The Snow Queen dreams of glittering ice and honey
While the King of the Summer dreams of the Snow Queen's eyes
They're both circling round and round
On familiar holy ground
And the King of the Summer knows that the Snow Queen lies
And they'll only meet again on the day that he dies
The Snow Queen sleeps in bowers of snow and ivory
While the King of the Summer sleeps in the forest's arms
They're both trying to do what's right
Lost in the fading limnal light
And they've never had any defense from the other's charms
And a season has little regret for the ones that it harms
And she dreams of winter roses, fields of more than frozen snow
And he dreams of summer blizzards, trees where arctic apples grow
And they each dream of the other, and they each dream on their own
And the days wear down the seasons as the sea wears down the stone
The Snow Queen walks where even the sky bleeds twilight
While the King of the Summer walks in an endless dawn
They're both captives of what they are
In a prison with days for bars
And the years fade to ash before anyone knows that they're gone
And the hands reaching out through the dark always wind up withdrawn
The Snow Queen knows there isn't a happy ending
While the King of the Summer knows how the circle turns
They're both shadows the past throws down
Snow and roses, thrones and crowns
And the King of the Summer knows that her kisses burn
And no matter how often they meet, they can never quite learn
And she dreams of winter roses, fields of more than frozen snow
And he dreams of summer blizzards, trees where arctic apples grow
And they each dream of the other, and they each dream on their own
And the days wear down the seasons as the sea wears down the stone
And they dream forever autumn, when the frost first comes to call
And the jack-o-lanterns flicker through the candied light of fall
And the summer and the winter can go walking hand in hand
And a queen can be a woman, and a king is just a man
The Snow Queen dreams of kisses as sweet as honey
While the King of the Summer dreams of the Snow Queen's hands
They're both circling round and round
On familiar holy ground
And the King of the Summer knows that she understands
And they'll dance to turn the year, and they'll dance for their lands
They're both circling round and round
On familiar holy ground
And the King of the Summer's hands cup the Snow Queen's heart
And they're both of them dancing alone...and they're never apart