Songs for Aisha

Verse 1

Wind comes rattling down the fence line Cups go tumbling, leaves take flight You just laugh and grab your cider Turn the whole yard into light

Pre-chorus

Somebody's tuning up a fiddle Somebody's counting out the years But all we're waiting on is you

Chorus

Aisha, Aisha, come stand near us Let the tarmac shake tonight Nobody here would trade this moment Aisha, you're the reason, you're the light

Verse 2

Yellow leaves are chasing shadows Nobody minds the chill at all You've got half the yard still dancing Long after the last leaf falls

Chorus

Aisha, Aisha, come stand near us Let the tarmac shake tonight Nobody here would trade this moment Aisha, you're the reason, you're the light

Bridge

Every year we string these lights again Every year you make them brighter still Blow out every candle that you're given Know we mean it, every single wish we spill

Chorus

Aisha, Aisha, come stand near us Let the tarmac shake tonight Nobody here would trade this moment Aisha, you're the reason, you're the light

Outro

Let the paper cups blow further We'll still find you in this light

Verse 1

Muddy posts wrapped up in foil Low sun catching all that spoil You called it a proper stadium We laughed until we lost the ball

Pre-chorus

Every year you make it golden Turn the ordinary bold and Something in the air is building

Chorus

Aisha, light the whole pitch up Nobody fills a room like you No one else could be the feature Aisha, we don't want to grow up

Verse 2

You gave the goalposts crowns of tinsel Made a cold day feel essential Somehow you turn mud to magic Your kind of joy is consequential

Chorus

Aisha, light the whole pitch up Nobody fills a room like you No one else could be the feature Aisha, we don't want to grow up

Bridge

Here's to another lap around the sun Here's to you, the only one Whatever field we're standing on

Chorus

Aisha, light the whole pitch up Nobody fills a room like you No one else could be the feature Aisha, we don't want to grow up

Outro

Silver wrappers catch the light Happy birthday, shine tonight

Verse 1

Tickets flutter by the gate Bulbs flick on, we cannot wait Every face turns towards the glow But mine keeps turning back to you, you know

Pre-chorus

Something's building in the queue Every string of light spells you So let the gate swing open wide

Chorus

Aisha, the night was made for you Turnstile spinning, bulbs breaking through Nobody lights a room like you can We're all just glad to know your plan

Verse 2

Your laugh gets louder near the ride You pull us all in, side by side Whatever line we're standing in Feels like the best place to begin

Chorus

Aisha, the night was made for you Turnstile spinning, bulbs breaking through Nobody lights a room like you can We're all just glad to know your plan

Bridge

Another year, another gate We'd wait in line, we'd always wait Just for a chance to walk beside you

Chorus

Aisha, the night was made for you Turnstile spinning, bulbs breaking through Nobody lights a room like you can We're all just glad to know your plan

Outro

The bulbs will dim, the gate will close But you're the brightest thing we know

Verse 1

Foam runs white behind the rail Salt dries slow on my wool sleeve You stand there and I don't fail You're the one thing I believe

Pre-chorus

Wind keeps pulling at your hair I keep holding on to you Nothing else feels half as fair as

Chorus

Aisha, you're the calm inside the storm Every harbour finds its way to you You keep me steady, you keep me warm Aisha, this love is nothing new

Verse 2

Years could pass or just began Doesn't change what's standing here You're the reason I still can Face the water without fear

Chorus

Aisha, you're the calm inside the storm Every harbour finds its way to you You keep me steady, you keep me warm Aisha, this love is nothing new

Bridge

Let the deck rock, let it sway I'm not moving, come what may You're the reason I still stay

Chorus

Aisha, you're the calm inside the storm Every harbour finds its way to you You keep me steady, you keep me warm Aisha, this love is nothing new

Outro

Salt still dries upon my sleeve You're the one I'll always believe

Verse 1

Boots kicked off beside the thermos Dry grey moss beneath us both You pour the tea without a word I know your quiet like an oath

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is loud or new Just the ground and me and you But something's rising, plain and true

Chorus

Aisha, you're the steady kind of good Not a feature, not a passing phase You're the one I choose in quiet rooms Aisha, through the ordinary days

Verse 2

Your hand finds mine without looking Some things don't need to be said We've walked further than most people Still you're the one I want ahead

Bridge

I've loved you loud and I've loved you still This is the still kind, and it's real No performance, just the way I feel

Chorus

Aisha, you're the steady kind of good Not a feature, not a passing phase You're the one I choose in quiet rooms Aisha, through the ordinary days

Outro

Boots by the thermos, resting still This is enough, and always will

Verse 1

Cotton snaps between the walls learning how the wind behaves I stand under it and think of you nothing here is soft, but nothing falls

