Songs for Lola

Verse 1

Dust turns slow between the shelves Light finds you before it finds itself I stood still just watching you there Something in that hush felt like a prayer

Chorus

Lola, you're the calm behind my eyes Lola, you're the reason light can rise No one else has ever held me true There is no version of me without you

Verse 2

Years could pass and shelves could fall You'd still be the steadiest of it all I have watched the quiet way you move Nothing in this world I'd rather prove

Pre-chorus

Every hour feels a little slower now Every doubt I had, you showed me how I am leaning into what comes next

Chorus

Lola, you're the calm behind my eyes Lola, you're the reason light can rise No one else has ever held me true There is no version of me without you

Bridge

Some loves shout and some loves wait Ours just settles, sure and straight You don't need the noise to prove it's real

Chorus

Lola, you're the calm behind my eyes Lola, you're the reason light can rise No one else has ever held me true There is no version of me without you

Outro

The dust still falls the same slow way I'd choose this quiet light every day

Verse 1

Two bottles on a cold brick step waiting there for the morning light you left your warmth beside my door and now you're always in my sight

Chorus

Lola, you're the calm I lean on steady as the break of day every road I take leads homeward Lola, you're the reason I stay

Verse 2

We don't need much to feel like plenty just a doorstep and a little time you hum some old forgotten melody and somehow it turns into mine

Pre-chorus

I've counted all the ways you love me quiet ones that no one sees and every single one is pulling

Chorus

Lola, you're the calm I lean on steady as the break of day every road I take leads homeward Lola, you're the reason I stay

Bridge

No need for anything grand or loud just you beside me, plain and true doesn't matter what the weather brings I'd choose this step, I'd choose you

Chorus

Lola, you're the calm I lean on steady as the break of day every road I take leads homeward Lola, you're the reason I stay

Outro

Two bottles standing on the step still there together in the cold

Verse 1

I shake the rain off at your door Grey stone porch, the light gone low You pull me in before I knock You already knew I'd show

Pre-chorus

I don't bring flowers or a speech Just wet shoes and a steady heart Something in the quiet of it

Chorus

Lola, you're the one I choose In the plainest kind of way Not for show and not for news Lola, you're my every day

Verse 2

The umbrella folds up small Still it drips onto the stone You hand me something warm to hold And I forget I came alone

Chorus

Lola, you're the one I choose In the plainest kind of way Not for show and not for news Lola, you're my every day

Bridge

No need to shout it from a roof Just this porch and just this proof You stayed soft when I was rough

Chorus

Lola, you're the one I choose In the plainest kind of way Not for show and not for news Lola, you're my every day

Outro

The porch dries slow after the rain I'd knock on your door again

Verse 1

Strangers' coats drip onto tired floors But you push through the crowded throng Shopping bags block up every door And still you're coming all along

Pre-chorus

The lights are strung, the fire burns bright Everything waits for you tonight Come inside where it's warm

Chorus

Lola, Lola, worth the frozen wait You're the one who makes this season great Frost may bite but you bring heat Lola, home is incomplete

Verse 2

Tables lay with empty chairs around Frost creeps close against the glass But you break through that crowded sound And everything falls into place at last

Pre-chorus

The lights are strung, the fire burns bright Everything waits for you tonight Come inside where it's warm

Chorus

Lola, Lola, worth the frozen wait You're the one who makes this season great Frost may bite but you bring heat Lola, home is incomplete

Bridge

You carry joy through winter's grip Snow will fall but you are here

Chorus

Lola, Lola, worth the frozen wait You're the one who makes this season great Frost may bite but you bring heat Lola, home is incomplete

Outro

The fire burns where you belong Lola, you're what rights this song

Verse 1

Through frosted glass the world turns white Houses glow with golden light We're crawling slow but getting there Lola, I'm just glad you're near

Pre-chorus

Winter wraps around us all Bringing everyone back home

Chorus

Lola, light the darkest days Lola, warm us in so many ways Every moment that you're here with us Turns the season into something just for us

Verse 2

The wipers beat a steady song Miles of darkness all night long But knowing that you're on this ride Makes the cold feel crystallised

Pre-chorus

Winter wraps around us all Bringing everyone back home

Chorus

Lola, light the darkest days Lola, warm us in so many ways Every moment that you're here with us Turns the season into something just for us

Bridge

By the fire, round the table laid All the ghosts of winters past fade

Chorus

Lola, light the darkest days Lola, warm us in so many ways Every moment that you're here with us Turns the season into something just for us

Outro

Through frosted glass, the world turns bright Lola, you're our Christmas light

Verse 1

You trace the frost upon the cold glass pane While carollers are singing down the snowy lane We gather close around the fire's glow And everything feels warm because you're here, Lola

Pre-chorus

Your fingertip keeps drawing circles in the haze And we could watch you standing there for days You light the room without a single flame

Chorus

Lola, you're the warmth we feel tonight Breath and frost and laughter burning bright Draw your name across the frozen pane Lola, stay until the New Year breaks again

Verse 2

You smile across a table laid with care The kitchen steams with cinnamon and prayer Your presence makes the shortest winter day Feel like a gift we never thought we'd hold, Lola

Pre-chorus

Your fingertip keeps drawing circles in the haze And we could watch you standing there for days You light the room without a single flame

Chorus

Lola, you're the warmth we feel tonight Breath and frost and laughter burning bright Draw your name across the frozen pane Lola, stay until the New Year breaks again

Bridge

When distance pulls you far away from here Know we're tracing circles in the frosted year Your shape stays written in our hearts somehow

Chorus

Lola, you're the warmth we feel tonight Breath and frost and laughter burning bright Draw your name across the frozen pane Lola, stay until the New Year breaks again

Outro

Your fingertip upon the misty glass Writes Lola in the moments as they pass