Songs for Finlay

Verse 1

Streetlamp gold on the wet tarmac Two sets of footsteps, never slack You keep your stride right next to mine We walk it slow and take our time

Pre-chorus

I feel the warmth before I feel the rain I hear the echo of your name Something's building, calling me to say

Chorus

Finlay, you're the light I lean on Steady as the glow when the dark comes on Finlay, hold me close on a thin day You're my shelter, come what may

Verse 2

You never rush me, never pull ahead You match my heart, you match my step When the puddles shine like something new I only want to shine with you

Pre-chorus

I feel the warmth before I feel the rain I hear the echo of your name Something's building, calling me to say

Chorus

Finlay, you're the light I lean on Steady as the glow when the dark comes on Finlay, hold me close on a thin day You're my shelter, come what may

Bridge

Let the whole world hurry past Let it try to move too fast I'll take slow, I'll take you near Nothing louder than you here

Chorus

Finlay, you're the light I lean on Steady as the glow when the dark comes on Finlay, hold me close on a thin day You're my shelter, come what may

Outro

Two shadows still close on the tarmac I'd walk this road and never look back

Verse 1

Our fingers met before we spoke I laughed, you let me have the win Small crate, small chance, but there it was You gave it up and called it fine

Pre-chorus

It was nothing, just a market day But I keep turning it around Some small proof that we still reach the same way

Chorus

Finlay, you always let me choose Even when it's small, you never lose Something in the way you hold your hands open Tells me exactly what I've got to lose

Verse 2

You said take it, I don't mind I said no, you have it then We stood there laughing in the queue Over one red pepper, nothing else

Pre-chorus

It was nothing, just a market day But I keep turning it around Some small proof that we still reach the same way

Chorus

Finlay, you always let me choose Even when it's small, you never lose Something in the way you hold your hands open Tells me exactly what I've got to lose

Bridge

Not every love needs a grand design Sometimes it's a crate, a queue, a line Sometimes it's just knowing you'd give in

Chorus

Finlay, you always let me choose Even when it's small, you never lose Something in the way you hold your hands open Tells me exactly what I've got to lose

Outro

Next time our hands reach for the same thing I hope it's still you, Finlay, every time

Verse 1

I stood and watched the drip find you One slow line down the metal rib It found your shoes and not the rest I felt that like it found my ribs

Pre-chorus

Small things keep landing where you are Like they were always meant to fall I keep on noticing you more

Chorus

Finlay, the quiet ones see clear You never had to shout to win I'd know you out of any crowd Finlay, I'm glad the rain brought us in

Verse 2

You didn't move when the drip came close You let it land and stayed for me I liked that you don't flinch from small things It's how I know what steady means

Bridge

Some loves need thunder, need the flood Ours just needs one drop, and you Standing there like you've got time Which is the rarest thing you do

Chorus

Finlay, the quiet ones see clear You never had to shout to win I'd know you out of any crowd Finlay, I'm glad the rain brought us in

Outro

Somewhere a roof still holds its rain Waiting to find you again

Verse 1

The rain runs soft along the window while the engine hums so low An orange light is warm against your sleepy little face We are rolling gently through the dark to where the fires glow And every mile is carrying you closer to your place

Pre-chorus

The wheels keep turning slower than the beating of your heart Nothing in this whole wide world could ever pull us apart So let the hum and rhythm of the road become your sleepy start

Chorus

Finlay, close your eyes now, let the night be soft and kind Rest inside the quiet that we're leaving day behind Finlay, you are held here, you are safe and you are mine Sleep will come so gently like a curtain, slow to find

Verse 2

The glass is streaked with silver where the raindrops softly fall You are wrapped in warmth while all the world is turning grey outside I will keep you closer than the dashboard's amber glow of all And I will hum you homeward on this long and easy ride

Bridge

Let the hush of tires be the song that rocks you still Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to be until

Chorus

Finlay, close your eyes now, let the night be soft and kind Rest inside the quiet that we're leaving day behind Finlay, you are held here, you are safe and you are mine Sleep will come so gently like a curtain, slow to find

Outro

The light will fade to nothing as the rain begins to clear And you will still be held here, you'll be always, always near

Verse 1

Yellow light slips soft across the ceiling as the night rolls in Far off wheels are singing low, a rumble thin as skin Nothing in that sound can reach you here where you are lying You are held so close and warm you barely feel it spin

Pre-chorus

Every light that flickers far will fade before you wake Every sound the dark can hold is only there to break So let your breathing slow right down for sleep's own gentle sake

Chorus

Finlay, the night has got you now, so soft and safe and warm Nothing can touch you, Finlay, wrapped up away from harm Steel wheels rattle far beyond the edges of this room You rest inside the quiet centre of the storm

Verse 2

The ceiling holds a passing flash and then it lets it go Just like the day you carried lets its worries finally slow You do not need to chase the light or wonder where it's headed All you need is here, and here is all you need to know

Chorus

Finlay, the night has got you now, so soft and safe and warm Nothing can touch you, Finlay, wrapped up away from harm Steel wheels rattle far beyond the edges of this room You rest inside the quiet centre of the storm

Bridge

Sleep is a train that only travels gently, only travels slow Carrying you further into rest than you could ever know

Chorus

Finlay, the night has got you now, so soft and safe and warm Nothing can touch you, Finlay, wrapped up away from harm Steel wheels rattle far beyond the edges of this room You rest inside the quiet centre of the storm

Outro

The light has gone from off the ceiling, quiet now and still You are loved beyond the distance of the furthest hill

Verse 1

Look how the light comes soft and low across the floor tonight Little specks are turning slowly, catching all the gold You are wrapped inside this quiet, held and warm and right Nothing in this room will hurry, nothing will grow cold

Chorus

Finlay, the evening folds around you gentle as a sigh Sleep is only drifting closer, nothing to be feared Every little breath you're taking, Finlay, drifts on by Rest now in the hush and know that you are held here

Verse 2

The dust will keep on turning long after your eyes close Slow and small and never falling, always safe to stay Somewhere past this quiet window the whole wide dark world goes But here the light lies down beside you soft as tin tray

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the last light lean and settle on your skin Nothing asks you to be anywhere but here So let the warm hours gather slowly and pull you in

Chorus

Finlay, the evening folds around you gentle as a sigh Sleep is only drifting closer, nothing to be feared Every little breath you're taking, Finlay, drifts on by Rest now in the hush and know that you are held here

Bridge

Somebody is watching over every slow turn that you make Somebody will still be near you long after the light has gone

Chorus

Finlay, the evening folds around you gentle as a sigh Sleep is only drifting closer, nothing to be feared Every little breath you're taking, Finlay, drifts on by Rest now in the hush and know that you are held here

Outro

The light has slipped away now but the warmth it left is staying Sleep on, small one, the gold dust settles soft on you tonight