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Amid the Falling Snow

Enya
Track 11 on Amarantine 

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Amid the Falling Snow Lyrics

[Verse 1]
How I remember sleepless nights
When we would read by candlelight
And on the windowpane outside
A new world made of snow

[Verse 2]
A million feathers falling down
A million stars that touch the ground
So many secrets to be found
Amid the falling snow

[Chorus]
Maybe I am falling down
Tell me should I touch the ground?
Maybe I won't make a sound
In the darkness all around

[Verse 3]
The silence of a winter's night
Brings memories I hold inside
Remembering a blue moonlight
Upon the fallen snow

[Interlude]
[Chorus]
Maybe I am falling down
Tell me should I touch the ground?
Maybe I won't make sound
In the darkness all around

[Verse 5]
I close my window to the night
I leave the sky her tears of white
And all is lit by candlelight
Amid the falling snow

[Outro]
And all is lit by candlelight
Amid the falling snow

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9th track off her 2005 album Amarantine.

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What did Enya say about "Amid the Falling Snow"?
Genius Answer

Lyricist Roma Ryan wrote in the album’s promotional box:

And the air was filled with feathers…
It recalls the moment when you are first
mesmerized by the falling snow as a child, remembering the wonder experienced as a child, particularly the magic of Christmastide. And there are those who even as they grow older are still able to experience the wonder of snow.

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Recorded At
Aigle Studios, Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland
Release Date
November 21, 2005
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