Songs for Amelie

Verse 1

Wire fences catch the wrappers Blowing wild across the tarmac Nothing pretty, nothing planned But you make even that feel like something

Chorus

Amelie, the whole room's calling Amelie, we won't stop hollering Nobody lights a room up plainly We love you loud and famously

Verse 2

You turn scraps to celebration Find the shine in this old station Trash can dance if you're around We've seen you do it, you're not tamely built

Pre-chorus

So light the candles, pass the cake Let every voice here rise and shake Because tonight is yours to take

Chorus

Amelie, the whole room's calling Amelie, we won't stop hollering Nobody lights a room up plainly We love you loud and famously

Bridge

However far the wind has carried you We're glad it blew you here to us No fence could ever hold you in You were always meant for more than that

Chorus

Amelie, the whole room's calling Amelie, we won't stop hollering Nobody lights a room up plainly We love you loud and famously

Outro

Let the paper fly on the tarmac We've got everything we need right here

Verse 1

Something's waiting on the step today Porch light on, come what may We wrapped it up the best we could Because knowing you just feels that good

Chorus

Amelie, open up the door We've been saving this for sure Amelie, let the whole street see There's nobody we'd rather have than thee

Verse 2

I set it down before the sun came up Tied the ribbon, filled the cup You are the reason we still do this right Worth the early start, worth the light

Pre-chorus

Every year the feeling grows Every year the joy still shows So here it comes, here's what we've got

Chorus

Amelie, open up the door We've been saving this for sure Amelie, let the whole street see There's nobody we'd rather have than thee

Bridge

Not for what's inside the box But for you, plain and true Steady as the morning clocks We keep coming back to you

Chorus

Amelie, open up the door We've been saving this for sure Amelie, let the whole street see There's nobody we'd rather have than thee

Outro

Leave the porch light burning bright We're glad you walked into our life

Verse 1

Windows steaming from the noise Every voice around this place Something warm is filling up Look what showed up on your face

Pre-chorus

Glass gone soft with all our breath Napkins folded, candles lit We're not waiting one more beat

Chorus

Amelie, the room's for you Every clap keeps time for you Nobody here plays it tamely Because we're wild about you

Verse 2

Somebody drew a heart in fog Traced it slow across the pane You keep pulling us in close Like sunshine chasing off the rain

Bridge

You don't do a thing halfway You never faded, never small Gamely, loudly, famously you We're glad you're here through it all

Chorus

Amelie, the room's for you Every clap keeps time for you Nobody here plays it tamely Because we're wild about you

Outro

Glass still fogged, the night winds down We're glad we get to know you

Verse 1

Rust above and gold below Every board flickers slow I stand still while strangers pour You're the one that I wait for

Pre-chorus

Every name clicks by unclaimed Every minute feels the same Then I hear your steps, and

Chorus

Amelie, you come in from the grey Amelie, the whole hall turns to day Not famously, not for a crowd to see Just quietly, you matter most to me

Verse 2

Trains keep leaving, trains arrive No one else keeps love alive Like you do, plain and true I would know your walk anywhere too

Pre-chorus

Every name clicks by unclaimed Every minute feels the same Then I hear your steps, and

Chorus

Amelie, you come in from the grey Amelie, the whole hall turns to day Not famously, not for a crowd to see Just quietly, you matter most to me

Bridge

I've loved you loudly, I've loved you tamely Loved you steady, loved you gamely No grand sign above the door Just you, walking towards me once more

Chorus

Amelie, you come in from the grey Amelie, the whole hall turns to day Not famously, not for a crowd to see Just quietly, you matter most to me

Outro

The boards still turn, the names still change You're the one thing that stays the same

Verse 1

Toothpaste on the frosted glass Two brushes leaning in one cup Nothing here was built to last But you keep showing up

Pre-chorus

I never asked for permanent I just noticed you were near Now I can't picture living meant

Chorus

Amelie, you steady me There's no one loves me half so well Every mess feels like it's free Amelie, I had to tell

Verse 2

You leave your mark on everything The mirror, and the man I am I used to flinch at lingering Now I don't give a damn

Bridge

Some nights I just watch you sleep And think how far we've come Nothing about this love runs cheap But you make it look like fun

Chorus

Amelie, you steady me There's no one loves me half so well Every mess feels like it's free Amelie, I had to tell

Outro

Two brushes still lean in that cup I'm glad you never cleaned it up

Verse 1

Baskets left open on the lawn Plates going soft in the dew Nobody's rushing to clear this up I'd stay here a while with you

