I'm Alive

I'm walking in the winter  I am cold; 
I'm alone 
There's a tree bent double 
With its tip stuck in the snow 

Oh that white looks so inviting 
But once you bow down 
You're struck; you're blind; you're frozen 
'Till the springtime comes around 

And the wintertime drags on and on 
And blindness leads to fear 
Then fearing to insanity 
Insanity to tears 

And the tears have frozen on your bark 
The pain has pulled your heart low 
Yet there's still hope in your roots, 
your soul 
A faith you can't let go 

Chorus: I'm alive; 
I am free Reaching out, 
knowing me 
I'm alive; I am free 
Breaking out, becoming me 

At last the sunshine meets the ice 
Sap runs in your veins 
Your piney needles rustle 
Your trunk and branches change 

Some people'd say that trees can't rise 
That miracles can't be seen 
Yet you're standing tall against the wind 
Waiting for white to turn green 

Now I'm living; I'm growing 
Letting that bright light shine 
And the things I've always wanted 
Are now beginning 

And the peace and joy I've been craving 
At last my treasures, my gift 
We are together; we are alive 
Our hands and branches lift 

Chorus

So when you're cold and lonely 
And something has to give 
The spring knows it will come again 
And the heavens know you will live