Open the Padlock
Style: Piano pop

[Verse 1]
You kept these boxes half your life
stacked up against the mossy wall
behind a lock gone rough with rust
you saved the best of it for all

[Chorus]
Ismail, we found the key tonight
open the padlock, step into the light
we came to sing and raise a cheer
Ismail, glad that you are here

[Verse 2]
You never made a show of it
the way you love comes quiet, true
the timber leans but still it holds
the way that we hold on to you

[Pre-chorus]
So let the candles catch and blaze
let every voice here find its place
we are not waiting one more breath

[Chorus]
Ismail, we found the key tonight
open the padlock, step into the light
we came to sing and raise a cheer
Ismail, glad that you are here

[Bridge]
Whatever you have carried far
however heavy, here you are
and every year you stack up high
just makes us love you more, not less

[Chorus]
Ismail, we found the key tonight
open the padlock, step into the light
we came to sing and raise a cheer
Ismail, glad that you are here

[Outro]
The lock swings loose, the walls stay strong
so happy birthday, carry on

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