The winter was dark (The winter was dark) Sitting at the table with a glass half empty, we were doomed Creating a fate that we couldn't escape, salt for future wounds We burned hope down before it even touched a flame A death wish on ourselves and we're the only ones to blame The winter was dark before the leaves had fallen We predicted our scars before the skin cut open Now we're covered by clouds and the rain is falling down We pushed the sun away until the winter was dark (The winter was dark) Living in the shadows like we had a crystal ball Thought we knew when the story would end, predicting our own fall We burned hope down before it even touched a flame A death wish on ourselves and we're the only ones to blame Self-destructive, pessimistic, self-fulfilling prophecy We become what we assume, we become what we assume Self-destructive, pessimistic, self-fulfilling prophecy We become what we assume, we become what we assume Self-destructive, pessimistic, self-fulfilling prophecy We become what we assume, we become what we assume Self-destructive, pessimistic, self-fulfilling prophecy We become what we assume, we become what we assume The winter was dark before the leaves had fallen We predicted our scars before the skin cut open Now we're covered by clouds and the rain is falling down We pushed the sun away until the winter was dark The winter was dark The winter was dark