Songs for Leia

Verse 1

Two old coats out on the fence Hung there through the wind and rain You lean into me like that Easy, like there's no strain

Pre-chorus

I don't need the sun to shine Don't need any grand display Just need you here close to mine

Chorus

Leia, you're the warmth I keep Through the cold you never fade Leia, even half asleep I still reach for what you made

Verse 2

Some nights the wind gets sharp and loud You just settle nearer still No need for a single word You're the calm behind my will

Pre-chorus

I don't need the sun to shine Don't need any grand display Just need you here close to mine

Chorus

Leia, you're the warmth I keep Through the cold you never fade Leia, even half asleep I still reach for what you made

Bridge

Seasons come and seasons go Colours turn and fences bend You're the one thing steady here My beginning and my end

Chorus

Leia, you're the warmth I keep Through the cold you never fade Leia, even half asleep I still reach for what you made

Outro

Two coats still out on that post Holding warm against the grey

Verse 1

The clock glows red beside the phone It never rings this time of night I lie awake and think of you And somehow that still feels right

Pre-chorus

I count the hours till I see you Trace your name into the dark Waiting for the morning light

Chorus

Leia, you're the one I choose No matter what the hour says I'd wait through every single one Leia, you're worth all the wait

Verse 2

Some nights the silence talks too loud I reach for something I can't hold You're miles away but close enough To keep this whole room warm and gold

Pre-chorus

I count the hours till I see you Trace your name into the dark Waiting for the morning light

Chorus

Leia, you're the one I choose No matter what the hour says I'd wait through every single one Leia, you're worth all the wait

Bridge

Love isn't loud, it's just this glow A steady light that stays on low You don't need proof, you just need time And I've got all of mine to show

Chorus

Leia, you're the one I choose No matter what the hour says I'd wait through every single one Leia, you're worth all the wait

Outro

The clock still glows beside the phone But now it's you I'm coming home to

Verse 1

I hear you before the light comes Setting the bottles down soft Careful the way you do everything Even the cold doesn't rush you, love

Chorus

Leia, you're steady as morning Leia, no need for a warning Some hearts wait for the sun You're already here, adorning

Verse 2

The scraper's worn from your boots Years of you coming home tired Still you find me before you rest Nothing about you needs admiring to be admired

Pre-chorus

I've watched you choose the small things The kettle on, the door unlocked And it's building into something I can't stop

Chorus

Leia, you're steady as morning Leia, no need for a warning Some hearts wait for the sun You're already here, adorning

Bridge

No one taught you to be constant You just simply are I stopped waiting for the grand thing When I found you're the whole affair

Chorus

Leia, you're steady as morning Leia, no need for a warning Some hearts wait for the sun You're already here, adorning

Outro

The bottles catch the first light And so, still, do I

Verse 1

Somewhere a lamp turns slow behind glass so thick and clear sweeping its beam out gently to say that you are near brass and light moving softly through the quiet of the night turning just to tell you that everything's all right

Pre-chorus

The turning slows as shadows learn to settle and to stay and every beam that circles seems to hum a name away closer now, the light comes low to lay you down to rest

Chorus

Leia, sleep beneath the turning glow the whole wide dark is holding you so slow nothing here will ever let you down Leia, safe beneath the lens's crown

Verse 2

Every slow rotation folds you deeper into calm you are wrapped in something steady like a warm and open palm the light will keep on turning long after you are still watching over every hollow, every gentle hill

Bridge

Rest your head, the light will keep its quiet, endless round nothing in this darkened room will ever make a sound you are held by something older and as patient as a prayer

Chorus

Leia, sleep beneath the turning glow the whole wide dark is holding you so slow nothing here will ever let you down Leia, safe beneath the lens's crown

Outro

The lamp turns low and lower till its light is just a hum sleep now, little Leia, morning's soft and slow to come

Verse 1

Steel wheels turn slow over frost covered ground tonight Clicking soft and even like a heartbeat close to mine Every joint in the track just sings you further into rest Carrying you gently while the sky forgets to shine

Pre-chorus

Nothing out there in the dark can find you now The night is wide but you are held so near Close your eyes, love, and let the whole world settle here

Chorus

Leia, Leia, rest your head down slow Wrapped in warmth like a soft and steady layer You are the calm at the end of every road Sleep now, Leia, safe as any prayer

Verse 2

Frost is only lace upon a window we won't mind The rhythm of the rails keeps rocking soft and true Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to rush along There's only this quiet moment shared with you

Chorus

Leia, Leia, rest your head down slow Wrapped in warmth like a soft and steady layer You are the calm at the end of every road Sleep now, Leia, safe as any prayer

Bridge

Every mile that passes only brings you closer to the light Even when you dream you're never far from me tonight

Chorus

Leia, Leia, rest your head down slow Wrapped in warmth like a soft and steady layer You are the calm at the end of every road Sleep now, Leia, safe as any prayer

Outro

The tracks run on but you can let them go now Rest easy, love, the night is steady, soft and slow

Verse 1

Rain is drawing soft little rivers down the window glass tonight far off lights are melting red and low across the dark somewhere out there the whole world keeps moving on without a sound you are curled up warm and safe inside this quiet car

Chorus

Leia, close your eyes now, let the hum carry you slow Leia, you're the reason every light stays gentle, stays low nothing in this whole wide night could ever reach you here rest now, Leia, you're the softest thing I know

Verse 2

Every streetlamp leans in close just to watch you sleeping there glass is holding little sparks of colour, blurred and slow you don't need to know the way, you don't need to steer just breathe easy, let the road decide where we go

Pre-chorus

Hush now, nothing out there needs your worry or your care the wipers keep their rhythm like a heartbeat you can trust let the dark come soft and close, there's nothing you should fear

Chorus

Leia, close your eyes now, let the hum carry you slow Leia, you're the reason every light stays gentle, stays low nothing in this whole wide night could ever reach you here rest now, Leia, you're the softest thing I know

Bridge

Somewhere behind us the red is fading into grey you are already halfway to a dream I cannot see sleep now and know you're carried gently all the way

Chorus

Leia, close your eyes now, let the hum carry you slow Leia, you're the reason every light stays gentle, stays low nothing in this whole wide night could ever reach you here rest now, Leia, you're the softest thing I know

Outro

The lights have faded soft to nothing on the wet glass now sleep on, Leia, you are held and carried safely home