Pre-chorus

I have watched you hold a storm still watched you steady when you didn't have to and I keep leaning toward that

Chorus

Aisha, you're the calm inside the noise the weight that keeps the wild in place not loud, but never lost, a steady voice Aisha, you're the one I choose to trust

Verse 2

Two brick walls and all this weather and still the line holds everything I've watched things fray that swore they wouldn't you never needed swearing to stay strong

Chorus

Aisha, you're the calm inside the noise the weight that keeps the wild in place not loud, but never lost, a steady voice Aisha, you're the one I choose to trust

Bridge

Some days the wind just wants to take things you stand there like it doesn't scare you I've built my whole idea of safe on how you never move

Chorus

Aisha, you're the calm inside the noise the weight that keeps the wild in place not loud, but never lost, a steady voice Aisha, you're the one I choose to trust

Outro

The wind will keep on pulling at things I'll keep choosing what stays hung

Verse 1

Brown feathers rest so quiet where the window meets the night Candlelight is leaning close to warm your sleepy eyes Nothing here can hurry you, so hold the soft lamplight This little room is holding you as gently as the skies

Pre-chorus

Darkness comes to cover you the way a blanket should Quiet settles on the sill and quiet feels so good Close your eyes and drift along to where the dreams begin

Chorus

Aisha, sleep is calling soft and low Rest inside the candle's gentle glow Nothing in the dark will let you go Aisha, this is all you need to know

Verse 2

Glass is holding one small flame like something safe to keep Wings have folded down to rest, they're settling like you Every little sound tonight is easing into sleep You are wrapped in something warm no shadow can undo

Pre-chorus

Darkness comes to cover you the way a blanket should Quiet settles on the sill and quiet feels so good Close your eyes and drift along to where the dreams begin

Chorus

Aisha, sleep is calling soft and low Rest inside the candle's gentle glow Nothing in the dark will let you go Aisha, this is all you need to know

Bridge

Hush now, let the quiet hold you tight You are loved beyond the edges of the light

Chorus

Aisha, sleep is calling soft and low Rest inside the candle's gentle glow Nothing in the dark will let you go Aisha, this is all you need to know

Outro

Brown feathers rest so still upon the sill tonight Sleep now, little one, you are the softest light

Verse 1

Leaves are brushing soft against the little hood you wear streetlamps drop their shadows down on branches bare nothing in the dark tonight will come to trouble you I am here beside you now, the whole night through

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, the world can wait till morning light let the wind sing quiet songs to you tonight hush now, feel how safe and warm you are

Chorus

Aisha, Aisha, sleep is calling soft and low every shadow on the bark will gently go you are held here closer than the night is deep Aisha, Aisha, drift away to sleep

Verse 2

The lamp above the pathway hums a lullaby of gold wrapping round you warmer than the coming cold every leaf that stirs is whispering you're loved watching over you like stars up high above

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, the world can wait till morning light let the wind sing quiet songs to you tonight hush now, feel how safe and warm you are

Chorus

Aisha, Aisha, sleep is calling soft and low every shadow on the bark will gently go you are held here closer than the night is deep Aisha, Aisha, drift away to sleep

Bridge

Nothing in the quiet dark can ever pull you far you are safer than the softest lantern light held so gently you could rest beneath a star cradled in the hush of this and every night

Chorus

Aisha, Aisha, sleep is calling soft and low every shadow on the bark will gently go you are held here closer than the night is deep Aisha, Aisha, drift away to sleep

Outro

Let the leaves keep brushing soft against the dark you are dreaming safe beneath the shadowed bark

Verse 1

White lace curtains breathe in slow and settle at the sill Rain keeps tapping soft against the glass so calm and still Nothing in the dark tonight can ever reach this room You are held here safe and warm until the morning spills

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the quiet gather round you now Every breath you take is smaller than the last somehow Sleep is coming closer, soft as curtains bowing low

Chorus

Aisha, the night has folded gently over you Rain keeps whispering the only song it ever knew Nothing out there in the dark can find you here Sleep now Aisha, warm and safe the whole night through

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window rain is counting minutes slow Wind is only rocking curtains, nothing else to know You are wrapped in something softer than the falling dark Rest is all this quiet room was ever meant to show

Bridge

Let the rain keep tapping, it will never wake you now Sleep has come to find you, settling soft and slow

Chorus

Aisha, the night has folded gently over you Rain keeps whispering the only song it ever knew Nothing out there in the dark can find you here Sleep now Aisha, warm and safe the whole night through

Outro

Lace will still be drifting when the morning comes to call Sleep now, little one, the rain has said its all