Songs for Saoirse

Verse 1

The line goes taut between two posts I hand you pegs, you hang the sheets Wet denim snapping in the wind This is the kind of love that keeps

Chorus

Saoirse, you're steadier than most No fiercer heart has come my way I chose you plain, I chose you close Saoirse, you're the reason for my day

Verse 2

We don't need weather to be kind The basket's heavy, so's my chest You laugh and toss a peg at me And somehow that becomes the best

Pre-chorus

No grand words, just this and you Nothing here that needs pretending Just a line that's holding true

Chorus

Saoirse, you're steadier than most No fiercer heart has come my way I chose you plain, I chose you close Saoirse, you're the reason for my day

Bridge

Some days the wind takes everything Some days it's still, and you remain Either way I'm standing here Holding what I won't let strain

Chorus

Saoirse, you're steadier than most No fiercer heart has come my way I chose you plain, I chose you close Saoirse, you're the reason for my day

Outro

The pegs click shut, the line holds fast I'm holding you the same, at last

Verse 1

Sleet keeps falling on the glass Nothing on this road but grey I think of your voice, low and warm Still I drive on, steady and slow

Pre-chorus

My hands are cold but my chest is not Something in me finally slows I am closer now to you

Chorus

Saoirse, you're the light I steer by Nothing fierce could pull me off course Through the sleet and through the silence Saoirse, you're the reason I go

Verse 2

Every sign gets swallowed by grey But I know this road by heart You are the one fixed point I keep Even when the whole world blurs

Pre-chorus

My hands are cold but my chest is not Something in me finally slows I am closer now to you

Chorus

Saoirse, you're the light I steer by Nothing fierce could pull me off course Through the sleet and through the silence Saoirse, you're the reason I go

Bridge

I don't need the stars to see I've got you glowing green ahead No storm has ever changed my mind You're the one thing I trust in the dark

Chorus

Saoirse, you're the light I steer by Nothing fierce could pull me off course Through the sleet and through the silence Saoirse, you're the reason I go

Outro

The sleet has stopped, the glass runs clear Saoirse, I'm almost home to you

Verse 1

Wire baskets slide down the shelf You laugh and I forget myself Rows of tins, nothing to see But you keep turning back to me

Pre-chorus

This isn't much, just aisle and light But something in it feels like right I want to say it before we go

Chorus

Saoirse, I could tell you here Between the tins, plain and clear You're the one I keep in view Saoirse, easy, it's just true

Verse 2

You put one tomato tin back twice Like it matters, getting it right I watch you weigh a small thing well And that's the moment I could tell

Bridge

No music playing, no big scene Just a trolley wheel that squeals But I would choose this over any other Just to stand here, one hand from another

Chorus

Saoirse, I could tell you here Between the tins, plain and clear You're the one I keep in view Saoirse, easy, it's just true

Outro

Baskets still slide down that shelf I found the truest thing myself

Verse 1

Warm little stubs of yellow slide the glass so slow tonight the radiator hums a tune that only knows one line fog blooms across the window like a breath held soft and long you're wrapped in every colour that the lamplight has to give

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the ticking of the pipes become your song nothing in this room can reach you, nothing sharp or wrong close your eyes and drift where all the golden light is going

Chorus

Saoirse, the window's breathing slow and warm above your head Saoirse, the whole wide night has settled into bed fiercer than the cold outside, this love that holds you here sleep now, little Saoirse, there is nothing left to dread

Verse 2

Somewhere past the glass the streets are folding into grey but here the radiator keeps the small dark hours at bay yellow stubs are sliding down like slow forgotten stars you are held so closely nothing far can find its way

Bridge

Rest your head where all the warmth has gathered just for you let the fog erase the world until there's only two

Chorus

Saoirse, the window's breathing slow and warm above your head Saoirse, the whole wide night has settled into bed fiercer than the cold outside, this love that holds you here sleep now, little Saoirse, there is nothing left to dread

Outro

The yellow light still slides so soft above the radiator's hum sleep now, you are held, and morning waits till you are done

Verse 1

The fire is folding down to a whisper in the grate There's nothing left to burn that needs your worry now Every spark has said its piece and settled soft and slow Saoirse, you can let the day go, easy, anyhow

Pre-chorus

Somewhere warm the last light bends and gives its heat away Nothing in this house is asking you to hold your breath So close your eyes and let the quiet carry what you weigh

Chorus

Saoirse, hush now, let the small flame lower There's no fiercer thing than how you're loved tonight Saoirse, sleep is only warmth grown slower You are held here, safe until the light

Verse 2

The tray beneath the grate will catch what softly falls Grey and light, it settles without a single sound You don't have to hold yourself together anymore Let the day dissolve and lay its edges down

Chorus

Saoirse, hush now, let the small flame lower There's no fiercer thing than how you're loved tonight Saoirse, sleep is only warmth grown slower You are held here, safe until the light

Bridge

Nothing needs to keep on burning bright to still be dear Even resting, you are certain, you are known

Chorus

Saoirse, hush now, let the small flame lower There's no fiercer thing than how you're loved tonight Saoirse, sleep is only warmth grown slower You are held here, safe until the light

Outro

The ash lies soft and quiet where the fire used to be Sleep just as gently, Saoirse, safe and warm with me

Verse 1

The striped wallpaper softens as the lamp light starts to fade Beside the white door closing on the tumbled busy day You breathe here safe and steady in the quiet that we've made There's nothing in this room tonight that wants to lead you astray

Pre-chorus

Let your small hands loosen, let the day slip from your hold Feel how the dark grows gentle, how the warmth begins to fold Around you like a promise that was never left untold

Chorus

Saoirse, the night is soft and it is only holding you Nobody fiercer guards a heart than sleep tucked round you too Saoirse, the shadows on the wall are turning kind and slow Rest now, Saoirse, there is nowhere safer that you'll go

Verse 2

The stripes along the wallpaper are melting into grey Colours going gentle as the light gives up its say You've nothing left to carry now, so let it drift away There's only breath and blankets and the hush before the day

Pre-chorus

Let your small hands loosen, let the day slip from your hold Feel how the dark grows gentle, how the warmth begins to fold Around you like a promise that was never left untold

Chorus

Saoirse, the night is soft and it is only holding you Nobody fiercer guards a heart than sleep tucked round you too Saoirse, the shadows on the wall are turning kind and slow Rest now, Saoirse, there is nowhere safer that you'll go

Bridge

Somewhere past that closed white door the whole wide world can wait You are not required to meet it until later, until light Nothing needs you but your rest, no reason and no weight Just the dark, and you within it, held and safe tonight

Chorus

Saoirse, the night is soft and it is only holding you Nobody fiercer guards a heart than sleep tucked round you too Saoirse, the shadows on the wall are turning kind and slow Rest now, Saoirse, there is nowhere safer that you'll go

Outro

The striped wall fades to darkness by the closed and quiet door Sleep now, you are cradled here, and loved, and nothing more