Songs for Yahya

Verse 1

Two parcels wrapped up tight held close beneath my coat the fryer hisses in the night and you're the thought I quote

Pre-chorus

Steam rising where your hand meets mine grease soaking through like it don't care the whole street's cold but we're just fine

Chorus

Yahya, you're the warm I keep standing here while the night runs deep Yahya, this is all I need one coat, one flame, one steady deed

Verse 2

You split the parcel down the seam gave me the bigger half again that's not a thing I'd ever dream but you don't make it look like pain

Pre-chorus

Steam rising where your hand meets mine grease soaking through like it don't care the whole street's cold but we're just fine

Chorus

Yahya, you're the warm I keep standing here while the night runs deep Yahya, this is all I need one coat, one flame, one steady deed

Bridge

No candles here, no violin just salt and steam and standing near but you're the one I'd let back in every single night this year

Chorus

Yahya, you're the warm I keep standing here while the night runs deep Yahya, this is all I need one coat, one flame, one steady deed

Outro

The paper's empty, we're still here warm as ever, coat held near

Verse 1

Two cases on the wet ground Under a light that hums and stutters You lean your head against my shoulder No sound but the traffic all around

Pre-chorus

I don't need the taxi to come I don't need the night to end I just need you close, that's the whole plan

Chorus

Yahya, you make the waiting kind Every plain hour turns fine There's no rush, no clock, no timer Yahya, you're steady on my mind

Verse 2

The lamp keeps flickering overhead Casting us in gold, then grey You laugh at nothing, low and easy And I forget what I'd just said

Bridge

We could be anywhere at all This damp step, this cracked old wall And still I'd pick this over palaces Just for the way you say my name

Chorus

Yahya, you make the waiting kind Every plain hour turns fine There's no rush, no clock, no timer Yahya, you're steady on my mind

Outro

Let the lamp above us flicker on We're not going anywhere, love

Verse 1

Rain finds the gutter, slow and sure drips on the tire, cold and pure you never rush what's meant to land you wait it out with steady hands

Pre-chorus

I've watched you hold the quiet part the patient beat inside your heart and it keeps pulling me toward

Chorus

Yahya, you're the calm I trust the drop that finds its way through rust two syllables I love to say Yahya, stay with me, Yahya, stay

Verse 2

The tire fills up drop by drop nobody's told that rain to stop you love like that, unhurried, true that's just the shape of loving you

Bridge

No grand storm, no sudden flood just something steady in my blood you don't perform your love, you live it that's the gift, and I receive it

Chorus

Yahya, you're the calm I trust the drop that finds its way through rust two syllables I love to say Yahya, stay with me, Yahya, stay

Outro

Still that tire waits in the rain still I'd wait on you again

Verse 1

Down on the floorboards a striped rug is waiting for you Softly the light through the door finds its way to you too Somewhere beyond it the house breathes so quiet and slow Nothing can reach you, not tonight, while I'm near you, I know

Chorus

Yahya, my dear one, the dark is a friend in disguise Close now those little and wonderful, wandering eyes Yahya, I'll stay till the morning comes soft through the pane Sleep now, my Yahya, and dream until daylight again

Verse 2

Under the door the light lies like a ribbon of gold Wrapping the room in the warmth that will never grow old You are the reason the quiet feels gentle tonight Curled up and safe while I keep watch beside you till light

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the house settles down with a creak and a sigh Rest now, there's nothing to fear as the hours drift by Let your small breathing grow slow as the stars climb the sky

Chorus

Yahya, my dear one, the dark is a friend in disguise Close now those little and wonderful, wandering eyes Yahya, I'll stay till the morning comes soft through the pane Sleep now, my Yahya, and dream until daylight again

Bridge

Every shadow that falls is only the night pulling near Nothing waits in the dark but the ones who love you right here

Chorus

Yahya, my dear one, the dark is a friend in disguise Close now those little and wonderful, wandering eyes Yahya, I'll stay till the morning comes soft through the pane Sleep now, my Yahya, and dream until daylight again

Outro

Somewhere that ribbon of light will keep watch when I don't Sleep now, my own one, held safe in the glow that it brought

Verse 1

A small moth turns in circles round the green glass lampshade's glow and the letters wait unopened in their quiet little stack but nothing in this room tonight has anywhere to go so rest your head and let the whole wide world sit back

Pre-chorus

The light is low, the house is still, your breathing settles slow and everything that worried you has nowhere left to go so close your eyes, my darling, and let the quiet grow

Chorus

Yahya, the night is holding you like something rare and dear sleep now, the dark is gentle and it means no harm at all there's not a single shadow here that wants to bring you fear Yahya, I'll stay beside you till the morning starts to call

Verse 2

The moth will circle softly till the green light starts to dim and the letters on the table will still be waiting there but you don't need to carry what tomorrow brings with him tonight there's only stillness and the warmth of this one chair

Pre-chorus

The light is low, the house is still, your breathing settles slow and everything that worried you has nowhere left to go so close your eyes, my darling, and let the quiet grow

Chorus

Yahya, the night is holding you like something rare and dear sleep now, the dark is gentle and it means no harm at all there's not a single shadow here that wants to bring you fear Yahya, I'll stay beside you till the morning starts to call

Bridge

Whatever waits unopened on the table by the door can wait a little longer while you drift and dream some more

Chorus

Yahya, the night is holding you like something rare and dear sleep now, the dark is gentle and it means no harm at all there's not a single shadow here that wants to bring you fear Yahya, I'll stay beside you till the morning starts to call

Outro

The moth will settle somewhere soft when the green light fades to grey and you will still be treasured when you wake to greet the day

Verse 1

The garden holds its breath while every leaf turns soft and grey Out where the tomato vines are curling round the old wood bench Somewhere in that hush the whole wide dark is bowing low to say You are the reason quiet feels like something it can trench

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the garden gather up its light Every drop of dew is holding still to keep you near So let the hush come closer, easy, slow, and hold you tight

Chorus

Yahya, the whole dark garden leans in soft to keep you warm Nothing here can touch you, not the wind and not the rain You are held the way the roots are held beneath the quiet lawn Sleep now, little Yahya, let the night say your name again

Verse 2

Somewhere past the fence the last of daylight folds itself away Leaving just the shine of water sitting still on every leaf You are tucked in safer than the softest thing could ever say Nothing in this whole wide garden holds a single trace of grief

Bridge

Let the bench sit empty while the dark wraps round your bed Every hour that passes only draws you closer still to sleep

Chorus

Yahya, the whole dark garden leans in soft to keep you warm Nothing here can touch you, not the wind and not the rain You are held the way the roots are held beneath the quiet lawn Sleep now, little Yahya, let the night say your name again

Outro

The dew will still be shining when the morning finds the bench You are already held, and always will be, little one