Love Songs for Austin

• Steam in the Cold

  Piano ballad · Piano · Ballad · Intimate

  A quiet piano love song about the ordinary moment that makes love plain to see, built around a roadside queue and a name that fits the beat like it belongs there.

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  Verse 1

  Steam rising off the paper bags Both of us stamping in the cold Nothing about tonight is much You make the waiting feel like flags

  Pre-chorus

  I've said your name a thousand ways Never once got tired of it Say it again and watch me lean in

  Chorus

  Austin, you're the warmth I'm crossing to Every road I take comes back to you Some nights I still get lost in How plain and how true

  Verse 2

  You laugh with grease still on your hands No one else would look this good Half the world walks by in a rush We just stand here like we planned

  Bridge

  I don't need the grand or the rare Just this queue, this cold, this air You beside me, nowhere else That's the whole of my prayer

  Chorus

  Austin, you're the warmth I'm crossing to Every road I take comes back to you Some nights I still get lost in How plain and how true

  Outro

  Long after the steam has cleared You're still the warmest thing round here

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• Red Over My Shoulders

  Slow R&B · R&B · Electric piano · Smooth

  A slow, steady love song about the shelter someone gives you without asking for thanks, sincere enough for a new love or an old one.

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  Verse 1

  Rain came down like it meant it You threw your jacket round me I felt the warmth before the weight Standing there so easy, so free

  Pre-chorus

  You never make a show of it You just show up, steady and sure Now I'm leaning into something more

  Chorus

  Austin, you're the one I'm crossing to Through any weather, any door I keep finding my way back to you Austin, I don't need you to say more

  Verse 2

  Some nights I talk too much You just listen, calm and slow You don't need the answer right away You let the quiet come and go

  Bridge

  I've been lost in less than this Tossing through nights that led nowhere Now your hand is the only map I need And I'm not scared

  Chorus

  Austin, you're the one I'm crossing to Through any weather, any door I keep finding my way back to you Austin, I don't need you to say more

  Outro

  Rain's still falling, soft and slow You're the shoulder I still know

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• Bolted On

  Chamber folk · Chamber · Cello · Delicate

  A steady chamber folk love song for Austin, built from the image of lifejackets bolted to a railing at sea: something plain and orange, fixed there so nobody drowns.

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  Verse 1

  The railing's rust but the bolts still hold Bright jackets waiting, just in case I used to think love had to be bold Now I just think about your face

  Chorus

  Austin, you're the calm I didn't plan for You're the hand that finds mine in the dark Austin, I'm not scared of the water Not since you became my mark

  Verse 2

  You keep the ordinary things secure Nothing showy, nothing loud You're steady when I'm not so sure You're the quiet in a crowd

  Pre-chorus

  I've been tossing through the years alone Crossing water, no fixed place Then you called me, called me home

  Chorus

  Austin, you're the calm I didn't plan for You're the hand that finds mine in the dark Austin, I'm not scared of the water Not since you became my mark

  Bridge

  I don't need the sea to be still Just need you there on the rail Whatever storm comes, however it will I know now love doesn't fail

  Chorus

  Austin, you're the calm I didn't plan for You're the hand that finds mine in the dark Austin, I'm not scared of the water Not since you became my mark

  Outro

  Let the metal rust, let the paint wear thin I'm still bolted here, held in

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