Songs for Alaia

Verse 1

Paper plates go chasing down the shore Bucket's cracked but we don't need it more Every mess tonight just makes us grin Because you're the reason we all came in

Pre-chorus

Lights are low but you're the spark Pulling colour out the dark Feel that beat about to drop

Chorus

Alaia, put your hands up high We are dancing till the sand runs dry Alaia, you're the reason here Spin you round another golden year

Verse 2

Wind keeps stealing napkins off the ground You just laugh and turn the music round Nothing ruins nights that you're a part of Every little chaos turns to love

Bridge

Blow the candles, let the sparks fly free Nobody shines the way you shine for me Whatever mess this old year left behind You walked through it glowing every time

Chorus

Alaia, put your hands up high We are dancing till the sand runs dry Alaia, you're the reason here Spin you round another golden year

Outro

Let the plates blow, let the bucket break You're the only thing this party takes

Verse 1

Up on the ledge the gravel was wet Boxes stood damp and leaning in three Nobody knew what waited up there But you climbed it and turned to me

Pre-chorus

You always find the harder road You carry weight and still stand tall Tonight we lay the whole thing down

Chorus

Alaia, we came here for you Every horn is playing your name Nobody else lights up a room Alaia, you burn like a flame

Verse 2

Three boxes waited, nobody moved You were the one who opened them wide Whatever spills out, we will catch it You have never once stepped aside

Pre-chorus

You always find the harder road You carry weight and still stand tall Tonight we lay the whole thing down

Chorus

Alaia, we came here for you Every horn is playing your name Nobody else lights up a room Alaia, you burn like a flame

Bridge

Let the trumpets shake the rafters Let the room stand up and shout This is your one night entirely We are not letting you sit out

Chorus

Alaia, we came here for you Every horn is playing your name Nobody else lights up a room Alaia, you burn like a flame

Outro

Rain on gravel, high on the ledge We will always follow you there

Verse 1

Glass gone soft with breath and heat Windscreen fighting off the cold We were driving through the dark Just to reach you, just to meet

Pre-chorus

Every mile got us closer Hands still shaking on the wheel Then the door flew open wide

Chorus

Alaia, look who made it home Half the town is here to stay We drove through fog to find this room Alaia, this whole night's for you

Verse 2

Candles catching, wax and light You laughed before we sang a note Somebody spilled the cake again Nobody minds, it's still your night

Bridge

However far the roads may run However long the year has been We'd drive it twice to see you grin We'd do it all again, again

Chorus

Alaia, look who made it home Half the town is here to stay We drove through fog to find this room Alaia, this whole night's for you

Outro

Wipe the window, let the light in Here's to you, and here's to more

Verse 1

Two canvas shoes beneath the awning Waiting there like it's the morning I could pick yours out half blind You leave your mark on everything, in kind

Pre-chorus

I don't need the sky to open I just need this door to open And find you standing there, unbroken

Chorus

Alaia, you're the one I choose Not the weather, not the view Just the fact you're always near Alaia, that's the thing I hold most dear

Verse 2

Rain comes down and blurs the street Still I'd know the shape of your feet You never asked to be my proof But you are, plain and simple, that's the truth

Chorus

Alaia, you're the one I choose Not the weather, not the view Just the fact you're always near Alaia, that's the thing I hold most dear

Bridge

No need to shout it from a rooftop Love like this don't ever stop It just sits there, patient, sure Steady as a closed front door

Chorus

Alaia, you're the one I choose Not the weather, not the view Just the fact you're always near Alaia, that's the thing I hold most dear

Outro

Two shoes waiting, side by side That's you and me, that's how we bide

Verse 1

You swing your boots against the stone And I forget what I was saying I only came to sit alone Then you showed up and stayed for staying

Pre-chorus

Nothing about this evening is planned Nothing here needs to be said But something settles when you're near

Chorus

Alaia, you make the quiet kind I never thought I'd learn to love The hush of you still on my mind Alaia, that's enough

Verse 2

The scrape of leather, worn and slow Marks the minutes we're not wasting I like the way you let it go This easy hour we're not rushing

Pre-chorus

Nothing about this evening is planned Nothing here needs to be said But something settles when you're near

Chorus

Alaia, you make the quiet kind I never thought I'd learn to love The hush of you still on my mind Alaia, that's enough

Bridge

I've loved you loud, I've loved you plain I'd choose this over either one No fireworks, no ache, no strain Just you and me and nearly done

Chorus

Alaia, you make the quiet kind I never thought I'd learn to love The hush of you still on my mind Alaia, that's enough

