Songs for Nathaniel

Verse 1

The basket tipped and everything spilled Frozen peas rolled clean across the tile You just laughed and knelt right down I loved you more in that small while

Pre-chorus

Nothing grand about a Tuesday floor But something in me settled there Watching you gather what fell down

Chorus

Nathaniel, you make the small things holy You turn the ordinary to gold Nathaniel, I could watch you forever Simple love is the best love I know

Verse 2

People rushed around us in the aisle Nobody else stopped to see You picked up every scattered pea Like it was the only job to be

Bridge

I don't need a grand old story Just you, steady, close to me This is the whole of my glory This is all I need to see

Chorus

Nathaniel, you make the small things holy You turn the ordinary to gold Nathaniel, I could watch you forever Simple love is the best love I know

Outro

Some peas still roll beneath the fridge I leave them there, I don't mind at all

Verse 1

The fire's low but it still spits grey sparks landing where grass sits damp ground holding what remains you're the warmth that still remains

Pre-chorus

Everything else has turned to ash every other spark's gone out fast but this one holds, and so do you

Chorus

Nathaniel, you're the coal that stays lit when the rest goes cold and quits Nathaniel, steady through the dark you're my last and truest spark

Verse 2

Iron bricks won't hold the heat but you're the warmth I keep to meet the grass stays damp, the night stays long but you're the one thing constant, strong

Pre-chorus

Everything else has turned to ash every other spark's gone out fast but this one holds, and so do you

Chorus

Nathaniel, you're the coal that stays lit when the rest goes cold and quits Nathaniel, steady through the dark you're my last and truest spark

Bridge

No need to build the fire back tall just need you here, that's all some loves burn loud, then disappear yours just stays, quiet, near

Chorus

Nathaniel, you're the coal that stays lit when the rest goes cold and quits Nathaniel, steady through the dark you're my last and truest spark

Outro

Grass stays damp, the fire stays low you're the ember I won't let go

Verse 1

Wheels are squeaking on the white lines Nothing fancy, nothing designed Just you walking there beside me Keeping easy, keeping in time

Pre-chorus

Small things turn into the whole thing Ordinary starts to feel like gold And I'm not ready to let go

Chorus

Nathaniel, you're the one I choose Every plain day, you're the news Nothing genial about this feeling Nathaniel, I was always going to lose

Verse 2

Every aisle looks the same to strangers You make the dull parts feel like home Push the trolley, talk about nothing Somehow it's never dull when you're the one

Bridge

I don't need the grand or gainly Just your hand and the same old line Some folks search for medial reasons I just know that you are mine

Chorus

Nathaniel, you're the one I choose Every plain day, you're the news Nothing genial about this feeling Nathaniel, I was always going to lose

Outro

Wheels still squeak on the same white lines And I'm glad that you're still walking mine

Verse 1

Heavy linen settles soft against the wall beside your bed the old valve ticks its small warm song into the dark and nothing in this room would ever let you down you are held here safer than the words that could be said

Pre-chorus

The house breathes slow around you, easy in its rest every corner of this night was chosen just for you so let your eyes grow heavy, there is nowhere else to be

Chorus

Nathaniel, sleep is calling soft and low tonight hush now, little one, and drift beyond the light nobody could love you gentler than we do Nathaniel, you are held, and everything's alright

Verse 2

The radiator hums a note too low for you to name warmth is climbing quiet through the fabric by your cheek and every breath you take is answered by the still this whole room was built around your gentle, sleepy frame

Bridge

Rest now, let the day dissolve behind you like a sigh nothing here will wake before you're ready to arrive

Chorus

Nathaniel, sleep is calling soft and low tonight hush now, little one, and drift beyond the light nobody could love you gentler than we do Nathaniel, you are held, and everything's alright

Outro

The linen settles once more, warm against the wall sleep well, you are safe here, held through it all

Verse 1

Yellow light is leaking soft through threads of red wool tonight Falling slow across the pillow where your tired head will rest Every colour in this room is here to hold you right You are safe inside the hush, you are the whole room blessed

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the lamp keep watch instead of you Nothing in the dark tonight will come to call your name Just the quiet, just the warmth, just this light we're leaning into

Chorus

Nathaniel, the night is wrapped around you like a blanket Soft and slow, the way the lamplight falls through gentle red You are held, you are the calm this whole house has been thanking Nathaniel, sleep is coming gently, nothing to be said

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window, all the stars are keeping still for you Nothing needs to hurry now, no reason left to wake The feathers in your pillow move so slowly, breathing too Every soft thing in this room was gathered for your sake

Bridge

Rest your head, the light will stay however long you need Nothing here will leave before your breathing turns to sleep

Chorus

Nathaniel, the night is wrapped around you like a blanket Soft and slow, the way the lamplight falls through gentle red You are held, you are the calm this whole house has been thanking Nathaniel, sleep is coming gently, nothing to be said

Outro

Sleep now, while the yellow light still hums along the wool Rest inside the warmth we saved for you, so calm, so full

Verse 1

The grey wool stretches soft and tight across my knees tonight Under cotton denim worn so gentle, worn so kind And you are curled here where the lamplight settles low and right Nothing in this whole wide room but you upon my mind

Chorus

Nathaniel, the night is holding still for you Sleep is drifting soft as any cloud can be Close your eyes, Nathaniel, let the dark be kind and true There is nowhere you are safer than with me

Verse 2

Your breathing slows to match the quiet turning of the clock Every worry of the day has folded down to rest I will keep this warm and steady, I will never stop Holding you the way that matters, holding you the best

Pre-chorus

The wool is warm, your small hand curls against the weave Hush now, let the evening carry you away Close your eyes and let this moment gently start to leave

Chorus

Nathaniel, the night is holding still for you Sleep is drifting soft as any cloud can be Close your eyes, Nathaniel, let the dark be kind and true There is nowhere you are safer than with me

Bridge

Long as stars keep watch above this quiet little room You are wrapped in something softer than the dark

Chorus

Nathaniel, the night is holding still for you Sleep is drifting soft as any cloud can be Close your eyes, Nathaniel, let the dark be kind and true There is nowhere you are safer than with me

Outro

The grey wool settles quiet now across these tired knees Sleep well, Nathaniel, held in warmth and gentle ease