Love Songs for Willa

• Neon and Rain

  Slow R&B · R&B · Electric piano · Smooth

  A slow, quiet love song for anybody named Willa, built from a night by the window watching a sign flicker over the alley and knowing exactly where you want to be.

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  Verse 1

  That neon sign keeps blinking red I'm watching it from where you lay Rain drips slow along the window You mumble something, drift away

  Pre-chorus

  I could name every reason why But the truth won't sit still long enough It just settles here, quiet, alive

  Chorus

  Willa, this room is smaller with you gone You make the ordinary hours mean something Every flickering light out on that alley Willa, it's you I keep on choosing

  Verse 2

  The glass is cold under my hand You're warm against my shoulder still Some nights don't ask for anything Just you and rain against the sill

  Pre-chorus

  I could name every reason why But the truth won't sit still long enough It just settles here, quiet, alive

  Chorus

  Willa, this room is smaller with you gone You make the ordinary hours mean something Every flickering light out on that alley Willa, it's you I keep on choosing

  Bridge

  No grand plans, no big words tonight Just your breathing slow and even I've stopped needing anything louder Than this, than you, than staying

  Chorus

  Willa, this room is smaller with you gone You make the ordinary hours mean something Every flickering light out on that alley Willa, it's you I keep on choosing

  Outro

  That sign still flickers, on and off You're the steady thing I'm watching now

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• Steady in the Wind

  Bossa nova · Bossa · Nylon guitar · Breezy

  A quiet bossa nova love song for anybody named Willa, built from the sight of lifejackets held fast against a shaking rail, saying plainly how it feels to trust someone who never lets go.

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  Verse 1

  Rows of orange, stacked so neat Rail is shaking under our feet You reach out and hold it still Steady hands do what they will

  Chorus

  Willa, you're the calm I keep Nothing shakes you, nothing steep Every storm, you stay the same Willa, I say your name

  Verse 2

  Wind comes hard against the green Colder now than it has been You just laugh and pull me near Nothing moves you, nothing here

  Pre-chorus

  I have watched you in the rain Watched you carry all the strain Still you turn and hold my hand

  Chorus

  Willa, you're the calm I keep Nothing shakes you, nothing steep Every storm, you stay the same Willa, I say your name

  Bridge

  Let the railing shake and bend You're the one I call a friend Not for looks or lucky days Just for how you stay, you stay

  Chorus

  Willa, you're the calm I keep Nothing shakes you, nothing steep Every storm, you stay the same Willa, I say your name

  Outro

  Rows of orange, still and true Nothing shakes me, next to you

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• Steady as Stone

  Synth ballad · Synth · Eighties · Wide

  A quiet synth ballad for Willa, about being the still point that everything else bends around.

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  Verse 1

  Grass leans hard against the fence Wind won't let the field alone But you don't move for anyone You stay steady like a stone

  Pre-chorus

  I've watched the weather change on people Watched them bend and lose their name But you hold still when it gets loud

  Chorus

  Willa, you're the calm I lean on Nothing shakes the way you stand Storms roll through and you stay Willa Steady ground beneath my hand

  Verse 2

  Everything around you bends The loud world won't sit still But you don't chase the noise at all You just are, and that's your skill

  Chorus

  Willa, you're the calm I lean on Nothing shakes the way you stand Storms roll through and you stay Willa Steady ground beneath my hand

  Bridge

  I don't need you loud or moving I just need you where you are Some people chase the wind for meaning You were never far

  Chorus

  Willa, you're the calm I lean on Nothing shakes the way you stand Storms roll through and you stay Willa Steady ground beneath my hand

  Outro

  The grass will bend, the wind won't stop But you're the stone I'm holding on

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