Winter
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On lonely nights I start to fade
(On lonely nights I start to fade)
Her love is a thousand miles away
(Her love is a thousand miles away)
Memories made in the coldest winter
Goodbye my friend will I ever love again

Memories made in the coldest winter

It's 4am and I can't sleep
(It's 4am and I can't sleep)
Her love is all that I can see
(Her love is all that I can see)
Memories made in the coldest winter
Goodbye my friend will I ever love again

Memories made in the coldest winter
Winter, winter

Goodbye my friend will I ever love again
Goodbye my friend will I ever love again
Goodbye my friend will I ever love again

If spring can take the snow away
(If spring can take the snow away)
Can it melt away all of our mistakes
(Can it melt away all of our mistakes)
Memories made in the coldest winter
Goodbye my friend I won't ever love again

Never again

Overall Meaning

The song "Winter" by Kanye West and Malik Yusef featuring singer-songwriter Justin Vernon, also known as Bon Iver, tells the story of heartbreak and loss during the cold winter months. The verses describe the feeling of fading away into loneliness when a loved one is thousand miles away, and the memories made during the coldest winter season. The repeated line "goodbye my friend will I ever love again" expresses the hopelessness and uncertainty of ever finding love again after experiencing heartbreak. The chorus emphasizes the lasting impact of the memories created during the coldest winter and the finality of never loving again.

The lyrics can be interpreted as a representation of the stages of grief after a breakup. The beginning of the song describes denial and isolation, followed by anger and depression, and finally acceptance of the situation in the last verse. The reference to spring and its ability to "melt away all of our mistakes" acknowledges the possibility of moving on and letting go of past mistakes.

Line by Line Meaning

On lonely nights I start to fade
When I am alone at night, I begin to feel myself disappearing

Her love is a thousand miles away
The person I love is far away, making it harder for me to feel connected

Memories made in the coldest winter
The memories I have with this person were made during a time when things were bleak and difficult

Goodbye my friend will I ever love again
I am saying goodbye to the love I had, and questioning whether or not I will ever be able to feel that way again

It's 4am and I can't sleep
I am awake in the early morning, unable to rest

Her love is all that I can see
Despite everything else going on, the love I feel for this person is the only thing that is truly present for me

Memories made in the coldest winter
The memories I have with this person were made during a time when things were bleak and difficult

Goodbye my friend will I ever love again
Once again, I am saying goodbye to the love I had, and questioning whether or not I will ever feel that way again

Memories made in the coldest winter
The memories I have with this person were made during a time when things were bleak and difficult

Winter, winter
Repeating the word 'winter' to emphasize the cold, difficult time in which these memories were formed

Goodbye my friend will I ever love again
Once again, I am saying goodbye to the love I had, and questioning whether or not I will ever feel that way again

If spring can take the snow away
Spring has the ability to make the difficult, cold winter disappear

Can it melt away all of our mistakes
As winter disappears, I wonder if it can also wipe away the mistakes we made in the relationship

Memories made in the coldest winter
Once again, reflecting on the memories formed during a difficult time

Goodbye my friend I won't ever love again
Giving a final goodbye to the love that was once there, accepting that it is truly over

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Roland Orzabal, Kanye West, Ernest Wilson

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