Songs for Nansi

Verse 1

The bus was packed and slow Breath fogged up the pane I wrote your name in the steam And smiled like it was plain

Chorus

Nansi, light up this room tonight Every year you're worth the chase However far you've travelled here Nothing beats that steady face

Verse 2

Cold hands wrapped round your own Streetlights blurred and swam Somebody laughed too loud back there But you just held my hand

Pre-chorus

Candles catching, wax runs thin Someone's clapping, keeping time We're all leaning in to sing

Chorus

Nansi, light up this room tonight Every year you're worth the chase However far you've travelled here Nothing beats that steady face

Bridge

Windows clear when the ride is done But you stay written on my mind Another year, another stop And still the warmest I can find

Chorus

Nansi, light up this room tonight Every year you're worth the chase However far you've travelled here Nothing beats that steady face

Outro

Somewhere a window's fogging up With your name traced there again

Verse 1

Wheels roll loud on the yellow ground Bags all leaning, waiting in a line Somehow you make this station sound Like the best clock we could find

Pre-chorus

Rain keeps coming down the glass Trains keep pulling out and through But nobody here wants to move too fast

Chorus

Nansi, Nansi, light the platform up Every birthday finds you fancy Raise the coffee in the paper cup Nobody else could ever be our Nansi

Verse 2

Tannoy crackles, nobody cares We're too busy laughing at your joke Damp coats and tickets, no one stares Your candle's brighter than the smoke

Chorus

Nansi, Nansi, light the platform up Every birthday finds you fancy Raise the coffee in the paper cup Nobody else could ever be our Nansi

Bridge

Every year rolls in like this One more reason we're glad you're here So here's to you and one more wish Straight into another year

Chorus

Nansi, Nansi, light the platform up Every birthday finds you fancy Raise the coffee in the paper cup Nobody else could ever be our Nansi

Outro

Wheels still turn on the yellow ground We'd stand here always, waiting round

Verse 1

Corner shop light buzzing low Bottles lined up, glass aglow You walk in and change the room That's the kind of glow you throw

Pre-chorus

Something's fizzing, something's due Every clock winds round to you So we're lighting up for

Chorus

Nansi, pop the cap tonight Something sparkling, something bright We came here just to raise a glass Nansi, you're the dancy kind of right

Verse 2

Lemonade queued up in rows Cold enough to sting your toes Nobody picks the same one twice But everybody picks you, that's how it goes

Chorus

Nansi, pop the cap tonight Something sparkling, something bright We came here just to raise a glass Nansi, you're the dancy kind of right

Bridge

Every candle, every cheer Started because you're here No fancy plan, no fussy scene Just you, the fizz, the year

Chorus

Nansi, pop the cap tonight Something sparkling, something bright We came here just to raise a glass Nansi, you're the dancy kind of right

Outro

Fridge still humming, low and true Every bottle shines like you

Verse 1

Rain comes sideways on the glass I keep driving, keep my eyes ahead Every mile just makes me miss you Every light says turn instead

Pre-chorus

Amber lamps keep flashing past Nothing steady but this feeling I could drive till morning light

Chorus

Nansi, you're the reason I keep going Down these roads that never end Nansi, nothing's chancy when I'm near you You're the truest kind of friend

Verse 2

I count the lamps to count the miles You said wait up, don't you dare sleep Windscreen wipers keep on beating That's the only time I keep

Chorus

Nansi, you're the reason I keep going Down these roads that never end Nansi, nothing's chancy when I'm near you You're the truest kind of friend

Bridge

No map could get me there faster Than the thought of your front door You make the dark feel like nothing I don't need the stars anymore

Chorus

Nansi, you're the reason I keep going Down these roads that never end Nansi, nothing's chancy when I'm near you You're the truest kind of friend

Outro

Rain still comes down sideways But I'm nearly, nearly home

Verse 1

I found you where the rail runs cold Salt on my hands, my heart on hold You caught me like a ring in flight Held me steady through that night

Pre-chorus

The water's dark but you're the shore You're the calm I'm reaching for Say the word and I'll hold on more

Chorus

Nansi, you're the ring that holds me true Salt and storm, I'd choose you Nansi, dancing slow through wind and rain You're the one that steadies my chain

Verse 2

Paint's gone thin but the ring still holds Same as love when it grows old You don't shine like something new But you're the one I'm tied to

Bridge

Let the water stay however dark You're the steady beat, my heart's own mark No romancy needed, no fancy show Just your hand in mine, easy and slow

Chorus

Nansi, you're the ring that holds me true Salt and storm, I'd choose you Nansi, dancing slow through wind and rain You're the one that steadies my chain

