Songs for Lyla

Verse 1

Rain comes down and finds your shoulder Black fabric pulled up tight above I lean in close before you told her Wait, there's no one else, just love

Pre-chorus

I hear the drumming start to build Every drop is asking why You could shrug me off, but you're stilled Standing closer under grey sky

Chorus

Lyla, I would stand here all night long Rain can beat down, it won't be wrong Lyla, you're the reason I feel strong This is where I always belonged

Verse 2

Your shoulder presses into mine Thunder rolling far and low No map, no plan, no perfect sign Just this small space we chose to hold

Chorus

Lyla, I would stand here all night long Rain can beat down, it won't be wrong Lyla, you're the reason I feel strong This is where I always belonged

Bridge

Let the storm say what it wants We're not moving, we're not lost Every drop that falls and haunts Just proves you're worth the cost

Chorus

Lyla, I would stand here all night long Rain can beat down, it won't be wrong Lyla, you're the reason I feel strong This is where I always belonged

Outro

The fabric's soaked but we're still dry Under one umbrella, you and I

Verse 1

Two shoes on the sand, side by side No one told them to match the tide Mine keeps drifting, yours stays put You're the still one, I'm the foot

Chorus

Lyla, you're the calm I chose Steady where the current goes Every tide comes back to you Lyla, that's the truest thing I knew

Verse 2

Salt gets into everything we own Even how I say your name at home Water pulls at every mark we make But you're the one thing steady on this lake

Pre-chorus

I keep losing my footing on the way Every step gets swallowed by the spray But something in me always finds the shore

Chorus

Lyla, you're the calm I chose Steady where the current goes Every tide comes back to you Lyla, that's the truest thing I knew

Bridge

I don't need the sand to stay I just need you close, come what may Let the water take the rest away

Chorus

Lyla, you're the calm I chose Steady where the current goes Every tide comes back to you Lyla, that's the truest thing I knew

Outro

The tide will take our footprints soon But you're the one I'll still find at noon

Verse 1

Dashboard lights turn everything green Map folded up on the seat We don't need it, I already know Every road that leads to you, sweet

Pre-chorus

You keep talking, I keep driving Something steady fills the car Feels like we're just getting started

Chorus

Lyla, you're the reason I don't stop Lyla, you're the pull I can't deny Never had a compass like your name You're the only place I'm trying to arrive

Verse 2

Streetlights blink and then go quiet Radio's down to a hum You fall asleep against the window I keep driving where you're from

Pre-chorus

You keep talking, I keep driving Something steady fills the car Feels like we're just getting started

Chorus

Lyla, you're the reason I don't stop Lyla, you're the pull I can't deny Never had a compass like your name You're the only place I'm trying to arrive

Bridge

No map could ever hold this No line drawn could show it true I don't need directions anymore I just need the sight of you

Chorus

Lyla, you're the reason I don't stop Lyla, you're the pull I can't deny Never had a compass like your name You're the only place I'm trying to arrive

Outro

Dashboard's still glowing soft and green Still no map, still driving to you

Verse 1

Softly the old chair rocks you gently into the dark Dust drifts like tiny stars above the wooden floor Somewhere a clock breathes slow beside the door Nothing tonight can reach you, nothing can leave a mark

Chorus

Lyla, the night is holding you soft and low Down where the quiet settles, that's where you go Rain on the window humming a gentle line Lyla, you're safe here, you were always mine

Verse 2

Weave of the cane keeps time with your sleepy breath Shadows lie down easy along the floor Somewhere a candle dims by the wooden door Even the dark tonight feels kind, not like a threat

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the hours are turning soft as thread Every worry has folded and gone to bed Lean in close now, here's where the quiet starts

Chorus

Lyla, the night is holding you soft and low Down where the quiet settles, that's where you go Rain on the window humming a gentle line Lyla, you're safe here, you were always mine

Bridge

Sleep now, nothing will wake before you do Every creak of the chair says I love you

Chorus

Lyla, the night is holding you soft and low Down where the quiet settles, that's where you go Rain on the window humming a gentle line Lyla, you're safe here, you were always mine

Outro

Dust still drifts slow where the old chair stood Sleep now, Lyla, everything is good

Verse 1

Far away wheels are clicking soft along the frozen line Their sound comes small and gentle through the window pane Ice is drawing quiet patterns while you rest so fine Nothing out there in the dark can touch you again

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the night pull its blanket round Every sound outside is turning into a hush Softer now, softer still, until there's barely a sound

Chorus

Lyla, the whole wide world can wait till morning light Warm in this room where nothing can bring you harm You are the reason this house feels golden tonight Lyla, you rest so safe and calm in my arms

Verse 2

The frost keeps climbing slowly up the window glass Painting its small white feathers while you drift so deep Distant wheels are humming as the night wind passes You are held here gently all the way to sleep

Chorus

Lyla, the whole wide world can wait till morning light Warm in this room where nothing can bring you harm You are the reason this house feels golden tonight Lyla, you rest so safe and calm in my arms

Bridge

Let the tracks fade further, let the sound grow thin There is nowhere kinder than this quiet room Everything outside stays outside, safe within

Chorus

Lyla, the whole wide world can wait till morning light Warm in this room where nothing can bring you harm You are the reason this house feels golden tonight Lyla, you rest so safe and calm in my arms

Outro

Somewhere far off, the last small wheel clicks and is still The frost keeps watch while you sleep on, safe and warm

Verse 1

One small yellow light is glowing soft above the hall and the old walls wear their flowers, dim and small every shadow in this house is turning kind tonight because you are the reason it feels safe and right

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the quiet come and stay let the whole wide house breathe you gently far away there is nothing you need carry, nothing you must find

Chorus

Lyla, Lyla, hush now, sleep is calling low softer than the hallway light, softer than the snow you are held here, you are wanted, you are warm and near Lyla, nothing in the dark can ever touch you here

Verse 2

Down the narrow corridor the bulb still glows the same watching over you as sleep comes calling out your name every pattern on the paper folds you in its glow keeping watch the whole night through, so soft and slow

Bridge

Rest your head, the night has nowhere else to be nothing here will wake before you're ready to be free let the light outside your door keep humming low and true it only glows because it loves the shape of you

Chorus

Lyla, Lyla, hush now, sleep is calling low softer than the hallway light, softer than the snow you are held here, you are wanted, you are warm and near Lyla, nothing in the dark can ever touch you here

Outro

The little light will burn on gently till the morning comes watching over you the way it always has, my love