[Verse 1]
A nostalgic scent in the air
The shift that you can almost taste
Divine blood of stone
Announcing the rain
It's in the layers of the earth
That we find completeness
The sigh of a northern light
The flash of a dying star
You are the brightest light
Black coal of winter
The earth shakes, the shivering soil
Breaking the boundaries of time

[Chorus]
At the edge of winter, I wait (I, I, I wait)
At the heart of darkness, I stay

[Verse 2]
It's in the coiling of the snakes
That we find our healing
The touch of a caring hand
The warmth of an open flame
We are the sunless dark
Searching for balance
The tremble that grows and roars
Is merely a glimpse of our change

[Chorus]
At the edge of winter, I wait (At the edge of winter, I wait)
At the heart of darkness, I stay
In endless horizon
While I find myself at peace

[Bridge]
Long-lost memories return
Under pressure, reappearing hidden dreams
Hint of all things unperceived
Sense of cloudburst reveals itself

[Refrain]
Welcome, wayward friend
Welcome, wayward friend
Welcome, wayward friend
Welcome, wayward friend

[Chorus]
In endless horizon
While I find myself at peace
Where light bends and leaves me blind
At the edge of winter, I wait
At the heart of darkness, I stay

[Bridge]
Stay
Now

[Refrain]
Welcome, wayward friend
Welcome, wayward
Friend
Welcome, wayward friend
Welcome, wayward
Friend