Love Songs for Olive

• Slow to Rinse Away

  Soul waltz · Soul · Organ · Swaying

  A quiet soul waltz for Olive, built from the small ritual of washing up, that turns a plain moment into a plain declaration of love.

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  Verse 1

  Suds slide down the basin slow Water runs but you still stay I watch the morning start again You make the grey turn into day

  Pre-chorus

  Some things wash away too fast Some things settle in and hold You're the one I don't let go

  Chorus

  Olive, you're the steady kind Nothing here could dissolve it Every doubt I ever had You just quietly solve it

  Verse 2

  The tap runs on after we've gone Circles down and out of sight But what you gave me stayed right here Held on through the fading light

  Chorus

  Olive, you're the steady kind Nothing here could dissolve it Every doubt I ever had You just quietly solve it

  Bridge

  I've turned this feeling round and round Watched it change but never leave However far this love has come It only grows, it don't revolve

  Chorus

  Olive, you're the steady kind Nothing here could dissolve it Every doubt I ever had You just quietly solve it

  Outro

  The water clears, the basin's white You're still the warmth I can't rinse out

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• Slow Walk Home

  Bossa nova · Bossa · Nylon guitar · Breezy

  A quiet bossa nova love song about the easy, unhurried kind of devotion found on a late walk home, written for anyone named Olive.

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  Verse 1

  Streetlamps turning grey to gold Cracked pavement under our feet Nobody else out this late You keep me warm from the cold

  Pre-chorus

  I never rush when you're near No need to fill up the quiet Something in this is building

  Chorus

  Olive, you're the one I choose Every night I walk you home Nothing about us needs to solve it Olive, there's nothing left to lose

  Verse 2

  Shadows stretch out long and slow Your laugh cuts through the still air I count the cracks beneath our shoes Just to keep you here a bit more

  Chorus

  Olive, you're the one I choose Every night I walk you home Nothing about us needs to solve it Olive, there's nothing left to lose

  Bridge

  No map for this, no plan drawn out Just you beside me, steady, sure Whatever comes, we'll let it move I'm not afraid of slow

  Chorus

  Olive, you're the one I choose Every night I walk you home Nothing about us needs to solve it Olive, there's nothing left to lose

  Outro

  Same old lamps still burning gold Still walking you home, still holding on

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• Clear a Space

  Irish air · Irish · Whistle · Lilting

  A quiet love song for Olive, built from the small ritual of wiping steam off a mirror, about staying close to someone through the plain and ordinary hours.

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  Verse 1

  Steam sits thick along the glass Morning comes on slow and slow to pass You reach out and clear a line Just enough to find you fine

  Pre-chorus

  Small things tell me who to trust Fog will always turn to dust And under it you're always there

  Chorus

  Olive, you're the clearest thing I know Warm beneath the cold and slow Nothing hides you, nothing can Olive, you're my steady plan

  Verse 2

  Cupboards full of half used things Ordinary is what your presence brings No grand words, no need to solve it Love like this, we just involve it

  Chorus

  Olive, you're the clearest thing I know Warm beneath the cold and slow Nothing hides you, nothing can Olive, you're my steady plan

  Bridge

  Wipe the glass and there you are Not far off, never far This is love without the noise

  Chorus

  Olive, you're the clearest thing I know Warm beneath the cold and slow Nothing hides you, nothing can Olive, you're my steady plan

  Outro

  Steam will always rise again You're the one thing that stays plain

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