Songs for Victor

Verse 1

Frozen peas slide into the basket You ask me if we need more bread Nothing about this moment is special Yet I remember every word you said

Pre-chorus

The tannoy hums some tinny song Your hand finds mine between the aisles Something in me is turning over

Chorus

Victor, I never planned on this picture You in the trolley's crooked wheel Ordinary turns into a fixture When it's you that makes it real

Verse 2

You hold the tin up, read the label Ask me what I'm in the mood to eat I could stand here forever if I'm able Watching you decide on what we'll eat

Pre-chorus

The tannoy hums some tinny song Your hand finds mine between the aisles Something in me is turning over

Chorus

Victor, I never planned on this picture You in the trolley's crooked wheel Ordinary turns into a fixture When it's you that makes it real

Bridge

No candlelight, no grand design Just strip lights buzzing overhead But you're the warmest thing I've found And that says more than words have said

Chorus

Victor, I never planned on this picture You in the trolley's crooked wheel Ordinary turns into a fixture When it's you that makes it real

Outro

The peas will thaw before we're home But this, with you, was never small

Verse 1

I keep the crooked books you left the spines all soft and worn you read them slow by lamplight and I loved you every turn

Pre-chorus

I never asked for perfect just something steady and true and that turned out to be

Chorus

Victor, you're the one I chose not the loudest voice I know but the truest, closest fixture the one my whole heart shows

Verse 2

Some nights I pull one down just to hold what you once held the pages fall open easy like you're still here as well

Chorus

Victor, you're the one I chose not the loudest voice I know but the truest, closest fixture the one my whole heart shows

Bridge

I don't need the whole picture just the corner where you stand however the years might shift us I'll keep reaching for your hand

Chorus

Victor, you're the one I chose not the loudest voice I know but the truest, closest fixture the one my whole heart shows

Outro

The shelf still leans a little but it's holding, and so are we

Verse 1

Rain got into the woodpile again still I want you closer, not less the fire won't catch, but I don't mind this slow smoke says more than a blaze

Pre-chorus

Nothing here burns fast or bright but I've never wanted the quick kind stay here while the smoke clears slow

Chorus

Victor, you're the one I keep choosing warm as embers, never needing proving you're the picture I still want to see Victor, stay right here with me

Verse 2

You laughed when the last log wouldn't light said we'd sit out here half the night I watched you more than watched the flame something in me learned your name

Bridge

Let the garden stay damp and grey I've got no reason to look away whatever this is, I'm glad it's slow

Chorus

Victor, you're the one I keep choosing warm as embers, never needing proving you're the picture I still want to see Victor, stay right here with me

Outro

The logs went out, but we stayed put smoke still rising from all that we've got

Verse 1

Far away a train winds slowly through the valley night its wheels are clacking softly, low and out of sight the hills are holding all that sound so gentle and you are safe here, wrapped in golden light

Pre-chorus

Every mile that engine turns is carrying you home the dark outside can never reach where you have grown so let your breathing follow every distant, rolling tone

Chorus

Victor, close your eyes now, let the night train call you deep nothing in this whole wide valley wants to break your sleep I will stay beside you while the world moves slow and small Victor, drift away now, sweeter dreams are yours to keep

Verse 2

The iron tracks run on beneath a sky of quiet stars warm within your blankets, you are far from where it's hard every clack and rattle is a hush wrapped up in rhythm and I am watching over you, my steady little guard

Bridge

Let the whistle fade into a memory of sound let your small hands settle, safe and heavy, sleep bound nothing out there in the valley dark can find you now

Chorus

Victor, close your eyes now, let the night train call you deep nothing in this whole wide valley wants to break your sleep I will stay beside you while the world moves slow and small Victor, drift away now, sweeter dreams are yours to keep

Outro

Somewhere still that train moves on through valleys soft and wide and you are held here gently, till the morning light

Verse 1

Somewhere a small orange stub slides down into the dark and nothing is lost that was ever truly meant for you soft little journeys are folding closed just like a park gates for the night, and you're held here safe and true

Pre-chorus

Every small ticket has found its quiet home tonight hush settles low like a lamp turned down to gold and closer you drift toward the warm and dimming light

Chorus

Victor, the night keeps you soft in its pocket now rest is a picture painted slow across your face nothing will wake before the morning shows you how gentle as Victor, this whole dark quiet place

Verse 2

A metal slot hums low where all the small things pass you are not one of them, you're held above the rest warmth pools around you thicker than the deepest grass and every breath you take is answered, is blessed

Bridge

Let the last light drop like a coin into the slot stillness is a mixture of the safe and the slow you are the one thing this whole night has got

Chorus

Victor, the night keeps you soft in its pocket now rest is a picture painted slow across your face nothing will wake before the morning shows you how gentle as Victor, this whole dark quiet place

Outro

Somewhere that small stub has settled soft and still sleep the same way now, held gentle, held until

Verse 1

Down a hallway of yellow light we softly go tonight Past the doors that hold their breath and dim bulbs glowing bright You are held so close against the coming of the dark Every step we take is safe, every step will leave its mark

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past those quiet doors the whole wide world can wait Nothing needs to hurry now, no reason and no rate Close your eyes and let me carry you the rest of the way

Chorus

Victor, Victor, rest your head on me Sleep is just a picture that you're finally free to see You're the victor of this small and gentle fight Victor, drift away, I'm holding on tonight

Verse 2

Underneath the dim bulbs everything is soft and slow You don't need to see the path, you only need to know Warmth is wrapped around you like a mixture made for you Nothing in the shadows here has anything to do

Bridge

Let the carpet hush the sound of every worried thing Let this hallway be the quiet only sleep can bring

Chorus

Victor, Victor, rest your head on me Sleep is just a picture that you're finally free to see You're the victor of this small and gentle fight Victor, drift away, I'm holding on tonight

Outro

The hallway dims to nothing but the softness of your breath Sleep now, little victor, past the doors, past everything else