Songs for Amber

Verse 1

Cups go flying off the ride Nobody cares, we're all inside The whole platform shakes tonight You laugh and pull us all outside

Chorus

Amber, light the whole room up Grab a cup and hold it up We came here just for you Amber, we won't ever give you up

Verse 2

You climb the highest seat there is Screaming like the world is his No, wait, it's yours, it's always been This whole loud night is your business

Pre-chorus

Count it down, here comes the noise Every voice picks up its poise Hands go up like we're the ones

Chorus

Amber, light the whole room up Grab a cup and hold it up We came here just for you Amber, we won't ever give you up

Bridge

You could clamber up the sky We'd still be stood here shouting why Why we love you, plain and loud No candle needed, you're the light

Chorus

Amber, light the whole room up Grab a cup and hold it up We came here just for you Amber, we won't ever give you up

Outro

Cups still tumble down the track We're not done, we're calling you back

Verse 1

Wrappers spin across the sand Catching light against the chairs Something in the way you laugh Turns the whole day into cheers

Pre-chorus

Everybody feels it now The warmth you bring where you appear So let the candles start to glow

Chorus

Amber, this is your day shining Nobody could ever dim your glow We are lucky just to know you Amber, let the whole room know

Verse 2

Chairs are dragged out to the shore Metal legs sunk in the sand Every year you gather us Right here close, right where we stand

Pre-chorus

Everybody feels it now The warmth you bring where you appear So let the candles start to glow

Chorus

Amber, this is your day shining Nobody could ever dim your glow We are lucky just to know you Amber, let the whole room know

Bridge

However far the years may climb You still light up every face Nothing dims a joy like yours You were always worth this space

Chorus

Amber, this is your day shining Nobody could ever dim your glow We are lucky just to know you Amber, let the whole room know

Outro

Wrappers still roll down the sand We are glad you're here to stay

Verse 1

Sunlight finds the old ceramic bowl Flour drifts down, soft and whole You always turn a mess to art Somehow you light the whole room's heart

Pre-chorus

Every year you bring this glow Something in you we all know Grows brighter than the candles' show

Chorus

Amber, kitchen full of noise and cheer You're the reason we all gathered here Amber, hear us shout it, hear us clamber Nobody shines quite like you, Amber

Verse 2

Hands all covered up in white You laugh and make the whole thing right Nothing fancy, nothing planned Just love rising in your hands

Pre-chorus

Every year you bring this glow Something in you we all know Grows brighter than the candles' show

Chorus

Amber, kitchen full of noise and cheer You're the reason we all gathered here Amber, hear us shout it, hear us clamber Nobody shines quite like you, Amber

Bridge

Blow the candles, make the wish Sweetest thing since that first dish We keep coming back for this You and all that warmth you give

Chorus

Amber, kitchen full of noise and cheer You're the reason we all gathered here Amber, hear us shout it, hear us clamber Nobody shines quite like you, Amber

Outro

Bowl still sits out in the sun Here's to you, another one

Verse 1

My bare heels rest on the rug Damp wool, and the fire low You reach and pull the blanket snug This is the only place I go

Pre-chorus

I have loved you in the loud years I have loved you in the still Every version quiets my fears

Chorus

Amber, you are the room I stand in Steady as the floor beneath Amber, you're the truth I'm banking on Long after all the noise leaves

Verse 2

You laugh and the whole house softens I forget what I was afraid of Some nights we say nothing often And that's still enough love

Pre-chorus

I have loved you in the loud years I have loved you in the still Every version quiets my fears

Chorus

Amber, you are the room I stand in Steady as the floor beneath Amber, you're the truth I'm banking on Long after all the noise leaves

Bridge

Nothing about this needs to be bigger No grander word will do I just want to stay a little longer However long I'm given, with you

Chorus

Amber, you are the room I stand in Steady as the floor beneath Amber, you're the truth I'm banking on Long after all the noise leaves

Outro

My heels still rest where they landed Warm now, and not alone

Verse 1

Water running, nothing but the sound Small cups holding, nothing coming down You keep the peas from slipping through That's how I know what you can do

Pre-chorus

You never make a show of it Just steady hands and quiet grip And that's the thing that pulls me in

Chorus

Amber, you hold on so well Nothing slips through, I can tell Every small thing, safe with you Amber, that's the truest true

Verse 2

I've watched you fix what others drop Never rushing, never stop You catch the weight before it falls I love you for the smallest calls

Bridge

Some love is loud, some love is fast Yours just stays and yours just lasts No grand design, no need to clamber Just you, steady, plain as amber

Chorus

Amber, you hold on so well Nothing slips through, I can tell Every small thing, safe with you Amber, that's the truest true

