Songs for Colin

Verse 1

Our sleeves keep brushing on the desk Papers stacked between us, loose and small I don't need much more than this You, and the quiet, and no rush

Pre-chorus

I stopped noticing the hours pass There's just the lamp and both our hands And something building I won't name yet

Chorus

Colin, you're the one I keep coming back to Steady as the morning, plain and true Nothing fancy in the way I love you Colin, there's no version of this without you

Verse 2

You reach for the page before I do Our sleeves touch, and neither of us moves I could sit like this for years Nothing needs deciding, nothing new

Pre-chorus

I stopped noticing the hours pass There's just the lamp and both our hands And something building I won't name yet

Chorus

Colin, you're the one I keep coming back to Steady as the morning, plain and true Nothing fancy in the way I love you Colin, there's no version of this without you

Bridge

Some loves shout, and some just stay Yours was never one for noise I'll take the quiet kind that lasts I'll take you, every ordinary day

Chorus

Colin, you're the one I keep coming back to Steady as the morning, plain and true Nothing fancy in the way I love you Colin, there's no version of this without you

Outro

The papers still sit stacked between us Our sleeves still touch, and I still stay

Verse 1

Two mugs are steaming on the side Morning comes on soft and slow You're half asleep against the counter And still the best thing I know

Pre-chorus

Nothing fancy in this kitchen light Just the toaster ticking, warm and low But my heart won't sit still

Chorus

Colin, you're the one I'm holin' up with Through the quiet and the strollin' days Steady as the light that's rollin' in You're the constant in my ways

Verse 2

Some days we don't say much at all Just pass the sugar, share a look You know me better than my own reflection Better than I know this book

Bridge

No grand words, no need to try Just you, the kettle, and the sky turning gold This is enough, this is the whole story This is worth more than could ever be told

Chorus

Colin, you're the one I'm holin' up with Through the quiet and the strollin' days Steady as the light that's rollin' in You're the constant in my ways

Outro

The mugs are empty, the light stays warm Still here, still yours, still home

Verse 1

I cut the apple clean in half With a knife I've had for years You took the bigger piece and laughed And somehow that undid my fears

Pre-chorus

The blanket's worn but it still holds We don't need much to feel this true I've stopped keeping score of what unfolds

Chorus

Colin, you're the one I choose Every plain and quiet day Nothing here I'd think to lose Colin, you're the reason I stay

Verse 2

You hand me half of everything Without a word, like it's no cost I never thought this kind of thing Could feel so found and never lost

Chorus

Colin, you're the one I choose Every plain and quiet day Nothing here I'd think to lose Colin, you're the reason I stay

Bridge

No grand words, no need to try Just this field and the fading light You're the calm I don't question why You're the sure thing I hold tight

Chorus

Colin, you're the one I choose Every plain and quiet day Nothing here I'd think to lose Colin, you're the reason I stay

Outro

The knife folds shut, the light goes low Whatever comes, I'm glad I know you

Verse 1

Somewhere the water has gone smooth and still tonight Nothing is asking to be carried anymore Your small hands can finally let go of the light This is the calm that we were rowing toward

Pre-chorus

Lean your head where all the warmth is keeping Let the hush come find you where you lie There's nothing left to do tonight but

Chorus

Colin, the oars are resting now against the side Colin, the boat is yours and it will hold Nothing will wake you, nothing will need untying Sleep is the shore that's always safe to hold

Verse 2

Every splash and current has gone quiet in the dark All the going somewhere has softened into rest You don't have to steer through anything tonight Just drift the way the calmest water does best

Pre-chorus

Lean your head where all the warmth is keeping Let the hush come find you where you lie There's nothing left to do tonight but

Chorus

Colin, the oars are resting now against the side Colin, the boat is yours and it will hold Nothing will wake you, nothing will need untying Sleep is the shore that's always safe to hold

Bridge

Whatever you carried today can rest against the hull Nobody needs rowing till the morning comes to call

Chorus

Colin, the oars are resting now against the side Colin, the boat is yours and it will hold Nothing will wake you, nothing will need untying Sleep is the shore that's always safe to hold

Outro

Somewhere the oars are leaning, quiet, against the side Sleep now, Colin, still and safe till morning's light

Verse 1

A single stripe of gold slips underneath the door tonight It stretches down the floorboards soft and low and slow with light The whole house holds its breath and settles into calm and rest And you are held the safest here, right where you're loved the best

Pre-chorus

The hush is gathering gently all around your little bed The quiet wraps its arms around each thought inside your head So let the day go softly now and let it drift instead

Chorus

Colin, close your eyes now, let the whole wide world go still Nothing in the dark tonight is coming near to harm or chill Colin, you're the warmest light this house has ever known Sleep now, Colin, safe and sound, you're never here alone

Verse 2

The corridor grows darker but that stripe of gold stays bright It watches over sleepy floors and keeps its steady light Somewhere down the hallway there's a heart that beats for you And every breath you take tonight is loved the whole night through

Chorus

Colin, close your eyes now, let the whole wide world go still Nothing in the dark tonight is coming near to harm or chill Colin, you're the warmest light this house has ever known Sleep now, Colin, safe and sound, you're never here alone

Bridge

Rest your head where all is soft and slow and warm and kind Let the whole night carry you and leave your worries far behind

Chorus

Colin, close your eyes now, let the whole wide world go still Nothing in the dark tonight is coming near to harm or chill Colin, you're the warmest light this house has ever known Sleep now, Colin, safe and sound, you're never here alone

Outro

That stripe of gold will still be there when morning finds its way So sleep now, gently held by love, until the light of day

Verse 1

Lace at the window is swaying so slow above your head Rain on the glass is humming a tune just for you Nothing tonight can reach you inside this quiet bed Sleep is already folding you into its calm and its blue

Pre-chorus

Somewhere the wind is learning to whisper instead of roar Softly the night is settling its weight upon the floor Close your eyes now, Colin, there's nothing to wait for

Chorus

Colin, the dark is only a blanket that loves you well Curtains keep brushing like hands that are smoothing your hair Colin, there's nothing this house wouldn't do to tell You are the reason the quiet feels warm as a prayer

Verse 2

Every small breath that you take fills the whole room with peace Piano notes fall like rain finding its way back home Nobody needs you to hurry, no reason to cease You can just drift, little one, wherever your dreaming will roam

Chorus

Colin, the dark is only a blanket that loves you well Curtains keep brushing like hands that are smoothing your hair Colin, there's nothing this house wouldn't do to tell You are the reason the quiet feels warm as a prayer

Bridge

Hold onto nothing, just float and let go Morning will find you still safe here, still whole

Chorus

Colin, the dark is only a blanket that loves you well Curtains keep brushing like hands that are smoothing your hair Colin, there's nothing this house wouldn't do to tell You are the reason the quiet feels warm as a prayer

Outro

Lace at the window will still be there when you wake Sleep now, my Colin, held safe for love's own sake