Songs for Margot

Verse 1

Dashboard glowing green tonight Empty seat where you should be Every mile I drive it right Straight down the road that leads to thee

Pre-chorus

I keep the heater on your side I talk to you like you're still here Something in me wants to ride

Chorus

Margot, you're the light I steer by Every road comes back to you Nothing north or south comes near you Margot, tell me that it's true

Verse 2

Radio hums a lonesome song Miles keep stretching, thin and grey Still I feel you coming along Closer now than yesterday

Pre-chorus

I keep the heater on your side I talk to you like you're still here Something in me wants to ride

Chorus

Margot, you're the light I steer by Every road comes back to you Nothing north or south comes near you Margot, tell me that it's true

Bridge

No map could ever hold your name No highway built could keep us far You're the reason I came this way You're the reason I own a car

Chorus

Margot, you're the light I steer by Every road comes back to you Nothing north or south comes near you Margot, tell me that it's true

Outro

Dashboard lights still glowing green Driving home to where you've been

Verse 1

Cloud came down and sat on the yard Left the wooden table cold and hard Leaves stuck flat like they wanted to stay That's how I feel about you today

Pre-chorus

Nothing bright about this sky Nothing needs to catch the eye But my heart still leans your way

Chorus

Margot, I don't need the sun to shine I've got your hand and that's enough for mine Margot, through every grey and every storm You're the one thing keeping me warm

Verse 2

Table's soaked, the paint's gone thin Still I'd sit right there again Nothing pretty, nothing rare Just you and me and the damp cold air

Bridge

Let the weather do what it will I'm not moving, I'm standing still Some love needs the sun to grow Mine just needs you, and I already know

Chorus

Margot, I don't need the sun to shine I've got your hand and that's enough for mine Margot, through every grey and every storm You're the one thing keeping me warm

Outro

Leaves will lift when the sky turns blue Till then I'm just glad it's you

Verse 1

Timetables swing on their iron clips Every line gets changed by the season But I don't need a reason To know you're the one my heart grips

Pre-chorus

Trains keep leaving, none of them mine Every platform blurs into one Until your face comes into view

Chorus

Margot, you're the stop I'm always aiming for No timetable needed at your door Some things don't need checking twice Margot, you're worth the whole wait and more

Verse 2

The window fogs from the ticket line Numbers shift like they can't decide But you're the one steady tide Pulling me back every time

Pre-chorus

Trains keep leaving, none of them mine Every platform blurs into one Until your face comes into view

Chorus

Margot, you're the stop I'm always aiming for No timetable needed at your door Some things don't need checking twice Margot, you're worth the whole wait and more

Bridge

Let the schedules change their minds I already know where I'm going You're the one thing worth showing up for

Chorus

Margot, you're the stop I'm always aiming for No timetable needed at your door Some things don't need checking twice Margot, you're worth the whole wait and more

Outro

The clips still swing outside the window But I stopped needing to read them

Verse 1

Down in the hearth the fire has gone low and gentle Cooling to soft white ash, quiet and slow Nothing tonight is asking you to travel Here you can rest, with nowhere to go

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the dark is only a blanket Nothing will wake and nothing will call Close your eyes soft, and let the room hold you

Chorus

Margot, my love, the night is turning gentle Warm as the ember settling into grey Sleep finds you now, however far you wander Margot, you're safe till the light of day

Verse 2

Somewhere a small red glow keeps watching over you Steady and slow as your breath in the dark You don't need to hold on to anything tonight Let the whole house grow quiet round your heart

Chorus

Margot, my love, the night is turning gentle Warm as the ember settling into grey Sleep finds you now, however far you wander Margot, you're safe till the light of day

Bridge

Every small sound is only the house settling Easing its bones the way you ease into sleep No one will leave while the ash keeps its colour You are the warmth this whole night means to keep

Chorus

Margot, my love, the night is turning gentle Warm as the ember settling into grey Sleep finds you now, however far you wander Margot, you're safe till the light of day

Outro

Somewhere the fire has softened to a whisper And you are the warmth that was never going out

Verse 1

Yellow light is pooling soft against the frosted pane Nothing in this room could ever come to do you harm Warm and still beneath the hush of this quiet windowpane You are held here safely, tucked inside my arm

Chorus

Margot, the night is only warmth and glow Close your eyes and let the hours go slow Sleep will carry you wherever dreams may go Margot, I will hold you, soft and low

