Songs for Milo

Verse 1

Two boots by the door tonight One is yours and one is mine Paint's gone green and peeling white We've worn this step out just fine

Pre-chorus

I don't say it every day But you're the reason I come home So let me try to say

Chorus

Milo, you're the calm I choose Every single time Not the kind of love I'd lose Milo, you're mine

Verse 2

You leave your laces loose and long I trip on them and laugh out loud Nothing here feels like it's wrong Even the quiet feels proud

Chorus

Milo, you're the calm I choose Every single time Not the kind of love I'd lose Milo, you're mine

Bridge

No one sees what I see here Just two boots and a worn out floor But that's enough to hold me steady That's what I'm standing for

Chorus

Milo, you're the calm I choose Every single time Not the kind of love I'd lose Milo, you're mine

Outro

Two boots still resting by the door I'm not going anywhere, not anymore

Verse 1

A plastic cup beside the bed holds more than water, I have said I watch it shake with every sound because you're near, my feet stay ground

Pre-chorus

I count the minutes, count them slow waiting on the words you'll know and every fear starts letting go

Chorus

Milo, you're the calm in the room kilo of worry gone when you're near stay a while, don't leave too soon Milo, say the thing I need to hear

Verse 2

The wheels roll quiet on the floor you bring me back to something more a hand on mine is all it takes the whole world softens when you wake

Chorus

Milo, you're the calm in the room kilo of worry gone when you're near stay a while, don't leave too soon Milo, say the thing I need to hear

Bridge

No silo built can hold this out you're the one I can't live without plain as water, clear as day this is love that came to stay

Chorus

Milo, you're the calm in the room kilo of worry gone when you're near stay a while, don't leave too soon Milo, say the thing I need to hear

Outro

That cup still sits where we once were proof that love can hold, and blur

Verse 1

Frost cracks slow beneath my boots Stubble field gone hard and grey I walk out here to think it through And every thought comes back to you

Pre-chorus

Cold air, and my breath runs thin Something in the quiet wants to start So let me just come out and say it

Chorus

Milo, you're the warmth I kept No frost gets through where you have stepped Some things stay soft no matter how it's tested Say your name and Milo, I'm not lost

Verse 2

Fields like this don't hold much sound Just my footsteps on the ground I used to walk here on my own Now I bring you back the view

Bridge

I'm no good with pretty words This is as plain as I can be You're the one thing I don't doubt Steady as the frost is slow

Chorus

Milo, you're the warmth I kept No frost gets through where you have stepped Some things stay soft no matter how it's tested Say your name and Milo, I'm not lost

Outro

Frost will crack the same next year Milo, I'll still want you here

Verse 1

Dust is turning slowly in the last light through the room gold and quiet, drifting down like it has nowhere to go and you are curled so easy where that soft glow leans the whole wide day is folding into you like a cocoon

Chorus

Milo, the evening's holding you so tender and so near every breath you're taking says there's nothing left to fear rest inside the quiet, let it carry you tonight Milo, you're the softest thing this house has ever held here

Verse 2

Little hands gone heavy now, they've given up the fight fingers loosening slowly like they're letting go of light you don't have to hold on, nothing here will drift away stay just as you are and let the warmth win out tonight

Pre-chorus

Hush now, nothing calling you but sleep and steady arms nothing but the dimming gold and all its gentle charms so let your eyes grow softer as the hush begins to grow

Chorus

Milo, the evening's holding you so tender and so near every breath you're taking says there's nothing left to fear rest inside the quiet, let it carry you tonight Milo, you're the softest thing this house has ever held here

Bridge

Somewhere past the window all the noise is turning still only you are breathing slow beneath this golden spill nothing in the whole wide world could love you half as much

Chorus

Milo, the evening's holding you so tender and so near every breath you're taking says there's nothing left to fear rest inside the quiet, let it carry you tonight Milo, you're the softest thing this house has ever held here

Outro

Sleep now while the light keeps turning soft and slow above you you were always held like this, and always will be, Milo

Verse 1

Slow grey shadows are stretching across the plaster wall The floorboards cool and settle while the whole house breathes out Nothing in this room can ever let you fall You are held here safely, there is nothing to doubt

Pre-chorus

The lamp goes low and the corners soften round you Every sound outside is turning into hush So let your eyes grow heavy, let the day slow down now

Chorus

Milo, the dark is only a blanket pulled up slow Rest your small hands open, let the worry go Nothing can reach you, Milo, nowhere you need to go Sleep is a warm boat rocking, easy and low

Verse 2

The window holds the last light like a cup holds water still You do not need to watch it, you can let it fade I will stay right here while the evening has its will Nothing tonight will ask you to be brave or afraid

Bridge

Every shadow here has only come to keep you company Nothing moves that isn't gentle, nothing stirs that means you harm

Chorus

Milo, the dark is only a blanket pulled up slow Rest your small hands open, let the worry go Nothing can reach you, Milo, nowhere you need to go Sleep is a warm boat rocking, easy and low

Outro

The plaster keeps its shadows soft and slow across the wall And you are already drifting, safe from any fall

Verse 1

Leaves are shivering softly over the hood above your head Every small shadow is dancing so slow and so kind Somewhere an acorn is dropping down onto the gravel You are held closer than anything you'll ever find

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the evening grow still Nothing will reach you, nothing will climb these walls Rest here a moment while the whole night grows small

Chorus

Milo, the dark is only a blanket pulled soft and low Nothing can touch you, nothing can pull you away You are the warmest thing that this whole night can know Milo, my Milo, sleep until the break of day

Verse 2

Somewhere outside the gravel is catching the falling acorns Little and steady, like a heartbeat learning to stay You breathe so slowly, softer than any leaf could ever fall Sleep is a small boat that will carry you till day

Chorus

Milo, the dark is only a blanket pulled soft and low Nothing can touch you, nothing can pull you away You are the warmest thing that this whole night can know Milo, my Milo, sleep until the break of day

Bridge

Hush now, the branches are settling their gentle sway Nothing will wake before the morning finds its way

Chorus

Milo, the dark is only a blanket pulled soft and low Nothing can touch you, nothing can pull you away You are the warmest thing that this whole night can know Milo, my Milo, sleep until the break of day

Outro

Leaves will keep shivering long after you have drifted Sleep now, small acorn, safe beneath the quiet sky