Songs for Lucas

Verse 1

The rain came down and we just ran Ducked into this doorway, laughing hard Your helmet dripping on the stone You caught my eye and dropped your guard

Pre-chorus

We're not going anywhere yet Soaked through and neither of us minds This is the part I don't forget

Chorus

Lucas, you make the small things count A doorway feels like where we live There's no ruckus, no big scene Just this, and it's enough to give

Verse 2

Cars go by and spray the kerb We watch them from our little shelter You lean your bike against the wall And ask me if I'm getting colder

Pre-chorus

The sky won't clear for quite a while We could stand here talking nonsense I'm in no rush to see you smile

Chorus

Lucas, you make the small things count A doorway feels like where we live There's no ruckus, no big scene Just this, and it's enough to give

Bridge

I've had loud loves before, all noise and weather This is quieter, and it's better Just your shoulder pressed to mine

Chorus

Lucas, you make the small things count A doorway feels like where we live There's no ruckus, no big scene Just this, and it's enough to give

Outro

Someday the rain will stop for good Two helmets drying by the door

Verse 1

The tomatoes lean toward the light Our mugs sit cold on the shelf You laugh at how we lost the fight To drink them before we forget ourselves

Pre-chorus

Nobody's watching this small room Nobody counts what we do here But something in me still says bloom

Chorus

Lucas, I'd choose this every time Two cold mugs and green all round You make the ordinary rhyme Lucas, this is solid ground

Verse 2

You wipe the dirt across your hands And say the plants are doing fine I don't care much how the garden stands I just like that you're stood by mine

Pre-chorus

Nobody's watching this small room Nobody counts what we do here But something in me still says bloom

Chorus

Lucas, I'd choose this every time Two cold mugs and green all round You make the ordinary rhyme Lucas, this is solid ground

Bridge

No grand plans, no clock to beat Just your voice among the vines I'd know you blind by how you speak

Chorus

Lucas, I'd choose this every time Two cold mugs and green all round You make the ordinary rhyme Lucas, this is solid ground

Outro

The tomatoes will keep on turning red Come find me where the mugs are set

Verse 1

One lamp bends between our books Just enough light for two looks You underline a line you love I watch the shadow that it took

Pre-chorus

I keep losing my page Watching you turn yours instead Something is building, slow and true

Chorus

Lucas, you're the calm in all this fuss No need for noise, no need for a ruckus I'd choose this small light every night Lucas, there's no one else but us

Verse 2

You reach over for the pen I hand it without looking up again Ten years or ten minutes in This is the room I keep coming back to

Bridge

Let the whole house go dark Let the world outside make its noise This desk is small but it holds us fine One lamp is all the proof I need

Chorus

Lucas, you're the calm in all this fuss No need for noise, no need for a ruckus I'd choose this small light every night Lucas, there's no one else but us

Outro

Turn the lamp down, the books can wait You're the light I'd never trade

Verse 1

Every lamp we pass leaves a glow across your cheek Soft and slow is how this whole world starts to speak Windows hum with amber as the night bus rolls along You are held here safely, wrapped in nothing but a song

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the orange lights go by Nothing waits out there that's worth a single worry or sigh Rest against me while the streets breathe low and slow

Chorus

Lucas, you're the calm this whole night's leaning on Every light we pass says you are safe, you are not gone Lucas, hush now, let the hum carry you deep Nothing but warm gold and you, drifting into sleep

Verse 2

Streetlamps blink like fireflies too tired to fly away Their glow settles gently where your small breath used to play You curl in closer as the engine hums so low Everything outside can wait, there's nowhere we need to go

Chorus

Lucas, you're the calm this whole night's leaning on Every light we pass says you are safe, you are not gone Lucas, hush now, let the hum carry you deep Nothing but warm gold and you, drifting into sleep

Bridge

Let the whole world blur to amber, soft and slow Wherever this road bends, that's where you're meant to go

Chorus

Lucas, you're the calm this whole night's leaning on Every light we pass says you are safe, you are not gone Lucas, hush now, let the hum carry you deep Nothing but warm gold and you, drifting into sleep

Outro

Rest now, love, while the amber lamps keep sliding past Sleep is close and warm, and it is built to last

Verse 1

The floorboards hush beneath my wool sock feet tonight Down the quiet hall where the lamp burns low and small I carry you so gentle, held in golden light And nothing in this house can trouble you at all

Pre-chorus

Every creaking board is singing you to rest Every shadow here is soft and kind and slow The whole house leans in close to say you're blessed

Chorus

Lucas, the night is yours to keep Nothing can follow you into sleep Lucas, my arms are where you stay Safe from the noise of the whole wide day

