Songs for Ian

Verse 1

Steam is rising off the bowl Your hand finds mine, we lose control Just a shaker, salt and glass Still I want this moment to last

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is loud or grand Just the warmth of your hand And I'm leaning into this

Chorus

Ian, you're the calm I'm trying to find Ian, steady as the beating of time Small things turn to gold with you near You make the quiet feel less like fear

Verse 2

Two spoons and a table for two Nothing fancy, just me and you You laugh and the whole room warms I forget the shape of storms

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is loud or grand Just the warmth of your hand And I'm leaning into this

Chorus

Ian, you're the calm I'm trying to find Ian, steady as the beating of time Small things turn to gold with you near You make the quiet feel less like fear

Bridge

I don't need the bright lights on I just need you when the day is done No grand words, no reasons why Just you, staying, like the ground beneath the sky

Chorus

Ian, you're the calm I'm trying to find Ian, steady as the beating of time Small things turn to gold with you near You make the quiet feel less like fear

Outro

The soup's gone cold, we didn't care Your hand still resting there

Verse 1

A pillowcase turns between two walls damp and slow in the narrow air and I stand here watching it settle because you're the one thing I compare

Chorus

Ian, you steady me like nothing else can I have loved you since before I knew the plan quiet as washing turning in the breeze Ian, you're the calm I'm always trying to find

Verse 2

You hum some tune I can't quite name hands full of pegs and morning light I forget what I was meant to be doing just watching you get something right

Pre-chorus

There's nothing grand about this hour no big words, no reason to pretend but something in me leans your way

Chorus

Ian, you steady me like nothing else can I have loved you since before I knew the plan quiet as washing turning in the breeze Ian, you're the calm I'm always trying to find

Bridge

Some loves shout, some loves fly mine just waits for you to turn round no lion's roar, no reason why just you, still here, still found

Chorus

Ian, you steady me like nothing else can I have loved you since before I knew the plan quiet as washing turning in the breeze Ian, you're the calm I'm always trying to find

Outro

Let the pillowcase turn in the wind I'll be here when it's dry again

Verse 1

The lamp turns the asphalt to gold Two shadows cross slow where it's wet One of them's leaning toward you That's the story that never gets old

Pre-chorus

I've counted the ways I could say it Simple words, but I keep second guessing So let the light say it instead

Chorus

Ian, you steady me down No one else wears that name like a crown Ian, I'm still trying To tell you I'd never leave town

Verse 2

Some nights we don't talk much at all Just walk while the puddles run bright You reach for my hand on the driveway Like it's nothing, like breathing is right

Bridge

Years could pass or just one evening Doesn't change what I'm feeling You're the calm in my chest when I'm reeling The one steady light that keeps beaming

Chorus

Ian, you steady me down No one else wears that name like a crown Ian, I'm still trying To tell you I'd never leave town

Outro

The lamp still turns gold on the asphalt Two shadows still cross, still not far

Verse 1

Little threads of wool are glowing orange and slow tonight Soft as breathing, soft as everything turning out right Close your eyes and let the small light have its say Nothing in this room will ever lead you astray

Pre-chorus

Heat is fading gentle now, easing into grey Hush is spreading like a blanket pulled to stay Sleep is only one more quiet breath away

Chorus

Ian, Ian, the flicker dims to gold Nothing here will let you down, nothing here turns cold You are held the way that wool is held by flame Ian, drift on now, you are always safe by name

Verse 2

Watch the orange settle into embers, soft and low Feel the warmth still humming even after the light goes You were never meant to face the dark alone tonight Sleep will carry what the little heater gave as light

Pre-chorus

Heat is fading gentle now, easing into grey Hush is spreading like a blanket pulled to stay Sleep is only one more quiet breath away

Chorus

Ian, Ian, the flicker dims to gold Nothing here will let you down, nothing here turns cold You are held the way that wool is held by flame Ian, drift on now, you are always safe by name

Bridge

Somewhere past the window, the whole night is turning slow Every star is just a little heater's afterglow You are wrapped in something warmer than the wool could ever be

Chorus

Ian, Ian, the flicker dims to gold Nothing here will let you down, nothing here turns cold You are held the way that wool is held by flame Ian, drift on now, you are always safe by name

Outro

The last thread glows and softens, and so do you Sleep now, Ian, safe and warm the whole night through

Verse 1

Somebody is coming just to check that you're alright Turning the brass handle soft so nothing wakes tonight Floorboards give a whisper but they won't disturb your rest Held so gently in the hush, you're tucked in safe and tight

Chorus

Ian, close your eyes now, let the whole night hold you still Nobody will wake you, nothing here can do you ill Ian, you're the reason every quiet step is slow Sleep is just a soft place where you're loved beyond your will

Verse 2

Shadows on the wall are only shapes that mean no harm Wrapped inside the blankets like a small and steady charm You don't have to open eyes to know that you're not alone Breathing slow beside you is a keeper of the calm

Pre-chorus

Listen how the hinges barely make a single sound Nothing in this house would ever let you hit the ground So let your heavy eyelids drift to where the dreams are found

Chorus

Ian, close your eyes now, let the whole night hold you still Nobody will wake you, nothing here can do you ill Ian, you're the reason every quiet step is slow Sleep is just a soft place where you're loved beyond your will

Bridge

Someone's always watching from the doorway just in case Loving you in silence is a warm and steady place

Chorus

Ian, close your eyes now, let the whole night hold you still Nobody will wake you, nothing here can do you ill Ian, you're the reason every quiet step is slow Sleep is just a soft place where you're loved beyond your will

Outro

Somebody is closing the door as slow as it began Sleep now, you are held here, safe and certain, little Ian

Verse 1

Grey feathers settle soft on the cold and quiet gutter tonight Clouds are folding low, tucking the whole sky into rest Nothing out there needs you awake to make it right Sleep is already spreading warm across your chest

Pre-chorus

Somewhere a wing has stopped its long and weary flying Somewhere the world has hushed to hold its breath Close your eyes now, past all the trying

Chorus

Ian, the night is wrapping soft around you like a coat Hush now, nothing out there needs to climb or fight or try You are the warmest thing this quiet dark can hold Ian, sleep is close as breathing, gentle as a sigh

Verse 2

Underneath the clouded dark, small things are held and known Not a single feather falls unwatched or far from care Rest here safe, you never sleep alone Somebody's love is folded soft into the air

Chorus

Ian, the night is wrapping soft around you like a coat Hush now, nothing out there needs to climb or fight or try You are the warmest thing this quiet dark can hold Ian, sleep is close as breathing, gentle as a sigh

Bridge

Let the grey sky keep its quiet, let the cold wind roam You are held inside the warmest, softest home

Chorus

Ian, the night is wrapping soft around you like a coat Hush now, nothing out there needs to climb or fight or try You are the warmest thing this quiet dark can hold Ian, sleep is close as breathing, gentle as a sigh

Outro

Somewhere on the gutter still, the feathers rest unshaken Sleep now, love is with you when you wake