Songs for Madison

Verse 1

Rain is running off the awning Finding both our shoes I could move us to the doorway But I like it here with you

Pre-chorus

Canvas soaked and neither caring Water climbing up my ankle Something in me starts declaring

Chorus

Madison, I'm glad it's done This waiting round for someone I found the one worth standing still for Madison, you're the one

Verse 2

Metal roof is bending water Into one thin silver line It keeps landing where you're standing Like it only had one sign

Chorus

Madison, I'm glad it's done This waiting round for someone I found the one worth standing still for Madison, you're the one

Bridge

Let the whole street flood around us I won't move if you don't ask Some folks run from every downpour I'd rather stand here in the last

Chorus

Madison, I'm glad it's done This waiting round for someone I found the one worth standing still for Madison, you're the one

Outro

The drip still falls on canvas toes But I'm not looking down no more

Verse 1

Rain came down and blurred the streetlights You held my hand under the plastic Fingerprints smudged on the dark hood Nothing about that night felt drastic

Chorus

Madison, you're the one I'm sure of Even soaked through, you're still the reason I keep no map but you, Madison You're not a phase, you're not a season

Verse 2

Years could pass and this would still hold You never needed a big occasion I found you in the smallest moments Not a headline, just a persuasion

Pre-chorus

I've watched you move through ordinary days Nothing about you asks for praising Still I find myself

Chorus

Madison, you're the one I'm sure of Even soaked through, you're still the reason I keep no map but you, Madison You're not a phase, you're not a season

Bridge

No grand design, no perfect timing Just a hand held tight in weather You never asked me to prove it I just knew we'd hold together

Chorus

Madison, you're the one I'm sure of Even soaked through, you're still the reason I keep no map but you, Madison You're not a phase, you're not a season

Outro

Rain still comes and blurs the streetlights You're still the hand I'm holding onto

Verse 1

Midnight and the brick walls glow footsteps echo soft and slow Every step I take tonight leads me back into your light

Chorus

Madison, you're the reason I walk this far under every lamp and every star No matter how the streets unwind it's always you that's on my mind

Verse 2

I count the lamps like they're a song each one saying come along The city hums, the hour is late but home is wherever you wait

Pre-chorus

My footsteps slow the closer I get like my heart already knows you yet I turn the corner, holding my breath

Chorus

Madison, you're the reason I walk this far under every lamp and every star No matter how the streets unwind it's always you that's on my mind

Bridge

Long roads, quiet nights, it's still true every path I take comes back to you Whatever hour, whatever weather I'd walk them all if we're together

Chorus

Madison, you're the reason I walk this far under every lamp and every star No matter how the streets unwind it's always you that's on my mind

Outro

The lamps still glow along the way but you're the light that makes me stay

Verse 1

Watch the small dust turning slow above the quiet cot Drifting without hurry through the pale and fading light Nothing in this room is asking anything of what you've got Only settling gently now, only softening the night

Chorus

Madison, the dark is only kindness wearing grey Madison, you're held here closer than you'll ever know Nothing needs deciding, there's no reason left to stay awake Rest inside the quiet that was always yours to hold

Verse 2

Somewhere far off houses settle, roofs are breathing slow Every small light in the street is dimming one by one You don't have to watch it, you don't have to know You are warmer than the last spark of the sun

Pre-chorus

Let your breathing find the rhythm that the whole house keeps Feel the weight behind your eyelids growing kind and slow There's a hush that's only waiting for the moment that you sleep

Chorus

Madison, the dark is only kindness wearing grey Madison, you're held here closer than you'll ever know Nothing needs deciding, there's no reason left to stay awake Rest inside the quiet that was always yours to hold

Bridge

Nothing in this house will move to wake you before dawn Every soft thing here was chosen just to keep you calm

Chorus

Madison, the dark is only kindness wearing grey Madison, you're held here closer than you'll ever know Nothing needs deciding, there's no reason left to stay awake Rest inside the quiet that was always yours to hold

Outro

The dust has stopped its turning, settled soft as breath can be Sleep now, you were always safe, and always loved by me

Verse 1

Heavy socks on old wood, and still I walk so slow Every creak gets swallowed before it starts to grow Down this narrow hall the lamplight barely stirs You are why I keep my footsteps low

Chorus

Madison, the house breathes soft around you now Nothing here will wake you, nothing will allow Sleep to slip away when you have only just begun Rest easy, Madison, beneath this quiet sun

Verse 2

Somewhere past the doorframe the whole wide night is still Warmth is what I carry to the top of every hill You curl your hand around my sleeve without a sound I would climb these stairs a hundred times, I will

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the hallway hold its breath a while longer Let the dark stay gentle, let it just grow softer Close your eyes, there's nothing here but me and you

Chorus

Madison, the house breathes soft around you now Nothing here will wake you, nothing will allow Sleep to slip away when you have only just begun Rest easy, Madison, beneath this quiet sun

Bridge

Every floorboard learns to whisper when you're near Wrapped in wool and warmth, there's nothing left to fear You are held so closely nothing else gets in

Chorus

Madison, the house breathes soft around you now Nothing here will wake you, nothing will allow Sleep to slip away when you have only just begun Rest easy, Madison, beneath this quiet sun

Outro

Somewhere down that hall my footsteps still go slow You are safe and sleeping, and that's all I need to know

Verse 1

White lace is lifting soft against the dark night glass and something in that motion tells the hours to pass slow You're tucked in warm while breezes drift so far outside safe in this room where nothing needs to hurry or hide

Pre-chorus

Close now those eyes that carried all the day's bright light let every worry loosen and dissolve into the night because there's nothing waiting here but rest and you tonight

Chorus

Madison, the dark is only velvet, only kind sleep will come and find you gently, take its time Madison, I'll watch the lace fall still against the pane you are held, you are wanted, you are loved again

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window, quiet streets are turning grey but nothing out there matters now, no need to look that way Feel the blanket settle heavy, soft around your chest this small room is the whole world, and the world's at rest

Pre-chorus

Close now those eyes that carried all the day's bright light let every worry loosen and dissolve into the night because there's nothing waiting here but rest and you tonight

Chorus

Madison, the dark is only velvet, only kind sleep will come and find you gently, take its time Madison, I'll watch the lace fall still against the pane you are held, you are wanted, you are loved again

Bridge

Hush now, let the breathing slow to match the breeze nothing here will hurt you, nothing here will leave

Chorus

Madison, the dark is only velvet, only kind sleep will come and find you gently, take its time Madison, I'll watch the lace fall still against the pane you are held, you are wanted, you are loved again

Outro

The lace hangs still now, the breeze has gone to rest and you sleep on, held closest, easiest, and best