Love Songs for Maurice

• Leave the Light On

  Jazz standard · Jazz · Upright bass · Crooner

  A quiet, plainspoken jazz love song for Maurice, built from small domestic mess that turns out to mean everything.

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  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

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• Two Mugs on the Steps

  Blues slow dance · Blues · Guitar · Smoky

  A slow blues love song for Maurice, built from two empty coffee mugs left on wet concrete, saying plainly how steady this love has grown.

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  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

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• Steam on the Sill

  Indie folk · Airy · Fingerpicked

  A quiet, plainspoken love song built around a late night cup left cooling on a windowsill, written for anyone who has loved steadily, newly, or for years.

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  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

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