Songs for Roman

Verse 1

Dust is turning in the light Falling slow on the red brick stair I sit here till the day goes bright Just glad to know that you'll be there

Chorus

Roman, you're the calm I've known Steady as the morning sun Roman, you don't stand alone Not since we became as one

Verse 2

Some days nothing seems to move Just the dust and the yellow beam But you make the stillness smooth You turn the quiet into a dream

Pre-chorus

I don't ask for grand or gold Just this light and this small street And the warmth that you hold

Chorus

Roman, you're the calm I've known Steady as the morning sun Roman, you don't stand alone Not since we became as one

Bridge

However far the day may run I keep coming back to this The dust, the step, the rising sun And how you make it all feel like bliss

Chorus

Roman, you're the calm I've known Steady as the morning sun Roman, you don't stand alone Not since we became as one

Outro

The light still falls on the red brick stair And I still find you waiting there

Verse 1

Silver foil catching the glow Motorway lights blink soft and slow You hum something low and unknown Nothing needs saying, I already know

Chorus

Roman, you're the one I'd choose again Steady as the miles, calm through the rain Roman, some hearts wander, some stay home You made this whole world feel like my own

Verse 2

Wrapper glints each time we pass a light You keep your eyes forward, calm and bright I've loved you loud, I've loved you thrown But mostly I love you quiet, like tonight

Pre-chorus

I've counted every mile we've made Watched the small things never fade Now the road bends and my heart won't wait

Chorus

Roman, you're the one I'd choose again Steady as the miles, calm through the rain Roman, some hearts wander, some stay home You made this whole world feel like my own

Bridge

No grand words, no perfect plan Just your hand resting on my hand Whatever comes, however life is grown I'd pick this same road, Roman, again

Chorus

Roman, you're the one I'd choose again Steady as the miles, calm through the rain Roman, some hearts wander, some stay home You made this whole world feel like my own

Outro

The foil still catches every passing light And you still turn to me and smile

Verse 1

I pull the latch and shut the night out Neon still burns beyond the lace You look up from where you're sitting And the whole room finds its place

Pre-chorus

I've loved you steady, loved you plain Never needed all that shine Every sign out there is flashing

Chorus

Roman, you're the quiet after noise Roman, you're the door that holds I've loved you loud, I've loved you simple Long as any story's told

Verse 2

Rooftops glow in colours we don't name You trace circles on my hand I could watch the signs till morning But I'd rather understand

Bridge

No grand words, no borrowed lines Just this room and just this light You're the calm I keep returning

Chorus

Roman, you're the quiet after noise Roman, you're the door that holds I've loved you loud, I've loved you simple Long as any story's told

Outro

The latch still holds against the glow You're the one I chose to know

Verse 1

A long silver beam is sweeping slowly across your wall It slips through the salt crusted glass so soft and small Nothing out there can ever find its way in You're held here so gently, you'll never fall

Chorus

Roman, the night is only holding you close Sleep finds you first and loves you the most Every quiet hour is yours alone Roman, you're the safest you have ever known

Verse 2

The beam moves on and leaves a hush of silver behind It paints your ceiling calm, it eases your mind Nothing tonight will ever ask you to wake You are the warmest thing this house will ever find

Pre-chorus

The glass is dark but nothing dark comes through it Your breathing slows, the whole room seems to know it And every corner leans in soft to keep you

Chorus

Roman, the night is only holding you close Sleep finds you first and loves you the most Every quiet hour is yours alone Roman, you're the safest you have ever known

Bridge

Rest your small hand open, let the dark be kind No need to carry morning yet, just leave it behind You are loved so wide it fills this whole small room

Chorus

Roman, the night is only holding you close Sleep finds you first and loves you the most Every quiet hour is yours alone Roman, you're the safest you have ever known

Outro

The silver beam has settled soft and still upon your wall Sleep now, Roman, you are held here through it all

Verse 1

The candle leans and lets its gold run slow tonight Down the old oak stand in one long ribbon of light This room forgets the day the moment you close your eyes And every worry folds itself away and quietly dies

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the wick burn low and easy Nothing in this house will ever leave you Sleep is only love with the lights turned down

Chorus

Roman, the warmth is yours, it pools here just for you Nobody in the world is held the way you're held right now You are the reason this small flame was ever lit and grown Roman, you are so loved, you are never, ever alone

Verse 2

The wax curls soft around the wick and settles into rest Nothing sharp can reach you here, you're tucked beneath the best Of every quiet thing this house has ever kept and known Sleep and know this warmth was always, always meant to be your own

Chorus

Roman, the warmth is yours, it pools here just for you Nobody in the world is held the way you're held right now You are the reason this small flame was ever lit and grown Roman, you are so loved, you are never, ever alone

Bridge

Somewhere a string is humming low beneath the dark Steady as a heartbeat, gentle as that spark No need to hold your eyes open one more minute

Chorus

Roman, the warmth is yours, it pools here just for you Nobody in the world is held the way you're held right now You are the reason this small flame was ever lit and grown Roman, you are so loved, you are never, ever alone

Outro

The candle dims to gold and then to nothing much at all And still that warmth stays wrapped around you like a shawl

Verse 1

Far off a train hums low and slow across the dark and somewhere steel wheels cross an iron bridge alone a small click echoes soft then fades without a mark but here inside these walls your breathing makes a home

Pre-chorus

Let every distant sound grow quiet as it nears you the whole wide night is folding gently round this bed and nothing far away has any claim to steer you

Chorus

Roman, hush now, let the dark be kind and known you are held so close you never walk alone sleep is just a quiet river drifting to be shown and you are safe here, Roman, warm as any stone

Verse 2

The bridge will hum its iron song to no one near and the train will carry on to somewhere far and grown but you are not that traveller, you have nothing here to fear you are the one thing steady while the whole world's thrown

Bridge

Rest your small hand where the heartbeat keeps its time let the far click fade until it's only mine

Chorus

Roman, hush now, let the dark be kind and known you are held so close you never walk alone sleep is just a quiet river drifting to be shown and you are safe here, Roman, warm as any stone

Outro

The train moves on and leaves its echo on the air but you are here with me, and that is all my care