Outro

Still the water's running clear Still you're holding what I hold dear

Verse 1

Streetlamp catches the wet road gold Lime branches hang low and slow You walk quiet beside me here I feel more than these eyes show

Pre-chorus

I have said it plain before But the saying never gets old So let me say it once more

Chorus

Amber, I chose you, and I choose you still No one else could ever compare Every road we walk feels like the first one Amber, I am glad you are there

Verse 2

Rain has stopped but the light stays Puddles hold it soft and long Same as how you hold my mind Long after the moment's gone

Chorus

Amber, I chose you, and I choose you still No one else could ever compare Every road we walk feels like the first one Amber, I am glad you are there

Bridge

Some loves shout, mine just stays Quiet as this street tonight You are the reason I slow down You are why I trust the light

Chorus

Amber, I chose you, and I choose you still No one else could ever compare Every road we walk feels like the first one Amber, I am glad you are there

Outro

The lime trees will drop their leaves But I will still be here, loving you

Verse 1

The stripes on your rug are turning soft and gold While the hallway light comes low and warm and slow You are wrapped in everything this house can hold And nothing in the dark below can touch you, no

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, the whole wide house is breathing with you now Every corner settling into hush and calm Let the quiet gather round and show you how

Chorus

Amber, the light is low and you are held so near Sleep is just a door that opens soft and slow Nothing in this house will ever bring you fear Amber, you are safe wherever dreams may go

Verse 2

Somewhere down the hall a gentle glow is spilling in Falling on the floor like it was made for you Every little shadow softens, thin as skin Nothing here would ever want to trouble you

Chorus

Amber, the light is low and you are held so near Sleep is just a door that opens soft and slow Nothing in this house will ever bring you fear Amber, you are safe wherever dreams may go

Bridge

Rest your head, the night has nothing left to prove Every breath is carrying you gently on

Chorus

Amber, the light is low and you are held so near Sleep is just a door that opens soft and slow Nothing in this house will ever bring you fear Amber, you are safe wherever dreams may go

Outro

The rug still glows a little as the house grows still Sleep now, love, the light will keep you safe until

Verse 1

Little bubbles drift across the water, soft and slow Warm against the porcelain, watching how they go You are wrapped in something gentler than the light Sleepy eyes are heavy now, ready to let go

Chorus

Amber, close your eyes and let the day go still Nothing in this whole wide world can come to bring you ill You are held here, safe and warm, however far you wander Amber, sleep will find you soft as any calm you'll ever feel

Verse 2

You watch the last small bubble settle near your hand Never once afraid of how the water starts to still Everything around you slows to meet your quiet breath Nothing needs to hurry now, no reason and no plan

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the ripples smooth away to nothing Feel how every worry of the day has come undone Sleep is only waiting, warm and close and calling you

Chorus

Amber, close your eyes and let the day go still Nothing in this whole wide world can come to bring you ill You are held here, safe and warm, however far you wander Amber, sleep will find you soft as any calm you'll ever feel

Bridge

Rest now, little one, the water's gone to grey and calm Nothing here can reach you, nothing here can come to harm

Chorus

Amber, close your eyes and let the day go still Nothing in this whole wide world can come to bring you ill You are held here, safe and warm, however far you wander Amber, sleep will find you soft as any calm you'll ever feel

Outro

The bubbles all have gone to sleep beneath the quiet water Rest now, Amber, you are held till morning finds you softer

Verse 1

Far past the pines where the dark grows so deep and so still one small light keeps on glowing, low and warm and slow that is how you are held, even when the night feels big you are the light that someone follows home, you know

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the whole wide forest fall to quiet let your breathing find the rhythm of the trees and know that you were never lost inside the dark at all

Chorus

Amber, you're the window glowing gold against the black nothing in the night could ever dim your name you are found, you are held, you are never far from love Amber, you will always burn the same

Verse 2

The wind may move the branches but it cannot touch the flame and nothing in the shadows wants to do you harm you can close your eyes now, let the whole dark forest turn you were always meant to be this warm

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the whole wide forest fall to quiet let your breathing find the rhythm of the trees and know that you were never lost inside the dark at all

Chorus

Amber, you're the window glowing gold against the black nothing in the night could ever dim your name you are found, you are held, you are never far from love Amber, you will always burn the same

Bridge

Sleep now, there is nothing you need carry through the dark every root and branch stands quiet, keeping watch till light

Chorus

Amber, you're the window glowing gold against the black nothing in the night could ever dim your name you are found, you are held, you are never far from love Amber, you will always burn the same

Outro

Somewhere past the pines that light is burning steady still and it will still be burning when you wake