Songs for Vivienne

Verse 1

Dust settles slow on the old sleeves nobody plays them like you do you blow it off, you set the needle and the whole room leans toward you

Chorus

Vivienne, you make the quiet hum every still thing comes alive the room remembers when you enter Vivienne, that's how I stay so alive

Verse 2

Your hand finds the bass without looking you know it the way you know me one low note and the house goes warm that's the only song I need to hear

Pre-chorus

I've watched your fingers find that string a thousand quiet nights like this and still I lean in closer when

Chorus

Vivienne, you make the quiet hum every still thing comes alive the room remembers when you enter Vivienne, that's how I stay so alive

Bridge

No record ever needed you like I do no sleeve holds what your hands hold you make the old things feel unfinished like there's more still to unfold

Chorus

Vivienne, you make the quiet hum every still thing comes alive the room remembers when you enter Vivienne, that's how I stay so alive

Outro

Dust will settle on the sleeves again but never on the way I feel

Verse 1

Salt is drying on the rail Grey water pulling slow and wide You lean into the wind again Calm like you've got nothing to hide

Chorus

Vivienne, you steady every storm Nothing sharp about the way you stay I found something warm in you Vivienne, it hasn't moved away

Verse 2

Gulls keep circling overhead Metal cold beneath our hands You don't need the shore in sight You just need to know who stands

Pre-chorus

Every deck we've stood on since Every fog we've talked straight through Brings me back to needing this

Chorus

Vivienne, you steady every storm Nothing sharp about the way you stay I found something warm in you Vivienne, it hasn't moved away

Bridge

No map for where this settles No name for how it feels Just you, quiet on the water Turning tide to something real

Chorus

Vivienne, you steady every storm Nothing sharp about the way you stay I found something warm in you Vivienne, it hasn't moved away

Outro

The salt will dry and blow off clean But you're the one thing left on me

Verse 1

Steam on the window, salt in the air You're counting coins you don't even have Someone drops a fork behind the counter You catch my eye like you knew I'd stare

Pre-chorus

The bag goes soft and warm between us Nobody's talking, nobody needs to I'm just stood here waiting to say

Chorus

Vivienne, the queue could last forever I wouldn't mind, not now, not ever Every small thing turns into a treasure Vivienne, you make the waiting better

Verse 2

You tear the bag open careful and slow Give me the bigger half like always I never asked you to, you just know Some kind of love that doesn't grow loud

Bridge

Rain starts up outside the door We stay in, we don't need more

Chorus

Vivienne, the queue could last forever I wouldn't mind, not now, not ever Every small thing turns into a treasure Vivienne, you make the waiting better

Outro

The bag's gone soft, the light's gone low Still the best place I know

Verse 1

The fire has gone soft and low behind the black iron screen And soot slips down so gently, softer than it's ever been The whole house creaks and settles, breathing slow inside the wall And nothing in the darkness means you any harm at all

Chorus

Vivienne, the night is holding you like warm hands round a flame Sleep here, Vivienne, safe within the shelter of your name Vivienne, the embers glow so soft they barely make a sound Rest now, little Vivienne, till the morning comes around

Verse 2

Somewhere up above the roof the cold wind combs the winter sky But down here in the quiet dark, no cold can reach so high Every soft grey drift of ash is settling down to rest And you are held much closer than a feather to a nest

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the low fire hum you gently towards your dreams Nothing needs an answer, nothing's ever as it seems Close your eyes, my darling, while the warmth wraps round you then

Chorus

Vivienne, the night is holding you like warm hands round a flame Sleep here, Vivienne, safe within the shelter of your name Vivienne, the embers glow so soft they barely make a sound Rest now, little Vivienne, till the morning comes around

Bridge

Even soot must settle somewhere soft to lay its head And you are just as gently tucked inside your little bed Let every worry drift away like smoke into the night

Chorus

Vivienne, the night is holding you like warm hands round a flame Sleep here, Vivienne, safe within the shelter of your name Vivienne, the embers glow so soft they barely make a sound Rest now, little Vivienne, till the morning comes around

Outro

The fire will keep on glowing while you drift away from here Sleep on, my Vivienne, there's nothing in the dark to fear

Verse 1

Feathers brush the window ledge as evening settles in An owl calls once across the dark and then falls still again Every sound out there is soft, is far away, is thin And nothing in this whole wide night could ever reach your skin

Chorus

Vivienne, the night is yours to keep you safe and then Sleep will come and hold you gently, hold you like a friend Vivienne, I'll watch the window, watch it now and when Morning finds you still my dearest, still my own Vivienne

Verse 2

The owl is only singing to the branches and the breeze There's a warmth around you deeper than a thousand lullabies Nothing out beyond the glass could ever make you freeze You are held so close and steady underneath these quiet skies

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the feathers settle where they fall Let the hush that's gathering outside come soft and low and small I am here to keep you closer than the dark can crawl

Chorus

Vivienne, the night is yours to keep you safe and then Sleep will come and hold you gently, hold you like a friend Vivienne, I'll watch the window, watch it now and when Morning finds you still my dearest, still my own Vivienne

Bridge

Somewhere past the ledge the owl is settling to rest You are held the way a nest holds something it loves best

Chorus

Vivienne, the night is yours to keep you safe and then Sleep will come and hold you gently, hold you like a friend Vivienne, I'll watch the window, watch it now and when Morning finds you still my dearest, still my own Vivienne

Outro

The feathers rest against the ledge, the owl has gone quiet now You are loved beyond the window, loved past anything I know how

Verse 1

Somewhere the foam is easing over pebbles worn and dark far off the waves are turning, slow and small tonight nothing out there is hurrying, nothing needs to rush you are held here safely, tucked in from the tide's light

Pre-chorus

Let your breathing find the rhythm that the water knows soft and even, quiet, going nowhere, taking time close your eyes and drift where all the gentle tiredness goes

Chorus

Vivienne, the night is gathered soft around your bed rest now, little dreamer, let the hours fall like sand you were loved before you slumbered, you are loved again Vivienne, sleep easy, someone's holding your small hand

Verse 2

Far away the sea keeps turning, patient in the dark never asking, never rushing, always coming back to shore you don't need to chase the morning, it will come to you sleep will carry you there gently, you don't need to wait for more

Pre-chorus

Let your breathing find the rhythm that the water knows soft and even, quiet, going nowhere, taking time close your eyes and drift where all the gentle tiredness goes

Chorus

Vivienne, the night is gathered soft around your bed rest now, little dreamer, let the hours fall like sand you were loved before you slumbered, you are loved again Vivienne, sleep easy, someone's holding your small hand

Bridge

Hush now, nothing here can reach you, nothing needs to try every wave that rolls tonight will roll on without a sound you can rest inside the quiet, you can let the dark be kind

Chorus

Vivienne, the night is gathered soft around your bed rest now, little dreamer, let the hours fall like sand you were loved before you slumbered, you are loved again Vivienne, sleep easy, someone's holding your small hand

Outro

Somewhere still the foam is easing over pebbles in the dark sleep now, gently held, while the far off waves keep watch