Songs for Marion

Verse 1

You hand me the cup that's warmer Keep the thinner one for yourself Nobody else does that for me I notice, and I love you longer

Pre-chorus

The tea goes cold before we're done We talk until the light is gone We're still here, still leaning in

Chorus

Marion, you make the waiting easy Nothing about this feels uneasy Steady as a hand on mine Marion, you're the one I'm choosing

Verse 2

The floor is cold beneath our shoes You laugh and I forget the hour Some rooms are only rooms Until you're standing in them too

Bridge

I don't need the perfect setting Just this bench, and you not leaving Every plain thing turns to more

Chorus

Marion, you make the waiting easy Nothing about this feels uneasy Steady as a hand on mine Marion, you're the one I'm choosing

Outro

Two cups gone cold on the floor Still the warmest I've felt, waiting

Verse 1

You left two books leaning on each other Dust between them, drifting slow I found them when I missed you And I couldn't put them back, you know

Pre-chorus

Some things you never move again You let them sit and gather years I keep the quiet where you touched it

Chorus

Marion, you're the calm I lean on Steady as the low light falls Every corner holds you somewhere Marion, you're the best of all

Verse 2

You said love wasn't loud or sudden It was just deciding to stay I believed you when you said it And I believe it more today

Bridge

No grand thing ever proved it Just the same room, chosen twice You made ordinary feel like shelter You made waiting feel alright

Chorus

Marion, you're the calm I lean on Steady as the low light falls Every corner holds you somewhere Marion, you're the best of all

Outro

Those two books are still leaning Still holding what we never moved

Verse 1

Vinegar bottles rattle on the counter The brown bag tears before we're home You laugh like nothing here could bother And somehow I don't feel alone

Pre-chorus

Nothing about this night was planned Groceries spilling from my hand Still I would not have it any other way

Chorus

Marion, you make the mess feel right Every little thing tastes better with you near Marion, you're steady in my sight Say my troubles and you make them disappear

Verse 2

We never needed candles lit to know it Just the kitchen light and your worn shoes Some folks chase the grand and never show it We've got something simple I won't lose

Pre-chorus

Nothing about this night was planned Groceries spilling from my hand Still I would not have it any other way

Chorus

Marion, you make the mess feel right Every little thing tastes better with you near Marion, you're steady in my sight Say my troubles and you make them disappear

Bridge

Long as you're carrying the weight beside me Long as your hand keeps finding mine I don't need the world to decide me Just this kitchen, just this time

Chorus

Marion, you make the mess feel right Every little thing tastes better with you near Marion, you're steady in my sight Say my troubles and you make them disappear

Outro

Let the bottles rattle, let the paper tear I'll still choose this over anywhere

Verse 1

Somewhere the moonlight is finding a small silver drop holding it softly before it lets go and it stops Nothing is rushing tonight in this quiet garden air you are the reason the dark doesn't feel like a drop

Chorus

Marion, Marion, close your eyes now sleep is a garden and you are the bough Rest here where nothing can ever come harm you Marion, the night only carries you now

Verse 2

Down every leaf a small trembling water is falling slow as a breath when the whole house is stalling Quiet has covered the field like a heavy warm blanket you are the calm that the darkness keeps calling

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the leaves have stopped their soft swaying every small light in the sky is delaying just for the hush of the words I am saying

Chorus

Marion, Marion, close your eyes now sleep is a garden and you are the bough Rest here where nothing can ever come harm you Marion, the night only carries you now

Bridge

Let the dark be a blanket, soft and unhurried let your breathing grow slow like a stream that's not worried Nothing will wake you, nothing will find you the whole quiet night has curled up close behind you

Chorus

Marion, Marion, close your eyes now sleep is a garden and you are the bough Rest here where nothing can ever come harm you Marion, the night only carries you now

Outro

Somewhere the dewdrop still shines on its leaf in the quiet and you are the light that will still be here at daylight

Verse 1

Somewhere down the hall a small light hums so soft and low Just enough to find the door and know the way back home It stays awake so you don't have to, watching as you go And you can close your eyes now, Marion, you're not alone

Pre-chorus

Every corner of this house is turning warm and still The quiet settles gently over windowsill and door And it's carrying you now toward the hill

Chorus

Marion, the night is holding you so close and slow Every breath you take is safe here, wrapped in gentle glow You don't have to keep the dark at bay tonight Marion, just rest, and let the small light show

Verse 2

There's a hush that finds the hallway when the whole house sleeps Soft as socks on wooden floors, it settles where it goes Nothing sharp or loud can reach you, nothing this house keeps And under every blanket fold, a warmth that only grows

Pre-chorus

Every corner of this house is turning warm and still The quiet settles gently over windowsill and door And it's carrying you now toward the hill

Chorus

Marion, the night is holding you so close and slow Every breath you take is safe here, wrapped in gentle glow You don't have to keep the dark at bay tonight Marion, just rest, and let the small light show

Bridge

Rest your small hands, let them uncurl and fall so slow Someone's watching over you till morning starts to grow

Chorus

Marion, the night is holding you so close and slow Every breath you take is safe here, wrapped in gentle glow You don't have to keep the dark at bay tonight Marion, just rest, and let the small light show

Outro

That small light down the hall will keep on humming till the day And you are held here, Marion, however far you stray

Verse 1

White cotton lifts and falls like a slow and easy sigh The dark is soft tonight, and it means you no harm at all There's nothing in the hush that could ever pull you from my arm I'll hold you till the quiet has rocked you soft and small

Pre-chorus

Hear how the window breathes with the night air drifting through Nothing out there is bigger than the love I have for you So let your eyes grow heavy, there's nowhere left to go

Chorus

Marion, Marion, the dark won't carry on Soft as the fabric that drifts till the light comes back at dawn You are the calm I keep and the warmth I won't let go Marion, sleep now, there's nowhere safer than here I know

Verse 2

The fabric sways so slowly like it's humming its own tune It doesn't ask for answers, it just moves with the room You don't need to carry a single worry of your own Just breathe beside me here where every fear has flown

Chorus

Marion, Marion, the dark won't carry on Soft as the fabric that drifts till the light comes back at dawn You are the calm I keep and the warmth I won't let go Marion, sleep now, there's nowhere safer than here I know

Bridge

Let every small sound fade to nothing but your breath Nothing tonight could touch the peace that holds you best

Chorus

Marion, Marion, the dark won't carry on Soft as the fabric that drifts till the light comes back at dawn You are the calm I keep and the warmth I won't let go Marion, sleep now, there's nowhere safer than here I know

Outro

The cotton settles still now, its dance is nearly done Sleep well, my Marion, till the morning brings the sun