Outro

Someday I'll think of boots on stone And know I was never alone

Verse 1

Fingers tracing a paper cone Under a light that hums too bright You laugh at something small and gone And I forget the time, the night

Chorus

Alaia, you steady me still I found my calm inside your name Alaia, say it and I will Never feel the same

Verse 2

We never needed anywhere grand Just this counter, just this pause You reach and I don't understand How your hand undoes all my flaws

Pre-chorus

I could list a hundred little things But none of them explain What your quiet does to me

Chorus

Alaia, you steady me still I found my calm inside your name Alaia, say it and I will Never feel the same

Bridge

Some loves shout to prove they're true Mine just waits here next to you No grand words, no big design Just you, and the fact you're mine

Chorus

Alaia, you steady me still I found my calm inside your name Alaia, say it and I will Never feel the same

Outro

The light still hums, the night still turns But you're the warmth this whole world earns

Verse 1

A narrow line of yellow light falls soft across the floor Resting there upon the old wool rug so still and warm You watch it fade the way a sleepy little sigh does Nothing in this house tonight can ever bring you harm

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the small light go The dark that comes is kind and moves so slow Everything you need is here, right by your side

Chorus

Alaia, the night is only resting over you Somewhere past the window stars are holding on Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to worry Alaia, sleep is where you're safe till dawn

Verse 2

Shadows on the rug are turning softer than a whisper Breathing slows to match the hush that fills the air You are held here closer than the warmth beneath the blankets Loved here deeper than a small heart knows to care

Chorus

Alaia, the night is only resting over you Somewhere past the window stars are holding on Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to worry Alaia, sleep is where you're safe till dawn

Bridge

Rest now, let the quiet carry all you are Drift beyond the ceiling to the farthest star

Chorus

Alaia, the night is only resting over you Somewhere past the window stars are holding on Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to worry Alaia, sleep is where you're safe till dawn

Outro

That thin line of light has gone but you are golden still Sleep now, love is all that fills this quiet room

Verse 1

Close your eyes now, let the heavy fog roll in soft and slow Nothing out there in the dark can touch you here, you know Somewhere a light is turning, patient, wide and low I will be your steady beam wherever you go

Chorus

Alaia, the night is wide but you are held so near Sleep is only quiet water, nothing here to fear Through the fog and through the hush my love will find you, Alaia Rest now, sweet Alaia, morning always finds you here

Verse 2

Every wave outside is humming you a low and gentle song The dark is just a blanket, soft and endless, drawing long Nothing in this whole wide night could ever do you wrong I will keep the light turned toward you all night long

Pre-chorus

Let your breathing slow to match the tide that pulls and sighs Let the heavy fog roll over all your worries and goodbyes Close your eyes, my love, and feel the warmth that never dies

Chorus

Alaia, the night is wide but you are held so near Sleep is only quiet water, nothing here to fear Through the fog and through the hush my love will find you, Alaia Rest now, sweet Alaia, morning always finds you here

Bridge

No storm can ever reach the place where you are lying now Somewhere far off a light keeps turning, making its slow vow

Chorus

Alaia, the night is wide but you are held so near Sleep is only quiet water, nothing here to fear Through the fog and through the hush my love will find you, Alaia Rest now, sweet Alaia, morning always finds you here

Outro

Sleep now, the fog is soft and the light still turns for you Close your eyes, Alaia, I am here the whole night through

Verse 1

The kettle's gone quiet but I still feel it glowing near you and that small flame is nothing next to what I owe you the hum in the dark is soft and low and steady this whole house breathes slower now that you're ready

Pre-chorus

Let your shoulders sink and let your fingers loosen let the last of daylight leave you without any reason just the warmth still folded soft around your name

Chorus

Alaia, the night has come to hold you every quiet corner of this house was made to fold you Alaia, nothing here will wake you only stillness now, and love enough to make you

Verse 2

Somewhere in the kitchen the copper's turning cooler and I am standing near you like a patient old fool watching how your breathing finds its own slow rhyme matching every hush of this unwinding time

Pre-chorus

Let your shoulders sink and let your fingers loosen let the last of daylight leave you without any reason just the warmth still folded soft around your name

Chorus

Alaia, the night has come to hold you every quiet corner of this house was made to fold you Alaia, nothing here will wake you only stillness now, and love enough to make you

Bridge

No clock is ticking loud enough to matter no far off sound can climb this high or scatter only the dark, and only my low humming only you here, and morning slowly coming

Chorus

Alaia, the night has come to hold you every quiet corner of this house was made to fold you Alaia, nothing here will wake you only stillness now, and love enough to make you

Outro

The kettle sits forgotten, its little light gone dim but you are warm and held and never far from him