Songs for Muhammad

Verse 1

Two cups going cold on the bench The clock keeps a slow, easy tense I hear the far train on the line You steady me, you always did

Chorus

Muhammad, I would wait all day There's no queue that could keep me away You walk like the morning arrives Muhammad, you make the delay okay

Verse 2

You laugh at the pigeons that scatter I hold your coffee like it matters The train doors open wide and loud But nothing here could make me scatter

Pre-chorus

I've watched a hundred trains pull in None of them ever felt like this So say my name and let it begin

Chorus

Muhammad, I would wait all day There's no queue that could keep me away You walk like the morning arrives Muhammad, you make the delay okay

Bridge

Some loves are loud, some loves are quiet Ours is the kind that just stays Not a spark but a low, steady fire Warm as your hand when it strays

Chorus

Muhammad, I would wait all day There's no queue that could keep me away You walk like the morning arrives Muhammad, you make the delay okay

Outro

Let the train go, we'll catch the next Two cups still warm on the bench

Verse 1

Water running warm over my hands Steam climbing up past the glass You lean on the counter, watching Some kind of ease, the way you laugh

Pre-chorus

Nothing much gets said out loud Just the tap and the plates and you Something in me starts to build

Chorus

Muhammad, you steady my whole night Every small hour feels less hard Stay right there while I finish this Muhammad, you're the calm this dad

Verse 2

Towel slung over the edge, damp Your sleeves are rolled to the arm You pick up a cup I missed And dry it slow, no need to rush

Chorus

Muhammad, you steady my whole night Every small hour feels less hard Stay right there while I finish this Muhammad, you're the calm this dad

Bridge

Don't need candles or a big word for it Just you humming something low This is what I'd choose again Every plate, every day, every year we grow

Chorus

Muhammad, you steady my whole night Every small hour feels less hard Stay right there while I finish this Muhammad, you're the calm this dad

Outro

Water still runs when the lights go low And you're still here, still Muhammad

Verse 1

Rows and rows of vinyl round me Every sleeve is looking the same Then I drop the needle down slow And the whole shelf forgets your name

Pre-chorus

I could play a hundred old songs Every one of them sounds thin This is the one that gets it right

Chorus

Muhammad, you're the song I choose Every single time, it's true There's a calm no static can bruise Muhammad, I keep coming back to you

Verse 2

Dust on the sleeve, the label worn soft Still it turns out clear and true Some things get better the more they're played That's what I found out with you

Bridge

Other records gather dust on the shelf One keeps spinning, steady and slow You're the groove I never skip past The one hand always seems to know

Chorus

Muhammad, you're the song I choose Every single time, it's true There's a calm no static can bruise Muhammad, I keep coming back to you

Outro

The shop will close, the shelves go dark Our record's still turning, still mine to keep

Verse 1

Midnight dishes piled high Steam still rising toward the sky Your coat draped on that chair Tells me that you're here

Pre-chorus

While the house grows soft and still Frost creeps closer to the sill And I count the ways

Chorus

Muhammad, you are home at last Turning winter into warmth that lasts Through the longest darkening night Muhammad keeps the fire bright

Verse 2

Kettle sings a sleepy song All the year has moved along But you've stayed to see us through That's the gift of you

Chorus

Muhammad, you are home at last Turning winter into warmth that lasts Through the longest darkening night Muhammad keeps the fire bright

Bridge

Round the table, round the tree Round the year that brought you here to me

Chorus

Muhammad, you are home at last Turning winter into warmth that lasts Through the longest darkening night Muhammad keeps the fire bright

Outro

Your coat is draped upon that chair And light spills golden everywhere

Verse 1

The frost is thick on winter ground Your empty chair would break my heart But you are here, and safe and sound That's all the Christmas gift we need to start

Chorus

Muhammad, come and warm your hands We've tangled wool socks on the floor Muhammad stays when seasons change That matters more than all the lights before

Verse 2

Half-watched films and blankets fold Around the two of us right here The year is turning, growing cold But you are close, and that erases fear

Pre-chorus

No carols needed in this room Just you and tea and firelight We have enough

Chorus

Muhammad, come and warm your hands We've tangled wool socks on the floor Muhammad stays when seasons change That matters more than all the lights before

Bridge

The world turns fast and pulls away But this moment holds us still

Chorus

Muhammad, come and warm your hands We've tangled wool socks on the floor Muhammad stays when seasons change That matters more than all the lights before

Outro

The fire glows across your face And frost falls gently on the ground

Verse 1

Your breath marks fade on cold glass Muhammad, we're grateful you're here Outside the rain falls dark and fast Inside, we've gathered near

Chorus

Muhammad, Muhammad, light the room Come sit beside the fire's glow When you are with us, winter's gloom Turns into something we all know

Verse 2

Steam rises up from bowls of warmth Carols drift through every hall You turn and smile as we step forth Your presence answers all

Pre-chorus

This is the year we'll remember You here when the cold grows deep The table laid, the heart rekindled

Chorus

Muhammad, Muhammad, light the room Come sit beside the fire's glow When you are with us, winter's gloom Turns into something we all know

Bridge

Distance fades when hearts recall You matter most of all

Chorus

Muhammad, Muhammad, light the room Come sit beside the fire's glow When you are with us, winter's gloom Turns into something we all know

Outro

Your breath marks fade on cold glass We hold you in the frozen night