Verse 2

Outside the glass the lamps are turning gold and dim Frost has drawn its lace across the world tonight Nothing out there matters, none of it can dim How much you are loved beneath this gentle light

Pre-chorus

Rest your small breath easy, let it drift and fall Everything is quiet, everything is kind Sleep is only warmth now, wrapping around us all

Chorus

Margot, the night is only warmth and glow Close your eyes and let the hours go slow Sleep will carry you wherever dreams may go Margot, I will hold you, soft and low

Bridge

Let the frost keep tracing shapes we'll never see Nothing needs to wake you, nothing needs to know You are safe inside this glow, just you and me

Chorus

Margot, the night is only warmth and glow Close your eyes and let the hours go slow Sleep will carry you wherever dreams may go Margot, I will hold you, soft and low

Outro

Somewhere still the lamps are glowing gold through frosted glass Sleep now, little Margot, safe until the morning comes to pass

Verse 1

Stripes on the wall are melting soft into the grey and somewhere behind them the old wood cupboard breathes away I feel you slowing, your small hand loosening its hold and every worry of the day turns quiet, turns to gold

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the lamp burn low and small hear how gently the hush comes falling on us all stay right here while the dark folds soft around your name

Chorus

Margot, Margot, the night is only kind you are the safest thing this house will ever find hush now, Margot, let the quiet carry you there is nothing waiting here but love, plain and true

Verse 2

You curl the way the shadow curls along the floor content to know there's nothing else you're needing anymore I watch you settle deeper than the fading light can go and love you more than any word I know to show

Bridge

Sleep isn't far, it's only just beyond the door you don't need to reach for it, it's yours to keep, be sure

Chorus

Margot, Margot, the night is only kind you are the safest thing this house will ever find hush now, Margot, let the quiet carry you there is nothing waiting here but love, plain and true

Outro

The stripes have gone to shadow and the cupboard's fast asleep so rest now, little Margot, in the peace that we will keep

Verse 1

Three mugs sit cold where warmth just left The blanket holds the shape of you Your laughter lingers like a theft Of every quiet moment through

Chorus

Margot, Margot, light the darkening year Come close and stay while we are here The fire burns brighter when you're near Margot, Margot, you're what we hold dear

Verse 2

Frost writes silver on the glass We waited for your voice, your call Now carollers could let us pass You've turned the season after all

Pre-chorus

Gather round the table set Every chair has known your name We haven't started yet

Chorus

Margot, Margot, light the darkening year Come close and stay while we are here The fire burns brighter when you're near Margot, Margot, you're what we hold dear

Bridge

These walls remember you Everywhere we turn

Chorus

Margot, Margot, light the darkening year Come close and stay while we are here The fire burns brighter when you're near Margot, Margot, you're what we hold dear

Outro

One blanket draped across the arm Your tea ring fading on the board

Verse 1

Boots melting snow on newspaper floor Frost on the windows, a fire's warm glow Margot, you've brought winter inside And suddenly home feels like more

Pre-chorus

The lights burn brighter when you walk through Carols sound truer with you singing along This is the moment we've waited for

Chorus

Margot, Margot, the season turns gold Welcome you in from the cold Everything shines when you're here with us now Margot, that's why we hold on

Verse 2

The table laid waiting, the year turning slow Hands round the fire, the stories we know Margot, you carry the heart of the night And settle the dark down below

Bridge

If distance keeps you from this room tonight We're saving your place by the glow

Chorus

Margot, Margot, the season turns gold Welcome you in from the cold Everything shines when you're here with us now Margot, that's why we hold on

Outro

Snow pooling soft on the doorstep again Margot, come home to us soon

Verse 1

The glow finds me when silence falls Margot, you're on my mind tonight Phone screen burning through the halls While frost grows thick outside my sight

Pre-chorus

Distance cannot touch what's true Miles between us fade away When I know that you

Chorus

Margot, Margot, hear me now Though you're not sitting by the fire Your voice arrives like winter stars And warms me more than I require

Verse 2

The carol plays, the table's laid We're missing one across the snow But every carol that we've played Carries you to us below

Bridge

Listen closely through the night You're here in every word we sing

Chorus

Margot, Margot, hear me now Though you're not sitting by the fire Your voice arrives like winter stars And warms me more than I require

Outro

The screen glows soft, you're close as breath And Christmas holds us through the dark