Songs for Karen

Verse 1

The tunnel swallows up the sky Just dashboard light and you and me That green clock glowing low and slow Is the only time I want to see

Pre-chorus

No need to fix a word to say Your hand stays easy on my knee I feel the miles just fall away

Chorus

Karen, this is all I'm after Just this light and just this car I could drive till morning with you Karen, you're my only star

Verse 2

Other roads all look the same Grey and empty, cold and long But you turn any night to something You're the reason for the song

Chorus

Karen, this is all I'm after Just this light and just this car I could drive till morning with you Karen, you're my only star

Bridge

Let the tunnel run forever Let the green light never change I don't need to know where we're going Long as you're not far away

Chorus

Karen, this is all I'm after Just this light and just this car I could drive till morning with you Karen, you're my only star

Outro

We'll come up out of the tunnel soon Still glowing green, still here with you

Verse 1

I left the bowl to soak a while water going cold by the tap I stood there just watching the light and thought of your patient smile

Chorus

Karen, you steady my whole day nothing about you fades away stayed by me through the wear and the tearing Karen, you're worth every word I say

Verse 2

Some things get better left to soak some love needs time to loosen up you never rushed me, never spoke sharp you just stayed, and that's no joke

Pre-chorus

I've seen you tired, seen you plain seen you steady through the strain and still you keep on caring

Chorus

Karen, you steady my whole day nothing about you fades away stayed by me through the wear and the tearing Karen, you're worth every word I say

Bridge

No shine, no show, just you and me hands in the water, quiet and free this is the love that doesn't leave this is the one I'm bearing

Chorus

Karen, you steady my whole day nothing about you fades away stayed by me through the wear and the tearing Karen, you're worth every word I say

Outro

I'll dry that bowl and set it down still loving you, still yours around

Verse 1

I hold that rail on the mossy steps and feel the rust beneath my grip it bends but never lets me fall you're steady in that very way

Pre-chorus

I never needed shining things just something certain, something true and that is what I found in you

Chorus

Karen, you're the hand that holds me steady Karen, through the wild and through the ready not caring how the weather's fairing I found my calm in your caring

Verse 2

The grass grows wild past the last stone step but you don't need a tidy path you meet me where the ground goes soft and never once have let me slip

Chorus

Karen, you're the hand that holds me steady Karen, through the wild and through the ready not caring how the weather's fairing I found my calm in your caring

Bridge

No polish left on this old iron now just years of weather wearing through but it still holds, and so do you that's all the proof I'll ever need

Chorus

Karen, you're the hand that holds me steady Karen, through the wild and through the ready not caring how the weather's fairing I found my calm in your caring

Outro

I'll take that rail down into the grass knowing you are still holding fast

Verse 1

A thin gold light slips underneath the door tonight Watching over you until the morning finds its way Small brass hinge holding steady, never making a sound Nothing in this house will wake you, sleeping safe and bright

Chorus

Karen, close your eyes now, let the quiet carry you Every little breath you take is something we are caring for Sharon down the hallway hums the same soft tune as you Karen, you are held here, you are loved here, through and through

Verse 2

Somewhere down the hall a lamp is glowing low and slow Keeping watch so nothing in the dark can reach your bed Shadows only dance a little, then they drift and go You are wrapped in warmth that never once will let you go

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the hinges creak so gently shut Let the house breathe with you, settling into rest One more song before the stillness folds you in

Chorus

Karen, close your eyes now, let the quiet carry you Every little breath you take is something we are caring for Sharon down the hallway hums the same soft tune as you Karen, you are held here, you are loved here, through and through

Bridge

Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to keep you waking Sleep can be as soft and slow as candlelight is fading

Chorus

Karen, close your eyes now, let the quiet carry you Every little breath you take is something we are caring for Sharon down the hallway hums the same soft tune as you Karen, you are held here, you are loved here, through and through

Outro

That same small light will still be glowing when you wake Bright as the love that never dims, that never breaks

Verse 1

Somewhere a small dial turns slowly on a stack of dusty books Finding a station of rain and a hush that softens the room And all of that quiet was only ever waiting to find you Karen, the whole house settles low the moment you close your eyes

Pre-chorus

Rain keeps its own gentle count against the darkened glass Every small sound in the house is folding down to a hum So let the last of the light go, and let it carry you

Chorus

Karen, sleep is a warm room built just to keep you safe Nothing tonight is asking anything at all of you Karen, you are the one thing this whole house is caring for Rest now, there's nothing waiting but morning coming soft and true

Verse 2

The dial hums low under books that nobody needs to read tonight Piano notes drop slow like rain finding the sill You are held so much closer than any of that old paper Karen, you are the warmest thing this quiet room has ever known

Bridge

Let your breathing slow to match the rain against the pane Nothing in the dark tonight was ever meant to reach you

Chorus

Karen, sleep is a warm room built just to keep you safe Nothing tonight is asking anything at all of you Karen, you are the one thing this whole house is caring for Rest now, there's nothing waiting but morning coming soft and true

Outro

Somewhere that small dial has turned itself down to a whisper Sleep now, you are the softest thing this house has ever held

Verse 1

The grey pebble rolls back gently as the water leaves the shore Soft and slow, it settles down and does not need the wave anymore So you can rest here, wrapped in warmth, with nothing left to chase Every worry drifts away and leaves this quiet, gentle place

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, the night is soft, it holds you safe and near Nothing sharp and nothing loud, no reason left for fear Just the hush that carries you toward the sleep that's waiting here

Chorus

Karen, you are held so close tonight Wrapped in warmth beneath the fading light Karen, you are cared for, you are known Never once left drifting on your own

Verse 2

The water pulls away so slow, it leaves no mark upon the sand Only calm remains behind, only quiet, only land You are steady as the shore that never has to move or roam Safe and certain, always here, this gentle dark your home

Bridge

Let the tide keep turning soft outside while you lie still Nothing here can hurry you, no clock, no far off hill

Chorus

Karen, you are held so close tonight Wrapped in warmth beneath the fading light Karen, you are cared for, you are known Never once left drifting on your own

Outro

The pebble rests where the water leaves it, calm upon the shore Sleep now, Karen, you are safe, and loved, and nothing more