Love Songs for Dennis

• Keep the Fire Slow

  Irish air · Irish · Whistle · Lilting

  A quiet love song for Dennis, built around the warmth of banked embers and the steady comfort of being chosen night after night, plain and unshowy.

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  Verse 1

  Two blankets folded over dry logs You lay them down without a word Embers hold their glow till morning Something in that steadiness I trust

  Pre-chorus

  I've watched you build this kind of warmth Never rushing, never loud Now the quiet asks me closer

  Chorus

  Dennis, you're the fire I bank at night Not the spark but the steady light No one else keeps me half this warm You're the reason cold feels right

  Verse 2

  Wool against the winter coming through You wrap it round my shoulders first Smoke goes up before the sleeping Care like that, I never learned to earn

  Pre-chorus

  I've watched you build this kind of warmth Never rushing, never loud Now the quiet asks me closer

  Chorus

  Dennis, you're the fire I bank at night Not the spark but the steady light No one else keeps me half this warm You're the reason cold feels right

  Bridge

  Let the whole world turn to frost We'll keep low coals and call it home You never needed to be loud Just steady, and that's plenty

  Chorus

  Dennis, you're the fire I bank at night Not the spark but the steady light No one else keeps me half this warm You're the reason cold feels right

  Outro

  Morning finds the embers holding still You're the warmth that never had to try

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• Empty Lot Light

  Cinematic strings · Cinematic · Strings · Swelling

  A quiet, cinematic love song for anybody named Dennis, built from a small late night image into a plain, sincere statement of devotion.

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  Verse 1

  Headlights cross the grease and stone Wire fence holding up the night alone I park here just to think of you Every empty lot feels lit right through

  Pre-chorus

  I keep circling back to this same place Where the dark can't touch your face Something's building, and I can't slow down

  Chorus

  Dennis, you're the light I trust Steady when the engine's turned to rust No one else has held me half as still Dennis, you're the only sure thing still

  Verse 2

  Tarmac's cracked but the line still holds Same as how this love just unfolds You don't need the shine to be real I know true by how you make me feel

  Bridge

  No grand gesture, no dressed up scene Just you, and the space between That's enough, that's always been

  Chorus

  Dennis, you're the light I trust Steady when the engine's turned to rust No one else has held me half as still Dennis, you're the only sure thing still

  Outro

  Turn the engine off, let the light fade slow Wherever you are, that's the way I'll go

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• Map Light

  Blues slow dance · Blues · Guitar · Smoky

  A slow blues love song built from a midnight drive, folded maps and streetlamp glow standing in for the steady pull of loving someone. Good for new love, old love, or anything in between.

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  Verse 1

  Map folded open on the dash Orange light across your hands Midnight and the engine humming You're the only thing that stands

  Pre-chorus

  I don't need to know the roads Long as you're the one that's near Something's building, getting close

  Chorus

  Dennis, you're the reason I don't rush Nothing in this world's a menace When you're sitting there beside me Steady as a game of tennis

  Verse 2

  Streetlights blur along the glass Miles keep falling out of view Doesn't matter where we're going Long as I am going with you

  Bridge

  Some nights all we've got is quiet And a road that just won't end I'll take that over anything Long as you're my only friend

  Chorus

  Dennis, you're the reason I don't rush Nothing in this world's a menace When you're sitting there beside me Steady as a game of tennis

  Outro

  Fold the map, we know the way now Your light's the one that gets me home

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