Songs for Aiden

Verse 1

Cups went tumbling down by the lock Chasing nothing, catching no clock Mud on our shoes and we didn't care You were the one who made it stop

Pre-chorus

Every year drags something good in Every year you're worth the din So light your candles, here we go

Chorus

Aiden, Aiden, lift your glass We've been waiting all year to laugh Nobody fills a room like you Aiden, this whole day's yours at last

Verse 2

You laugh loud and you mean it whole Steady hands on somebody's soul We forget the mud on the bank When you're the warmest thing that we know

Chorus

Aiden, Aiden, lift your glass We've been waiting all year to laugh Nobody fills a room like you Aiden, this whole day's yours at last

Bridge

Blow it out, make the wish count Let us carry the whole amount Of everything you've given us Back to you, back to you now

Chorus

Aiden, Aiden, lift your glass We've been waiting all year to laugh Nobody fills a room like you Aiden, this whole day's yours at last

Outro

Cups still tumble by the lock But you're the one who stopped the clock

Verse 1

The gym lights hummed and dimmed chairs stacked against the wall damp brick behind the hoops but you outshone it all

Chorus

Aiden, the room still holds your name long after the game is done Nobody leaves a night like this Aiden, not while you're the one

Verse 2

We folded up the chairs stacked them two by two but nobody wanted to go home not with the night holding you

Pre-chorus

So here's to another year here's to the noise you make here's to the reason we're still here

Chorus

Aiden, the room still holds your name long after the game is done Nobody leaves a night like this Aiden, not while you're the one

Bridge

Every hall goes quiet eventually every light clicks off somewhere But you're the kind that lingers warm in the cold gym air

Chorus

Aiden, the room still holds your name long after the game is done Nobody leaves a night like this Aiden, not while you're the one

Outro

Stack the chairs against the wall we'll leave the light on you

Verse 1

Dusk is falling, gold and slow Ticket stubs begin to blow Under the turnstile, spinning free That's the kind of joy you bring to me

Chorus

Aiden, Aiden, light the night Every candle burns for your light We came running, we came laden Just to sing this song for Aiden

Verse 2

Gates swing open, let you through Every good thing waits on you Music rising, feet don't stop Tonight the whole block hits the top

Pre-chorus

Feel that drumbeat in your chest You were built to be the best Hold your hands up, here it comes

Chorus

Aiden, Aiden, light the night Every candle burns for your light We came running, we came laden Just to sing this song for Aiden

Bridge

No candle burns as bright as you Nothing we say could ever be untrue We shout it loud so the whole street hears

Chorus

Aiden, Aiden, light the night Every candle burns for your light We came running, we came laden Just to sing this song for Aiden

Outro

Tickets scatter, dusk turns blue Still we're here, still loving you

Verse 1

Wind cuts sharp behind that bench Nothing there could make me flinch Two tickets tucked out of the rain You held my hand and did not wrench

Pre-chorus

Funny what a person keeps Small and folded, never sleeps Every part of me still leans

Chorus

Aiden, you're the one I chose Every door that swings and blows Something steady, something true Aiden, that's the way it goes

Verse 2

Cold got in but you stayed put Never once pulled back your foot Some folks run when weather turns You just settled, calm and good

Bridge

Nobody keeps a ticket stub for show It means the night was worth the cold It means I'd choose that bench again Knowing everything I know

Chorus

Aiden, you're the one I chose Every door that swings and blows Something steady, something true Aiden, that's the way it goes

Outro

Still got that windbreak in my mind Still glad that I'm the staying kind

Verse 1

Pebbles drying slow on the sand Nothing here in any rush or planned You pour two cups from the old green flask Some things I never think to ask

Pre-chorus

You make the waiting feel like ease No need to fill it, no need to please I feel the pull before you speak

Chorus

Aiden, you steady every tide in me Aiden, you're the calm I didn't see coming Some loves shout and some loves stay You're the second kind, come what may

Verse 2

Grey sand holds the shape of your feet Every quiet moment feels complete You don't have to reach to hold my hand I already know where I stand

Chorus

Aiden, you steady every tide in me Aiden, you're the calm I didn't see coming Some loves shout and some loves stay You're the second kind, come what may

Bridge

Not every love needs to burn bright Some just sit with you through the night You never needed to prove a thing That's the peace that you bring

Chorus

Aiden, you steady every tide in me Aiden, you're the calm I didn't see coming Some loves shout and some loves stay You're the second kind, come what may

