Songs for Kevin

Verse 1

Yellow light on the wet road home Long shadows where we always roam I know your walk before you're near Something in me settles clear

Pre-chorus

I count the lampposts one by one Waiting on you till the walking's done And my heart starts running toward the sun

Chorus

Kevin, you're the warmth I lean on Steady as a light past midnight, gone till dawn You and heaven feel about the same Something holy in your name

Verse 2

Rain comes down but I don't mind Every puddle holds your kind of shine You make the ordinary glow You're the best thing I get to know

Bridge

No grand words, just this simple truth I found something steady since my youth Every street looks kinder with you near You're the calm behind the noise I hear

Chorus

Kevin, you're the warmth I lean on Steady as a light past midnight, gone till dawn You and heaven feel about the same Something holy in your name

Outro

Long after the streetlights fade to grey You're the light I'm walking home to, every day

Verse 1

Steam rises off two paper cups noise all around us, loud and thin but you just look at me and laugh and the whole room settles in

Chorus

Kevin, you're the calm in the noise every time you're near, I unclench Kevin, you make the ordinary feel like it's worth every inch

Verse 2

Your hands wrap warm around the cup mine still cold from the walk outside you pass it over without a word that's the kind of love I can't hide

Pre-chorus

I've stopped watching the door for better stopped counting what I might have missed because when you laugh like that at nothing

Chorus

Kevin, you're the calm in the noise every time you're near, I unclench Kevin, you make the ordinary feel like it's worth every inch

Bridge

I don't need the room to go quiet just need you laughing next to me that sound does something to my chest it's the only peace I need to see

Chorus

Kevin, you're the calm in the noise every time you're near, I unclench Kevin, you make the ordinary feel like it's worth every inch

Outro

The cups go cold, the laughing fades but you're still warm here in my hands

Verse 1

I walked the shore before you woke Just to bring the morning home You'd have loved the pale grey light Some things are better shared, not shown

Pre-chorus

I picked the smallest stone I found Held it till it warmed my hand There's a kind of love that doesn't sound

Chorus

Kevin, you're the calm after the tide You're the steady I lean on Every gleam I've ever found Was you, Kevin, since the start, not gone

Verse 2

You never needed the loud kind of love The kind that burns and disappears What you gave me was slower, sure Worth more than shine, worth all these years

Chorus

Kevin, you're the calm after the tide You're the steady I lean on Every gleam I've ever found Was you, Kevin, since the start, not gone

Bridge

Let the water keep on turning stones I'm not asking for the world Just this shore, and you, alone

Chorus

Kevin, you're the calm after the tide You're the steady I lean on Every gleam I've ever found Was you, Kevin, since the start, not gone

Outro

I'll bring that stone in from the shore Keep it close, the way I keep you near

Verse 1

Slow amber beams go sweeping past the dark windowpane tonight and somewhere out beyond the glass the whole wide world grows quiet nothing out there needs you now, so let your eyelids fall you are the softest light in this small room, my Kevin

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the beams are fading slow into the deep blue dark every corner of this house is breathing low and settled so let the last of your small worries drift on out the door

Chorus

Kevin, my Kevin, the night has come to hold you closer than heaven, softer than seven blankets round you sleep is a warm boat waiting just to carry you rest easy, Kevin, there is nothing here to scold you

Verse 2

Somewhere past Devon the same slow dark is falling too tucking in every small and drowsy head beneath its wing but none of them are held quite like you are held right now you are the reason this whole quiet house keeps breathing

Bridge

Let the beams go sliding by and take your worries with them nothing waits for you tonight but stillness and your pillow

Chorus

Kevin, my Kevin, the night has come to hold you closer than heaven, softer than seven blankets round you sleep is a warm boat waiting just to carry you rest easy, Kevin, there is nothing here to scold you

Outro

The amber beams have gone to sleep beyond the windowpane and here you rest, held safe and warm, till morning finds you

Verse 1

Dust is turning slowly where the lamp begins to glow Small and gold above you, drifting soft and low Nothing in this room tonight will ever let you go Rest inside the quiet, let the whole world slow

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and listen to the hush that holds you still Every breath grows heavier, the house is calm and chill Sleep is coming gently now, it's waiting on the sill

Chorus

Kevin, you're the warmest light in all this quiet house Softer than the candle and safer than the dark Nothing here can touch you, not a whisper, not a mouse Kevin, you're the reason that this night has any spark

Verse 2

Shadows learn to settle when the lamp begins to dim Curling round the corners like they're keeping watch on him Wait, no one here but you and sleep and stillness at the brim Drifting on a lullaby, a soft and sleepy hymn

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and listen to the hush that holds you still Every breath grows heavier, the house is calm and chill Sleep is coming gently now, it's waiting on the sill

Chorus

Kevin, you're the warmest light in all this quiet house Softer than the candle and safer than the dark Nothing here can touch you, not a whisper, not a mouse Kevin, you're the reason that this night has any spark

Bridge

Somewhere past the window, the whole wide sky is turning grey to blue Nothing out there matters half as much as loving you

Chorus

Kevin, you're the warmest light in all this quiet house Softer than the candle and safer than the dark Nothing here can touch you, not a whisper, not a mouse Kevin, you're the reason that this night has any spark

Outro

Sleep now in your circle, small and golden, warm and low Kevin, you are held here, safe as anyone can go

Verse 1

Somewhere behind the oak door the brass weights turn so slow Counting the minutes with a patience only night can hold You are the reason the whole house softens as it goes Settling into stillness the way that good things always told

Pre-chorus

Every tick is a small hand smoothing out the day Pulling the noise from the corners till it drifts away Leaning the dark toward the moment your name gets to stay

Chorus

Kevin, the house breathes slower now that you are near Nothing tonight is sharper than the hush that you deserve Rest in the quiet that gathers when you're finally here Kevin, you're held by every steady thing that this house can serve

Verse 2

Somewhere the pendulum sways with a weight that never rushes Marking the hours in a language made of hushes You are the warmth that settles under all these blankets and brushes Softening the edges of the day until it hushes

Pre-chorus

Every tick is a small hand smoothing out the day Pulling the noise from the corners till it drifts away Leaning the dark toward the moment your name gets to stay

Chorus

Kevin, the house breathes slower now that you are near Nothing tonight is sharper than the hush that you deserve Rest in the quiet that gathers when you're finally here Kevin, you're held by every steady thing that this house can serve

Bridge

Close your eyes and let the ticking carry all you carried today Nothing needs your worry now, it can all just drift away

Chorus

Kevin, the house breathes slower now that you are near Nothing tonight is sharper than the hush that you deserve Rest in the quiet that gathers when you're finally here Kevin, you're held by every steady thing that this house can serve

Outro

Sleep now, while the brass keeps its slow and faithful pace You are so loved behind this door, in this small and quiet place