Leon Mondschein - Pale December Light Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Through frosted windows, memories fade
Christmas lights flicker, a masquerade
Mother's smile doesn't reach her eyes
Father's laughter, a perfect disguise
In this suburban dream we built
December's promises turn to guilt

[Chorus]
In pale December light
We're all just playing make-believe tonight
Plastic angels, empty halls
Watch these shadows on the walls
In pale December light
We're dancing with our ghosts tonight

[Verse 2]
Hamburg winters never felt so cold
As the day these lies started getting old
Tinsel sparkles like frozen tears
While we're drowning in unspoken fears
Perfect pictures on perfect walls
Echo through these empty halls

[Bridge]
And I'm not the boy I used to be
When magic still meant something to me
Now I see through this perfect scene
Nothing's ever what it seems

[Chorus]
In pale December light
We're all just playing make-believe tonight
Plastic angels, empty halls
Watch these shadows on the walls
In pale December light
We're dancing with our ghosts tonight

[Verse 3]
Silent dinners and rehearsed smiles
Keep the truth buried for a while
Mother's pills in the bathroom drawer
Father's secrets behind closed doors
All these rituals we maintain
Like machines that feel no pain

[Outro]
The synthesizers sing our song
Of everything that went so wrong
In pale December light
We're losing all our colors tonight
And I'm finally seeing clear
Through the bullshit of these years
In pale December light
We're all just ghosts tonight