Outro

The pebbles finally dry in the sun Still here with you when the day is done

Verse 1

Dust rising off an old shelf Two thick books nobody moves Some things get left in the quiet That's how I keep loving you

Pre-chorus

I don't need the whole room lit Just the corner where you stay Something in me leans that way

Chorus

Aiden, you're the steady kind Not loud, but never far I found you on the bottom shelf And knew right there you are

Verse 2

You don't ask to be the headline You just sit with me through it Some love shouts to prove it's real Mine just knows and gets on with it

Bridge

Nothing dressed up, nothing rare Just you, plain as morning air I've stopped looking for anything better This is the one thing I keep

Chorus

Aiden, you're the steady kind Not loud, but never far I found you on the bottom shelf And knew right there you are

Outro

Let the dust settle where it wants I'll still be reaching for that shelf

Verse 1

Warm little flame, you are bending so slow tonight Pooling in gold at the edge of the fading light Soft is the hush that is falling around your head Nothing can reach you now, safe in your little bed

Pre-chorus

Hear how the dark leans in only to hum you low Feel how your breathing has started to ease and slow Close now your eyes, let the warmth keep gathering near

Chorus

Aiden, the night is holding you soft and still Nothing will wake you, nothing will, nothing will Aiden, my love is the warmth around your bed Melting so slow and so golden above your head

Verse 2

Deep in the wax the small light is settling round Quiet as breath with no hurry, no far off sound You are the still at the centre of all this glow Held while the hours go drifting so easy and slow

Bridge

Let every worry dissolve like a wick burned low Sleep is a pool that will carry you soft and slow

Chorus

Aiden, the night is holding you soft and still Nothing will wake you, nothing will, nothing will Aiden, my love is the warmth around your bed Melting so slow and so golden above your head

Outro

Sleep now, small flame, let the last of the light grow dim Warm in the wax, you are held, you are safe within

Verse 1

A thin line of gold is creeping across the floor tonight Slipping past the curtains just to find you where you lie Soft and slow it travels, taking all the time it needs Nothing in this room would ever dare to hurry it, or you

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the day slip out behind the door There is nothing waiting for you but the quiet and the dark So let your breathing follow mine, a little slower now

Chorus

Aiden, the whole wide house is holding still for you Nothing in the dark tonight could ever reach this bed Sleep is not so far away, just past that golden line Rest now, Aiden, you are the safest thing I know

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window there are stars we cannot see Hidden by the curtains, saving all their light for day But you don't need them shining, you have all you need right here Warm beneath the blankets, wrapped in everything that's dear

Chorus

Aiden, the whole wide house is holding still for you Nothing in the dark tonight could ever reach this bed Sleep is not so far away, just past that golden line Rest now, Aiden, you are the safest thing I know

Bridge

Let the hours move without you, they will still be here at dawn You don't have to hold them, only let them drift on by

Chorus

Aiden, the whole wide house is holding still for you Nothing in the dark tonight could ever reach this bed Sleep is not so far away, just past that golden line Rest now, Aiden, you are the safest thing I know

Outro

That gold will still be waiting when you open up your eyes Sleep now, small one, safe inside this quiet, golden line

Verse 1

The brass turns cold and quiet at the top of the stair Soft feet on carpet, coming just to check you're here Nothing in this house is moving faster than a breath You are held so gently, wrapped in all this care

Chorus

Aiden, close your eyes now, let the night come soft and slow Nobody could love you more than you are loved, you know Aiden, in the hush, you're the safest thing I've made Sleep will hold you steady till the morning light has stayed

Verse 2

The handle turns so slowly, not a whisper, not a sound Every door tonight is closing gently all around You don't need to wonder if the dark has room for fear There is only warmth here, only quiet, only you

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window the whole wide world lies still Nothing needs your worry, nothing needs your will Just this breath, this blanket, this one small and steady thrill

Chorus

Aiden, close your eyes now, let the night come soft and slow Nobody could love you more than you are loved, you know Aiden, in the hush, you're the safest thing I've made Sleep will hold you steady till the morning light has stayed

Bridge

However far you wander when the years begin to run You'll always be the quiet at the closing of the day However dark it gets, you'll always be the one

Chorus

Aiden, close your eyes now, let the night come soft and slow Nobody could love you more than you are loved, you know Aiden, in the hush, you're the safest thing I've made Sleep will hold you steady till the morning light has stayed

Outro

The brass has gone still now, the stairs have gone to rest You are the whole reason this quiet house is blessed