Songs for Alice

Verse 1

Chairs stacked up beside the wall Socks are tumbling, having a ball But you're the one that makes it shine Turning washday into good time

Pre-chorus

Every ordinary thing you touch Somehow ends up meaning much So let the music start to rise

Chorus

Alice, Alice, light of the room Chasing away any kind of gloom Nobody spins joy like you do We're all so glad we get you

Verse 2

Drum keeps turning, round and round That's the rhythm, that's your sound You take the mess and make it sweet You put the bounce in every beat

Chorus

Alice, Alice, light of the room Chasing away any kind of gloom Nobody spins joy like you do We're all so glad we get you

Bridge

Another year, still shining through Room full of hearts that love you Nothing fancy, nothing grand Just you, dancing, hand in hand

Chorus

Alice, Alice, light of the room Chasing away any kind of gloom Nobody spins joy like you do We're all so glad we get you

Outro

Let the chairs stay stacked tonight You're the one that's burning bright

Verse 1

Streetlights turn the snow to gold Footprints leading straight to you Every step feels like a story Written down in something true

Chorus

Alice, light the whole street up Nobody shines quite like you do We come out to walk beside you Alice, happy birthday to you

Verse 2

You leave your mark on everything Quiet, but it always shows Warm against the coldest evening Brighter than the falling snow

Pre-chorus

So let the glasses lift up high Let every candle catch the light Tonight is yours, so hold it tight

Chorus

Alice, light the whole street up Nobody shines quite like you do We come out to walk beside you Alice, happy birthday to you

Bridge

However far the roads may bend We'll always find our way to you This town remembers who you are And loves you like it always knew

Chorus

Alice, light the whole street up Nobody shines quite like you do We come out to walk beside you Alice, happy birthday to you

Outro

The snow will melt, the lights will fade But we'll still follow where you've been

Verse 1

Steam is rattling the tin walls Something's building, about to spill Little stove can barely hold it That's how we feel when you're here still

Pre-chorus

Turn the heat up, watch it climb Every year gets louder still We've been waiting on this time

Chorus

Alice, Alice, hear it sing You're the noise that fills the place Not one ounce of quiet malice Just the warmth in your whole face

Verse 2

You could light a room from nowhere Half asleep you're somehow bright Every year we gather closer Just to catch some of your light

Bridge

Let it whistle, let it climb Pour it out for one more year Nobody fills a kitchen finer Nobody we'd rather have here

Chorus

Alice, Alice, hear it sing You're the noise that fills the place Not one ounce of quiet malice Just the warmth in your whole face

Outro

Steam still rising, kettle's calling This is how we say your name

Verse 1

Rain comes through the shelter roof Drips on the green vinyl seat Still you never once said proof Just took the space beside my feet

Pre-chorus

You don't need the sky to clear You just sit with me right here And that's the thing I'm leaning into

Chorus

Alice, you're the calm in all this No storm has ever made you leave Some folks run when the weather's callous You just hand me your sleeve

Verse 2

Water pools beneath our shoes We don't move to find the dry Nothing here we stand to lose You just laugh and wonder why

Pre-chorus

You don't need the sky to clear You just sit with me right here And that's the thing I'm leaning into

Chorus

Alice, you're the calm in all this No storm has ever made you leave Some folks run when the weather's callous You just hand me your sleeve

Bridge

I've seen you steady when it's hard I've seen you soft when no one's watching Every version, unguarded or armoured Is the one I keep on choosing

Chorus

Alice, you're the calm in all this No storm has ever made you leave Some folks run when the weather's callous You just hand me your sleeve

Outro

Let the roof keep leaking slow I'm not going, and you know

Verse 1

Brown leaves are pressed beneath the bench Stuck there through every kind of weather You settled into me like that And we have held on close together

Pre-chorus

I never needed fireworks Just this, just steady, just you here And now I feel it building

Chorus

Alice, you are the quiet part The part that never asks for praise No malice in the way you love Just Alice, staying through the days

Verse 2

Some things get buried and forgotten Left under wood and turning cold But you stayed close, you did not scatter You are the warmest thing I hold

Chorus

Alice, you are the quiet part The part that never asks for praise No malice in the way you love Just Alice, staying through the days

Bridge

I am not chasing something better I found it sitting right beside me

Chorus

Alice, you are the quiet part The part that never asks for praise No malice in the way you love Just Alice, staying through the days

Outro

Let the leaves keep gathering under I will still be here, holding you

Verse 1

A mug of steam beside the peel morning light on everything real you hum a tune while you move round I love the way that mornings feel

