Songs for Montague

Verse 1

Plates are stacked and bent from laughing folding chairs all leaning your way somebody spilled the punch already but nothing stops your kind of day

Chorus

Montague, the candles catch you light like this won't stay so shy happy hearts all came to argue who loves you best, and why

Verse 2

Fairy lights are strung up crooked somebody's kid is climbing chairs still every eye keeps finding you like you're the one thing that repairs

Pre-chorus

Somebody's cutting up the cake now voices rising, warm and rough we're getting louder just to say

Chorus

Montague, the candles catch you light like this won't stay so shy happy hearts all came to argue who loves you best, and why

Bridge

Nobody planned the mess we're standing in but every bit of it was worth the plague string lights swinging, tangled overhead we'd walk through storms to Prague for you

Chorus

Montague, the candles catch you light like this won't stay so shy happy hearts all came to argue who loves you best, and why

Outro

Paper plates blow off across the tarmac we're still here, still glad it's you

Verse 1

Baskets stacked up by the door Bottles clinking on the floor Everyone is pushing through Just to spend the day with you

Chorus

Montague, we came for you Raise a bottle, raise it true Nobody can dim your glow Montague, we love you so

Verse 2

Lemonade is spilling out Laughter turning into shout Somebody call out your name And the whole room does the same

Pre-chorus

Feel the bassline start to climb Feel the room fall into rhyme Everybody waits to say

Chorus

Montague, we came for you Raise a bottle, raise it true Nobody can dim your glow Montague, we love you so

Bridge

Not the cake, it's not the light It's the way you hold a room tonight One more year could never plague you We just want to dance and hug you

Chorus

Montague, we came for you Raise a bottle, raise it true Nobody can dim your glow Montague, we love you so

Outro

Doors still open, bottles clinking Here's to you, and what we're thinking

Verse 1

Orange cups line up like soldiers Yellow curtains catch the light Formica table doing its duty Just to hold your candle tight

Pre-chorus

Somebody's fixing to start clapping Somebody's counting down to go We're all leaning in to see you

Chorus

Montague, light up this kitchen Every cup here lifts for you Nobody throws a room like this one Montague, we're glad it's true

Verse 2

Chairs don't match but nobody's fussing Someone's spilling juice again We keep filling up your glass here Because you're worth the mess, my friend

Pre-chorus

Somebody's fixing to start clapping Somebody's counting down to go We're all leaning in to see you

Chorus

Montague, light up this kitchen Every cup here lifts for you Nobody throws a room like this one Montague, we're glad it's true

Bridge

Plastic cups don't hold much magic Until you're standing in the room Then the whole cheap table's glowing

Chorus

Montague, light up this kitchen Every cup here lifts for you Nobody throws a room like this one Montague, we're glad it's true

Outro

Cups still standing on the table Waiting on you every year

Verse 1

I pulled the crate down off the shelf found the light doing something slow and I thought of you before myself of all the songs we used to know

Pre-chorus

Every sleeve is worn at the edge like the years we have spent so far and I keep coming back to the pledge that says you're who you are

Chorus

Montague, you steady my hands you turn dust into something bright nothing about this love feels vague when you're the one I hold tonight

Verse 2

You used to hum while the needle dropped your voice a little rough, a little true I never wanted the music stopped not while I was sat with you

Chorus

Montague, you steady my hands you turn dust into something bright nothing about this love feels vague when you're the one I hold tonight

Bridge

No plague could touch what we have built no far off place could pull it thin I'd argue this until the end that you're the best thing I fell in

Chorus

Montague, you steady my hands you turn dust into something bright nothing about this love feels vague when you're the one I hold tonight

Outro

I'll close the crate and leave the light but I'm still holding on to you

Verse 1

Wooden pegs along the wire Damp denim swaying, plain and true Nothing fancy in the way you love Just the sort of steady I need too

Pre-chorus

You never asked for praise or proof Just kept the line from breaking through Now I'm standing here, about to say

Chorus

Montague, you hold the line Nothing shakes you, nothing frays you Some folks argue, some folks plague you I just love you, Montague

Verse 2

The wire twists but never snaps Bends a little, then stays true That's the shape of how you love me Quiet, certain, nothing new to prove

Pre-chorus

You never asked for praise or proof Just kept the line from breaking through Now I'm standing here, about to say

Chorus

Montague, you hold the line Nothing shakes you, nothing frays you Some folks argue, some folks plague you I just love you, Montague

Bridge

No grand gesture, no vague you Just the same hands, every day Holding on when winds come through That's the love that never fades

Chorus

Montague, you hold the line Nothing shakes you, nothing frays you Some folks argue, some folks plague you I just love you, Montague

Outro

The wire still holds what the wind brings And I still hold you, through everything

Verse 1

Brown leaves are stuck to the paving won't budge no matter the wind I stood there and watched them holding that's how I'm holding you in

Chorus

Montague, you're the steady hand I know Nothing about you is vague to me Through every season, come rain or snow You're the one truth I can plainly see

Verse 2

The hosepipe's gone rusted with waiting curled up by the wall since spring But you never once needed asking you just stayed, you just stayed for everything

