Songs for Lily

Verse 1

You hand me the warmer cup and keep the cold one for yourself that's how I always know it's love the small ways you look after me

Pre-chorus

The water's grey, the wind is loud but nothing here feels wrong I could stand on this deck for hours if you keep humming that song

Chorus

Lily, you're the calm in every crossing Lily, steady when the water's rough I never doubt you, never worry two cups on a rail is enough

Verse 2

You laugh when the boat tips sideways and grab my sleeve instead of the rail I'd rather hold onto you completely than any handle built to not fail

Pre-chorus

The gulls are loud, the coffee's gone cold but I don't want to move yet there's nowhere I'd rather be standing than right here, getting soaked and wet

Chorus

Lily, you're the calm in every crossing Lily, steady when the water's rough I never doubt you, never worry two cups on a rail is enough

Bridge

Whatever shore we're heading for I'm glad it's you beside me here not because the view is prettier but because you make the leaving easy

Chorus

Lily, you're the calm in every crossing Lily, steady when the water's rough I never doubt you, never worry two cups on a rail is enough

Outro

Two empty cups still sitting there and still, somehow, we don't want to leave

Verse 1

I found your name on a paper sleeve Half open on a dusty shelf One record left out among the rest And it looked like you somehow, plain to see

Pre-chorus

I never meant to stop and stare But something pulled me from the door And now I can't walk past it

Chorus

Lily, you're the song I keep coming back to Not loud, not new, just true Some things you find and some things find you And Lily, I was always looking for you

Verse 2

Other sleeves are shinier Louder colours, bigger names But mine keeps drifting back to yours No reason for it, no design

Chorus

Lily, you're the song I keep coming back to Not loud, not new, just true Some things you find and some things find you And Lily, I was always looking for you

Bridge

Maybe love's just what stays out Long after the shop has closed Still sat there on the shelf Waiting quietly to be chosen

Chorus

Lily, you're the song I keep coming back to Not loud, not new, just true Some things you find and some things find you And Lily, I was always looking for you

Outro

I'll leave that sleeve open on the shelf Because some things were never meant to hide

Verse 1

We left two bookmarks in one book Both saved the exact same look You always find the perfect line And somehow hand it back to mine

Pre-chorus

I keep losing my place Then you walk into the space And it all comes back to

Chorus

Lily, you're the story I keep choosing Every chapter better for you using Lily, nothing here is left to chance You turn the pages of my whole stance

Verse 2

The shop is closing, we're still here Reading slower than you'd think, my dear You trace a sentence with your thumb I watch you more than where we're from

Chorus

Lily, you're the story I keep choosing Every chapter better for you using Lily, nothing here is left to chance You turn the pages of my whole stance

Bridge

Dog ear the corner, hold my hand We'll pick it up wherever we land No rush to reach the final line

Chorus

Lily, you're the story I keep choosing Every chapter better for you using Lily, nothing here is left to chance You turn the pages of my whole stance

Outro

Two bookmarks, one book, still waiting Still yours, still mine, still worth the staying

Verse 1

The little light above your door is glowing soft and low It waits there while you drift away to where the dreams all go Nothing in this house will stir It hums a hush so sweet and slow

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the quiet fold around your bed Every worry of the day has all been gently said Rest is coming, rest is near

Chorus

Sleep now, Lily, warm and curled beneath the light Nothing in the whole wide world will trouble you tonight You are held by hands that love you, steady and so willing Hush now, Lily, hush now, Lily

Verse 2

You breathe so soft the whole house seems to breathe along with you The glow above the door stays low, a steady thing and true No shadow dares to reach your bed There's nothing here that you need do

Bridge

You are safer than the moon is in the sky Softer than the hush that settles when the wind goes by

Chorus

Sleep now, Lily, warm and curled beneath the light Nothing in the whole wide world will trouble you tonight You are held by hands that love you, steady and so willing Hush now, Lily, hush now, Lily

Outro

The little light above the door will burn there through the night Sleep on, dear one, forever kept inside that gentle light

Verse 1

Far across the water a small light starts to turn holding back the darkness so nothing feels too wide you are wrapped up warmer than a candle in a lantern safe here in the hush where the tide has learned to hide

Chorus

Lily, Lily, the light turns slow for you sweeping over water to say the dark is kind Lily, close your eyes now, there is nothing you must do the beam will find you gently, again and again it will find

Verse 2

The night is only velvet pulled soft around your shoulders nothing out there wants you, only sleep is on its way you are held the way the harbour holds the smallest boulders steady through the hours until the break of day

Pre-chorus

Somewhere out beyond the window something turns and glows it has watched all night for sleepy ones like you and it keeps on turning slower as your breathing slows

Chorus

Lily, Lily, the light turns slow for you sweeping over water to say the dark is kind Lily, close your eyes now, there is nothing you must do the beam will find you gently, again and again it will find

Bridge

Rest now, let the dark be soft and round you nothing in this quiet has ever meant you harm

Chorus

Lily, Lily, the light turns slow for you sweeping over water to say the dark is kind Lily, close your eyes now, there is nothing you must do the beam will find you gently, again and again it will find

Outro

Somewhere the light keeps turning, patient in the blue and you are already sleeping, held the whole night through

Verse 1

A small flame is flickering low upon the windowsill tonight Watching over the dark room with its soft and steady light It never asks for anything, it only holds its glow Just like the love that wraps around you, holding you so tight

Chorus

Lily, Lily, close your eyes and let the night grow still The candle hums a quiet tune just for you upon the sill Nothing in this world could ever hold you half so gently Sleep now, Lily, safe and warm, upon this quiet hill

Verse 2

Outside the window the whole wide world has finally gone to rest The stars are only candles too, far off and softly dressed And you are held here closer than anything I know Wrapped up warm and tucked in tight against my chest

Pre-chorus

The flame will burn a little while and then it too will rest But what I feel for you tonight will never fade or lessen So let the hush come closer now, let go and settle in

Chorus

Lily, Lily, close your eyes and let the night grow still The candle hums a quiet tune just for you upon the sill Nothing in this world could ever hold you half so gently Sleep now, Lily, safe and warm, upon this quiet hill

Bridge

Even when the light goes out and darkness fills the room You will never be alone inside this gentle gloom I will stay to watch you breathe until the morning comes

Chorus

Lily, Lily, close your eyes and let the night grow still The candle hums a quiet tune just for you upon the sill Nothing in this world could ever hold you half so gently Sleep now, Lily, safe and warm, upon this quiet hill

Outro

The candle will keep flickering long after you have gone to sleep And I will keep on loving you, a promise I will always keep