Songs for Nehemiah

Verse 1

The taxis wait in a silver line I watch the water trace the pane You call my name from cross the room I turn around and lose the rain

Pre-chorus

I've got no plans to leave this floor No reason left to want the door Just you, the glass, and something true

Chorus

Nehemiah, come stand with me here Watch the drops and have no fear Nehemiah, hold on to my hand Nothing moves the way we planned

Verse 2

Down below the wipers sigh Cabs still waiting for the sky to dry You laugh soft against my ear And every worry disappears

Bridge

I've loved you slow, I've loved you fast Loved you first and loved you last Whatever weather comes our way

Chorus

Nehemiah, come stand with me here Watch the drops and have no fear Nehemiah, hold on to my hand Nothing moves the way we planned

Outro

The taxis pull away downstairs You're still the only one who's there

Verse 1

We spread the wool on wet grass Twigs snapped soft beneath us both I wasn't looking at the ground I was looking at your laugh

Chorus

Nehemiah, hold me closer You're the warmth I keep coming back to Some folks chase the sun up higher Nehemiah, I found mine in you

Verse 2

Autumn always makes things bare But you never once looked cold You just pulled the blanket round us Like it's all we'd ever need

Pre-chorus

I don't need the fire lit Don't need every word worked out I just need you to stay right here

Chorus

Nehemiah, hold me closer You're the warmth I keep coming back to Some folks chase the sun up higher Nehemiah, I found mine in you

Bridge

No grand plans, no perfect scene Just twigs breaking under wool Just you, steady, next to me That's the only proof I need

Chorus

Nehemiah, hold me closer You're the warmth I keep coming back to Some folks chase the sun up higher Nehemiah, I found mine in you

Outro

The grass is still damp where we lay Nehemiah, that's where I'd stay

Verse 1

Frost has climbed the old wire fence Cabbages standing frozen still But you make the cold make sense You warm me up against my will

Chorus

Nehemiah, you're my quiet fire Steady when the whole world's grey Something in you climbing higher Nehemiah, you're here to stay

Verse 2

Every jagged line of frost Found its shape and held it true Nothing simple gets me lost Like the plain, sure fact of you

Pre-chorus

I don't need the sky to burn I don't need a grand design Just the way you slowly turn

Chorus

Nehemiah, you're my quiet fire Steady when the whole world's grey Something in you climbing higher Nehemiah, you're here to stay

Bridge

Cold can dress a fence up fine But it can't hold what we hold You're the warmth beneath the shine You're the reason I'm not cold

Chorus

Nehemiah, you're my quiet fire Steady when the whole world's grey Something in you climbing higher Nehemiah, you're here to stay

Outro

The frost will melt off rusted wire But you'll still be my quiet fire

Verse 1

Grey soot is falling slow behind the old brick wall and nothing in this house will wake or rise or fall the iron grate is resting, rusted, still and warm and you are wrapped up safely, far from any storm

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the embers dim and settle in the stone let every little sound tonight grow soft and then be gone because the dark is only quiet wrapping round your own

Chorus

Nehemiah, close your eyes and let the night grow higher sleep is calling gentle as a far and fading choir Nehemiah, you're the warmth no cold can ever smother rest inside the love that holds you closer than another

Verse 2

The chimney keeps its secrets in the falling ash and dust and every quiet corner of this house is somewhere you can trust no need to watch the shadows, they are only settling down the whole wide world can wait outside while sleep wraps you around

Bridge

Soft as falling ash, soft as banking coals you are held together, body and your small still soul

Chorus

Nehemiah, close your eyes and let the night grow higher sleep is calling gentle as a far and fading choir Nehemiah, you're the warmth no cold can ever smother rest inside the love that holds you closer than another

Outro

The soot will keep on falling soft while you are dreaming deep and I'll be here to watch the fire while you finally sleep

Verse 1

The light falls slow across the striped wall by your bed Little specks of dust are drifting through the amber haze You watch them turn and settle just above your sleepy head While the whole wide room goes quiet and the evening stays

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the golden hush come drifting near Every breath you take is carried soft and slow and deep There is nothing in this room tonight for you to fear

Chorus

Nehemiah, hush now, sleep is calling low and mild Nothing in the dark can ever reach you, dear one, higher Nehemiah, you are held here like the gentlest child Safe and warm and wanted, sweeter than the softest fire

Verse 2

The stripes upon the wallpaper are turning into grey Somewhere far away the last of daylight starts to fade You are wrapped in blankets warmer than the end of day Nothing in this whole wide world could make you feel afraid

Chorus

Nehemiah, hush now, sleep is calling low and mild Nothing in the dark can ever reach you, dear one, higher Nehemiah, you are held here like the gentlest child Safe and warm and wanted, sweeter than the softest fire

Bridge

Every little breath you breathe is one that I am counting Sleep will hold you gently till the morning light returns

Chorus

Nehemiah, hush now, sleep is calling low and mild Nothing in the dark can ever reach you, dear one, higher Nehemiah, you are held here like the gentlest child Safe and warm and wanted, sweeter than the softest fire

Outro

The dust still drifts through light that's fading soft and slow And you are loved here more than you will ever know

Verse 1

A small moth taps so gently on the green glass by your bed Its wings are asking softly to be let in from the dark You are already warmer than any light could ever be So close your eyes now, darling, let the quiet fill your head

Chorus

Nehemiah, hush now, the whole wide night is still Nobody else could fill this small room the way you fill You are the softest ember on this cold and turning hill Sleep now, Nehemiah, sleep and let the world stand higher

Verse 2

That lamp will keep on glowing long after your eyes have closed You never have to wonder if you're loved while you're asleep Somebody's always watching over every breath you keep This whole house holds you gently, however the wind blows

Pre-chorus

Let your small hands loosen, let your worries drift away There's nothing you need chase tonight, no reason left to stay So stay right here inside this hush, where love has come to lay

Chorus

Nehemiah, hush now, the whole wide night is still Nobody else could fill this small room the way you fill You are the softest ember on this cold and turning hill Sleep now, Nehemiah, sleep and let the world stand higher

Bridge

Even moths know to find the warmest light and rest their wings You were always going to be the brightest thing that sings

Chorus

Nehemiah, hush now, the whole wide night is still Nobody else could fill this small room the way you fill You are the softest ember on this cold and turning hill Sleep now, Nehemiah, sleep and let the world stand higher

Outro

The moth has settled softly on the warm green glass to rest Sleep now, you are held here, gently, safely, loved the best