Songs for Max

Verse 1

Wooden pegs click down the line Afternoon sun on your back Nothing here needs to be fixed You hum while the sheets sway and climb

Pre-chorus

I watch you work without a word No reason to call out your name But it's rising up in me now

Chorus

Max, the heat can't slow you down You move like you've got no cause to frown Steady hands on ordinary tasks Max, I'd follow you around

Verse 2

You fold the towels wrong on purpose Just to make me smile at the stacks Some days love is simple as this No grand thing, no fireworks, no fanfax

Chorus

Max, the heat can't slow you down You move like you've got no cause to frown Steady hands on ordinary tasks Max, I'd follow you around

Bridge

Let the wire hold what it can Let the sun do what it does I'm not asking for more than this Just you, still here, just as you was

Chorus

Max, the heat can't slow you down You move like you've got no cause to frown Steady hands on ordinary tasks Max, I'd follow you around

Outro

The pegs still click along that wire And I still can't look away from you

Verse 1

We left our jumpers on the wall the path still warm beneath our feet the sky was doing what it does but you're the one I came to meet

Pre-chorus

I don't need a grand gesture I don't need the world to see just you, walking easy beside me

Chorus

Max, you're the one I choose again every morning, every day some go looking for the fireworks I found you and I'll stay

Verse 2

The wool held the shape of our shoulders long after we had walked ahead funny how a thing can hold you the way you hold me instead

Bridge

No need to make a big thing of it this is just how we run steady as the hills around us quiet love has never been undone

Chorus

Max, you're the one I choose again every morning, every day some go looking for the fireworks I found you and I'll stay

Outro

Someone will come along the path and find our jumpers on the wall

Verse 1

I trace the sleeves inside the crate and every one still holds your name you built this stack with steady hands and slow, my heart caught up in flame

Chorus

Max, you're the song I keep on repeat hold me close, don't let this end every record spins back to your voice Max, you're my oldest, truest friend

Verse 2

You hummed while sorting through the stack I watched you like a favourite track the dust falls soft like it's a sign that what we built, it's built to last

Pre-chorus

I don't need the whole collection just the one who stayed and played something's rising, no correction

Chorus

Max, you're the song I keep on repeat hold me close, don't let this end every record spins back to your voice Max, you're my oldest, truest friend

Bridge

No need to skip ahead or fast forward you're the b side I adore every needle drop feels like coming home

Chorus

Max, you're the song I keep on repeat hold me close, don't let this end every record spins back to your voice Max, you're my oldest, truest friend

Outro

I'll keep tracing sleeves for years Max, you're the one I'm keeping near

Verse 1

Softly I cross the floor to see you sleeping there careful to keep my footsteps light upon the stair You breathe so slow, so easy, tucked beneath the blankets warm and nothing in this house tonight will do you any harm

Chorus

Max, my heart goes quiet when I watch you rest this way Max, you make the darkest hour feel as soft as day Sleep now, little steady one, let all your worries fall for you are held and you are safe, the dearest of them all

Verse 2

The floorboards creak beneath my socks but you don't stir at all held so deep in dreaming that the sound can't break the wall I linger in the doorway just to watch your chest rise slow and something in me settles too, though you may never know

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the whole wide house is leaning in to keep you still every quiet corner of this night is on your side so let the hum of sleep come rolling over you like tide

Chorus

Max, my heart goes quiet when I watch you rest this way Max, you make the darkest hour feel as soft as day Sleep now, little steady one, let all your worries fall for you are held and you are safe, the dearest of them all

Bridge

Rest easy, the night has nowhere else to be but here wrapped around you, soft and slow, until the light draws near

Chorus

Max, my heart goes quiet when I watch you rest this way Max, you make the darkest hour feel as soft as day Sleep now, little steady one, let all your worries fall for you are held and you are safe, the dearest of them all

Outro

I'll leave the door half open just to hear you breathing slow and stand a moment longer, loving you before I go

Verse 1

The lamp outside is painting stripes of orange on the floor Soft and slow they stretch across the carpet by your bed Every little shadow here has come to close the door There is nothing in this room that you should ever dread

Pre-chorus

The whole wide street has gone as quiet as a held breath Nothing moves out there except the light through leaves and glass So let your busy little day go drifting off to rest

Chorus

Max, the night has wrapped its arms around this house tonight Nothing here will ever come to do you any harm Rest your head and let the orange glow become your light Max, you are held here safely, folded in and warm

Verse 2

The stripes will slide so slowly that you'll never see them move They keep such gentle watch above you while you sleep so deep Nothing out there in the dark has any need to prove You are the softest, safest thing that this old street will keep

Chorus

Max, the night has wrapped its arms around this house tonight Nothing here will ever come to do you any harm Rest your head and let the orange glow become your light Max, you are held here safely, folded in and warm

Bridge

Somewhere past the window the whole town is going still Every light is dimming down to let the dark be kind Sleep will come as gently as the rain along the sill

Chorus

Max, the night has wrapped its arms around this house tonight Nothing here will ever come to do you any harm Rest your head and let the orange glow become your light Max, you are held here safely, folded in and warm

Outro

The stripes are fading gently now as morning waits its turn And you are loved here always, however long you sleep

Verse 1

The rain is sliding slowly down the glass beside you Every drop is finding its own way home tonight No need to count them, no need to chase them The whole wide sky has nothing left to ask of you

Pre-chorus

Your breathing slows to match the falling water Softer now than anything the night could bring So let your eyes grow heavy, Max, and follow

Chorus

Max, the glass is cool but you are warm Safe inside while every drop moves on and on Nothing out there needs you, nothing calls you Max, you're held here till the coming dawn

Verse 2

The yellow seat has kept its shape around you Holding you the way it always will tonight Outside the window, shadows drift and settle Nothing in that dark can reach the place you're in

Chorus

Max, the glass is cool but you are warm Safe inside while every drop moves on and on Nothing out there needs you, nothing calls you Max, you're held here till the coming dawn

Bridge

Somewhere far the wind is turning over roofs and trees But here the air is still and low and yours

Chorus

Max, the glass is cool but you are warm Safe inside while every drop moves on and on Nothing out there needs you, nothing calls you Max, you're held here till the coming dawn

Outro

The last drop settles quiet on the yellow seat Sleep now, Max, there's nothing left to keep