Songs for Flora

Verse 1

You keep the small room warm somehow Even when the glass runs cold Every drop that slides down slow Finds a green thing you still hold

Chorus

Flora, you're the warmth I trust Steady as the water falls Nothing here would grow to us Flora, if you weren't through it all

Verse 2

You water rows before the light Talk to stems like they can hear Nothing here feels wrong tonight With your quiet moving near

Pre-chorus

I watch you work and I go still Something in the way you tend Pulls me closer than I planned to fall

Chorus

Flora, you're the warmth I trust Steady as the water falls Nothing here would grow to us Flora, if you weren't through it all

Bridge

Drop by drop the whole roof clears You've been patient with my doubt Nothing rushed in all these years This is just how love turns out

Chorus

Flora, you're the warmth I trust Steady as the water falls Nothing here would grow to us Flora, if you weren't through it all

Outro

The glass still drips, the room stays warm You're the reason nothing's lost

Verse 1

You handed it over, plain and slow Just brown paper, string and all Nothing fancy, nothing to show But I felt the whole world stall

Pre-chorus

I didn't need a reason why Didn't need a single word Just your hands and my heart tried

Chorus

Flora, you're the one I adore Simple as a counter and a door Nothing sweeter came before Flora, you're the one I adore

Verse 2

The counter's cold but you are not You wrap things up so carefully I watch you like it means a lot Because it does, plain to see

Pre-chorus

I didn't need a reason why Didn't need a single word Just your hands and my heart tried

Chorus

Flora, you're the one I adore Simple as a counter and a door Nothing sweeter came before Flora, you're the one I adore

Bridge

No ribbon shines as bright as you No parcel holds what you hold true Every small thing that you do

Chorus

Flora, you're the one I adore Simple as a counter and a door Nothing sweeter came before Flora, you're the one I adore

Outro

Still that paper's folded neat Still my heart skips at your feet

Verse 1

I hear the wheels before I see you clicking closer on the tile hundreds pass but none matter you're the one I'm waiting for

Pre-chorus

My hands are steady but my chest is not the barrier won't open fast enough and every second feels like standing

Chorus

Flora, nobody moves me like you do I've waited half my life to adore her every gate feels shut till you walk through and Flora, I would wait for you once more

Verse 2

You always find me in the crowd first like you already knew my face people flood around us shouting but you just smile and slow the pace

Bridge

Doesn't matter where you're coming from only matters that you're here some people search their whole life over I just had to wait right here

Chorus

Flora, nobody moves me like you do I've waited half my life to adore her every gate feels shut till you walk through and Flora, I would wait for you once more

Outro

I still hear those wheels on tile every time I think of you

Verse 1

The fan turns slow and the amber light goes drifting round the room Soft as a hand that is smoothing out the day Everything settles the way that dark things settle into bloom And you are the quiet at the centre of it, held and tucked away

Pre-chorus

The shadows are turning so gentle overhead Nothing can reach you, nothing needs to try Close your eyes now, there is only sleep ahead

Chorus

Flora, the night is holding you like water holds the shore Warm little breaths, and the light turning slow Nothing in the world could love you more than I adore her Flora, drift down deep to where the soft winds blow

Verse 2

The walls are painted gold with a light that barely moves at all Quiet as a story told beneath your breath Somewhere past the ceiling the whole wide world grows small And you are the one thing I would keep from every kind of harm

Bridge

Sleep is just a boat that rocks you out beyond the shore Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will call I will still be near you when the morning comes for Flora

Chorus

Flora, the night is holding you like water holds the shore Warm little breaths, and the light turning slow Nothing in the world could love you more than I adore her Flora, drift down deep to where the soft winds blow

Outro

The fan turns slow, the amber light is dimming down to rest Sleep now, Flora, you are held, you are the best

Verse 1

Somewhere a small blue flame is settling under the kettle's steel and the whole house breathes out slow around that gentle little wheel the kitchen light goes soft and low, folding into the hall you are the warmest thing in it, more than that flame could ever feel

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the water is only beginning to hum and sigh the steam will rise so slowly, in no rush to reach the sky and just like that small warmth building, so does the love that's here

Chorus

Flora, the night is folding soft and low around you now close your eyes, my Flora, let the whole house take a bow every corner of this home leans in to keep you near sleep on, Flora, dream a while, I adore you, I don't know how to say it clearer

Verse 2

The kettle waits so patient, never minding how long it takes and the dark outside the window holds its quiet for your sake no clock is ticking loud tonight, no reason to be quick you can rest as long as rivers rest before the morning breaks

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the water is only beginning to hum and sigh the steam will rise so slowly, in no rush to reach the sky and just like that small warmth building, so does the love that's here

Chorus

Flora, the night is folding soft and low around you now close your eyes, my Flora, let the whole house take a bow every corner of this home leans in to keep you near sleep on, Flora, dream a while, I adore you, I don't know how to say it clearer

Bridge

Let the small blue flicker be the only light that stays awake holding steady in the dark for your own gentle sake

Chorus

Flora, the night is folding soft and low around you now close your eyes, my Flora, let the whole house take a bow every corner of this home leans in to keep you near sleep on, Flora, dream a while, I adore you, I don't know how to say it clearer

Outro

Somewhere that small blue flame is easing gently down to rest and so are you, my Flora, held and warm and blessed

Verse 1

The soot slips down the brick and settles soft and slow A small dark hush is falling into the grate below Everything loud has gone to sleep an hour ago And you are here beside me, warm in the fire's glow

Pre-chorus

The last little ember is closing its eye Nothing tonight is asking you to try So let your breathing slow and settle like a sigh

Chorus

Flora, the night has folded soft around you now Nothing out there can find you, nothing knows how Rest is a room that only opens for Flora Sleep like the hush that falls before the dawn

Verse 2

The grate holds all its quiet like a secret kept till morning Not one spark left to flicker or to give the smallest warning Even the chimney's breathing has gone soft and slow and long And you are the small hush this whole house is dreaming on

Pre-chorus

The last little ember is closing its eye Nothing tonight is asking you to try So let your breathing slow and settle like a sigh

Chorus

Flora, the night has folded soft around you now Nothing out there can find you, nothing knows how Rest is a room that only opens for Flora Sleep like the hush that falls before the dawn

Bridge

Somewhere the last soot settles without a single sound And you are held here gently, the safest thing around

Chorus

Flora, the night has folded soft around you now Nothing out there can find you, nothing knows how Rest is a room that only opens for Flora Sleep like the hush that falls before the dawn

Outro

The grate goes dark and easy as the last soot comes to rest And you sleep on, the quietest thing, the warmest and the best