Songs for Mariana

Verse 1

Wood keeps stacking round the flame Still it burns and holds the line You keep going, call your name Something steady, something fine

Pre-chorus

Count the years like driftwood piled Watch the fire find its way Here it comes, so light it wild

Chorus

Mariana, light the banner high Sparks are flying, catch the beat Mariana, we don't wonder why You're the fire, we're the heat

Verse 2

Tide comes up and tries its luck Never once has won the fight You're the flame that won't get stuck Burning low but burning right

Chorus

Mariana, light the banner high Sparks are flying, catch the beat Mariana, we don't wonder why You're the fire, we're the heat

Bridge

Every year the wood piles higher Every year you're still the fire Hands together, make some noise

Chorus

Mariana, light the banner high Sparks are flying, catch the beat Mariana, we don't wonder why You're the fire, we're the heat

Outro

Flat against the sand it glows That's the way your good light goes

Verse 1

Left the mower right by the gate Tied some balloons, could hardly wait Old rusted spade never looked so grand Because your birthday is close at hand

Pre-chorus

Something in the air is rising now Every voice is finding out how To lift your name up loud and clear

Chorus

Mariana, sing it like a banner We are shouting out your name Mariana, joy in every manner This whole room is glad you came

Verse 2

You turn a yard into a scene Balloons and steel and grass so green You make the plainest corner glow We would follow you, you know

Chorus

Mariana, sing it like a banner We are shouting out your name Mariana, joy in every manner This whole room is glad you came

Bridge

Every candle bends toward you Every voice in here is true We are glad you're standing here

Chorus

Mariana, sing it like a banner We are shouting out your name Mariana, joy in every manner This whole room is glad you came

Outro

That spade still stands beside the gate We are glad we didn't have to wait

Verse 1

Feathers on the turquoise slats fall like scraps of silver light somebody left this whole scene here waiting on you like a banner

Pre-chorus

Every step you take tonight turns the ground to dance floor gold we're all leaning toward the sound

Chorus

Mariana, hear us calling light the room up, watch us fall in nobody moves quite like you move Mariana, keep us all in

Verse 2

Wind comes through and scatters feathers spins them where the colours land you were always built for spinning never one to understand standing still

Chorus

Mariana, hear us calling light the room up, watch us fall in nobody moves quite like you move Mariana, keep us all in

Bridge

Every year you turn the volume up every year we love you more for it cake and noise and turquoise floors this is yours, take every bit

Chorus

Mariana, hear us calling light the room up, watch us fall in nobody moves quite like you move Mariana, keep us all in

Outro

Feathers settle, music's fading you're still here and still amazing

Verse 1

Vinegar pools where our fingers meet Salt on your knuckle, and I taste it too Nothing fancy, just this street Just the warm grease passing between us two

Pre-chorus

Simple things turn holy when you're near Your laugh rolls out and steadies me Something's rising, and I can feel it clear

Chorus

Mariana, you're the calm in my chest Hold you closer than the paper in my hand Mariana, you're my rest I'd know your warmth in any land

Verse 2

Streetlamp catching grease upon your thumb You laugh, and the whole night softens too Traffic hums its lazy hum Nowhere I would rather be than you

Pre-chorus

Simple things turn holy when you're near Your laugh rolls out and steadies me Something's rising, and I can feel it clear

Chorus

Mariana, you're the calm in my chest Hold you closer than the paper in my hand Mariana, you're my rest I'd know your warmth in any land

Bridge

No candles, no fancy plate tonight Just salt, just grease, just steady light You lean your head against my arm This is how you keep me warm

Chorus

Mariana, you're the calm in my chest Hold you closer than the paper in my hand Mariana, you're my rest I'd know your warmth in any land

Outro

Vinegar fades, but this never will Your hand in mine, and the night gone still

Verse 1

Rain came down and we ran for cover Wheels still turning, we found each other Tyres steaming on the shelter glass You laughed like you'd found a lover

Chorus

Mariana, you steady my hands Anna could never hold me like this Something in you, I understand You're the one true thing in all my plans

Verse 2

Mud on the spokes and mud on your shoes Nowhere to go, no reason to move You leaned on the glass and caught your breath I watched you like I had nothing to lose

Pre-chorus

I've known quiet love and I've known loud This one sits low, it don't need a crowd It's building now, it wants to be said

Chorus

Mariana, you steady my hands Anna could never hold me like this Something in you, I understand You're the one true thing in all my plans

Bridge

Whatever this is, slow or new Old as the hills, I'd choose it too Give me the cold, give me the wet If it always ends up next to you

Chorus

Mariana, you steady my hands Anna could never hold me like this Something in you, I understand You're the one true thing in all my plans

Outro

The rain still falls on shelter glass I'd wait out any storm like that

Verse 1

I stuck a thermometer down in the ground Just to see how the heat moves round The vine crept up it, slow and sure That's how I love you, plain and pure

Pre-chorus

I don't rush what's already true Every season brings me back to you Something in me keeps reaching, keeps reaching through

