Songs for Alexis

Verse 1

Warm water spinning round and round Candles waiting, half unfound Something in this house tonight Says we're glad that you're around

Pre-chorus

We been counting down the hours Stacking up the cake and flowers Feels like something's fixing

Chorus

Alexis, light the candles up Pour the cheer in every cup You're the reason we all gather Alexis, fill this whole house up

Verse 2

You walk in and the room gets loud Pull the joy right out of a crowd Nobody sits still near you You make the quiet ones feel proud

Bridge

Another year, you're still the spark Chasing bright into the dark We'll sing it till the neighbours hear However far, however far

Chorus

Alexis, light the candles up Pour the cheer in every cup You're the reason we all gather Alexis, fill this whole house up

Outro

Blow it out, make it count Warm water still, but you're the fount

Verse 1

Dusty brass gleams up above the bar Old glass catching every spark so far Someone filled it up with lit matches You walk in and light the room, no catches

Pre-chorus

We could talk about the year gone by But all we want tonight is one more try To tell you what you mean before you fly

Chorus

Alexis, you're the spark in every room Every candle lit to chase the gloom Nothing here would burn as bright or true We're only here because of you

Verse 2

You never wait for someone else to start You strike the match and warm up every heart We raise our glasses, watch the flames rise high Another year and still that same old shine

Chorus

Alexis, you're the spark in every room Every candle lit to chase the gloom Nothing here would burn as bright or true We're only here because of you

Bridge

However far this year has pulled you thin We're glad tonight to have you here again So let the glasses ring out, let them clash Here's to you, the reason for the flash

Chorus

Alexis, you're the spark in every room Every candle lit to chase the gloom Nothing here would burn as bright or true We're only here because of you

Outro

So let the matches burn down to the end Happy birthday, brightest of our friends

Verse 1

Kitchen floor is bright and loud Plates are stacked beside the fridge You keep laughing in the crowd Pulling every heart in your bridge

Pre-chorus

Somebody's cutting up the cake Somebody's turning up the sound Hold on tight for your sake

Chorus

Alexis, the room lights up for you Every corner knows your name You make the ordinary new Alexis, tonight we feel the same

Verse 2

Candles catching on the tiles Shadows dancing on the wall You collect us with your smiles You're the reason nobody stalls

Chorus

Alexis, the room lights up for you Every corner knows your name You make the ordinary new Alexis, tonight we feel the same

Bridge

Say the word and we'll stay late Nobody's watching for the door You're the one worth all the wait We just want a little more

Chorus

Alexis, the room lights up for you Every corner knows your name You make the ordinary new Alexis, tonight we feel the same

Outro

Paper plates still catch the light We'll toast to you again tonight

Verse 1

Rain is dripping off my coat Leather shoes soaked to the throat Crowd moves past like nothing's there But you catch me everywhere

Pre-chorus

I don't need the noise to stop Don't need weather to be kind I just need to say this now

Chorus

Alexis, you're the steady part of me Nothing but you makes any sense to me Whatever storm the evening brings us You're the calm that always finds us

Verse 2

Strangers hurry, heads all down Nobody sees you in this town But I'd know you in any light Know your walk, your hand, your height

Chorus

Alexis, you're the steady part of me Nothing but you makes any sense to me Whatever storm the evening brings us You're the calm that always finds us

Bridge

Doesn't matter how we started Doesn't matter what's ahead I'm not scared of getting older Long as you're the one I'm with

Chorus

Alexis, you're the steady part of me Nothing but you makes any sense to me Whatever storm the evening brings us You're the calm that always finds us

Outro

Let the rain keep falling down I've got you, I'm home now

Verse 1

I flip through the sleeves in the bin Looking for nothing in particular Then your name comes up again Some things stay, most things scatter

Pre-chorus

I could put this record down Slide it back and walk away But my hand keeps holding on

Chorus

Alexis, you're the one I choose again Every time I think I'm moving on You're the song caught in the cardboard Alexis, you're the one I lean upon

Verse 2

Cardboard boxes full of names Half forgotten, half still bright You're the one I don't misplace You're the one I hold too tight

Bridge

Other people come and go like weather Sliding out and sliding back again But you're the one I keep together Not by chance, but because I choose

Chorus

Alexis, you're the one I choose again Every time I think I'm moving on You're the song caught in the cardboard Alexis, you're the one I lean upon

Outro

I'll keep flipping through forever Knowing you're the one I'll find

Verse 1

I walked in fields I thought were wild Until I felt you standing there Something in me bent, then settled Like grass that learns the weight it bears

