Songs for Joshua

Verse 1

Clock on the dash keeps its slow time Wipers pull the mist off the glass You hum along with no real rhyme Nothing about this moment feels fast

Chorus

Joshua, the rain can take its time Nothing in this car needs to rush You make the quiet feel like it rhymes I could sit here with you in this hush

Verse 2

Streetlights blur soft through the wet glass Your hand rests easy on my knee I forget the miles we have to pass When it's only the road and you and me

Pre-chorus

I never planned on loving quiet But you turned the noise down low Now every hush feels like it's trying

Chorus

Joshua, the rain can take its time Nothing in this car needs to rush You make the quiet feel like it rhymes I could sit here with you in this hush

Bridge

Some loves are loud, all fire and flash Ours just ticks along, steady and true No grand words, no need to ask I just want more grey afternoons with you

Chorus

Joshua, the rain can take its time Nothing in this car needs to rush You make the quiet feel like it rhymes I could sit here with you in this hush

Outro

The clock still ticks, the wipers sweep This is the kind of love I keep

Verse 1

Dust hangs slow between the cartons Nobody else would think to search here But this is where I found you And something in me settled, certain

Pre-chorus

You never asked to be the answer You just were, and I stayed near Now every quiet room feels closer

Chorus

Joshua, gosh you saw me plainly I never had to ask you twice You made the ordinary holy Josh, you turned my whole life posh anew

Verse 2

The boxes never got unpacked right We left them stacked like little towers Still I'd choose this mess beside you Over any tidy hour

Bridge

Light moves slow but it still finds you Even through the dust it lands soft I've stopped waiting for a better moment This one's enough, it always was

Chorus

Joshua, gosh you saw me plainly I never had to ask you twice You made the ordinary holy Josh, you turned my whole life posh anew

Outro

The dust still floats where we first stood Still finds the light, the way you do

Verse 1

Glass gone thick with warm grey mist fern leaves curled where green has kissed outside the world has lost its edge only you stand near the hedge

Pre-chorus

I trace a circle on the pane watch the garden blur again but nothing here can dim your name

Chorus

Joshua, the fog can keep its grey you're the one thing clear today Joshua, however far you roam this steady heart still calls you home

Verse 2

Drops run slow along the frame chasing lines that spell your name the ferns don't care how long we stay but I could watch you here all day

Bridge

Let the whole glass house turn cold I'd still choose the hand I hold some things need no proof, no chase just your steady, quiet face

Chorus

Joshua, the fog can keep its grey you're the one thing clear today Joshua, however far you roam this steady heart still calls you home

Outro

The glass will dry, the mist will clear I'll still be glad you're standing here

Verse 1

The bubbles are popping soft on the water tonight Under a yellow light that hums low and slow Everything in this room is holding you close and tight Nothing can touch you here, only the warm glow

Pre-chorus

Your breathing is slowing now like the bath water still The day is dissolving soft the way bubbles will And sleep is the gentlest hand that's leading you uphill

Chorus

Joshua, the water's warm and the light is low and gold Nothing in the whole wide world can reach you now you're held You are the softest thing this quiet house will ever hold Joshua, sleep easy, let the small light do the telling

Verse 2

One more bubble rises up and rests upon the water Slow and round and full of light before it fades away You are held so carefully, you couldn't be safer Wrapped in warmth that doesn't ask you anything today

Chorus

Joshua, the water's warm and the light is low and gold Nothing in the whole wide world can reach you now you're held You are the softest thing this quiet house will ever hold Joshua, sleep easy, let the small light do the telling

Bridge

Sleep is only water closing gently over light Everything you carried down can float and drift from sight You are so loved you don't need to hold on tight

Chorus

Joshua, the water's warm and the light is low and gold Nothing in the whole wide world can reach you now you're held You are the softest thing this quiet house will ever hold Joshua, sleep easy, let the small light do the telling

Outro

The last small bubble settles soft beneath the yellow glow Sleep now, Joshua, you are held, and warm, and safe to go

Verse 1

Someone set a brass telescope by the round glass pane turned it toward the waves so soft they hush like rain You are wrapped up warm while the dark rolls far and slow safe here in this room where the gentle lantern glow

Pre-chorus

Nothing in the night can reach this quiet little bed every wave outside is singing songs inside your head close your eyes now, love, and let the hush lead you in

Chorus

Joshua, the tide is calling soft and low waves are rocking gently where the still stars glow You are held so close, you never need to fear Joshua, my Joshua, the morning will be here

Verse 2

Watch the brass glass catch the moon upon the sill holding all that distance calm and warm and still You don't need to travel, you don't need to roam every star tonight is leading you back home

Bridge

Rest your head where the ocean breathes so slow let the far off waves rock you soft and low

Chorus

Joshua, the tide is calling soft and low waves are rocking gently where the still stars glow You are held so close, you never need to fear Joshua, my Joshua, the morning will be here

Outro

Sleep now by the window where the brass glass gleams carried soft and easy on the ocean of your dreams

Verse 1

A feather taps soft where the chimney meets the brick frost is drawing quiet pictures on the glass tonight somewhere past the window the whole wide world grows still and you are held here safely, wrapped in golden light

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hush come drifting near every worry folds away and melts into the dark and the warmth stays with you always, right here

Chorus

Joshua, the night is gentle, hushed and low sleep is calling soft as feathers, come and see Joshua, there's nothing out there you should fear you are loved as deep as any love can be

Verse 2

The frost will melt by morning when the sun comes round but the love that keeps you warm will never fade away every breath you take is counted, treasured, kept you are held through every hour, through the night and day

Chorus

Joshua, the night is gentle, hushed and low sleep is calling soft as feathers, come and see Joshua, there's nothing out there you should fear you are loved as deep as any love can be

Bridge

Rest your head, the dark is only a soft blanket spread nothing here will ever come to pull you from this bed

Chorus

Joshua, the night is gentle, hushed and low sleep is calling soft as feathers, come and see Joshua, there's nothing out there you should fear you are loved as deep as any love can be

Outro

The frost will keep its watch upon the window pane and you will sleep on, safe, till morning comes again