Emily

// Tracklist

1. First Pour

   The kettle clicks, the water sighs Five shadows weave around my feet Pixel catches early light While the others cry to eat

   Finchers leads the morning charge Baby Crows is close behind Gizmo’s fastest on his three Clover’s last but doesn’t mind

   In the stillness, in the quiet Before the noise comes rushing through There’s a peace that lives in waiting In the pour, in the morning brew

   Cat cookies measured, bowls laid down A temporary truce is made Now the kettle’s had its say And the grounds begin to fade

   Steam is rising, they’re content Curled on windowsills and floors For a moment, all is settled Five small kingdoms, five small wars

   In the stillness, in the quiet Before the noise comes rushing through There’s a peace that lives in waiting In the pour, in the morning brew

   The world will wake and want its due The hours will fill with sound But right now there’s only this Soft paws on holy ground

   In the stillness, in the quiet Before the noise comes rushing through There’s a peace that lives in waiting In the pour, in the morning brew

   First pour… first light…

2. Worn Sweater Weather

   There’s a sweater in the closet Worn soft at the elbows now It’s seen every year with me And it fits me like a vow

   That’s the way you feel beside me After all these years gone by Comfortable as old cotton No need to wonder why

   This is worn sweater weather Curled up on the couch together Cats between us, movie glowing Nowhere else we need to be going This is worn sweater weather And it just keeps getting better

   We don’t need to fill the silence Let the dialogue play on Your head against my shoulder Another quiet night at home

   Used to think love was a bonfire Burning bright and burning fast Now I know it’s more like embers The kind of warmth that’s built to last

   This is worn sweater weather Curled up on the couch together Cats between us, movie glowing Nowhere else we need to be going This is worn sweater weather And it just keeps getting better

   Some people chase the lightning Some people need the thrill But I found something better In the way we just stay still

   This is worn sweater weather Curled up on the couch together Cats between us, movie glowing Nowhere else we need to be going This is worn sweater weather And it just keeps getting better It just keeps getting better

3. Window Seat

   Rain against the window pane A rhythm that I know by heart The world outside is washing clean And I don’t need to play a part

   Cup of coffee going cold I haven’t moved in half an hour There’s nothing that I need to do Just watching water fall like flowers

   This is all I need right now This window seat, this gentle sound The rain keeps falling, I keep still And everything is as it should be Everything is as it should be

   The neighbors rushing to their cars Umbrellas blooming down the street But I’m in no hurry anymore Got everything I need in reach

   Some days ask you for so much Some days give it all back free Today the sky is doing all the work And I just get to be

   This is all I need right now This window seat, this gentle sound The rain keeps falling, I keep still And everything is as it should be Everything is as it should be

   No place to go No one to be Just the rain And me

   This is all I need right now This window seat, this gentle sound The rain keeps falling, I keep still And everything is as it should be Everything is as it should be

4. Rock City Christmas

   Christmas lights on the overlook Chattanooga down below Breath like ghosts between us Standing in the winter glow

   Hot chocolate and mountain air Music playing somewhere near But the crowd was fading fast Until you were all that’s here

   And the world stood still At the edge of Rock City Christmas lights went dim But your eyes held everything In that moment, just us two I saw forever there in you

   I don’t remember what was playing I don’t remember who walked by Just the cold air on my skin And the whole world in your eyes

   You were holding onto me Like an answer to a prayer And everything I’d ever need Was standing right there

   And the world stood still At the edge of Rock City Christmas lights went dim But your eyes held everything In that moment, just us two I saw forever there in you

   I said “Well, this is it, isn’t it” You smiled and said “Yep” Where seven states connect We made our own connection yet

   And the world stood still At the edge of Rock City Christmas lights went dim But your eyes held everything In that moment, just us two I saw forever there in you I saw forever there in you

5. Finch Watching

   Finchers on the highest shelf Eyes locked on the morning sky Little birds don’t know he’s there They just flutter, flutter by

   He could sit there all day long Tail twitching, whiskers keen Hunting something he can’t have Through the wire and the screen

   Finch watching, dream catching Wanting what you’ll never hold There’s a sweetness in the longing In the stories never told Finch watching, dream catching Some things are better left to wonder Some things you love from the outside And that’s enough, that’s enough

   You’ve got your puffins, I’ve got mine Things we watch but never touch Postcards pinned up on the wall Little loves that mean so much

   Maybe that’s what makes them magic Always distant, always free Finchers knows it in his bones Same as you, same as me

   Finch watching, dream catching Wanting what you’ll never hold There’s a sweetness in the longing In the stories never told Finch watching, dream catching Some things are better left to wonder Some things you love from the outside And that’s enough, that’s enough

   Through the wire, through the glass We all want what we can’t grasp But there’s joy in just the looking Joy in letting moments pass

   Finch watching, dream catching Wanting what you’ll never hold There’s a sweetness in the longing In the stories never told Finch watching, dream catching Some things are better left to wonder Some things you love from the outside And that’s enough, that’s enough

   That’s enough…

6. Last Call

   The day is putting itself to bed The light is getting low Dishes done and doors are locked Nowhere left to go

   This is where I want to be This is where I’ll stay Grateful for the quiet end Of another good day

   Last call, lights down Nothing left to prove Just the two of us And this life we choose Last call, lights down Let the world spin on Everything I need Is right here at home

   Tomorrow there’ll be another dawn Another first pour waiting But right now I’m just sitting here Feeling something worth celebrating

   Nothing big, nothing grand Just the way you smile Just the warmth of knowing Every day’s been worthwhile

   Last call, lights down Nothing left to prove Just the two of us And this life we choose Last call, lights down Let the world spin on Everything I need Is right here at home

   From the first pour to the last call From the morning light to now We built something worth coming home to And I’m grateful, I don’t know how

   Last call, lights down Nothing left to prove Just the two of us And this life we choose Last call, lights down Let the world spin on Everything I need Is right here at home Everything I need Is right here

   Right here at home