Songs for Edie

Verse 1

Backseat window, breath and steam Paper bags of chips between us You laughed until we lost the seam Nothing ever came between us

Chorus

Edie, Edie, light the room Every year you burn already Steady in the winter gloom Never once have you been needy

Verse 2

Small hands drawing hearts in fog You wrote your name across the glass Time moved like a sleepy dog Slow enough for it to last

Pre-chorus

Count the candles, watch them glow Something in you keeps us ready Here it comes, so let it show

Chorus

Edie, Edie, light the room Every year you burn already Steady in the winter gloom Never once have you been needy

Bridge

Whatever year this turns out to be You make the ordinary heady We are only here for Edie

Chorus

Edie, Edie, light the room Every year you burn already Steady in the winter gloom Never once have you been needy

Outro

Wipe the window, clear the steam Here's to you, and here's to Edie

Verse 1

You tracked mud in again last night Left your boot prints, left them right Milk bottles waiting by the door We just want you back once more

Pre-chorus

We've counted every minute round Kept your welcome safe and sound Now the whole street knows the sound

Chorus

Edie, Edie, kick your boots off here Every birthday brings you near Steady as the morning light Edie, you make the whole house right

Verse 2

You always ring the bell twice too Like the house won't know it's you We'd know your step in any weather Glad the mat has held together

Bridge

However far your boots have been Muddy roads or fields of green This door was always going to hold Waiting warm against the cold

Chorus

Edie, Edie, kick your boots off here Every birthday brings you near Steady as the morning light Edie, you make the whole house right

Outro

Leave your mud, we'll let it dry Glad you're home, glad you're mine

Verse 1

Just a basket, wire and worn Carrots loose and soup for the storm But when you carry it home Something in the room feels reborn

Pre-chorus

You make the plain things glow You make the slow days go Tonight we let it show

Chorus

Edie, the candles are ready Steady hands, heart already Full of every year you gave us Edie, we're so glad you're Edie

Verse 2

You never needed the fuss Just showed up, steady, for us Filled up the gaps in the week Never once made it a fuss

Chorus

Edie, the candles are ready Steady hands, heart already Full of every year you gave us Edie, we're so glad you're Edie

Bridge

Nobody carries a room like you do Nobody's kindness lands quite so true Blow out the candles, let the whole house cheer

Chorus

Edie, the candles are ready Steady hands, heart already Full of every year you gave us Edie, we're so glad you're Edie

Outro

Carrots and tins in the basket you hold Just like the love you carry, never old

Verse 1

We dropped the eggs out of the basket Watched them roll across the rug There was grass stuck to the plaid wool And you laughed like it was enough

Chorus

Edie, you don't have to try so hard I already chose you, plain and steady Nothing about this is a guard I'm just glad it's you, Edie

Verse 2

You caught the last one before it fell Held it up like a small prize Nobody else would've noticed at all But I keep it behind my eyes

Pre-chorus

I'm not looking for the perfect scene Just this rug and the sun overhead And you, right here, in between

Chorus

Edie, you don't have to try so hard I already chose you, plain and steady Nothing about this is a guard I'm just glad it's you, Edie

Bridge

No speeches, no dressed up words Just eggs rolling loose in the grass Some days that's the whole of it

Chorus

Edie, you don't have to try so hard I already chose you, plain and steady Nothing about this is a guard I'm just glad it's you, Edie

Outro

Somewhere the shells are still in the grass And I'm still glad it's you I'm with

Verse 1

White sheets snapping against the brick Wind gets in and shakes them loose Something in me still holds still When you walk in, I've got no use

Chorus

Edie, you keep me steady Through every wind that blows I'm not one for needy words But Edie, everybody knows

Verse 2

Some folks love like a summer storm Loud and gone before it's through I love slower, close to the wall Like something built to hold on to you

Pre-chorus

I've watched the plain things turn to gold Just from you standing near And I've got more I need to say

Chorus

Edie, you keep me steady Through every wind that blows I'm not one for needy words But Edie, everybody knows

Bridge

No speech, no grand parade Just this, plain and true Whatever wind comes through that yard I'm standing here with you

Chorus

Edie, you keep me steady Through every wind that blows I'm not one for needy words But Edie, everybody knows

Outro

Let the wind take the whole wide world I'll still be here, against this wall

Verse 1

Iron rings bolted into the grey Holding boats that strain to stray Rusted through but never let go That's how I love you, come what may