Verse 2

The corridor remembers every step we've ever made Soft as socks on wood, as quiet as a sigh I'll walk this same short distance until the fear has stayed Outside these walls where you and I both lie

Pre-chorus

Every creaking board is singing you to rest Every shadow here is soft and kind and slow The whole house leans in close to say you're blessed

Chorus

Lucas, the night is yours to keep Nothing can follow you into sleep Lucas, my arms are where you stay Safe from the noise of the whole wide day

Bridge

Somewhere the wind is turning over on the roof Somewhere the world is small and far and slow You are the warmest thing I've ever known as truth

Chorus

Lucas, the night is yours to keep Nothing can follow you into sleep Lucas, my arms are where you stay Safe from the noise of the whole wide day

Outro

The floorboards settle now, the hall breathes soft and slow Sleep, little one, there is nowhere else to go

Verse 1

A candle glows behind the red glass on the table tonight and the whole room softens down to amber and gold you are curled up warm where the light can find you and I will stay close till the story is told

Chorus

Lucas, the night is holding you gently now hush now, the dark is only a friend close up your eyes, let the quiet surround you I will be here when the morning begins again

Verse 2

The little flame flickers slow behind the red glass never in a hurry, never burning too bright you breathe just as slow as the wick in its glowing safe in the small and steady hush of the night

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window the whole world is sleeping the wind has gone quiet, the stars settle in and all that I want is to hold this soft moment

Chorus

Lucas, the night is holding you gently now hush now, the dark is only a friend close up your eyes, let the quiet surround you I will be here when the morning begins again

Bridge

No ruckus tonight, just the hush and the glow just you, and this warmth, and how much I love you so

Chorus

Lucas, the night is holding you gently now hush now, the dark is only a friend close up your eyes, let the quiet surround you I will be here when the morning begins again

Outro

The candle burns low behind the red glass on the table and you are still held, and you are still mine

Verse 1

You arrive and something shifts in air Violin strings tremble, slightly off their time We don't need perfection, we need you here Folding chairs feel full when you're in mine

Chorus

Lucas, Lucas, you're the warmth we seek Winter bends around your laugh and grace Lucas lights the room up every week Frost retreats whenever you take place

Verse 2

Someone's child plays brave and slightly wrong Hands are shaking but they carry on You're beside them, steady, all along Making broken timing feel like song

Pre-chorus

Candlelight catches in your eyes Holly wreath and frozen ground Something in you never dies

Chorus

Lucas, Lucas, you're the warmth we seek Winter bends around your laugh and grace Lucas lights the room up every week Frost retreats whenever you take place

Bridge

Year keeps turning, but you're here with us Carried in the carols that we sing

Chorus

Lucas, Lucas, you're the warmth we seek Winter bends around your laugh and grace Lucas lights the room up every week Frost retreats whenever you take place

Outro

Violin and voices find their way You are why we gathered on this day

Verse 1

Boots lined up on every stair Wet coats pooling everywhere Paper chains loop round and round Lucas, you're what we have found

Pre-chorus

Frost is creeping at the glass But inside the cold can't pass You're the hearth that keeps us warm

Chorus

Lucas brings the year back home Laughter in the winter's moan You're the reason fires glow Lucas, never let us go

Verse 2

Carols climbing up the halls Candlelight upon the walls Every chair waits at the table set Lucas, you're our joy not yet

Pre-chorus

Frost is creeping at the glass But inside the cold can't pass You're the hearth that keeps us warm

Chorus

Lucas brings the year back home Laughter in the winter's moan You're the reason fires glow Lucas, never let us go

Bridge

When the dark comes dragging in You're the light we gather in

Chorus

Lucas brings the year back home Laughter in the winter's moan You're the reason fires glow Lucas, never let us go

Outro

Boots upon the stairs once more You have crossed the threshold door

Verse 1

Rain taps the window, I think of you Miles stretch between us tonight Your voice comes through, warm and true While frost creeps slowly out of sight

Pre-chorus

I hear the kettle, pots and pans Background music of your days And I'm standing here in winter's hands

Chorus

Lucas, Lucas, bring the year around Your laughter carries through these quiet rooms Every carol finds us somehow bound Frost and firelight chase away the gloom

Verse 2

The table's laid with what we know Candles guttering low and gold You're there, and here, in what we show Stories warm us more than cold

Chorus

Lucas, Lucas, bring the year around Your laughter carries through these quiet rooms Every carol finds us somehow bound Frost and firelight chase away the gloom

Bridge

Whether close or far across the night You're the light we're turning toward

Chorus

Lucas, Lucas, bring the year around Your laughter carries through these quiet rooms Every carol finds us somehow bound Frost and firelight chase away the gloom

Outro

Rain taps the window, you are near Home is wherever you appear