Songs for Cadi

Verse 1

Rain caught us both by surprise We ducked into the porch light Folding the umbrella twice Your sleeve against mine, damp and tight

Chorus

Cadi, you steady my hand Nothing about this feels shady Two coats and a small piece of land Is enough of a world, Cadi

Verse 2

I never needed the weather To find a reason to stay Your laugh made the porch feel steadier Than any dry, ordinary day

Pre-chorus

I could name a hundred small things Small proof that you're always there But it all comes back round to

Chorus

Cadi, you steady my hand Nothing about this feels shady Two coats and a small piece of land Is enough of a world, Cadi

Bridge

Maybe it's nothing grand Just wet sleeves and a shared roof But I've held on to less, and understood

Chorus

Cadi, you steady my hand Nothing about this feels shady Two coats and a small piece of land Is enough of a world, Cadi

Outro

Let the rain keep the porch light company I'll keep folding this umbrella, so long as it's with you

Verse 1

Nothing here but hum and glow Two chairs waiting, cheap and slow Midnight snack run, nowhere grand Still I'd pick this, don't you know

Chorus

Cadi, you make plain rooms glad Nothing fancy, nothing sad Just this light and just this hour Cadi, maybe that's the power

Verse 2

Coins drop down and something falls Small machine lights up the walls You laugh soft at nothing much I could live inside these hours

Pre-chorus

I've had louder, brighter nights Ones with music, ones with sights None of them held on like this

Chorus

Cadi, you make plain rooms glad Nothing fancy, nothing sad Just this light and just this hour Cadi, maybe that's the power

Bridge

We could be anywhere at all Some quiet booth, some empty hall It's never been about the place It's always just been you I call

Chorus

Cadi, you make plain rooms glad Nothing fancy, nothing sad Just this light and just this hour Cadi, maybe that's the power

Outro

Chairs still empty, light still blue I'd sit right here for love of you

Verse 1

One drop holds on to the leaf longer than you'd believe then it lets go, and it lands soft on the hose in your hands

Pre-chorus

I used to think love had to rush had to shout, had to push but I've learned to just wait, and see

Chorus

Cadi, you steady my whole day slow as that drop finding its way nothing sudden, nothing loud just you, plain and unbowed, Cadi

Verse 2

I stand there longer than I should watching water find the wood I'm not thinking of the leaf at all I'm thinking how you never stall

Bridge

Some loves burn and some loves flood mine just moves slow through my blood patient as that garden hose

Chorus

Cadi, you steady my whole day slow as that drop finding its way nothing sudden, nothing loud just you, plain and unbowed, Cadi

Outro

The leaf will hold another drop tomorrow and I'll still be here, plain and steady

Verse 1

Somewhere the pebbles are turning slow beneath the grey foam rocked by a tide that has always known its way home and here in this room the same soft turning has begun folding you down to rest now that the day is done

Chorus

Cadi, Cadi, the night is holding you tight nothing can reach you through this calm and this light you are the warmest thing washed up on my shore Cadi, sleep easy, I couldn't ask for more

Verse 2

The water forgets every shape it was pulling today smoothing the edges and carrying the sharp parts away and all of your worries can drift like that under the foam while you stay here safe and warm, wrapped up and home

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the dark isn't something to fear it only means quiet, and quiet means near so close your eyes soft while the tide starts to say

Chorus

Cadi, Cadi, the night is holding you tight nothing can reach you through this calm and this light you are the warmest thing washed up on my shore Cadi, sleep easy, I couldn't ask for more

Bridge

Every small stone gets carried, and still it is fine you don't have to hold on, you can just let go and unwind the world will keep turning so softly you'll barely know and I will still be here in the morning, watching you glow

Chorus

Cadi, Cadi, the night is holding you tight nothing can reach you through this calm and this light you are the warmest thing washed up on my shore Cadi, sleep easy, I couldn't ask for more

Outro

Far down the beach the pebbles are turning still, soft and slow and just like the tide, love keeps coming back, this much I know

Verse 1

The water is warm and the steam curls up so slowly Rising like breath in the hush of the evening light Everything soft, everything close and low and golden You are the warmest thing in the room tonight

Pre-chorus

Let your small hands rest, let your eyes grow heavy The whole wide world can wait outside this door I will stay right here while the steam goes fading

Chorus

Cadi, my love, the night is soft around you Nothing can reach you, nothing come to harm Close your eyes now, Cadi, maybe dream a little You are held so gently, you are always warm

Verse 2

The light goes low and the water settles quiet Every ripple slowing till the tub is still You are the reason this whole evening feels like kindness Wrapped up safe against the coming chill

Chorus

Cadi, my love, the night is soft around you Nothing can reach you, nothing come to harm Close your eyes now, Cadi, maybe dream a little You are held so gently, you are always warm

Bridge

Sleep now, and know that you are wanted Sleep now, and know you're not alone Every breath you take is watched with such devotion Long after the steam and the warmth have gone

Chorus

Cadi, my love, the night is soft around you Nothing can reach you, nothing come to harm Close your eyes now, Cadi, maybe dream a little You are held so gently, you are always warm

Outro

The steam has settled, the water still and quiet Sleep now, little one, you are loved beyond measure

Verse 1

An orange light blinks once through the corner of the glass and settles soft and slow, letting all the noise finally pass the whole wide world outside has quietened to a hush so close your eyes, my darling, let the evening hold you fast

Pre-chorus

The night is only warmth now, nothing left to fear every little sound outside is far and small and clear and closer than all of it, love is holding near

Chorus

Cadi, Cadi, the dark is only kind drifting soft as vibraphone, easy on the mind you are held here, you are wanted, maybe more than you can say and Cadi, sleep is waiting gently just behind

Verse 2

The blanket keeps the whole night folded warm around your ears while shapes and shadows on the ceiling melt away your fears nothing here can reach you, nothing here will stay just the quiet breathing rhythm carrying you somewhere shady and clear

Pre-chorus

The night is only warmth now, nothing left to fear every little sound outside is far and small and clear and closer than all of it, love is holding near

Chorus

Cadi, Cadi, the dark is only kind drifting soft as vibraphone, easy on the mind you are held here, you are wanted, maybe more than you can say and Cadi, sleep is waiting gently just behind

Bridge

Rest now, let the whole day slip away from you there is nothing you must carry until the morning's through

Chorus

Cadi, Cadi, the dark is only kind drifting soft as vibraphone, easy on the mind you are held here, you are wanted, maybe more than you can say and Cadi, sleep is waiting gently just behind

Outro

That small light blinks once more and settles into rest so sleep now, gently held, you are the one who's loved the best