Songs for Zion

Verse 1

Dust rises off the cardboard sleeve Every crate has one I won't leave Fingers stop right where you are Some things you just believe

Pre-chorus

I've kept this one through every move Nothing's ever made me lose The feeling I go home to

Chorus

Zion, you're the song I know by heart Not the loudest, just the start You're the needle finding groove Zion, you're my quietest, truest part

Verse 2

Some records skip, get warped with age Yours never turns a worn out page Metal crate and battered spine Still the sound I can't erase

Pre-chorus

I've kept this one through every move Nothing's ever made me lose The feeling I go home to

Chorus

Zion, you're the song I know by heart Not the loudest, just the start You're the needle finding groove Zion, you're my quietest, truest part

Bridge

Not new, not old, just steady and true There's no version I'd trade for you Every scratch just proves we're real No polish could ever do

Chorus

Zion, you're the song I know by heart Not the loudest, just the start You're the needle finding groove Zion, you're my quietest, truest part

Outro

The dust still rises when I reach You're the one worth keeping near

Verse 1

Rain is finding every seam but you stand steady like a beam water runs and slides away nothing here can make you sway

Pre-chorus

I've watched you hold the weight before never asking for the score something's rising, I can't wait

Chorus

Zion, you're the calm I'm tryin' to find shelter built from your own kind water slides but you stay near I would choose you, rain or clear

Verse 2

Canvas stretched but never torn you're the shape that I was born looking for, without a name now I say it, feel the same

Pre-chorus

I've watched you hold the weight before never asking for the score something's rising, I can't wait

Chorus

Zion, you're the calm I'm tryin' to find shelter built from your own kind water slides but you stay near I would choose you, rain or clear

Bridge

Let the whole storm keep on comin' under you I'm safe from drownin' every drop just proves it true

Chorus

Zion, you're the calm I'm tryin' to find shelter built from your own kind water slides but you stay near I would choose you, rain or clear

Outro

Rain still falls on yellow ground but I have never felt so found

Verse 1

I break the twigs down small so the flame can hold and grow I keep this fire for you the way I've always known

Pre-chorus

Some loves burn fast and gone some loves need tending slow I'm not done building this

Chorus

Zion, you're the warmth I choose the ember I keep low you're steady when I'm tryin' the reason I don't go

Verse 2

Ash falls soft and grey where the stones have gone half black you laugh across the smoke and I don't want it back

Pre-chorus

Some loves burn fast and gone some loves need tending slow I'm not done building this

Chorus

Zion, you're the warmth I choose the ember I keep low you're steady when I'm tryin' the reason I don't go

Bridge

Let the wind come, let it try this fire won't go out tonight I'd feed it every twig I have just to keep you in this light

Chorus

Zion, you're the warmth I choose the ember I keep low you're steady when I'm tryin' the reason I don't go

Outro

Morning comes, the stones are cold but I'm still here, holding you close

Verse 1

A distant whistle calls and fades behind the hill tonight Low thunder rolls along so far, so slow, so out of sight You do not need to fear a single sound beyond this room I'm holding every corner of the dark to keep you soon

Pre-chorus

The whole wide sky is settling low to breathe beside your bed Every far off sound is turning gentle as it's said So let your tired eyes grow heavy, let your held breath go

Chorus

Zion, Zion, you're the calm behind the fading sound Nothing in this whole night comes to trouble what you've found Zion, close your eyes and let the thunder roll on by You are safe as anything, my quiet little lion

Verse 2

The whistle's just a memory of somewhere far away now You are here, you're warm, you're wrapped in every gentle vow There's nothing in the rumbling that means you any harm I'm keeping you here folded soft inside my arm

Bridge

Let the thunder hush itself to nothing but a hum Let the whole wide night grow still, let morning slowly come

Chorus

Zion, Zion, you're the calm behind the fading sound Nothing in this whole night comes to trouble what you've found Zion, close your eyes and let the thunder roll on by You are safe as anything, my quiet little lion

Outro

That far off whistle's gone now, sunk beneath the hill so slow Sleep on, my quiet one, there's nowhere safer left to go

Verse 1

A sliver of light comes creeping under the door tonight and lays itself so softly on the grey carpet, warm and bright it waits there like it's watching over you as you rest you're held so close and gentle, everything will be alright

Pre-chorus

The house breathes slow around you, settling into the dark every corner soft and quiet, every worry put to rest so let the hush wrap round you as your eyes begin to close

Chorus

Zion, Zion, close your eyes now, let the whole wide world go still you are loved beyond the measure of the highest, gentlest hill hush now, little Zion, nothing here can do you harm sleep so deep and easy, safe inside this quiet, calm

Verse 2

The blankets tuck around you like the softest kind of tide and somewhere down the hallway that same light is standing by it doesn't need to enter, it just stays there, patient, kind the same as love that watches even when it's out of sight

Bridge

Nothing in the shadows, only stillness in the air every breath you're taking says that you are cared for here

Chorus

Zion, Zion, close your eyes now, let the whole wide world go still you are loved beyond the measure of the highest, gentlest hill hush now, little Zion, nothing here can do you harm sleep so deep and easy, safe inside this quiet, calm

Outro

That sliver of light will still be waiting there when morning comes sleep on now, you are held, you are so deeply, dearly loved

Verse 1

The house goes quiet as the last light starts to fade away There's a cold brass rail curving down into the dark below But you don't need to follow it further than my hand I'll keep you closer than the hallway ever seems to know

Pre-chorus

The dark can curl around the stairs and mean no harm at all Every corner of this house is learning how to hush So close your eyes before the quiet has to call

Chorus

Zion, Zion, let the whole wide night grow still Nothing in the shadows here will ever wish you ill You are held so gently, like a breath before the dawn Zion, sleep now, all the worry's gone

Verse 2

Somewhere down that curving rail the darkness starts to bend There's a warmth that travels with you wherever you may roam I will leave a light on low so you can find the end Every step you're tryin' leads you softly back to home

Chorus

Zion, Zion, let the whole wide night grow still Nothing in the shadows here will ever wish you ill You are held so gently, like a breath before the dawn Zion, sleep now, all the worry's gone

Bridge

Even brass grows warm beneath a steady, loving hand Even dark can soften when it knows that you are near

Chorus

Zion, Zion, let the whole wide night grow still Nothing in the shadows here will ever wish you ill You are held so gently, like a breath before the dawn Zion, sleep now, all the worry's gone

Outro

The rail curves down but you are staying safe up here with me Sleep now, Zion, warm and still as morning waits to be