Love Songs for Ernest

• Cold Tea

  Irish air · Irish · Whistle · Lilting

  A quiet, plainly spoken love song for Ernest, for the long wait on a platform bench that never once felt wasted.

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  Verse 1

  You kept the seat beside you warm I never doubted you'd be there Two cups gone cold before we spoke That waiting never felt like harm

  Pre-chorus

  I've counted trains that came and went Every minute with you well spent Something in me still leans toward you

  Chorus

  Ernest, you're the one I chose Steady as the whole world slowed Nothing about this love is forced Ernest, it's the way it goes

  Verse 2

  You laughed about the tea gone cold Said the waiting was the point I watched your hands around the cup And knew this was worth growing old

  Chorus

  Ernest, you're the one I chose Steady as the whole world slowed Nothing about this love is forced Ernest, it's the way it goes

  Bridge

  Some loves burn and some loves learnt How to last without the flame I'm the one who stayed concerned With you, none of it feels the same

  Chorus

  Ernest, you're the one I chose Steady as the whole world slowed Nothing about this love is forced Ernest, it's the way it goes

  Outro

  The bench still holds the shape of us Two cold cups and everything I trust

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• Sparks Past Your Sleeve

  Chamber folk · Chamber · Cello · Delicate

  A quiet chamber folk love song built around a bonfire's sparks, for any kind of love, new, old, or somewhere in between.

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  Verse 1

  Sparks lift off the fire tonight Past your sleeve into the trees I watch them climb and disappear But you stay here with me

  Pre-chorus

  Something in the way you're stood Something steady, something warm Makes me want to say it now

  Chorus

  Ernest, I mean every word Nothing here has ever burnt This is not a passing spark Ernest, this is something learnt

  Verse 2

  Woods go darker past the light Further than the sparks can reach But I am not looking there I'm only looking at you

  Bridge

  Some loves flare and fall as ash Some take years before they're sure Whatever kind this turns out to be With you, I am not concerned

  Chorus

  Ernest, I mean every word Nothing here has ever burnt This is not a passing spark Ernest, this is something learnt

  Outro

  Let the fire burn down slow I'm still here past your sleeve

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• Two Boots on the Step

  Folk duet · Folk · Harmony · Two voices

  A quiet folk duet about steady, everyday love, for anyone named Ernest whether the love is brand new or long since settled.

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  Verse 1

  Two muddy boots side by side Left where the evening light will hide One pair, one step, one simple truth You are the calm I never outgrew

  Pre-chorus

  I know your step before you knock I know the turn of your worn key lock And still my heart forgets to wait

  Chorus

  Ernest, you are the steady ground The quiet certain, welcome sound Ernest, whatever the day has spent I come home simply, earnest and content

  Verse 2

  You leave your boots but bring yourself in Tired hands, and that same old grin Nothing fancy, nothing owed Just you, walking your same slow road

  Chorus

  Ernest, you are the steady ground The quiet certain, welcome sound Ernest, whatever the day has spent I come home simply, earnest and content

  Bridge

  No grand words, no borrowed shine Just your hand resting easy in mine Some loves shout, and some loves learnt To burn low, steady, never burnt

  Chorus

  Ernest, you are the steady ground The quiet certain, welcome sound Ernest, whatever the day has spent I come home simply, earnest and content

  Outro

  Two boots still sit by the door Waiting, the way they did before

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