Chorus

Alice, you make the plain days shine this quiet love of yours is mine no palace could hold half this good Alice, I'm glad that you are mine

Verse 2

You leave the peel there every day some little proof you came this way I keep the mug still warm for you there's nothing here I'd trade away

Pre-chorus

I've known some love that turned to malice I've seen it fade like steam from chalice but what we've got just keeps on growing

Chorus

Alice, you make the plain days shine this quiet love of yours is mine no palace could hold half this good Alice, I'm glad that you are mine

Bridge

No callous words, no walls between just you and me and in between the smallest things become the most when you're the one I'm standing near

Chorus

Alice, you make the plain days shine this quiet love of yours is mine no palace could hold half this good Alice, I'm glad that you are mine

Outro

The mug goes cold, the peel stays sweet I'd know your steps in any street

Verse 1

Dark water slides so slowly over smooth grey stones tonight Every ripple learns to whisper as it travels out of sight You are held the way the river holds its light Soft and slow and certain, safe until the morning bright

Chorus

Alice, the water moves so gentle just for you Nothing in this night will ever touch or trouble you Alice, the dark is only resting, calm and true Sleep now, sleep now, love is all that's pulling you through

Verse 2

Somewhere beneath the current, stones are turning smooth and slow You are turning softer too, with every breath you know There is nothing out there waiting, nothing you should fear below Only quiet water moving where the gentle currents go

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and feel the stillness gathering like a tide Let the hush of night surround you, warm and open wide Somebody is here beside you, watching, always on your side

Chorus

Alice, the water moves so gentle just for you Nothing in this night will ever touch or trouble you Alice, the dark is only resting, calm and true Sleep now, sleep now, love is all that's pulling you through

Bridge

No harm can reach you where the slow deep water flows You are loved beyond the measure that the river knows

Chorus

Alice, the water moves so gentle just for you Nothing in this night will ever touch or trouble you Alice, the dark is only resting, calm and true Sleep now, sleep now, love is all that's pulling you through

Outro

The water settles now, and so do you, so still, so slow Sleep, my love, and let the quiet river gently hold you close

Verse 1

The lamp burns low and yellow over books nobody's read tonight Its quiet gold is spilling soft across the sleepy floor You are the reason this whole room feels warm and right You are the one I'm watching for, the one I'm keeping safe for

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hush come rolling in like tide Nothing in the dark tonight is bigger than my love I will stay right here with you until the morning light

Chorus

Alice, sleep, the whole wide night is holding you so gently Nothing here can touch you, nothing here can bring you harm You are loved beyond what any song could ever tell you plainly Alice, rest, you're wrapped up warm inside my arm

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window all the stars are keeping watch for you Every little breath you take is safe inside this room You don't have to carry anything the whole night through Just let go and drift away, there's nowhere you need to move

Bridge

Hush now, nothing here will ever ask you to be brave You can simply rest tonight, there's nothing left to prove

Chorus

Alice, sleep, the whole wide night is holding you so gently Nothing here can touch you, nothing here can bring you harm You are loved beyond what any song could ever tell you plainly Alice, rest, you're wrapped up warm inside my arm

Outro

The lamp will glow here softly till the morning finds you waking Sleep now, little one, there's nothing in this night worth breaking

Verse 1

Outside the glass the small drops hold an orange light so gently Warmth finds its way through cold and settles soft and slowly You are the reason this whole quiet house breathes easy Nothing tonight can touch you, nothing move you, sent gently

Chorus

Alice, the night is only kindness folding round you now Rest in the hush that никогда means to harm you, love, somehow Sleep is a door that opens onto morning light Close your eyes, Alice, you are held, you are allowed

Verse 2

Every small drop upon the pane holds its own tiny glow Just like the warmth I feel for you, quiet and slow You do not have to keep your eyes open to be loved Rest now, let the whole wide dark be soft and low

Pre-chorus

Somewhere a lamp is burning low and steady through the cold Its light comes gentle through the glass the way love always told Let your breathing slow to match the hush that's taking hold

Chorus

Alice, the night is only kindness folding round you now Rest in the hush that never means to harm you, love, somehow Sleep is a door that opens onto morning light Close your eyes, Alice, you are held, you are allowed

Bridge

Not one small drop upon that glass is ever truly alone Warm light finds each one softly, calling it home You are the warmest thing this quiet room has ever known

Chorus

Alice, the night is only kindness folding round you now Rest in the hush that never means to harm you, love, somehow Sleep is a door that opens onto morning light Close your eyes, Alice, you are held, you are allowed

Outro

The lamp still glows small and orange, steady past the glass Sleep now, Alice, morning comes gentle, and this night will pass