Songs for Isla

Verse 1

Steam rings rising off the thermos You're humming something soft and slow I keep glancing over at you Half the sky is turning rose

Pre-chorus

Miles keep sliding out behind us Nowhere waiting, nowhere due Every mile just proves it plainer

Chorus

Isla, I don't need the map now Every road just leads to you Isla, stay here on this dashboard Right beside me, all the way through

Verse 2

You pour two cups without asking Know exactly how I take it This is how you say I love you Quiet ways I won't forsake it

Bridge

We could stop or we could wander Either one is fine by me Long as you're the one beside me That's the only place to be

Chorus

Isla, I don't need the map now Every road just leads to you Isla, stay here on this dashboard Right beside me, all the way through

Outro

Pour the last drop from the thermos Isla, I would drive forever with you

Verse 1

I keep one pot on the shelf Just to watch it break the soil Isla, I water it myself Like it's the start of something loyal

Pre-chorus

It doesn't ask for much light Just someone who stays and shows But I keep thinking of you tonight

Chorus

Isla, you're the reason I stay Steady when the wind blows through Isla, come whatever way I'd choose this, I'd choose you

Verse 2

The glass gets fogged when it rains I wipe it clear just to see Isla, none of this feels like strain When I picture you next to me

Pre-chorus

It doesn't ask for much light Just someone who stays and shows But I keep thinking of you tonight

Chorus

Isla, you're the reason I stay Steady when the wind blows through Isla, come whatever way I'd choose this, I'd choose you

Bridge

No grand bouquet, no big display Just one thing tended every day That's how I've loved you all along

Chorus

Isla, you're the reason I stay Steady when the wind blows through Isla, come whatever way I'd choose this, I'd choose you

Outro

Still that one pot on the shelf Still growing, and so am I

Verse 1

I keep the water close by the flames in case the wind gets brave You always laugh when I check it twice but I like what we save

Pre-chorus

The coals are dimming, the night gets thin the shoes are kicked by the door and something in me won't bank down

Chorus

Isla, you're the warmth I bank for later the ember I don't let die Every fire needs someone watching and Isla, that one is I

Verse 2

You untie your laces slow by the fire like the day still owes you nothing I watch your hands more than the flames that's how I know this is something

Bridge

I'm not scared of the dark coming down not with your shoes by mine One splash and the whole thing's quiet and still I'd do it every time

Chorus

Isla, you're the warmth I bank for later the ember I don't let die Every fire needs someone watching and Isla, that one is I

Outro

The bucket sits ready, the fire's gone quiet and I'm glad it was you standing by

Verse 1

The radio hums low, just a whisper of sound in the room Soft static rolling gentle, like waves in the hush of the gloom Nothing out there can reach you, wrapped up so warm in this bed And I will stay right here beside you till morning comes soon

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the quiet carry all your cares away There is nothing you need chase tonight, nothing you need say Just drift a little further, my love, while the dark turns to grey

Chorus

Isla, Isla, the night is holding you so soft and slow Somewhere a radio hums a tune that only you would know You are the calm at the centre of every hush I feel Isla, Isla, safe in the glow of the lamp's low gold

Verse 2

The static hums like a lullaby someone forgot how to sing You curl up smaller, sleepy, held in the warmth that I bring Every small breath that you take here settles like snow on a hill And I could listen forever to something so quiet and true

Bridge

Let the whole wide world go still and small tonight Nothing but this room, this hush, this low soft light

Chorus

Isla, Isla, the night is holding you so soft and slow Somewhere a radio hums a tune that only you would know You are the calm at the centre of every hush I feel Isla, Isla, safe in the glow of the lamp's low gold

Outro

The radio fades to whisper, the room settles into rest Sleep now, Isla, held so gently, safest of all and blessed

Verse 1

You keep a small torch tucked beneath the duvet's fold and shadows learn to dance so soft along the ceiling the whole wide dark becomes a gentle thing to hold and every hush around you carries such a feeling

Pre-chorus

Let the light go dim now, let your eyelids follow close upon the day and all its bright to borrow sleep is only softness waiting just beyond

Chorus

Isla, Isla, close your eyes and rest here nothing in the shadows means you any harm you are held so gently, you are always near here Isla, you are warm here, you are warm

Verse 2

You trace the little circle where the torchlight falls and watch it climb so slowly up the quiet wall you are the softest secret kept inside these walls the safest kind of small that ever slept at all

Bridge

Whatever waits tomorrow, it can wait a while let this small glow be all the world you need nothing asks you now for anything but stillness

Chorus

Isla, Isla, close your eyes and rest here nothing in the shadows means you any harm you are held so gently, you are always near here Isla, you are warm here, you are warm

Outro

Let the torch go quiet now beneath the fold you are still the light that this whole room will hold

Verse 1

The trees are leaning low to watch you dream tonight A blanket keeps you folded in and holding warm and tight The mobile turns so slowly with its quiet little song And this is where you're safe and loved the whole night long

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the branches sway you gently down Let the evening settle soft around your crown Close your eyes, there's nothing here but calm to find

Chorus

Isla, Isla, sleep beneath the trees so still Every breath you take is one I hope you always will Nothing in this whole wide world could love you more than I Isla, close your eyes now, let the quiet lullaby

Verse 2

The stars are coming slowly to sit above your head And every gentle shadow tucks you softer into bed You don't have to know how deep this love for you can go Just rest here in the dark and let the soft wind blow

Chorus

Isla, Isla, sleep beneath the trees so still Every breath you take is one I hope you always will Nothing in this whole wide world could love you more than I Isla, close your eyes now, let the quiet lullaby

Bridge

Whatever comes tomorrow, you are held here now Nothing in the dark can touch you, I have made that vow

Chorus

Isla, Isla, sleep beneath the trees so still Every breath you take is one I hope you always will Nothing in this whole wide world could love you more than I Isla, close your eyes now, let the quiet lullaby

Outro

The mobile turns above you, slower now, and still Sleep on beneath the branches, Isla, safe and warm you will