Songs for Sian

Verse 1

The blanket keeps on lifting You hold it down and laugh We didn't bring a proper plan This is enough, I'm certain

Chorus

Sian, you make the cold air kind Nothing here was left behind Wind can pull at everything it wants Sian, you're steady in my mind

Verse 2

You pour the tea before I ask Your hands are quick and sure We don't say much up on this hill There's no need to ask for more

Pre-chorus

I watch you tuck the corners in I feel the whole hill turning kind So say my name and hold my hand

Chorus

Sian, you make the cold air kind Nothing here was left behind Wind can pull at everything it wants Sian, you're steady in my mind

Bridge

Some loves need a grander view This one just needs you However far the wind has run You've never once been hard to find

Chorus

Sian, you make the cold air kind Nothing here was left behind Wind can pull at everything it wants Sian, you're steady in my mind

Outro

The blanket's folded, tea gone cold Sian, I'd sit here again and again

Verse 1

Dust hung gold in that thin ray Two crates sat close, both marked the same way I watched your hands move through the sleeves And something settled that still won't leave

Chorus

Sian, you found the one I'd have picked Some kind of luck, some kind of trick No plan of mine could match your plan I'd choose you slow, I'd choose you fast, Sian

Verse 2

You held it up, didn't say a word Just passed it over, and I heard The needle drop somewhere in my chest Some things just know when they've found the best

Pre-chorus

I've loved you loud, I've loved you quiet Through the calm and through the riot Every version leads me back to

Chorus

Sian, you found the one I'd have picked Some kind of luck, some kind of trick No plan of mine could match your plan I'd choose you slow, I'd choose you fast, Sian

Bridge

Doesn't matter how long we've run Two crates, one song, we're never done You're still the reason I turn round

Chorus

Sian, you found the one I'd have picked Some kind of luck, some kind of trick No plan of mine could match your plan I'd choose you slow, I'd choose you fast, Sian

Outro

The dust still turns in that same gold light And I'd still stand beside you tonight

Verse 1

The floor throws back a green light glow I count the tiles, I make a plan I did not know I'd love you so Before you came, before you, Sian

Pre-chorus

Every hour drags and then it's gone Every door hums like it knows your name I'm still standing here, still holding on

Chorus

Sian, you're the reason I don't run Down this hallway, calm and slow Sian, you're the steady one The only light I need to know

Verse 2

You laughed once in a waiting room Like the whole place hadn't planned for that Some kind of hope cuts through the gloom And lands soft, like it knows where you're at

Bridge

I'm not asking for a grand design Just this corridor, just your hand in mine

Chorus

Sian, you're the reason I don't run Down this hallway, calm and slow Sian, you're the steady one The only light I need to know

Outro

The floor still holds that green machine glow But you're the warmest thing I know

Verse 1

Little bits of light are floating past the door drifting slow above the shadows on the floor and the house breathes soft around you where you lie holding all its quiet just to say goodnight

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the hallway, something gold and small catches on the air and settles near the wall and it seems to know the way your breathing slows

Chorus

Sian, the whole house leans in close to keep you warm every creak and hush is here to guard your calm nothing in the dark tonight will do you harm Sian, you are held so gently, safe within my arm

Verse 2

The crack beneath the door lets in a thread of gold just enough to watch you sleeping, calm and whole and every drifting speck seems drawn to where you rest like the room itself has chosen you as best

Bridge

Sleep now, the dust will keep its slow and quiet turning while somewhere deep inside your dreaming, small lights are burning

Chorus

Sian, the whole house leans in close to keep you warm every creak and hush is here to guard your calm nothing in the dark tonight will do you harm Sian, you are held so gently, safe within my arm

Outro

Sleep on, and let the light keep drifting soft and slow you are the only thing this house was built to know

Verse 1

Out in the yard the frost is sleeping on the sill tonight An owl is calling softly to the moon up in the trees Nothing stirs but that low, warm hoot beyond the windowpane And here inside it's only you, all wrapped in gentle ease

Chorus

Sian, Sian, the night is holding you so near Close your eyes and let the hooting drift you far away Sian, I'll be here when morning comes to find you Nothing in this world can touch you while you stay

Verse 2

The frost is painting patterns on the glass so quiet and slow While the owl keeps watching over you from branches high and bare Every breath you take is safer than the deepest snow And you are loved much more than any words could ever share

Pre-chorus

Listen how the dark holds still to let you drift and dream The owl has hushed its call to just a whisper in the cold And nothing in this whole wide night could touch or steal you

Chorus

Sian, Sian, the night is holding you so near Close your eyes and let the hooting drift you far away Sian, I'll be here when morning comes to find you Nothing in this world can touch you while you stay

Bridge

Rest now, little one, the frost will melt before you wake No need to fear the shadows or the cold outside the pane You are held here safer than the owl upon its branch

Chorus

Sian, Sian, the night is holding you so near Close your eyes and let the hooting drift you far away Sian, I'll be here when morning comes to find you Nothing in this world can touch you while you stay

Outro

The owl has gone quiet now, the frost begins to still Sleep on, Sian, you are safe here on this windowsill

Verse 1

The yellow light on the stair hums low and small tonight and shadows stretch on the wallpaper, soft and out of sight they mean you never harm, only shapes that gently sway I'll stay until they settle and everything feels right

Chorus

Sian, Sian, close your eyes now, let the hush come in there's nowhere safer than this room where your dreaming can begin hold my hand a moment longer, feel how calm we can the whole wide night is quiet, Sian, just to keep you warm within

Verse 2

The buzzing bulb upon the landing hums a sleepy little song it doesn't mind the dark around it, doesn't stay for long it just keeps watch a little while so you can drift and rest and I'll be right beside you, love, all the whole night long

Pre-chorus

Let the hallway light burn low and easy while the house breathes slow let the shadows on the wall lie still with nowhere left to go and let your breathing find the rhythm that will carry you

Chorus

Sian, Sian, close your eyes now, let the hush come in there's nowhere safer than this room where your dreaming can begin hold my hand a moment longer, feel how calm we can the whole wide night is quiet, Sian, just to keep you warm within

Bridge

Nothing in this house can touch you while I'm sitting near every little sound outside dissolves before it's here

Chorus

Sian, Sian, close your eyes now, let the hush come in there's nowhere safer than this room where your dreaming can begin hold my hand a moment longer, feel how calm we can the whole wide night is quiet, Sian, just to keep you warm within

Outro

The yellow light will hum till morning, watching soft and slow sleep now, Sian, you are held here, safe in all I know