Lake Mendota lyrics

Lake Mendota frozen solid January swallowing the shoreline You said winter always made you quieter I think that's when I started losing you Streetlights reflecting through the ice Like old messages I still can't delete Everything preserved underneath the surface Cold enough to survive forever I still drive there sometimes Park near the empty boat docks Sit inside the car with the heat running Listening to the same songs we used to love Back before conversations became careful Back before every silence felt dangerous Lake Mendota Holding every version of us beneath the ice The laughing one The angry one The one that almost made it The wind moved across the water tonight Sounding like somebody whispering my name And for one stupid second I thought maybe you'd come back But winter keeps what it touches And so do I