Love Songs for Nellie

• Corner Speaker

  Acoustic soul · Acoustic · Soul · Warm

  A quiet, plainspoken acoustic soul love song for anybody named Nellie, built from the small ritual of playing a record together and letting that closeness carry the whole feeling.

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  Verse 1

  Fingers tracing the cardboard sleeve Jazz spilling out from the corner speaker You hum the part before it starts Nothing about this needs to be brief

  Pre-chorus

  I watch you more than I watch the room Something in me keeps leaning toward you Waiting on the next thing you'll do

  Chorus

  Nellie, you make the quiet feel full Nellie, you turn the plain into gold No one else moves through a room like you There's no version of this without you

  Verse 2

  You set the needle down so careful Like the song might break if you rush it You've got that same care in your hands When you reach for me across the couch

  Bridge

  I don't need the song to say it You already know the truth in me This isn't new, and it isn't loud It's just steady, the way good love should be

  Chorus

  Nellie, you make the quiet feel full Nellie, you turn the plain into gold No one else moves through a room like you There's no version of this without you

  Outro

  The record ends, the needle lifts Your fingers still resting on that same sleeve

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• Two Mugs on the Crossing

  Folk duet · Folk · Harmony · Two voices

  A quiet love song built from a small shared moment in the wind, for anybody named Nellie, new love, old love or steady love.

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  Verse 1

  Wind cuts sideways off the water Coats pulled tight, we hold on tighter You pass me mine with steady hands I don't say much, you understand

  Chorus

  Nellie, warmth is what you're made of Even here, that's what I'm sure of Hold the mug and hold my sleeve Nellie, this is all I need

  Verse 2

  Steam rising off the plastic rim You lean in closer than the wind Nobody else would brave this crossing No one else worth all this waiting

  Pre-chorus

  I've loved you in the easy weather Loved you when it all felt heavier Nothing's changed except it's clearer

  Chorus

  Nellie, warmth is what you're made of Even here, that's what I'm sure of Hold the mug and hold my sleeve Nellie, this is all I need

  Bridge

  Let the water stay this rough You're the reason I don't rush Every crossing feels like home When I'm not making it alone

  Chorus

  Nellie, warmth is what you're made of Even here, that's what I'm sure of Hold the mug and hold my sleeve Nellie, this is all I need

  Outro

  Two mugs going cold together Still the warmest I've ever felt

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• Frost on the Tyre

  Slow R&B · R&B · Electric piano · Smooth

  A quiet, plain love song for Nellie, built from a still winter dusk and the steady, unshowy way love holds on.

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  Verse 1

  Frost cracks soft beneath our boots Dusk is settling on the yard Old tyre gone stiff and grey Yet you still hold my heart hard

  Pre-chorus

  Nothing here needs to be said The light is nearly out of reach Still I want you close instead

  Chorus

  Nellie, you're the warm in this cold night Steady as the ground we stand on You're the reason dusk feels right Nellie, long after the light is gone

  Verse 2

  Your breath shows white in the air You don't rush to fill the quiet We stand by the frozen wheel Calm moves in and calls off the riot

  Bridge

  No need for a bigger scene than this Just your hand finding mine in the cold This is the whole of it, plain as breath Simple as a love that's grown old

  Chorus

  Nellie, you're the warm in this cold night Steady as the ground we stand on You're the reason dusk feels right Nellie, long after the light is gone

  Outro

  The frost will thaw by morning light But you're the warmth I'll always find

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