Songs for Heather

Verse 1

You shake the umbrella by the door water runs off in a line I watch you laugh at the sudden storm and think this moment feels like mine

Pre-chorus

Nobody else stops in this doorway nobody else makes the wet street shine so stay a minute, stay a little longer

Chorus

Heather, the rain can keep on falling I've got no place I need to be just the drip of the folded umbrellas and you, Heather, right here with me

Verse 2

The step is narrow, we stand close your sleeve is damp against my arm nobody's rushing back out there I like you best inside this calm

Pre-chorus

Nobody else stops in this doorway nobody else makes the wet street shine so stay a minute, stay a little longer

Chorus

Heather, the rain can keep on falling I've got no place I need to be just the drip of the folded umbrellas and you, Heather, right here with me

Bridge

Some loves need the sun to prove them ours is fine out in the grey I'd choose this step over any weather as long as you're the one who stays

Chorus

Heather, the rain can keep on falling I've got no place I need to be just the drip of the folded umbrellas and you, Heather, right here with me

Outro

The umbrellas are folded, still dripping and I'm still glad I stopped with you

Verse 1

Headlights sweep across the glass Static hums a low, soft sound You reach over, touch my hand Nothing here needs to be found

Pre-chorus

I stopped chasing what comes next Stopped needing more than this Right here with you, I'm not tense

Chorus

Heather, you're the steady weather I have waited for so long Heather, we could ride forever Nothing about you feels wrong

Verse 2

The dial drifts through empty air Neither of us turns the knob You hum something low and bare I feel it settle in my chest

Pre-chorus

I stopped chasing what comes next Stopped needing more than this Right here with you, I'm not tense

Chorus

Heather, you're the steady weather I have waited for so long Heather, we could ride forever Nothing about you feels wrong

Bridge

Whether we're young or worn and slow Whether the road runs straight or bends I'm not going anywhere, you know This is where the story lands

Chorus

Heather, you're the steady weather I have waited for so long Heather, we could ride forever Nothing about you feels wrong

Outro

Headlights fade into the dark You're still here beside me now

Verse 1

Wooden planks creak where we stand Your hand finds the rail, then my hand Rusted metal, cold to the touch I keep learning I don't ask for much

Pre-chorus

Something in the way you lean in close Something in the quiet you don't gloss Pulls me toward whatever's coming next

Chorus

Heather, you're the calm I didn't plan for Steady as the ground beneath the pier's floor Whether skies are clear or turning grey Heather, I am glad you stayed

Verse 2

You laugh and the whole bridge sways I count the seconds, lose the days Your trainers scuff against the wood I'd stand here longer if I could

Chorus

Heather, you're the calm I didn't plan for Steady as the ground beneath the pier's floor Whether skies are clear or turning grey Heather, I am glad you stayed

Bridge

No promise dressed in fancy words Just this railing, rusted, worn You beside me, unrehearsed I'd choose this over anything

Chorus

Heather, you're the calm I didn't plan for Steady as the ground beneath the pier's floor Whether skies are clear or turning grey Heather, I am glad you stayed

Outro

Planks still creaking, rail still cold You're the warmth that I hold

Verse 1

Soot is shifting slowly down in the sleepy hearth tonight Grey smoke leaning soft against the cold and quiet slate Somewhere past the window the whole wide world is settling too And you are wrapped up warm where every worry loses its bite

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the last small ember dim and fold away There is nothing waiting for you but a gentle kind of dark So let your breathing slow to match the fire's quiet sway

Chorus

Heather, Heather, close your eyes, the night is soft as feather Nothing here will stir or fright you whatsoever the weather Every little sound tonight is only wind against the wall Heather, we are here together, holding on to you forever

Verse 2

The ash lies still and silver where the flames have gone to rest And the warmth it leaves behind still lingers low along the floor You are held the very same way, safe and certain in your nest There is nothing you could need tonight that isn't already yours

Bridge

Sleep can come as gently as the smoke against the stone You were never meant to face the dark tonight alone

Chorus

Heather, Heather, close your eyes, the night is soft as feather Nothing here will stir or fright you whatsoever the weather Every little sound tonight is only wind against the wall Heather, we are here together, holding on to you forever

Outro

The last of the soot has settled soft and still upon the slate Sleep now, Heather, safe and warm, however long the night may wait

Verse 1

Down the hall a small clock swings so slow behind its glass Counting every minute as the evening starts to pass Somewhere near the floorboards give a soft and settling creak You are held here safely while the whole house starts to sleep

Pre-chorus

Listen to the hush that settles over every room Nothing here will hurry you, no reason and no rule Close your eyes and drift where all the quiet wants to go

Chorus

Heather, Heather, rest your head and let the night grow still Nothing here will wake you now, no worry ever will You are steady as a heartbeat, you are gentle as a breath Heather, you are safe here, safer than a lullaby can say

Verse 2

Shadows lean along the wall but none of them will stay Every one will melt away before the break of day Somewhere out beyond the window stars are holding still Waiting just to watch you sleeping, waiting where they will

Pre-chorus

Listen to the hush that settles over every room Nothing here will hurry you, no reason and no rule Close your eyes and drift where all the quiet wants to go

Chorus

Heather, Heather, rest your head and let the night grow still Nothing here will wake you now, no worry ever will You are steady as a heartbeat, you are gentle as a breath Heather, you are safe here, safer than a lullaby can say

Bridge

Sleep is only the house breathing slower around you now Every creak and click is just the dark one saying goodnight somehow

Chorus

Heather, Heather, rest your head and let the night grow still Nothing here will wake you now, no worry ever will You are steady as a heartbeat, you are gentle as a breath Heather, you are safe here, safer than a lullaby can say

Outro

Somewhere down the hall the clock will keep its gentle time You can rest inside its rhythm, you are safe and you are mine

Verse 1

The lace curtain sways so slowly against the cold glass tonight and frost is drawing quiet feathers along the sleepy sill but here inside the warmth is holding you safe and close while the whole wide world goes gentle and still

Pre-chorus

Let your breathing slow to match the hush that's settling in feel how nothing out there can reach you, curled up so warm the dark is only a blanket the night is pulling thin

Chorus

Heather, the frost can't touch you, not one small bit of cold you are held here so gently, safer than words can say rest now, Heather, let go of all you carried today morning will come to find you exactly where you belong

Verse 2

Somewhere a window is catching the last thin light of the moon but you don't need to watch it, you can close your eyes instead every soft thing in this room is leaning in to keep you warm and every quiet breath is a promise softly said

Bridge

Nothing will wake you, nothing will call you back tonight you're wrapped in more comfort than any frost could ever bring

Chorus

Heather, the frost can't touch you, not one small bit of cold you are held here so gently, safer than words can say rest now, Heather, let go of all you carried today morning will come to find you exactly where you belong

Outro

The curtain settles softly as the glass turns silver and still sleep now, the frost stays outside, and you are warm on the sill