Pre-chorus

I've seen you weather every kind of storm Watched you bend but hold your form Now the tide is pulling hard again

Chorus

Edie, you're the ring I tie to Steady when the wind blows through Nothing fancy, nothing needy Just a knot that's always true

Verse 2

Some loves drift the way boats do Some loves rust but still hold true I don't need you shining, polished, ready I just need you here, and you

Bridge

Let the water rise and pull Let the rope go taut and full I'm not moving, I'm not leaving This is steady, this is full

Chorus

Edie, you're the ring I tie to Steady when the wind blows through Nothing fancy, nothing needy Just a knot that's always true

Outro

The concrete cracks but the ring stays true So do I, so do I, with you

Verse 1

Cotton curtains sway soft where the streetlight comes and goes Little breaths in the dark keep a rhythm slow and true Nothing out there can reach you, nobody that you know Only shadows and quiet, only me and you

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let your eyes grow heavy and low Every worry can wait till the morning light Close them soft, let the whole wide world go

Chorus

Sleep now, Edie, steady as the tide Nothing in this room will ever leave your side You're the calm I hold, the hush I keep inside Rest now, Edie, let the night be wide

Verse 2

Glass holds the glow of a lamp from down the street Warm against the cold that waits beyond the pane You are wrapped up tight from your head down to your feet Safe here in the dark while the whole world stays the same

Bridge

Nothing hurries here, no clock, no chasing light Just the slow hush of breathing, just the fold of night

Chorus

Sleep now, Edie, steady as the tide Nothing in this room will ever leave your side You're the calm I hold, the hush I keep inside Rest now, Edie, let the night be wide

Outro

Curtains still against the glass, the streetlight dims to grey Sleep on, little steady one, till morning finds its way

Verse 1

Watch the little bubbles turning slowly round and round Down into the quiet where no worry can be found Warm and soft the water says its last goodnight to you Sleepy now, my darling, there is nothing left to do

Chorus

Edie, Edie, close your eyes and drift away Every little sound of you has softened into grey Steady as a heartbeat, Edie, steady as the tide There is nowhere safer than right here, tucked by my side

Verse 2

Somewhere far off water finds its way down to the sea But you are staying here tonight, exactly where you should be Wrapped in something softer than the whole world put together Held here safe and certain through the darkest kind of weather

Pre-chorus

Let the last light empty slowly out behind your eyes Nothing you must carry now, no reason left to try Just this room, this quiet, and the hush before you fly

Chorus

Edie, Edie, close your eyes and drift away Every little sound of you has softened into grey Steady as a heartbeat, Edie, steady as the tide There is nowhere safer than right here, tucked by my side

Bridge

Small hands, small breath, small weight against my chest This is how I know that you are ready now to rest Let it all go quiet, let the ripples smooth and still

Chorus

Edie, Edie, close your eyes and drift away Every little sound of you has softened into grey Steady as a heartbeat, Edie, steady as the tide There is nowhere safer than right here, tucked by my side

Outro

Somewhere the last swirl of water turns and disappears Sleep now, you are held here, past the reach of all your years

Verse 1

The fire has gone from gold to a soft and settling grey Every ember tucks itself in and fades away Nothing here needs to hurry, nothing needs to keep And you can let the whole wide day go, you can drift to sleep

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the room is warm and the dark is only kind Let your small breath slow to match the fire's quiet mind There is nowhere left to be but here, and safe, and

Chorus

Edie, the ash falls soft as a blanket laid down white Nothing in this house will stir or startle you tonight Steady as the last log settles low and warm Edie, you are held here, you are held here till the light

Verse 2

Outside the window even the wind has learned to wait The whole dark garden's holding still around the gate Somewhere past the ceiling the stars are keeping watch too And every quiet thing in the world is turning kind for you

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the room is warm and the dark is only kind Let your small breath slow to match the fire's quiet mind There is nowhere left to be but here, and safe, and

Chorus

Edie, the ash falls soft as a blanket laid down white Nothing in this house will stir or startle you tonight Steady as the last log settles low and warm Edie, you are held here, you are held here till the light

Bridge

Sleep can be slow as smoke curling up and out of sight No need to chase the morning, it will come with the light Someone is watching over every breath you take

Chorus

Edie, the ash falls soft as a blanket laid down white Nothing in this house will stir or startle you tonight Steady as the last log settles low and warm Edie, you are held here, you are held here till the light

Outro

The grate glows low, one small ember still keeping warm Sleep now, Edie, you are held here, safe from harm