Twelve little gods
[a tender, slow-burning soul-jazz waltz in 6/8 performed live, think sultry songwriter singer meets uplifting baroom soul with a hint of smoky midnight club air with finger-picked guitar and brushed drums]
Twelve little gods
[a tender, slow-burning soul-jazz waltz in 6/8 performed live, think sultry songwriter singer meets uplifting baroom soul with a hint of smoky midnight club air with finger-picked guitar and brushed drums]
Lyrics
Verse 1
Only twelve little gods in the world, my love
Twelve silver doors on an endless floor
Twelve sacred names that the heavens speak of
When they’re sick off silence and begging for more
C to D then E slips up and away
F to, G, then G# starts to pray
A to B, and they circle again
Twelve tiny sparks, but they modulate the flame
Pre-Chorus
The universe is wide, darling, so they say
But it fits in the hush between your heartbeats and mine
Chorus
Oh the wonder of twelve little notes
Spinning whole galaxies out of their throats
Every tear, every sigh, every kiss in the dark
Lives inside one augmented spark
A minor third can break us in two
A major seventh lifts me to you
All they’ve ever done, every song ever played
Is try to spell the sound your name made
Verse 2
Beethoven raged and Bach made them kneel
B.B bent blues till the blue notes could heal
Coltrane chased God through a giant-step cry
A lullaby soft can still make angels lie
That tritone grins like the devil’s best joke
A sweet suspension ties hope round my throat
They’re cherubim, demons, and lovers combined
And they all fall quiet the moment you arrive
Bridge - slow, almost spoken over brushed drums & Rhodes
You…
Out of eight billion hearts or so
And octaves without end
Every combination still bends
Back to the one melody
That hums your name against my skin
Final Chorus - lift it, let the band swell, background vocals like warm breath
So here’s to the wonder of twelve little notes
That learned how to carry the weight of my soul
From the lowest thunder to the highest plea
They keep on climbing, refusing to leave
And as long as these twelve keep dancing through time
I’ll never run out of ways to make you mine
Mine…
Mine…
Outro - just voice and a single repeating piano note, fading
Twelve little gods
And every single one
Kneels when you walk in the room
End