Under the Mistletoe

Intro

Snow on the window, singin' carols slow (ooh)

Cinnamon on the counter, merry on the radio

Mistletoe hanging like a question in the door

And I keep half a sweater that still smells like yours (yeah)

Verse

You left a paper star on top of my tree

It used to mean forever, now it’s just debris

We drank from the same mug, watched comets on TV

Now the only light in the room is from a memory

Stockings on the mantle, one empty, one full

I trace the name you wrote and it’s hard to keep my cool

I play back all the small things — the laugh, the tiny hand

How a single midnight promise turned into quicksand (oh-oh)

Pre-chorus

I see carolers pass, I hear them callin’ your name

I try to sing along but the chorus sounds the same

Candy canes and crushed tinsel, ornaments that fall

Every ribbon holds a question — are you coming home at all? (yeah)

Chorus

Under the mistletoe, I'm waitin' for a sign

Tinsel on my fingertips, but the season's not mine (ooh)

Snow keeps on falling, but the cold is in my bones

Under the mistletoe, I keep callin' out your phone

Under the mistletoe, under the mistletoe

Under the mistletoe, I can't let you go (na-na, na-na)

Verse

(rap) Skrrt, sleigh bells on the pavement, yeah I’m racin' time

Wrapped up in your laughter like a ribbon on a vine

Cardboard box of memories in the back of my mind

I open up the lid, all the good and all the crime (ayy)

We were peppermint mornings, midnight confessions

Now I’m pacing the kitchen with candy-cane obsessions

Hush of the heater, the rooftop’s silver light

You left a note that said, "I’ll be back," then disappeared that night

I pace like a drummer, kickin' like it’s December

Every step is a metronome for things I still remember

Your lipstick on a napkin, your scarf on the floor

I keep rewindin' moments like a scratched up vinyl score

Tinsel on the dashboard, sleigh tracks on the road

I got holiday mixtapes but the chorus lost its code

Family photos with you grinnin' in the frame

Now I'm playin' solo when they call your name (uh-huh)

Skrrt, city sidewalks glitter like a cryptic sign

I’m countin' every streetlamp till I cross the finish line (yuh)

Sippin' on regret with a sprinkle of regret

Tryna find forgiveness but I ain’t found it yet (no)

I left my heart in the hallway where the wreath hangs low

You took the other half and you left me with snow

Ayo, I wrote your name on every wrapping I could find

Folded up the corners of the days you left behind

This holiday's a mixtape of the times you chose to roam

Torn pages from a story that used to call us home

Bridge

The church bells say amen but my mouth says why

I press my hands together and pretend I can fly

If love was a lantern, you cut the flame in two

Now I walk through this season carrying pieces of you (oh-oh)

Chorus

Under the mistletoe, I'm waitin' for a sign

Tinsel on my fingertips, but the season's not mine (yeah)

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