Songs for Mira

Verse 1

The rail out there has gone to rust salt spray keeps finding what it wants but nothing wears the way I feared I trust you more with every gust

Chorus

Mira, you're the one thing steady however hard the wind gets ready salt can't touch what we've become Mira, holding on already

Verse 2

I thought that love would need protecting some careful shelter, walls connecting but you just stood there in the weather and somehow that felt like affection

Pre-chorus

I've watched things rust and fall apart but you keep beating like a start of something steady, something true

Chorus

Mira, you're the one thing steady however hard the wind gets ready salt can't touch what we've become Mira, holding on already

Bridge

Let the spray come, let it try we've weathered worse and said no goodbye I'm not asking for a shelter just for you, standing nearby

Chorus

Mira, you're the one thing steady however hard the wind gets ready salt can't touch what we've become Mira, holding on already

Outro

That rail's still standing, rust and all and so are we, and so are we

Verse 1

I watch you rinse the last white cup water going down slow you hum something with no name the only song I need to know

Chorus

Mira, this is what I choose not the big and not the loud just you here with your sleeves pushed up and I am standing proud

Verse 2

Your hands go still under the tap like you forgot what you were doing I could watch you do nothing at all and call the whole day worth pursuing

Pre-chorus

Some loves need the fireworks lit some just need a kitchen light and I keep finding mine in this

Chorus

Mira, this is what I choose not the big and not the loud just you here with your sleeves pushed up and I am standing proud

Bridge

No one else gets to see this part the soap gone quiet, the room gone still you drying your hands on an old towel and somehow that is all I want

Chorus

Mira, this is what I choose not the big and not the loud just you here with your sleeves pushed up and I am standing proud

Outro

The water's long gone down the drain but you're still here, and so am I

Verse 1

The fire's almost done for the night But I don't want to leave your side You lean in closer to the glow There's no place else I'd rather go

Pre-chorus

The smoke goes up and disappears But something stays when you are near I feel it building, and I'm sure

Chorus

Mira, you make the whole world clearer Nothing's louder, nothing's nearer However long this fire lasts I'll keep you warmer than the ash

Verse 2

Wet ash falls slow on charred wood You watch it settle, and it's good I like the way you hold the quiet You never have to try to buy it

Chorus

Mira, you make the whole world clearer Nothing's louder, nothing's nearer However long this fire lasts I'll keep you warmer than the ash

Bridge

Some loves burn fast and bright and gone Ours just keeps on going on Slow coals under a grey skin Still enough heat to pull me in

Chorus

Mira, you make the whole world clearer Nothing's louder, nothing's nearer However long this fire lasts I'll keep you warmer than the ash

Outro

The fire's almost out, and still I'd sit here with you if you will

Verse 1

The radio hums low and soft upon the floorboards near your bed A quiet kind of music that will settle in your head Nothing but a gentle hush to carry you tonight And I am here beside you, watching all you dreamed and said

Pre-chorus

Let the static turn to whispers, let the whispers turn to sleep Every worry of the daylight now is yours no more to keep Close your eyes and drift where all the softest hums will lead

Chorus

Mira, Mira, sleep is calling nearer Nothing in this room could ever be sincerer Than the love that holds you closer than the dark You are safe, you are held, and you are dearer

Verse 2

The little light beside you glows the way the moon does too Soft and steady, never wavering, watching over you Everything is quiet now, the whole wide world stands still And I will hum you gently till the morning comes in view

Chorus

Mira, Mira, sleep is calling nearer Nothing in this room could ever be sincerer Than the love that holds you closer than the dark You are safe, you are held, and you are dearer

Bridge

Rest your head, the night will hold what daylight cannot say Every hum will carry you a little further into grey Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will lead you far

Chorus

Mira, Mira, sleep is calling nearer Nothing in this room could ever be sincerer Than the love that holds you closer than the dark You are safe, you are held, and you are dearer

Outro

The radio hums on softly, low against the floorboards still Sleep now, little one, I'll hum you safely past the hill

Verse 1

The light on the stairs is turning soft and slow catching every speck like it was gold and the house breathes quiet all around your little glow holding you the way it always will hold

Chorus

Mira, the whole house has gone still just for you hush now, let the night come nearer every small thing settles when it's watching you Mira, sleep, there's nothing clearer

Verse 2

Somewhere past the ceiling the stars are settling too folding into blankets made of grey and nothing in this whole wide house would wake you not tonight, not till the end of day

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the hallway light grow dim feel the warm hand resting on your chest sleep is only love that's learned to hum a hymn

Chorus

Mira, the whole house has gone still just for you hush now, let the night come nearer every small thing settles when it's watching you Mira, sleep, there's nothing clearer

Bridge

No one needs to say a single word the quiet says it all instead you are held by something soft and sure long after the light has left your bed

Chorus

Mira, the whole house has gone still just for you hush now, let the night come nearer every small thing settles when it's watching you Mira, sleep, there's nothing clearer

Outro

The gold dust settles slow along the stair and you rest, so gently kept, so cared for there

Verse 1

Somewhere down the hall a small clock counts the hour so gently and I hold you closer while the whole house learns to hush the brass hands turning slow are keeping watch on you and me nothing in this quiet dark will ever make you rush

Pre-chorus

Every tired little breath you take is safe inside my arm the night is only velvet now, it cannot bring you harm so let the far off ticking be the sound that keeps you warm

Chorus

Mira, the dark is just a blanket folded soft and round you hush now, there is nothing here but love to find you here nobody in the whole wide world could ever love you truer close your eyes, my Mira, and let sleep draw near

Verse 2

The round face glows a little gold from candlelight in the corner and every slow tick tells you time is gentle, never cruel you are the reason this whole house breathes so calm and quiet you are the small warm heart of every hushed and sleepy room

Pre-chorus

Every tired little breath you take is safe inside my arm the night is only velvet now, it cannot bring you harm so let the far off ticking be the sound that keeps you warm

Chorus

Mira, the dark is just a blanket folded soft and round you hush now, there is nothing here but love to find you here nobody in the whole wide world could ever love you truer close your eyes, my Mira, and let sleep draw near

Bridge

Rest now, the whole night is holding you like water holds a stone you were never meant to face the dark alone

Chorus

Mira, the dark is just a blanket folded soft and round you hush now, there is nothing here but love to find you here nobody in the whole wide world could ever love you truer close your eyes, my Mira, and let sleep draw near

Outro

Somewhere the small clock still turns slow within another room and you drift off knowing you are loved beyond the moon