Songs for Freya

Verse 1

Two mugs are steaming on the sill City lights are wide awake You laugh at something small and still I'd stay right here for both our sake

Chorus

Freya, you make the quiet kind You make the staying feel like play I'm not going anywhere, Freya Not tonight and not today

Verse 2

You hold your tea like it's the point Not the view, not the noise below I watch you settle into joint Comfort neither of us had to show

Pre-chorus

I've loved you loud and I've loved you slow There's a version of us in every room But it's here, right here, I want you to know

Chorus

Freya, you make the quiet kind You make the staying feel like play I'm not going anywhere, Freya Not tonight and not today

Bridge

No grand view could hold a candle To the way you hold your cup I don't need the world to handle Just this room, and you, and us

Chorus

Freya, you make the quiet kind You make the staying feel like play I'm not going anywhere, Freya Not tonight and not today

Outro

Two mugs gone cold on the sill And I'd still choose you, standing still

Verse 1

Wind off the water finds my coat I left a scarf, a kind of note Two benches wait out on the pier I only ever sit for near you here

Pre-chorus

You said you'd come at fall of light I've watched the ferries left and right Then I hear your step and lose the fight

Chorus

Freya, you're the reason I stay You make an ordinary into a good day No one else could hold me steadier Freya, you're the calm after the weather

Verse 2

You wrap that scarf around us both Say you're never one for making oath But here you are, again, again Some kind of promise, plain as rain

Pre-chorus

I don't need fireworks or noise Just this bench and both our voices This is the life, not the choice

Chorus

Freya, you're the reason I stay You make an ordinary into a good day No one else could hold me steadier Freya, you're the calm after the weather

Bridge

Long love or new, it's all the same Just two seats and someone worth the name I'd know your laugh in any weather

Chorus

Freya, you're the reason I stay You make an ordinary into a good day No one else could hold me steadier Freya, you're the calm after the weather

Outro

Leave the scarf there on the rail I'll be back, love, without fail

Verse 1

Two shoes sit where the tide came in Nobody left but the mark you made You walked out further than most would dare Freya, that's how your love gets paid

Pre-chorus

Some love only shows in the leaving Some only shows when you stay But watching you walk toward that water

Chorus

Freya, you're the calm before the wave Steady when the whole world sways Nothing about you asks to be chased Freya, you're worth the wait, always

Verse 2

You never needed the applause of the shore Content to just be out where it's true Whatever you're walking toward or away from I'd leave my shoes there too

Chorus

Freya, you're the calm before the wave Steady when the whole world sways Nothing about you asks to be chased Freya, you're worth the wait, always

Bridge

Come back up when you're ready Not one second before There's no clock running on this kind of love

Chorus

Freya, you're the calm before the wave Steady when the whole world sways Nothing about you asks to be chased Freya, you're worth the wait, always

Outro

The water's already smoothing the sand Your shoes are still waiting right there

Verse 1

The lamp is turned low and it pools on the floor like honey laying a circle of gold where your small dreams can play and nothing can touch you while that quiet light is with you so rest now, my Freya, and drift to the end of the day

Pre-chorus

The house settles down into shadows so soft and so slow and the warmth of this room is a promise that's simple to keep so let your eyes close now and follow that low golden glow

Chorus

Freya, the night is a blanket that's holding you steady nothing will stir here, no reason at all to be scared you are the calm in this house, little Freya, already loved in the hush of this light, in this warmth, in this air

Verse 2

Somewhere the wind may be turning the leaves in the darkness but here in this room it can't reach you, it can't ever stay the floorboards are warm where the low lamp is spilling its stillness and you are the softest thing breathing at the end of the day

Bridge

Sleep isn't far and it's not something to be feared it's only this room growing quiet and near and you are the reason this evening feels clear held safe in the glow till the morning appears

Chorus

Freya, the night is a blanket that's holding you steady nothing will stir here, no reason at all to be scared you are the calm in this house, little Freya, already loved in the hush of this light, in this warmth, in this air

Outro

The lamp will stay low while the whole house is sleeping still watching you softly, still keeping you warm

Verse 1

A small glow rests on the wall while you drift off to sleep Your coat hangs quiet by the door, its watch is kind to keep Nothing moves out in the hall, nothing needs to stir Every shadow here tonight is gentle, soft as fur

Chorus

Freya, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind Nobody is far from you, you're never left behind Freya, hush now, let the night be slow and true Sleep is just another way that love takes care of you

Verse 2

You don't need to watch the landing, you don't need to see Rest is just a warmer place for you to safely be Somewhere down the hallway soft, the little light stays lit Nothing in this house tonight will ever let you sit

Pre-chorus

Feel how still the whole house waits around you now Nothing asks you to be brave, nothing asks you how Just let your breathing slow, let your body bow

Chorus

Freya, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind Nobody is far from you, you're never left behind Freya, hush now, let the night be slow and true Sleep is just another way that love takes care of you

Bridge

Even when the light dips low and the hall goes dim Even in the quiet, you are held within

Chorus

Freya, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind Nobody is far from you, you're never left behind Freya, hush now, let the night be slow and true Sleep is just another way that love takes care of you

Outro

That small glow will still be waiting when the morning comes Sleep now, Freya, safe beneath the softest hum

Verse 1

A thin gold line falls softly across your floor tonight Sleep is waiting there to carry you soft and slow Close your eyes now, let go of all you carried today Nothing can reach you here where the quiet colours grow

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the whole wide house has settled down to rest Every small sound outside has learned to lower its voice So let the hush come closer and hold you gently

Chorus

Freya, the light stays on just for you tonight You are the warmest thing in this whole quiet house Sleep soft, my Freya, wrapped up safe until morning Nothing will wake you, nothing will find you now

Verse 2

Somewhere a door stands open just a careful inch Enough for love to slip through and settle near your bed You never have to ask if someone's watching over you Because they always are, right there beside your head

Chorus

Freya, the light stays on just for you tonight You are the warmest thing in this whole quiet house Sleep soft, my Freya, wrapped up safe until morning Nothing will wake you, nothing will find you now

Bridge

Rain on the window, soft as a held breath Piano notes falling slower than the dark You are held here, you are always held here

Chorus

Freya, the light stays on just for you tonight You are the warmest thing in this whole quiet house Sleep soft, my Freya, wrapped up safe until morning Nothing will wake you, nothing will find you now

Outro

That thin gold line will still be waiting when you wake Just like the love that never once looked away