Songs for Alexander

Verse 1

Wet boots piled up by the door Somebody's home, there's mud on the floor Every year this house gets fuller Because you keep coming back for more

Pre-chorus

We been waiting on this day Counting hours, clearing space Something's building, can't you feel it

Chorus

Alexander, light the candles now Nobody fills a room like you somehow We been singing this since sunrise Alexander, take your bow

Verse 2

You leave your mark on every hallway Laughing loud, you never learned to sway Doors stay open when you're near them Because you turned up, brightened the whole day

Bridge

Another year, another reason Every season better with you in it

Chorus

Alexander, light the candles now Nobody fills a room like you somehow We been singing this since sunrise Alexander, take your bow

Outro

Kick your boots off, stay a while This is your night, this is your smile

Verse 1

Wind comes ripping down the shore Cups go flying, who cares more You just laugh and chase them down Turn the chaos into a crown

Pre-chorus

Everybody else just runs and hides You dig your heels in, arms out wide Tonight we're loud for what's inside

Chorus

Alexander, hold the line Every gust, you're doing fine Alexander, own this ground We're the loudest sound around

Verse 2

Storm can take the whole beach chair Take the towels, we don't care You're the one thing standing tall Steady while the rest of it falls

Chorus

Alexander, hold the line Every gust, you're doing fine Alexander, own this ground We're the loudest sound around

Bridge

Let it howl, let it roar We've got you, that's what we're for Blow the candles, blow them out This is what we sing about

Chorus

Alexander, hold the line Every gust, you're doing fine Alexander, own this ground We're the loudest sound around

Outro

Let every cup fly off the sand We're still here, and so you stand

Verse 1

Market's loud, the sun is high Colours rolling, sweet and round You walk through like you own the day Best thing that this town has found

Chorus

Alexander, light the candles now Nobody shines quite like you can Every year you get more golden Alexander, our favourite man

Verse 2

Melons rolling, green and gold Bumping soft beneath the shade That's how my heart feels around you Something warm that will not fade

Pre-chorus

Hands are clapping, count them down Somebody grab the cake and sing We been waiting on this moment

Chorus

Alexander, light the candles now Nobody shines quite like you can Every year you get more golden Alexander, our favourite man

Bridge

However far you roam, you land here Right where the love is thick and true This whole room came for one reason Just to say we're glad it's you

Chorus

Alexander, light the candles now Nobody shines quite like you can Every year you get more golden Alexander, our favourite man

Outro

Sun goes down beyond the awning Still you're the sweetest thing we know

Verse 1

Water beads on the tomato leaf Falls slow to the wooden floor I watch it hang before the fall Like I've watched you before

Chorus

Alexander, you steady my hands Every room feels different with you near I could name you a hundred ways Alexander, say it again, say it clear

Verse 2

You move through the house like quiet rain Never asking to be seen Still I notice every single time You're the calm in between

Pre-chorus

I'm not one for grand old speeches Don't need thunder, don't need flame Just this feeling, steady, patient

Chorus

Alexander, you steady my hands Every room feels different with you near I could name you a hundred ways Alexander, say it again, say it clear

Bridge

No need to shout it from the rooftops This kind of love just sits and stays Drop by drop it fills me up Quietly, through ordinary days

Chorus

Alexander, you steady my hands Every room feels different with you near I could name you a hundred ways Alexander, say it again, say it clear

Outro

Still that leaf holds on to water Still I hold on tight to you

Verse 1

Two mugs steaming on the sill Taxi passing, and we're still You reach over, hand on mine Nowhere else I'd rather find

Chorus

Alexander, hold this morning Let the world outside keep turning You're the calm I keep returning to Alexander, I'm still choosing you

Verse 2

Steam is rising, slow and thin Like the quiet you let me in Cups go cold but we don't move There's a peace I've grown into

Pre-chorus

Something in the way you stay Makes the ordinary day Feel like something I could keep

Chorus

Alexander, hold this morning Let the world outside keep turning You're the calm I keep returning to Alexander, I'm still choosing you

Bridge

Cars will pass and years will too Nothing sudden, nothing new Just this window, just this light Just you, easy in my sight

Chorus

Alexander, hold this morning Let the world outside keep turning You're the calm I keep returning to Alexander, I'm still choosing you

Outro

Two cups cooling on the sill Taxi's gone, but we are still

Verse 1

I pin the socks up one by one and think of how you hold the line steady when the weather turns that quiet strength of yours is mine

Chorus

Alexander, hold on tight the wind can pull but never wins you're the calm inside my storm Alexander, love begins

