Lyric discussion by 1gnignokt 

Cover art for The Bitter Suite II: Embrace lyrics by Dear Hunter, The

I love the line "she had the Summer's smile with Winter's skin, and all along with words beyond me she welcomed me in" as well. I interpretted it as more of a description of how inviting she acted and looked; she had a warm smile and winter's skin or fair skin (this is the late 1800s i'm assuming and pale was still in at the time.)