Songs for Reuben

Verse 1

Yellow light is pooling on the ground Puddles holding on to what they see You drop your keys right into my hand And that small weight means everything to me

Pre-chorus

I don't need the moon to prove it Just this street and just this rain Something in me's leaning toward you

Chorus

Reuben, you're the one I choose again Every single time the light turns low Nothing here is loud or wide or grand Reuben, it's the quiet ways I know

Verse 2

You laugh soft when the water splashes up Your key still warm from being in your hand I trade you mine without a second thought This is how two people understand

Chorus

Reuben, you're the one I choose again Every single time the light turns low Nothing here is loud or wide or grand Reuben, it's the quiet ways I know

Bridge

Some nights it's just an ordinary street Some nights it's the only place I'd be No grand gesture, just your hand in mine That's the whole of it for me

Chorus

Reuben, you're the one I choose again Every single time the light turns low Nothing here is loud or wide or grand Reuben, it's the quiet ways I know

Outro

Puddles still hold the yellow light Your key is warm inside my hand tonight

Verse 1

Metal bench humming under us both Engine thrum steady as any oath Amber light falling soft on your face You make the noise feel like a quiet place

Pre-chorus

Nobody else makes stillness feel loud I lose my nerve and you don't back down Something is rising, waiting on you

Chorus

Reuben, you're the calm I lean into Every small hour feels new with you No grand gesture, no need to prove Reuben, I'm steadier since I found you

Verse 2

Vibration rides up through my spine You reach over and your hand finds mine Nothing dressed up, nothing rehearsed Just this bench, this hum, this thirst

Bridge

Doesn't matter where this engine's bound I've got what I came for, found

Chorus

Reuben, you're the calm I lean into Every small hour feels new with you No grand gesture, no need to prove Reuben, I'm steadier since I found you

Outro

Let the engine keep its hum Reuben, I'm right where I want to come

Verse 1

Glove box door won't stay shut Maps all folded, going soft Dashboard glare lights up the dust You just laugh and set them off

Chorus

Reuben, you're the steady kind Held together, never torn Every road you leave behind Reuben, brings me back to noon

Verse 2

You keep things nobody needs Ticket stubs and broken pens I used to think that was just you Now I see how love begins

Pre-chorus

I'm not looking for the highway I don't need the miles to prove it Just the way you hum along

Chorus

Reuben, you're the steady kind Held together, never torn Every road you leave behind Reuben, brings me back to noon

Bridge

We don't need to go nowhere fast Just glad you're sitting next to me Whatever's coming, whatever's past You're the one I'd choose to see

Chorus

Reuben, you're the steady kind Held together, never torn Every road you leave behind Reuben, brings me back to noon

Outro

Let the glove box hang there open Home is wherever you are, Reuben

Verse 1

Soapy water holds the light long after we turn the switch off Somewhere a tap lets a slow drop fall like a gentle cough Nothing tonight is asking you to open your tired eyes Rest now beneath the hush that settles as the small light dies

Pre-chorus

Every small sound in this kitchen is learning how to be still Warmth is folding round you soft as curtains on a windowsill Close your eyes now, let the quiet carry you where it will

Chorus

Reuben, the night has wrapped its arms around your bed Sleep like a slow warm balloon drifting just above your head You are the safest thing this whole house holds till noon Reuben, dream on gently, dream until the spoon

Verse 2

A clock glows red and patient, counting hours it will not keep Somewhere behind the wall a pipe hums low, easing into sleep You do not need to listen, you can let your breathing slow Everything that loves you stays here, watching you glow

Chorus

Reuben, the night has wrapped its arms around your bed Sleep like a slow warm balloon drifting just above your head You are the safest thing this whole house holds till noon Reuben, dream on gently, dream until the spoon

Bridge

Drip by drip the water settles into calm You are held here, safe within my open palm

Chorus

Reuben, the night has wrapped its arms around your bed Sleep like a slow warm balloon drifting just above your head You are the safest thing this whole house holds till noon Reuben, dream on gently, dream until the spoon

Outro

The water has gone still now, the small red light burns low Sleep on, dear Reuben, there is nowhere else to go

Verse 1

The hallway light is narrowing down to a thin gold seam and soon it will vanish and leave you to drift and dream the rug holds its pattern like a soft and patient stream while you float off slowly on a warm and quiet stream

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the door is closing soft as a breath let go the house settles round you, easy and safe and slow and everything gathers itself to sing you low

Chorus

Reuben, the dark is only a blanket pulled up to your chin sleep is a boat and you are already drifting in nothing can reach you, not one worry, not one sin close your eyes, Reuben, let the quiet begin

Verse 2

Somewhere a door clicks gently like a small and final word and the last bit of light folds away like a settling bird you are held here so fully, safer than you've ever heard rest now, little one, nothing stirs, nothing's blurred

Chorus

Reuben, the dark is only a blanket pulled up to your chin sleep is a boat and you are already drifting in nothing can reach you, not one worry, not one sin close your eyes, Reuben, let the quiet begin

Bridge

Every shadow here is only a friend in disguise watching over you gently until the morning skies you are loved past counting, past any measure or line

Chorus

Reuben, the dark is only a blanket pulled up to your chin sleep is a boat and you are already drifting in nothing can reach you, not one worry, not one sin close your eyes, Reuben, let the quiet begin

Outro

The last seam of light has gone soft and thin and small and you are already dreaming, held safe through it all

Verse 1

A tiny green light hums soft on the shelf tonight Keeping its little watch beside your bed so bright Nothing can reach you here, wrapped warm and low You are the calm this whole room holds so tight

Chorus

Reuben, the dark is only a blanket pulled round you slow Reuben, there's nothing out there you ever need to know Just this soft room, and my hand upon your head You are the reason this whole house glows warm and low

Verse 2

Somewhere a small dial glows a gentle shade of green Watching you drift where the day has finally been Every breath you take settles the room down slow You are the softest thing this quiet house has seen

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the night is only humming low and kind Nothing will wake you, nothing you need to mind Let your small hands rest, let your eyes go still

Chorus

Reuben, the dark is only a blanket pulled round you slow Reuben, there's nothing out there you ever need to know Just this soft room, and my hand upon your head You are the reason this whole house glows warm and low

Bridge

Sleep now, however far your small dreams roam You are held here, you are always home

Chorus

Reuben, the dark is only a blanket pulled round you slow Reuben, there's nothing out there you ever need to know Just this soft room, and my hand upon your head You are the reason this whole house glows warm and low

Outro

The little green light will keep its watch till morning comes And you'll wake up loved, the way you always have