Songs for Stacey

Verse 1

Wooden pegs hold the wire down tight Socks are swinging slow in the breeze I watch you work in the fading light Something in it always finds me at ease

Chorus

Stacey, you're the calm in my chest Every ordinary thing turns to gold Nothing about you feels like the rest Stacey, you're the warmth I hold

Verse 2

Rust has bitten into the wire We keep stringing it up anyway There's a patience in you I admire You make the plainest hours feel like play

Pre-chorus

I could stand here forever it seems Watching the small things turn into dreams Waiting for you to look over and stay

Chorus

Stacey, you're the calm in my chest Every ordinary thing turns to gold Nothing about you feels like the rest Stacey, you're the warmth I hold

Bridge

Some days the line just holds the wind Some days it's you holding me still Either way you're the one I depend

Chorus

Stacey, you're the calm in my chest Every ordinary thing turns to gold Nothing about you feels like the rest Stacey, you're the warmth I hold

Outro

The socks come down but the wire stays I'll keep choosing you, always

Verse 1

Headlights cross a car park floor catching oil beneath a trolley cracked and spreading, dull and slow and somehow I still think of you

Pre-chorus

Nothing here was made to shine but you make plain things feel like mine I never meant to need this much

Chorus

Stacey, you're the steady part not lacy, not some borrowed art just you beside me in the dark holding all the pieces of my heart

Verse 2

Rain comes thin across the glass blurring every sign we pass you hum something soft and low it's the only tune I want to know

Pre-chorus

Nothing here was made to shine but you make plain things feel like mine I never meant to need this much

Chorus

Stacey, you're the steady part not lacy, not some borrowed art just you beside me in the dark holding all the pieces of my heart

Bridge

No one's writing songs about this ground but I'd choose it if you're around some kind of grace in ordinary things when you're the one that quiet brings

Chorus

Stacey, you're the steady part not lacy, not some borrowed art just you beside me in the dark holding all the pieces of my heart

Outro

The light still finds that same old stain but home is just wherever you remain

Verse 1

The napkins shake loose from the dispenser I catch one before it can fall You laugh like it's some kind of miracle I'd catch every one if you called

Pre-chorus

It's such a small thing to notice But I notice everything you do Every little proof that I'm lucky

Chorus

Stacey, you're the reason I look up From whatever I was doing before Stacey, plain old counters turn golden When you're the one I'm sitting for

Verse 2

You fold the napkin into something small A boat, a bird, I can't quite tell You hand it over like it's nothing I keep it anyway, just as well

Pre-chorus

It's such a small thing to notice But I notice everything you do Every little proof that I'm lucky

Chorus

Stacey, you're the reason I look up From whatever I was doing before Stacey, plain old counters turn golden When you're the one I'm sitting for

Bridge

No fireworks, no big speech needed Just you, still here, still choosing me That's the whole of it, that's plenty That's the only luck I need to see

Chorus

Stacey, you're the reason I look up From whatever I was doing before Stacey, plain old counters turn golden When you're the one I'm sitting for

Outro

Somewhere there's a napkin in my pocket Folded soft, still holding your shape

Verse 1

The fringe threads tangle soft across the worn old wool tonight and the copper needles rest now, their long work laid aside nothing here is hurried, nothing left to chase you are wrapped in something gentle, warm and quiet and right

Pre-chorus

Every stitch was made so slowly, made to hold you near and the room grows softer, sinking into calm and clear so let your breathing follow, let it carry you down low

Chorus

Stacey, the night has come to keep you, soft as lacy thread hush now, the dark is gentle, nothing waits ahead you are held here, Stacey, safer than you know close your eyes, let sleep come find you, warm inside your bed

Verse 2

The wool remembers every colour that has passed it by and still it settles round you, keeping out the cold outside nothing needs an answer, nothing needs a light you can rest here fully, you don't have to try

Pre-chorus

Every stitch was made so slowly, made to hold you near and the room grows softer, sinking into calm and clear so let your breathing follow, let it carry you down low

Chorus

Stacey, the night has come to keep you, soft as lacy thread hush now, the dark is gentle, nothing waits ahead you are held here, Stacey, safer than you know close your eyes, let sleep come find you, warm inside your bed

Bridge

No hurry in this room, no clock to mind only quiet breathing, only you and time

Chorus

Stacey, the night has come to keep you, soft as lacy thread hush now, the dark is gentle, nothing waits ahead you are held here, Stacey, safer than you know close your eyes, let sleep come find you, warm inside your bed

Outro

The needles rest, the wool lies still, the fringe has stopped its sway you are held so gently now, and morning's far away

Verse 1

The lamp turns the brass switch to gold beside your bed Old stories are stacked where the warm light will fall You breathe in the hush that the evening has spread And nothing tonight is too heavy at all

Chorus

Stacey, the dark is a blanket, not a thing to fear Close your eyes now, Stacey, morning waits its turn Every soft shadow only means that I am near You are held here gently while the small lamp burns

Verse 2

The pages are quiet, they have nowhere to be Just like you, love, drifting soft into the night Nothing will wake you that you need to see You are wrapped up warm in the low amber light

Pre-chorus

Let the hush settle deep into your chest Let your small hands finally stop holding on Sleep is only quiet, easing you toward rest

Chorus

Stacey, the dark is a blanket, not a thing to fear Close your eyes now, Stacey, morning waits its turn Every soft shadow only means that I am near You are held here gently while the small lamp burns

Bridge

Nothing can reach you while this light is on No need to listen for a single sound You are the calm that the whole night is built around

Chorus

Stacey, the dark is a blanket, not a thing to fear Close your eyes now, Stacey, morning waits its turn Every soft shadow only means that I am near You are held here gently while the small lamp burns

Outro

The brass switch glows soft as the old books rest near you Sleep now, love, the amber light will keep watching over you

Verse 1

Look how the leafy shadows drift across the plaster white They tremble slow above the wardrobe standing dark and still Nothing in this small room means to give you any fright Every shape that moves tonight is moving with goodwill

Pre-chorus

The rain is tapping soft along the window like a friend Your breathing finds the rhythm and it slows to meet the beat So close your eyes now, Stacey, let the evening bend

Chorus

Stacey, Stacey, the dark is only lace Woven soft with shadows moving slow and spacey Every corner of this room has kept its gentle place Rest here safely, quietly, only Stacey

Verse 2

The wardrobe in the corner holds its shape and holds its peace It never minds the branches waving shadows on its door You are held here warmer than a blanket's soft increase Sleep is only walking distance from the floor

Bridge

Let the piano hum you low and let the rain keep time Nothing far away tonight can find its way to you

Chorus

Stacey, Stacey, the dark is only lace Woven soft with shadows moving slow and spacey Every corner of this room has kept its gentle place Rest here safely, quietly, only Stacey

Outro

The leaves keep swaying gently though the wind has gone to rest Sleep now, Stacey, held here, safest and the best