Songs for Sean

Verse 1

Grey overpass, headlights low Puddle catching a yellow glow Nothing pretty about this car park But you make the dull world go

Pre-chorus

I never needed the pretty kind I just needed my hand in yours So when the light hits that water

Chorus

Sean, you're the warmth I lean on Every plain night turns to dawn Nobody else could hold me like this Sean, you're the one I'm on

Verse 2

Concrete pillars, oil and rain Nothing here to ease the pain But you laugh and the whole lot shifts Like the sun came out again

Bridge

Don't need the moon, don't need the stars Just need you leaning on these cars Ordinary places turn golden When your hand finds mine like that

Chorus

Sean, you're the warmth I lean on Every plain night turns to dawn Nobody else could hold me like this Sean, you're the one I'm on

Outro

Some puddle still holds that light Sean, you're the reason it shines so bright

Verse 1

Wire baskets swinging on their chains Steam on the glass, the window fogged You stand there grinning, no complaints Happy just waiting, never flogged

Pre-chorus

Queue shuffles forward, we don't care We've got all night, we've got the time The whole world's out there, but you're here

Chorus

Sean, you're the warmth when the room goes cold Steam on the glass, but I see you clear Sean, this feeling never gets old Every queue's worth it when you're near

Verse 2

Someone shouts numbers, we don't move Too wrapped up in our own small talk You tell a joke, badly, and it lands smooth Salt in the air, chip paper, a walk

Chorus

Sean, you're the warmth when the room goes cold Steam on the glass, but I see you clear Sean, this feeling never gets old Every queue's worth it when you're near

Bridge

Doesn't matter how long we wait Doesn't matter what's on the shelf I'd stand in line past closing time Just to watch you laugh to yourself

Chorus

Sean, you're the warmth when the room goes cold Steam on the glass, but I see you clear Sean, this feeling never gets old Every queue's worth it when you're near

Outro

Wire baskets swing, the steam clears slow Still holding your hand, still glad, still yours

Verse 1

Steam climbs up the mirror again I wipe it clear with my hand Your face comes back a moment before the fog moves back in

Pre-chorus

I keep trying to hold the picture still but the glass won't let it stay so I say your name instead

Chorus

Sean, you're the one I keep in view Nothing else needs to be said Some mornings all I know for certain is Sean, and the warmth ahead

Verse 2

The tap runs hotter than it should I don't reach out to turn it down Not while you're still standing there not while the room is ours

Pre-chorus

I keep trying to hold the picture still but the glass won't let it stay so I say your name instead

Chorus

Sean, you're the one I keep in view Nothing else needs to be said Some mornings all I know for certain is Sean, and the warmth ahead

Bridge

No need to see you clearly I know you by heart already

Chorus

Sean, you're the one I keep in view Nothing else needs to be said Some mornings all I know for certain is Sean, and the warmth ahead

Outro

The mirror clears on its own now and there you are, still here

Verse 1

Look how the branches wander slowly over the plaster white painting their soft and sleepy pictures for you in silver light every shadow moving there is only saying hush now, stay nothing will wake you, nothing hurries, morning is far away

Pre-chorus

The window breathes a quiet story only the moon can tell holding you safer than a blanket, softer than any bell and all the world grows small and gentle, waiting for you to fall

Chorus

Sean, the night has folded gently down around your bed every worry of the daylight has already fled Sean, I am here beside you till the dark turns into dawn you are held and you are treasured, little heart, sleep on

Verse 2

The wind outside is only rocking branches like a lullaby teaching them to dance so softly they forget to say goodbye nothing sharp or loud can find you, nothing cold can reach this room you are wrapped in something steady, warm against the blue and gloom

Bridge

Sleep is just a boat that carries you where nothing needs to hurry carries you where no one calls you, where there's never cause to worry

Chorus

Sean, the night has folded gently down around your bed every worry of the daylight has already fled Sean, I am here beside you till the dark turns into dawn you are held and you are treasured, little heart, sleep on

Outro

The branches still are drifting slowly over the quiet ceiling and you are safe beneath them, dreaming, past all fear and feeling

Verse 1

The water rocks you gently before the day is gone Soapy ripples circle slow against the white so bright Every wave that moves tonight is calling out till dawn Wrapped in warmth and wonder, you are held here right

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the ripples carry you along Feel the warmth around you settle deep and slow There is nowhere safer than this quiet little song

Chorus

Sean, my love, the water knows your name at dawn Softly rippling round you till the night is gone You are steady, you are cherished, safe from dusk to dawn Sean, the whole wide world can wait until the dawn

Verse 2

The candle by the window hums a tune so soft and low Little waves keep rocking you the way the tide has done Nothing in this small warm room will let the cold air blow You are wrapped in something gentle, quiet as the moon

Bridge

Sleep now, let the ripples fade to something still and deep Every breath you take tonight is drawing you to sleep

Chorus

Sean, my love, the water knows your name at dawn Softly rippling round you till the night is gone You are steady, you are cherished, safe from dusk to dawn Sean, the whole wide world can wait until the dawn

Outro

The water settles soft and still against the white so bright Sleep now, little Sean, and drift on into gentle night

Verse 1

Somewhere far off the waves are beating soft on the pebbles rolling in slow like they've nowhere else to be I hold you close while the whole wide dark keeps humming and nothing tonight can come and trouble you or me

Pre-chorus

Let the tide keep its far and steady rhythm let your breathing settle into that same gentle tune Close your eyes now, there's no need to hold on

Chorus

Sean, you are the calm at the end of my long day the softest kind of quiet that I've ever known Sean, you are held here till the coming of the dawn safe and warm and never, ever alone

Verse 2

Every small sound out there is turning gentle for you the wind has dropped its voice to a low whispered hush Even the dark seems to be leaning in closer just to watch you sleeping in the quiet and the lush

Chorus

Sean, you are the calm at the end of my long day the softest kind of quiet that I've ever known Sean, you are held here till the coming of the dawn safe and warm and never, ever alone

Bridge

Sleep now, and let the night carry what it will far beyond this room where the lamp glows low Nothing out there can reach the place where you are nothing can touch you, and you don't need to know

Chorus

Sean, you are the calm at the end of my long day the softest kind of quiet that I've ever known Sean, you are held here till the coming of the dawn safe and warm and never, ever alone

Outro

Far off still, the waves keep beating soft on the pebbles and here you rest, and here you'll always be known