Chorus

Mariana, you're the warmth I planted deep Mariana, you're the vow I mean to keep Slow as vines and steady as the sun You're the one I'm turning toward, the only one

Verse 2

Some kind of love comes on like weather Mine just settled in to stay together No rush of wind, no sudden flame Just growing quiet, saying your name

Pre-chorus

I don't rush what's already true Every season brings me back to you Something in me keeps reaching, keeps reaching through

Chorus

Mariana, you're the warmth I planted deep Mariana, you're the vow I mean to keep Slow as vines and steady as the sun You're the one I'm turning toward, the only one

Bridge

Let the frost come if it must Nothing shakes this kind of trust You're the steady in my chest The place I finally learned to rest

Chorus

Mariana, you're the warmth I planted deep Mariana, you're the vow I mean to keep Slow as vines and steady as the sun You're the one I'm turning toward, the only one

Outro

The vine still climbs the same old stake You're the truest thing I didn't have to fake

Verse 1

Far away a train is humming low along the tracks tonight The window glass is trembling with a whisper soft and slow I am holding you as gently as the fading light There is nowhere safer in the world than here, you know

Chorus

Mariana, close your eyes now, let the night come drifting in Every sound outside is fading like a far and gentle song You are loved beyond the reaching of the dark and of the wind Mariana, rest here quietly, you have carried nothing wrong

Verse 2

The wheels are turning softer now, a hush across the hills Somewhere out beyond the glass the whole wide world lies still You are wrapped in every warmth this small room ever gives There is nothing you must carry, there is nothing you must fill

Pre-chorus

Let the rattle of the distance turn to nothing but a hum Let your breathing slow to match the quiet you are folded in There is nowhere you need travel, there is no place left to run

Chorus

Mariana, close your eyes now, let the night come drifting in Every sound outside is fading like a far and gentle song You are loved beyond the reaching of the dark and of the wind Mariana, rest here quietly, you have carried nothing wrong

Bridge

Sleep is only love that's learned to hum instead of speak Every train that passes by is singing you to sleep

Chorus

Mariana, close your eyes now, let the night come drifting in Every sound outside is fading like a far and gentle song You are loved beyond the reaching of the dark and of the wind Mariana, rest here quietly, you have carried nothing wrong

Outro

The tracks grow quiet now, the glass has settled into rest You are held here safe and steady, you are gathered, you are blessed

Verse 1

A small moth is tapping so softly against the warm light Nothing in this room means you any harm tonight Your blankets are heavy and holding the whole of you close Sleep, and let the dark feel gentle and right

Pre-chorus

The lamp is turning low now, the clicking wings grow slow Every corner of this room is yours to know So let your breathing follow the hush before you go

Chorus

Mariana, the night is only ever kind to you Nothing here will wake before the morning comes through Rest inside the quiet like a hand upon a piano Mariana, I am holding onto you

Verse 2

The moth has settled somewhere on the edge of the shade Still as anything, unwilling to fade Your small hands are open, letting go of the day This is the safest kind of dark ever made

Bridge

Somewhere outside a window closes soft on its latch The whole wide dark has nowhere better to be Nothing tonight will come to trouble this hush

Chorus

Mariana, the night is only ever kind to you Nothing here will wake before the morning comes through Rest inside the quiet like a hand upon a piano Mariana, I am holding onto you

Outro

The moth has folded its wings and gone to rest by the light Sleep now, Mariana, held safe inside the night

Verse 1

A little torch is glowing soft along the wall tonight Small specks of dust are drifting through its quiet yellow beam You watch them turn and settle in the gentle fading light And I could watch you watching them until we both slip into dream

Pre-chorus

The house breathes slow around you, every corner warm and still Nothing in the dark tonight is waiting to be feared Close your eyes, my darling, let the hush say all it will

Chorus

Mariana, sleep is calling soft as any hand can hold you Nothing in this room tonight will ever let you down You are safe as morning light, Mariana, I have told you Rest your head, Mariana, you're the calmest thing around

Verse 2

The beam moves slower now, it settles low across the floor You're heavier now in my arms than you were an hour before I'll keep it shining gently till you don't need it anymore And even in the darkness you'll still know which way is your door

Pre-chorus

The house breathes slow around you, every corner warm and still Nothing in the dark tonight is waiting to be feared Close your eyes, my darling, let the hush say all it will

Chorus

Mariana, sleep is calling soft as any hand can hold you Nothing in this room tonight will ever let you down You are safe as morning light, Mariana, I have told you Rest your head, Mariana, you're the calmest thing around

Bridge

Every little breath you take is answered by my own You will never spend a single night here on your own

Chorus

Mariana, sleep is calling soft as any hand can hold you Nothing in this room tonight will ever let you down You are safe as morning light, Mariana, I have told you Rest your head, Mariana, you're the calmest thing around

Outro

The little beam goes dim now, and the dust has gone to rest Sleep on, Mariana, you were always loved the best