Pre-chorus

I used to move so I stayed guarded Now I'm slower, out in the open Something in me wants to say it

Chorus

Alexis, you're the weight I lean on Steady as a hand on my chest You're the quiet after all the noise is gone Alexis, you're the one I trust the best

Verse 2

You don't ask me to be different You just stay while I unbend No performance, no persuading Just this calm that has no end

Chorus

Alexis, you're the weight I lean on Steady as a hand on my chest You're the quiet after all the noise is gone Alexis, you're the one I trust the best

Bridge

I'm not asking where this goes I just know I'm glad you're here Some things don't need a reason Some things just get clear

Chorus

Alexis, you're the weight I lean on Steady as a hand on my chest You're the quiet after all the noise is gone Alexis, you're the one I trust the best

Outro

The grass stays bent long after I'm still leaning, still in love

Verse 1

A steady white beam moves so slowly across the wall tonight Circling soft and low like it knows just where you are Nothing out there needs you, nothing pulls you from the light You are held here closer than the closest thing, closer than far

Pre-chorus

Let the hush come in and settle on your chest Every worry folds down small and drifts to rest Sleep is only love that's learned to hold you best

Chorus

Alexis, the dark is only midnight's gentle lens Nothing in this room could ever hurt or vex us Sleep now, let the quiet be your only recompense Nothing in this whole wide world could touch Alexis

Verse 2

The night moves slow tonight, unhurried, warm and kind Wrapping round your shoulders like a blanket made of hush You don't have to hold a single worry in your mind Just let the soft light carry you where dreams begin to rush

Chorus

Alexis, the dark is only midnight's gentle lens Nothing in this room could ever hurt or vex us Sleep now, let the quiet be your only recompense Nothing in this whole wide world could touch Alexis

Bridge

You are the calm at the centre of this house Breathing slow and steady while the whole world settles down

Chorus

Alexis, the dark is only midnight's gentle lens Nothing in this room could ever hurt or vex us Sleep now, let the quiet be your only recompense Nothing in this whole wide world could touch Alexis

Outro

The light still sweeps so gently, watching over where you lie Sleep on, you are the safest thing beneath this quiet sky

Verse 1

Somewhere down the hallway a small brass heart is ticking soft behind a door that keeps on gently clicking and nothing in this house would ever let you fall you are held here closer than the quiet on the wall

Pre-chorus

The ticking slows the whole wide world to one small steady sound and every worry you were holding sets its weight back down so let your eyes grow heavy now, there's nothing to be found but

Chorus

Alexis, sleep is soft and it is yours tonight hushed as the hallway, warm as the fading light nothing will trouble you, nothing will touch or vex us rest easy now, you steady heart, my own Alexis

Verse 2

The house breathes slow around you like it's holding you in place every shadow softens when it settles on your face you don't have to keep watch, there is nothing you must guard the whole night's only purpose is to hold you soft and hard

Bridge

Whatever spins beyond these walls can wait outside till morning only stillness and your breathing get to have the floor tonight

Chorus

Alexis, sleep is soft and it is yours tonight hushed as the hallway, warm as the fading light nothing will trouble you, nothing will touch or vex us rest easy now, you steady heart, my own Alexis

Outro

Somewhere down the hallway that same small heart keeps ticking soft and slow and certain, never once forgetting you

Verse 1

The wet leaves shiver out there in the dark and blowing air But nothing wild can find you, nothing rough can reach you here The window holds the night back, gentle as a closing hand You are warmer than the whole world knows, curled soft without a care

Pre-chorus

Let the branches toss and turn where the cold wind loves to roam Every gust that rattles glass will never touch this home Close your eyes now, Alexis, let the hush begin to grow

Chorus

Alexis, hush now, the night is holding you tight Nothing outside in the wind can dim this small light You are the calm in the middle of the storm Alexis, sleep soft, you'll be safe until light

Verse 2

Somewhere a leaf is falling, spinning loose from its old tree But you are held so gently, rooted deep as anything can be The dark outside is only weather, passing by and gone by morning And you are certain, steady, warm as anyone could be

Bridge

Let the wind ask questions at the glass all night You don't have to answer, you can just breathe light Whatever shakes the branches out beyond this room Never gets to touch the quiet where you sleep

Chorus

Alexis, hush now, the night is holding you tight Nothing outside in the wind can dim this small light You are the calm in the middle of the storm Alexis, sleep soft, you'll be safe until light

Outro

Let the leaves keep trembling, soft against the pane You are already home, and home will always remain