Songs for Maureen

Verse 1

I held that ribbon roof above us rain came down and would not quit you laughed like the sky amused you I never minded standing in it

Pre-chorus

Wool coats heavy, soaked right through nothing dry left but your hand still I'd rather freeze with you

Chorus

Maureen, you keep me steady when the whole world comes undone you're the calm I lean and rest in Maureen, you and me are one

Verse 2

Yellow nylon shivered above us wind kept trying to pull it free but you held that handle tighter just to keep it over me

Bridge

Storms will come and storms will pass but you don't run when skies turn grey I've watched you choose me, glass by glass of every hard and rainy day

Chorus

Maureen, you keep me steady when the whole world comes undone you're the calm I lean and rest in Maureen, you and me are one

Outro

Rain still falls the way it did but I'm still dry, held close to you

Verse 1

Rain stopped an hour ago now but the wall still holds it close that's how you keep everything I give you slow to show, slower to let go

Pre-chorus

I never need you fast or loud just steady as that green above the door that kind of hold is worth the wait for

Chorus

Maureen, you settle into me like weather nothing sudden, nothing rushed, nothing thin two names carved soft into old timber Maureen, I'd wait all day to let you in

Verse 2

Some loves burn and some just linger you were always built to stay I found that out by standing near you watching how the damp took its own way

Bridge

Let the porch light stay on late we're not in any hurry here take as long as brick takes to dry I'll still be leaning on this rail, my dear

Chorus

Maureen, you settle into me like weather nothing sudden, nothing rushed, nothing thin two names carved soft into old timber Maureen, I'd wait all day to let you in

Outro

The wall dried out slow and even that's how you loved me, Maureen, and still do

Verse 1

You coil the rope down neat and slow Wet paint still green beneath the bow No one told you it had to shine But you make it yours every time

Chorus

Maureen, you steady everything you touch Maureen, you never make too much Just careful hands and something true There's no one I would rather choose than you

Verse 2

You check the knots before you rest You always leave a thing at its best I've watched you tie the same line twice Just to be sure, just to be right

Pre-chorus

It's not the rope or paint I love It's how you hold what's not enough And turn it into something whole

Chorus

Maureen, you steady everything you touch Maureen, you never make too much Just careful hands and something true There's no one I would rather choose than you

Bridge

Some loves come in loud and fast Ours just settles, built to last Like coiled rope against the green Quiet, sure, and always seen

Chorus

Maureen, you steady everything you touch Maureen, you never make too much Just careful hands and something true There's no one I would rather choose than you

Outro

The deck dries clean beneath the sun Maureen, you and me, still coiling on

Verse 1

Amber light is spilling soft across the wallpaper's gold Warming every wooden corner of the crib you hold Nothing in this room is asking you to be awake Rest is all the night has planned, and rest is yours to take

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window the whole wide world grows dim Nothing out there matters more than this small room within Close your eyes now, let the quiet carry you between

Chorus

Maureen, the light is low and gold and holding you serene Sleep now, little Maureen, safe in amber, safe unseen Nothing here will wake you, nothing here has ever been unkind Maureen, you are the warmest thing this house will ever find

Verse 2

Shadows move so slowly on the yellow wall tonight Soft as breathing, soft as anything that means no fright You are wrapped in something steadier than any lullaby Wooden walls around you, amber ceiling for a sky

Chorus

Maureen, the light is low and gold and holding you serene Sleep now, little Maureen, safe in amber, safe unseen Nothing here will wake you, nothing here has ever been unkind Maureen, you are the warmest thing this house will ever find

Bridge

Hush now, there is nowhere else you need to be Just this glow, this quiet, this small eternity

Chorus

Maureen, the light is low and gold and holding you serene Sleep now, little Maureen, safe in amber, safe unseen Nothing here will wake you, nothing here has ever been unkind Maureen, you are the warmest thing this house will ever find

Outro

Sleep now, the wallpaper still holds its gentle gold Maureen, you are the safest thing this small room ever told

Verse 1

Gray feathers are brushing the cold glass tonight Behind the dark lace the whole world turns to light There is nothing out there that can reach this room You're the calmest thing that I have ever seen

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the wind just hum along Nothing in the dark will ever do you wrong I will hold you till the morning comes in soft

Chorus

Maureen, Maureen, you're the peace I've always sought Sleep now, little one, you're every good thing thought Somewhere between the shadows and the warm and clean Rest here, Maureen, you're the calm this house has known

Verse 2

The glass holds the night but it can't hold your name Because nothing cold could ever call you the same You are warmer than the softest thing I've held You're the quiet at the centre of my routine

Bridge

Let the feathers drift, let the branches sway and lean Nothing needs to move except your breath, so serene

Chorus

Maureen, Maureen, you're the peace I've always sought Sleep now, little one, you're every good thing thought Somewhere between the shadows and the warm and clean Rest here, Maureen, you're the calm this house has known

Outro

The lace still hangs soft between you and the cold Sleep now, you are held, you are loved, you are home

Verse 1

Watch how the water runs slowly down the pane tonight every small drop finding its own quiet way down and you are curled here in the soft lamplight warmer than anything that moves through this town

Pre-chorus

The glass holds the dark outside so gently apart from you nothing tonight is sharp enough to reach where you lie and all of the noise of the world has gone thin and grew

Chorus

Maureen, the night is folding soft around you now sleep is a river and you are drifting between nothing can touch you, no shadow, no how you are the calmest thing that this house has seen

Verse 2

One drop meets another and they slide as one tracing a path that only the window has seen you breathe so slow beneath this dimming sun held in a hush that feels entirely clean

Pre-chorus

The glass holds the dark outside so gently apart from you nothing tonight is sharp enough to reach where you lie and all of the noise of the world has gone thin and grew

Chorus

Maureen, the night is folding soft around you now sleep is a river and you are drifting between nothing can touch you, no shadow, no how you are the calmest thing that this house has seen

Bridge

Rest here where the rain cannot find a way in let every worry slide off like water on glass you are so deeply, quietly loved, Maureen

Chorus

Maureen, the night is folding soft around you now sleep is a river and you are drifting between nothing can touch you, no shadow, no how you are the calmest thing that this house has seen

Outro

The last drop settles slow at the bottom of the pane and you sleep on, safe and still, held gently again