Pre-chorus

You laugh at something small and gone The light is nearly leaving now But I'm not ready to let it go

Chorus

Amelie, the grass is cold But your hand is warm in mine Nothing about this needs to be fixed You make the waiting feel fine

Verse 2

Wine gone warm in the bottle Bread we never got to Some days the loving is just this quiet Some days it's only you

Pre-chorus

You laugh at something small and gone The light is nearly leaving now But I'm not ready to let it go

Chorus

Amelie, the grass is cold But your hand is warm in mine Nothing about this needs to be fixed You make the waiting feel fine

Bridge

No music, no plan, no reason Just you, staying, in the falling light

Chorus

Amelie, the grass is cold But your hand is warm in mine Nothing about this needs to be fixed You make the waiting feel fine

Outro

The baskets are still sitting there But I'm only looking at you

Verse 1

Orange lights are sliding soft across the wet glass tonight Every road we travel finds its way to rest You are held here safely, wrapped in amber light Nothing in the dark outside can touch what's best

Chorus

Amelie, the night is closing gentle round you now Close your eyes, I'm holding all your worry tamely Every mile of dark road leads back home somehow Sleep is calling softly, calling for Amelie

Verse 2

The wipers hum a rhythm slower than a heartbeat Streetlights blink like lanterns guiding you to sleep You don't have to wonder where the morning finds you I will keep the promise that I mean to keep

Pre-chorus

Rain is only rain, and dark is only dark Nothing here can follow past the window's frame So let the hush come nearer, let it leave its mark

Chorus

Amelie, the night is closing gentle round you now Close your eyes, I'm holding all your worry tamely Every mile of dark road leads back home somehow Sleep is calling softly, calling for Amelie

Bridge

You are loved beyond the counting of the lights we pass However far we drive, you're never far from me

Chorus

Amelie, the night is closing gentle round you now Close your eyes, I'm holding all your worry tamely Every mile of dark road leads back home somehow Sleep is calling softly, calling for Amelie

Outro

The orange light still glows across the quiet glass You are home now, and the whole night lets you rest

Verse 1

Little saucers hold their small warm light so gently wax easing down in circles soft and slow you are held the very same way completely safe inside a glow that will not go

Pre-chorus

Every flicker settles lower, sweeter, kinder hush is falling closer round the bed sleep is coming nearer, soft as embers

Chorus

Amelie, the night has you now, easy and warm close your eyes, the dark is only kind nothing here will ever bring you harm Amelie, my quiet heart, my peace of mind

Verse 2

Cotton wicks burn low and never hurry wax pools round them patient, round and true you can rest, there is no need to worry morning waits and it will wait for you

Bridge

Breathe out slow, let every worry loosen shadows only rock you, they don't stay dawn will find you soft as candle cushion

Chorus

Amelie, the night has you now, easy and warm close your eyes, the dark is only kind nothing here will ever bring you harm Amelie, my quiet heart, my peace of mind

Outro

Little saucers dim to nothing, warm and slowly sleep now, love, the light will always keep

Verse 1

Somewhere the soot comes tumbling gently down the old red flue Smoke curls up soft into a sky that's turning deep and blue And you are held here, warm and still, beneath this quiet roof Nothing tonight can touch the peace that's wrapped around you

Pre-chorus

The fire hums low and the whole house settles into sleep Every small sound outside has learned to keep its promise to be sweet So close your eyes, my darling, let the hush come rising deep

Chorus

Amelie, the night has come to hold you close and slow Chimney smoke won't drift so far, it always finds its way home You are loved here, simply, fully, never once tamely Amelie, the dark is only somewhere soft to go

Verse 2

Outside the frost is settling down on rooftops far and near But nothing cold can reach you now, there's nothing here to fear The brick stays warm, the ash lies still, the embers glow just so And you're the reason all this quiet gathers, soft and clear

Chorus

Amelie, the night has come to hold you close and slow Chimney smoke won't drift so far, it always finds its way home You are loved here, simply, fully, never once tamely Amelie, the dark is only somewhere soft to go

Bridge

Every ember dims but never truly goes away Just like the love that's watching over you till break of day

Chorus

Amelie, the night has come to hold you close and slow Chimney smoke won't drift so far, it always finds its way home You are loved here, simply, fully, never once tamely Amelie, the dark is only somewhere soft to go

Outro

The soot will settle, and the smoke will find its quiet rest Close your eyes now, little one, you always were the best