Outro

The rail still holds against the tide And I still hold you, Nansi, by my side

Verse 1

Concrete pillars, an empty floor Boots close somewhere far away I stand still and hear you more Even the echoes learn to stay

Pre-chorus

Every sound out here fades fast But what I feel for you does not You're the one thing built to last

Chorus

Nansi, you're the steady part of me No chancy love, no wild romancy Just you and me, however things unfold Nansi, this is one thing I know

Verse 2

Headlights sweep across the wall Then they're gone, and quiet stays I don't need the lights at all When you're the one who lights my days

Chorus

Nansi, you're the steady part of me No chancy love, no wild romancy Just you and me, however things unfold Nansi, this is one thing I know

Bridge

Some things echo, then they're gone You're the one sound that stays on

Chorus

Nansi, you're the steady part of me No chancy love, no wild romancy Just you and me, however things unfold Nansi, this is one thing I know

Outro

Boots fade out on the concrete floor You're the sound I'm always listening for

Verse 1

The blades above you turn so slowly through the dim and quiet air Painting soft grey ribbons drifting over pillows and your hair Nothing here will hurry, nothing here will ever rush And you are held here gently in the hush

Pre-chorus

Every shadow passing over knows to move so soft and slow Watching how the warm light settles, watching how you glow So let your breathing follow, let it settle deep and low

Chorus

Nansi, close your eyes now, let the turning world go still Nothing chancy waits to find you, nothing ever will Sleep is just a soft room where the quiet loves to stay Nansi, drift away

Verse 2

The wallpaper is holding all the colours of the dusk Folding into shadows like a slow and gentle husk Somewhere past the ceiling stars are turning just the same And you are safe beneath them, always safe within this frame

Bridge

Every circle that the darkness makes above your head Is only night deciding you are safe here in this bed

Chorus

Nansi, close your eyes now, let the turning world go still Nothing chancy waits to find you, nothing ever will Sleep is just a soft room where the quiet loves to stay Nansi, drift away

Outro

The blades keep turning softly long after you have gone to sleep And love keeps turning with them, quiet, steady, yours to keep

Verse 1

Look how gently the snow comes falling past the pane Golden light is catching every drifting flake tonight Nothing out there can ever touch you where you lay Sleep is coming soft and slow, so hold it tight

Pre-chorus

Every flake is settling down without a sound Warmth is folding all around this quiet room Close your eyes, my love, and let the hush surround

Chorus

Nansi, Nansi, the night is yours to keep Nothing in the dark will ever ask for more Dream a little dance through fields of falling sleep Nansi, you are safe behind this quiet door

Verse 2

Somewhere past the glass the lamp is burning low and slow Snowflakes turn and settle where the streetlight glows You are wrapped in warmth while all that white winds blow Nothing in this world could ever touch what you know

Pre-chorus

Every flake is settling down without a sound Warmth is folding all around this quiet room Close your eyes, my love, and let the hush surround

Chorus

Nansi, Nansi, the night is yours to keep Nothing in the dark will ever ask for more Dream a little dance through fields of falling sleep Nansi, you are safe behind this quiet door

Bridge

Rest now, let the falling snow become your lullaby Sleep is just a soft and slow goodnight

Chorus

Nansi, Nansi, the night is yours to keep Nothing in the dark will ever ask for more Dream a little dance through fields of falling sleep Nansi, you are safe behind this quiet door

Outro

Somewhere still the lamp is glowing soft on falling snow You are held and warm and safe, so sleep on, love, sleep slow

Verse 1

The wheels have gone quiet beneath the old oak trees And the whole wide world has settled into ease Leaves are drifting down soft as any sigh You are held so gently under this grey sky

Chorus

Nansi, Nansi, close your eyes and rest There is nowhere in this world you're loved best more than here Nansi, Nansi, let the night be kind Sleep is only love, wrapped up and warm and mine

Verse 2

Somewhere the branches are holding onto autumn light And every falling leaf is tucking in the night Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to rush You are safe as the quiet, safe as the hush

Pre-chorus

Hear how slow the evening breathes around us now Feel how the dark bends gentle, soft and slow Sleep is coming closer, calling you along

Chorus

Nansi, Nansi, close your eyes and rest There is nowhere in this world you're loved best more than here Nansi, Nansi, let the night be kind Sleep is only love, wrapped up and warm and mine

Bridge

Whatever the day was, it can rest now too Nothing in this whole wide world matters more than you Let go of the light, let the dark be soft and slow

Chorus

Nansi, Nansi, close your eyes and rest There is nowhere in this world you're loved best more than here Nansi, Nansi, let the night be kind Sleep is only love, wrapped up and warm and mine

Outro

The leaves will still be waiting when the morning comes Sleep now, little one, beneath the old oak's arms