Verse 2

You laugh at how the pegs all match you say I line them up too neat but you're the one who ties me down in ways that make my whole world sweet

Pre-chorus

Some days the rope goes slack and low some days it holds against the gale either way I'm here with you

Chorus

Alexander, hold on tight the wind can pull but never wins you're the calm inside my storm Alexander, love begins

Bridge

No grand gesture, just this rope just your hand still holding mine through the ordinary weather we keep choosing, every time

Chorus

Alexander, hold on tight the wind can pull but never wins you're the calm inside my storm Alexander, love begins

Outro

The socks dry soft against the line and so do I, still held by you

Verse 1

The moths are pressing soft against the window pane They tap and flutter but they never cause you pain You are curled up warm beneath the heavy quilt And every worry of the day begins to wane

Chorus

Alexander, close your eyes and gently meander Into sleep where every dream feels warm and grander The moths outside will never learn how loved you are Sleep on, my Alexander, my own little commander

Verse 2

I will stay beside you till the candle loses all its glow Watching over dreams that drift and gently ebb and flow You are held more tightly than the moths against the pane And love like this will never, ever let you go

Pre-chorus

So let the hush of evening settle soft as snow let every small concern dissolve and gently go because it's time to sing the name that guards you home

Chorus

Alexander, close your eyes and gently meander Into sleep where every dream feels warm and grander The moths outside will never learn how loved you are Sleep on, my Alexander, my own little commander

Bridge

Even when the whole wide world is quiet and unseen you are the warmest corner of everything I mean

Chorus

Alexander, close your eyes and gently meander Into sleep where every dream feels warm and grander The moths outside will never learn how loved you are Sleep on, my Alexander, my own little commander

Outro

The moths have settled now, and stillness holds the glass and you are safe inside, my Alexander, sleeping soft at last

Verse 1

Faded blue cushions creak beneath the woollen blanket you keep a small, familiar sound that settles you gently to sleep and every breath you take is watched with quiet, steady care you are the calmest thing that fills this whole night air

Chorus

Alexander, close your eyes, the night is soft and slow Stars are low and gentle now, they know just where you go Alexander, you are held, you never sleep alone Warmth surrounds you always, saying you are loved and known

Verse 2

The house grows quiet as the evening settles into rest and something warm is folded gently against your chest though shadows stretch and wander through the corners of the room you're safe inside this quiet, held beneath the rising moon

Pre-chorus

So let the quiet carry every worry far away let the soft dark wrap around you till the break of day and hear how gently love is calling out your name

Chorus

Alexander, close your eyes, the night is soft and slow Stars are low and gentle now, they know just where you go Alexander, you are held, you never sleep alone Warmth surrounds you always, saying you are loved and known

Bridge

No matter how the hours turn, no matter how they roam you are the steady centre of this quiet, sleepy home

Chorus

Alexander, close your eyes, the night is soft and slow Stars are low and gentle now, they know just where you go Alexander, you are held, you never sleep alone Warmth surrounds you always, saying you are loved and known

Outro

The faded blue cushions settle soft beneath the woollen blanket's fold and you sleep on, Alexander, safe and warm and whole

Verse 1

Dust hangs soft in the orange glow that falls down the stairs and something in me settles just from looking at you Even the house grows quiet, as if holding its breath in prayers because every worry I hold turns gentle and true

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the quiet hold you soft and slow feel how safe you are within these walls that know your name let sleep creep in like warmth that never wants to go

Chorus

Alexander, close your eyes and rest tonight let the whole wide world dissolve into soft blue Alexander, you are held here, warm and right and nothing in this dark will ever trouble you

Verse 2

Somewhere beyond the window the night pulls its blanket tight every sound grows soft as if listening for you You are the reason this house feels warm despite the light because holding you close makes every shadow kind and true

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the quiet hold you soft and slow feel how safe you are within these walls that know your name let sleep creep in like warmth that never wants to go

Chorus

Alexander, close your eyes and rest tonight let the whole wide world dissolve into soft blue Alexander, you are held here, warm and right and nothing in this dark will ever trouble you

Bridge

Years may pass and rooms may change and grow unfamiliar and new but this feeling, once given, stays exactly the same for you

Chorus

Alexander, close your eyes and rest tonight let the whole wide world dissolve into soft blue Alexander, you are held here, warm and right and nothing in this dark will ever trouble you

Outro

Dust will hang soft in that orange light long after you're asleep and when it fades to black, my love for you stays deep