Songs for Jonah

Verse 1

Rain keeps drawing lines down the glass Streetlights blur to gold below You're half asleep against my shoulder Nowhere I would rather go

Chorus

Jonah, the window's fogging over Two floors down the whole world blurs I don't need it sharp or certain Long as what I'm holding's yours

Verse 2

Cars go sliding through the wet dark Their sound comes soft, then fades away You trace shapes into the fog there Write my name so it won't stay

Pre-chorus

I could name every small thing that I love But it comes down to one plain truth It's the quiet, and it's you

Chorus

Jonah, the window's fogging over Two floors down the whole world blurs I don't need it sharp or certain Long as what I'm holding's yours

Bridge

Let the glass stay clouded till morning Let the streets stay far and small None of it needs my attention You're the only clear thing at all

Chorus

Jonah, the window's fogging over Two floors down the whole world blurs I don't need it sharp or certain Long as what I'm holding's yours

Outro

The glass will clear by morning light But I'll still be right here, holding tight

Verse 1

I found two bolts out on the planks rusted through but holding still you hold me the same patient way against whatever comes, whatever will

Pre-chorus

Some things wear soft with weather some things only grow more true I know which kind you are to me and I keep coming back to

Chorus

Jonah, you're the steady in my hands the thing that doesn't come undone not new, not shining, just still here Jonah, you and me, we're not done

Verse 2

Other things have come loose on me slipped away when the weather turned but you stayed fastened to the plank when everything around us burned

Bridge

I don't need you shining I just need you near the rust don't scare me, Jonah it means you're still here

Chorus

Jonah, you're the steady in my hands the thing that doesn't come undone not new, not shining, just still here Jonah, you and me, we're not done

Outro

Let the planks go grey and bend I'll hold you like the iron holds

Verse 1

The room goes dark except for one glow Small and green and steady, soft and low It blinks the way your heartbeat runs Slow and sure until the morning comes

Pre-chorus

I count the blinks instead of sheep I'm halfway gone but can't quite sleep Something in me waiting to say

Chorus

Jonah, you're the calm I didn't plan Jonah, steady like no other can You're the light that stays when all else dims I would know your shape from just its hint

Verse 2

You leave your shoes beside the door You hum a tune I've heard before Nothing about you needs to try so hard You're already further in than I'd marked

Pre-chorus

I count the blinks instead of sheep I'm halfway gone but can't quite sleep Something in me waiting to say

Chorus

Jonah, you're the calm I didn't plan Jonah, steady like no other can You're the light that stays when all else dims I would know your shape from just its hint

Bridge

No grand gesture, no big display Just you, still here, another day That's the whole and simple truth of it

Chorus

Jonah, you're the calm I didn't plan Jonah, steady like no other can You're the light that stays when all else dims I would know your shape from just its hint

Outro

That green light blinks the same tonight You're still the calm, you're still the light

Verse 1

Yellow light is lying soft across the bottom step tonight waiting there to catch you gently on your way to bed everything is slowing down and settling out of sight rest your head now, little one, there's nothing left to dread

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the whole wide house grow quiet around you let the hours fold themselves away and disappear close your eyes and let me hold the shape of you

Chorus

Jonah, the dark is only night and night is kind sleep is just a boat that carries you so slow you are held by everyone who loves you, always in my mind Jonah, wherever dreaming takes you, that's where I'll go

Verse 2

The stairs are dim but that one step still glows a little while holding on to daylight just to see you safely through I could watch that small warm patch of gold for miles knowing it will always lead me back to you

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the whole wide house grow quiet around you let the hours fold themselves away and disappear close your eyes and let me hold the shape of you

Chorus

Jonah, the dark is only night and night is kind sleep is just a boat that carries you so slow you are held by everyone who loves you, always in my mind Jonah, wherever dreaming takes you, that's where I'll go

Bridge

No harm can climb those stairs to reach you where you lie only quiet, only calm, only the soft goodnight you are the warmest thing this house has ever held inside

Chorus

Jonah, the dark is only night and night is kind sleep is just a boat that carries you so slow you are held by everyone who loves you, always in my mind Jonah, wherever dreaming takes you, that's where I'll go

Outro

The light will fade so gently from that step before you wake and I'll still be here loving you, for your whole sleep's sake

Verse 1

White muslin lifts and settles by the screen so soft and slow A quiet breath of evening telling every star to glow You are curled up warm beneath the blankets, safe and deep And nothing in this whole wide world can trouble your sleep

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the dark is only velvet folding round your bed Let every worry loosen and go floating from your head Close your eyes, my darling, there is nowhere else to be

Chorus

Jonah, the night is holding you the way it holds the sea Soft as Verona moonlight, calm as calm can be Jonah, you're cradled gently, you are safe with me Sleep now, little Jonah, drift as easy as can be

Verse 2

Somewhere a window's breathing with a curtain pale as cloud You don't need any lullaby that's sung out clear or loud Just this low hum beside you while the hours turn to rest You are the warmest corner of this whole night's gentle nest

Chorus

Jonah, the night is holding you the way it holds the sea Soft as Verona moonlight, calm as calm can be Jonah, you're cradled gently, you are safe with me Sleep now, little Jonah, drift as easy as can be

Bridge

Every shadow here is gentle, every hush a lullaby Nothing waits beyond the curtain but a calm and quiet sky

Chorus

Jonah, the night is holding you the way it holds the sea Soft as Verona moonlight, calm as calm can be Jonah, you're cradled gently, you are safe with me Sleep now, little Jonah, drift as easy as can be

Outro

Still that muslin curtain moves so softly by the screen Sleep on, dear Jonah, safe inside this calm goodnight

Verse 1

Raindrops slide down slowly while the dashboard glows so warm You are curled up softly, safe from any storm Nothing out there matters now, nothing needs to move Little Jonah, dreaming through the drive till dawn

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and listen to the engine hum so low Let the amber light around you rock you nice and slow Every mile is carrying you closer to the glow

Chorus

Jonah, you're the warmest thing this whole night knows Rain may fall forever but it never touches you Jonah, hold this stillness, let it carry where you go You are loved as steady as this soft light glows

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window the wet world drifts on by You don't need to watch it, you don't need to try Rest inside the quiet that this glow was made to keep Jonah, you're the reason this whole night feels so kind

Chorus

Jonah, you're the warmest thing this whole night knows Rain may fall forever but it never touches you Jonah, hold this stillness, let it carry where you go You are loved as steady as this soft light glows

Bridge

Let the wipers hush you, slow and even, side to side You are held so gently, you have nowhere left to hide

Chorus

Jonah, you're the warmest thing this whole night knows Rain may fall forever but it never touches you Jonah, hold this stillness, let it carry where you go You are loved as steady as this soft light glows

Outro

Sleep now, Jonah, while the glow keeps watching over you Rain will keep on falling soft, but you are through