Songs for Eliza

Verse 1

Cold air rising off the freezer Your hand finds the metal bar Nothing here is asking for attention But I can't stop looking at you

Pre-chorus

It's only a basket, only a light Only the hum of a Tuesday store But something is turning over in me

Chorus

Eliza, I could stand here for hours Just to watch you pick and choose There's no place I'd rather be standing Eliza, this is all I'd lose

Verse 2

You read the label like it matters Turn it over, set it down I'm learning you in a hundred small ways Long before you say a word

Bridge

Maybe love isn't the big rooms Maybe it's this, plain and small A trolley wheel that sticks a little And you, still choosing me at all

Chorus

Eliza, I could stand here for hours Just to watch you pick and choose There's no place I'd rather be standing Eliza, this is all I'd lose

Outro

Cold air still rising off the freezer Your hand still resting next to mine

Verse 1

Two pairs of boots by the door Tea going cold on the ground You lean your head on my shoulder I couldn't ask for anything more

Chorus

Eliza, the light's going soft Nothing to prove, nowhere to be You make the quiet feel loud, Eliza Sat here with you is enough for me

Verse 2

We didn't plan on staying this long Minutes just slipped from our hands Your voice is the only sound left Steady as something well planned

Pre-chorus

Something in me wants to say it Wants to name what this whole thing is But maybe I don't need the words for

Chorus

Eliza, the light's going soft Nothing to prove, nowhere to be You make the quiet feel loud, Eliza Sat here with you is enough for me

Bridge

No grand line I could hand you No proof beyond staying near Just this cooling cup between us And the fact that I want you here

Chorus

Eliza, the light's going soft Nothing to prove, nowhere to be You make the quiet feel loud, Eliza Sat here with you is enough for me

Outro

The boots are still there by the door And so, Eliza, am I

Verse 1

Sparks lift into the pine above We built this ring of stones by hand Something in me settles down Every time you're close, I understand

Pre-chorus

I've stopped needing the fire to speak You already say what it tries to say Stay a while, let the smoke lean in

Chorus

Eliza, you're the warmth I trust Not the flame but the glow that stays Steady as the smoke and just as sure Eliza, you're the reason for these days

Verse 2

You laugh and the sparks climb higher No one else has ever held me still Damp stones under our tired feet You are the calm and you are the thrill

Bridge

Let the branches keep their secret We don't need more than what we've got This circle holds whatever we are Quiet, certain, asking for nothing more

Chorus

Eliza, you're the warmth I trust Not the flame but the glow that stays Steady as the smoke and just as sure Eliza, you're the reason for these days

Outro

The last spark climbs and disappears I'm still here, and so are you