Songs for Maurice

Verse 1

The cap rolls off under yellow light I let it lie there on the sink Small mess you leave behind each night Tells me more than words could think

Pre-chorus

I used to want the perfect scene Now I just want the door to open Want to hear you come in

Chorus

Maurice, you're no masterpiece Just a mess I choose again Every habit, every crease Still the one I want to keep in

Verse 2

You leave your things across the room Like you plan on staying long Some folks pack up and go too soon You just hum some easy song

Chorus

Maurice, you're no masterpiece Just a mess I choose again Every habit, every crease Still the one I want to keep in

Bridge

No grand gesture, no big release Just the porcelain, just the light Just you, standing there, Maurice Ordinary and exactly right

Chorus

Maurice, you're no masterpiece Just a mess I choose again Every habit, every crease Still the one I want to keep in

Outro

I'll leave that light on if you need Leave the cap right where it rolled

Verse 1

Rain came down and no one moved Two mugs cooling, nothing to prove You sat close, you let the hush stay I never wanted the rain to stray

Pre-chorus

I keep thinking how quiet you make it How you hold a moment, never break it Something's rising, I won't fight the pull

Chorus

Maurice, you're the calm I found Steady as the wet concrete ground Maurice, I'm not looking for release Just you, close, and my heart's own peace

Verse 2

Morning steam has long gone thin You stayed anyway, you let me in Two cups empty, side by side That's how I feel, nothing to hide

Pre-chorus

I keep thinking how quiet you make it How you hold a moment, never break it Something's rising, I won't fight the pull

Chorus

Maurice, you're the calm I found Steady as the wet concrete ground Maurice, I'm not looking for release Just you, close, and my heart's own peace

Bridge

No grand words, no masterpiece Just steps worn smooth, a slow increase You didn't ask, you just stayed near That's the whole of it, plain and clear

Chorus

Maurice, you're the calm I found Steady as the wet concrete ground Maurice, I'm not looking for release Just you, close, and my heart's own peace

Outro

Rain or not, I'd sit here still Two mugs cold, and my heart full

Verse 1

The cup goes cold before you notice Streets outside are empty, dark and still I keep watching steam rise slowly You're the only warmth I chase until

Chorus

Maurice, you're the calm inside the noise Every quiet hour feels like a choice Nobody else could hold this peace I'd know your voice among a thousand, Maurice

Verse 2

You talk low so the night won't wake Hands wrapped tight around the heat Nothing here needs saying twice You make the silence feel complete

Pre-chorus

I keep this window cracked for you Some kind of signal, some kind of truce Waiting on the sound of your key turning

Chorus

Maurice, you're the calm inside the noise Every quiet hour feels like a choice Nobody else could hold this peace I'd know your voice among a thousand, Maurice

Bridge

Let the whole street sleep, we won't Some things don't need to be seen Just you, this cup, this narrow ledge Steady as anything I've known

Chorus

Maurice, you're the calm inside the noise Every quiet hour feels like a choice Nobody else could hold this peace I'd know your voice among a thousand, Maurice

Outro

The cup sits empty on the sill now Still warm, still yours, still here

Verse 1

A small blue flame is bending low along the hall tonight Wax gathers soft in little rings around the sleepy light You breathe so easy, tucked away from any hurry or fright Nothing but calm is coming near you, nothing but soft and right

Pre-chorus

Down every hall the house grows quiet, settling into rest Warm air is drifting slow across your little rising chest Close your eyes now, let the hush come find you at its best

Chorus

Maurice, the night is holding you the way a hand would hold Sleep is a blanket wrapping round you, keeping out the cold Nothing can reach you here, my dear, nothing rough or bold You are the softest kind of quiet this house has ever told

Verse 2

Somewhere a draft goes wandering by but never touches you The flame leans, dips, and rights itself the way small dreamers do You are the warmest corner of this house tonight, it's true Rest now, there's nothing left to chase, nothing to get through

Bridge

Let the wick burn low and slower, let the hallway dim Every quiet corner of this house is holding you within

Chorus

Maurice, the night is holding you the way a hand would hold Sleep is a blanket wrapping round you, keeping out the cold Nothing can reach you here, my dear, nothing rough or bold You are the softest kind of quiet this house has ever told

Outro

The little flame goes soft and low, then settles into sleep So close your eyes now, dear Maurice, and let the quiet keep

Verse 1

Rain is drifting sideways past the window near your bed Every drop is tracing paths that gather then release Somewhere past the fences all the garden lights go dim Nothing out there tonight was ever made to bring you fear

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the small sounds fade away Nothing waits beyond the glass but hush and gentle grey Sleep is coming closer now, so soft, so slow

Chorus

Maurice, the night has wrapped its arms around this room Rain keeps sliding down in lines that never cease You are held here safer than a lock behind the police Maurice, sleep will carry you the way a tide leads home

Verse 2

Somewhere far beyond the fences something small takes flight You are curled up warm while shadows learn to keep the peace Every drop that runs the glass has somewhere soft to land Nothing in the dark tonight would dare to dim your light

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the small sounds fade away Nothing waits beyond the glass but hush and gentle grey Sleep is coming closer now, so soft, so slow

Chorus

Maurice, the night has wrapped its arms around this room Rain keeps sliding down in lines that never cease You are held here safer than a lock behind the police Maurice, sleep will carry you the way a tide leads home

Bridge

Hush now, let the rain keep counting out the hours You are loved beyond whatever measure could increase

Chorus

Maurice, the night has wrapped its arms around this room Rain keeps sliding down in lines that never cease You are held here safer than a lock behind the police Maurice, sleep will carry you the way a tide leads home

Outro

Somewhere past the fences the rain has gone to rest Sleep now, small one, you are held and you are blessed

Verse 1

Snowflakes touch the old brick wall and pause there for a moment Then they slide so slowly down into the gutter's quiet keep Everything outside is settling into hush and soft devotion And you are wrapped up warmer than the whole world falls asleep

Chorus

Maurice, close your eyes now, let the night wrap round you slow Nothing here will hurry you, no reason to release There is time enough for dreaming, time for you to grow Sleep now, little Maurice, gentle as the fleece

Verse 2

Every flake that lands tonight will melt and disappear so gently Nothing stays too long against the wall before it softly slides But you are held here always, nothing about you is momentary You're the warmth that never leaves no matter how the cold outside

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window frost is drawing quiet little patterns And the whole street's gone to sleep beneath a blanket thick and white So let your busy little thoughts go still like snow that slowly softens

Chorus

Maurice, close your eyes now, let the night wrap round you slow Nothing here will hurry you, no reason to release There is time enough for dreaming, time for you to grow Sleep now, little Maurice, gentle as the fleece

Bridge

Hush now, nothing needs to move, nothing needs to hurry through the dark You are safe as houses, warm as embers holding their last spark

Chorus

Maurice, close your eyes now, let the night wrap round you slow Nothing here will hurry you, no reason to release There is time enough for dreaming, time for you to grow Sleep now, little Maurice, gentle as the fleece

Outro

The last flake settles softly, brief and bright against the sleeping brick And you are loved as surely as the morning always follows quick