never see spring
when everything was cold and dark
your love broke through and you shined
with the brilliance of summer
right in the middle of winter!
you came surprising the night
like a christmas amaryllis. here i am waiting
if it's gonna be this cold here
why couldn't it just snow?
at least i could say through the pain
that it's somehow beautiful. and everybody knows that the time to bloom is spring
but you're asking me to break through the hardness of this freeze
and you say that you're with me
and i can make it through anything. like an amaryllis
when everything is cold and dark
your love breaks through and i shine
with the brilliance of summer
right in the middle of winter!
somehow surprising the night
like a christmas amaryllis. there are the rare and beautiful treasures
that grow when it's coldest
when nobody's watching. sending a message to a sleeping world
that you are here with us now
and you are making all things new again. like an amaryllis
when everything is cold and dark
your love breaks through and you shine!
with the brilliance of summer
right in the middle of winter!
ever surprising the night
like a christmas amaryllis
you're still surprising the night
like a christmas amaryllis.