Pre-chorus

I've got no clever words prepared No grand plan, no elaborate scheme Just this feeling that won't be spared

Chorus

Montague, you're the steady hand I know Nothing about you is vague to me Through every season, come rain or snow You're the one truth I can plainly see

Bridge

Not new love, not old love, just true love The kind that doesn't argue with time You are the constant I'm building toward Simple as that, and it's all mine

Chorus

Montague, you're the steady hand I know Nothing about you is vague to me Through every season, come rain or snow You're the one truth I can plainly see

Outro

The leaves will lift when the sun comes back But I'm still here, right where you are

Verse 1

The black water laps soft against the painted pine planks tonight An oil lamp glows low and gold above the gentle tide You are wrapped up warm where nothing in the dark can plague you Close your eyes now, let the slow and rocking world subside

Chorus

Montague, the night is holding you so tenderly and true Every wave that laps the pine is singing soft for you Montague, there's nothing here that ever needs to argue Sleep is coming gentle now, and it was made for you

Verse 2

The lamp light barely flickers on the water's calm dark skin Somewhere far a quiet tide keeps turning out and in You are safe beneath the warmth that no cold night could plague you Rest here where the little world is soft and settling in

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the lapping water carry you away Nothing vague or far can reach you where you gently lay Close your eyes, my love, and drift where soft light leads you

Chorus

Montague, the night is holding you so tenderly and true Every wave that laps the pine is singing soft for you Montague, there's nothing here that ever needs to argue Sleep is coming gentle now, and it was made for you

Bridge

Even far off Prague could not dream you softer than this light No sound but water breathing slow against the pine tonight You are held so close and quiet nothing here could ever fade you

Chorus

Montague, the night is holding you so tenderly and true Every wave that laps the pine is singing soft for you Montague, there's nothing here that ever needs to argue Sleep is coming gentle now, and it was made for you

Outro

The black water laps so softly now the lamp has dimmed to gold You are held here safe and sleeping, warm against the fading cold

Verse 1

Warm little glow on the wall where the daylight used to be Watching you settle, so soft and so easy to see Brass by the door holds its shine while the whole room dims You are the calm that this whole quiet house leans into

Pre-chorus

Somewhere a switch has gone quiet beneath a careful hand Shadows are folding themselves into shapes that understand Hush is arriving now, soft as a held out breath

Chorus

Montague, sleep while the yellow light stays low and kind Nothing tonight is going to plague you or leave you behind Rest in the warmth that this whole room seems to hold for you Montague, drift now, let the quiet argue you down to sleep

Verse 2

Textures of paper and paint keep their patterns still and near Nothing will move from this room while you're sleeping here Corners are soft now, folded away from the day You are the reason this whole house turns its light down low

Pre-chorus

Somewhere a switch has gone quiet beneath a careful hand Shadows are folding themselves into shapes that understand Hush is arriving now, soft as a held out breath

Chorus

Montague, sleep while the yellow light stays low and kind Nothing tonight is going to plague you or leave you behind Rest in the warmth that this whole room seems to hold for you Montague, drift now, let the quiet argue you down to sleep

Bridge

Every wall in this house is leaning in to keep you warm Nothing out there tonight can reach you or bring you harm

Chorus

Montague, sleep while the yellow light stays low and kind Nothing tonight is going to plague you or leave you behind Rest in the warmth that this whole room seems to hold for you Montague, drift now, let the quiet argue you down to sleep

Outro

Still glows the wall in its low and golden hue Sleep now, Montague, the light stays soft for you

Verse 1

Every footstep learns to fall in whispers just for you Softened on the carpet so no sound could ever reach Nothing in this house would dare to wake you now Sleep is waiting gently, close as breath can teach

Pre-chorus

Behind that white door morning is still folded tight Nobody will hurry you from where you softly lie Hold this hush a little longer while I

Chorus

Montague, the dark is only velvet drawn around you kind Hush now finds you wrapped in it, no reason left to fear Sleep will carry Montague where nothing tugs or ties Close your eyes, my Montague, the quiet holds you here

Verse 2

Somewhere past the door the whole house dims its light for you Even shadows move on tiptoe, careful of your rest Cradled in this stillness nothing needs to hurry through You are held the softest way, you are simply blessed

Pre-chorus

Behind that white door morning is still folded tight Nobody will hurry you from where you softly lie Hold this hush a little longer while I

Chorus

Montague, the dark is only velvet drawn around you kind Hush now finds you wrapped in it, no reason left to fear Sleep will carry Montague where nothing tugs or ties Close your eyes, my Montague, the quiet holds you here

Bridge

Nothing sharp can find you through the hush that wraps this room Only soft and slower breathing, only calm and bloom

Chorus

Montague, the dark is only velvet drawn around you kind Hush now finds you wrapped in it, no reason left to fear Sleep will carry Montague where nothing tugs or ties Close your eyes, my Montague, the quiet holds you here

Outro

Somewhere past that door the hallway keeps its hush for you Rest now, little Montague, the quiet carries you through