Songs for Faye

Verse 1

Clothespins rattle in the tin socks flapping out along the line I hang the washing every day just to have you standing there beside mine

Pre-chorus

Nothing fancy in this life we've made just the small stuff, stacking up and it's leading somewhere good

Chorus

Faye, you're steady as the morning light you make the ordinary feel alright I'd pick this quiet life with you over anything louder, any day

Verse 2

You laugh at how I peg them wrong said the wind will sort it out I believe you every time that's what this loving is about

Bridge

Some days are just wooden pins and wire some days are everything I need you turn the plainest hour golden just by choosing to stay near me

Chorus

Faye, you're steady as the morning light you make the ordinary feel alright I'd pick this quiet life with you over anything louder, any day

Outro

Let the socks flap in the breeze I'm not going anywhere, Faye

Verse 1

The glass is fogging up again I wipe it clear to see you plain Rain keeps falling on the road You reach for me, I feel it slow

Chorus

Faye, you're the calm I didn't plan Steady as the lights turn green Faye, I'd wait here if I can For every quiet in between

Verse 2

The wipers count out time we've spent No need to fill this with lament You hum along to something small I love you best when nothing's called

Pre-chorus

No need to shout it from a hill I'm learning what it means to stay still And still my chest goes tight and full

Chorus

Faye, you're the calm I didn't plan Steady as the lights turn green Faye, I'd wait here if I can For every quiet in between

Bridge

Some loves arrive with all the noise Ours came in soft, without the poise You looked at me, the signal turned And something in me finally learned

Chorus

Faye, you're the calm I didn't plan Steady as the lights turn green Faye, I'd wait here if I can For every quiet in between

Outro

The glass has cleared, the road's still wet You're still the safest bet I've met

Verse 1

Dashboard light is soft and low Loose stones rattle as we go Nothing here we need to show You just hum and let it flow

Pre-chorus

I could drive with you all night Never mind the empty road Something's building, feels so right

Chorus

Faye, you make the quiet loud You're the calm I didn't plan Faye, I'm never lost when found Just holding your steady hand

Verse 2

Orange light across your face Gravel bouncing, keeping time You don't need to fill the space Silence with you feels like rhyme

Pre-chorus

I could drive with you all night Never mind the empty road Something's building, feels so right

Chorus

Faye, you make the quiet loud You're the calm I didn't plan Faye, I'm never lost when found Just holding your steady hand

Bridge

No map could get us there faster No song could say it better You're the constant, not the after You're the now, not just a letter

Chorus

Faye, you make the quiet loud You're the calm I didn't plan Faye, I'm never lost when found Just holding your steady hand

Outro

Dashboard light still glowing low Still with you, wherever we go

Verse 1

Leaves are drawing soft shapes across the grey above your head Every shadow moves so slowly, like it doesn't want to stray Somewhere close the branches sway you gently towards your bed You are held here safe and quiet as the light begins to fade

Chorus

Faye, the dark is only resting, nothing here will steal away Close your eyes and keep on drifting, Faye, you're folded in today Warm beneath the moving branches, you were made to end this way Faye, the whole night bends around you, gentle now, and here to stay

Verse 2

Something in the hush is watching over every breath you take Underneath the swaying oak the night has learned to move so slow Rocked along by little shifts of light no one could ever fake You are wrapped inside a stillness only sleeping hearts can know

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the shadows carry all the noise the day has made Quiet settles soft around you, sinking low and sinking deep Close your eyes, the dark is gentle, leaning you towards your sleep

Chorus

Faye, the dark is only resting, nothing here will steal away Close your eyes and keep on drifting, Faye, you're folded in today Warm beneath the moving branches, you were made to end this way Faye, the whole night bends around you, gentle now, and here to stay

Bridge

Sleep can hold you soft as branches hold the last light of the day Trust the dark to keep you steady, trust the hush to lead the way

Chorus

Faye, the dark is only resting, nothing here will steal away Close your eyes and keep on drifting, Faye, you're folded in today Warm beneath the moving branches, you were made to end this way Faye, the whole night bends around you, gentle now, and here to stay

Outro

Still the leaves keep drawing shadows, slow and soft across the grey Sleep now, Faye, the night is gentle, carrying you through till day

Verse 1

Down through the railings a soft yellow light comes to find you Falling so slowly across the old dusty stair Nothing can hurry a glow moving this way Only warm patience was ever assigned to you

Pre-chorus

Somewhere a door has been left on the latch for you Somewhere the evening is folding its wings down to rest Close your eyes now, let the hush gather near

Chorus

Faye, the whole house is breathing slow just for you Quietly holding the dark so it's kind and it's true Nobody minds if you drift far away Faye, there is nothing tonight to get through

Verse 2

Dust on the step turns to gold when it's late Softened and still, like a hand laid to rest Wherever you wander in dreams you are safe You carry the warmth of that light as you go

Bridge

Let every worry lie down where it's small Sleep is a room with the porch light still on

Chorus

Faye, the whole house is breathing slow just for you Quietly holding the dark so it's kind and it's true Nobody minds if you drift far away Faye, there is nothing tonight to get through

Outro

The railings still hold that same yellow glow Watching you sleep, never letting it go

Verse 1

Far down the valley a light finds its way home Sliding soft on the wallpaper before it has flown You watch it go quiet with your head on the pillow Safe in this room like a boat in still water

Pre-chorus

Nothing that moves out there can touch where you lie Every small sound is just the night breathing by Close your eyes now, let the dark carry you slow

Chorus

Faye, the whole wide dark is holding you gently Sleep is a road and you travel it sweetly Nothing will wake you, nothing will stray Rest easy now, my darling Faye

Verse 2

Somewhere a car turns and its beam finds the ceiling Brushing across like a hand, soft and healing You do not stir, you are already drifting Held in a calm that keeps quietly lifting

Pre-chorus

Nothing that moves out there can touch where you lie Every small sound is just the night breathing by Close your eyes now, let the dark carry you slow

Chorus

Faye, the whole wide dark is holding you gently Sleep is a road and you travel it sweetly Nothing will wake you, nothing will stray Rest easy now, my darling Faye

Bridge

You are the warmth that no distance can dim Held closer than any far light on the rim

Chorus

Faye, the whole wide dark is holding you gently Sleep is a road and you travel it sweetly Nothing will wake you, nothing will stray Rest easy now, my darling Faye

Outro

That light has moved on, but you are still here Wrapped up in sleep, in the warm and the near