Songs for Amira

Verse 1

Paper plates are flying loose Eight shoes kicking up the lawn You laugh loud and let it loose This whole party keeps you drawn

Chorus

Amira, light the candles now Everybody gather near We're cheering loud, we don't know how Amira, we're so glad you're here

Verse 2

You spin round with cake in hand Icing on your fingertips Nobody else could lead this band We just follow where you skip

Pre-chorus

We've been waiting on this day Voices rising, hands held tight Say the word and we'll all sway

Chorus

Amira, light the candles now Everybody gather near We're cheering loud, we don't know how Amira, we're so glad you're here

Bridge

You make us braver, warmer, true There's no adorer quite like you We'd cross a field just chasing you

Chorus

Amira, light the candles now Everybody gather near We're cheering loud, we don't know how Amira, we're so glad you're here

Outro

Plates still spinning on the breeze We're glad we get to love you, please

Verse 1

A crate tips over by the door Six oranges go running free One candle catches on the draught You laugh and chase them round for me

Pre-chorus

Somebody grab the nearest one Hold it up and make a toast Because tonight is yours the most

Chorus

Amira, light the candle bright Every year you shine still clearer Roll the oranges through the room Nobody's ever felt this dearer

Verse 2

The band strikes up a crooked tune Somebody's dropped their cake again You just laugh and wave it off You always make the mess worth it then

Pre-chorus

Somebody grab the nearest one Hold it up and make a toast Because tonight is yours the most

Chorus

Amira, light the candle bright Every year you shine still clearer Roll the oranges through the room Nobody's ever felt this dearer

Bridge

You've been the reason we all showed up The warmth we keep on coming near Six little suns roll round the floor But you're the one that we hold dear

Chorus

Amira, light the candle bright Every year you shine still clearer Roll the oranges through the room Nobody's ever felt this dearer

Outro

The candle gutters, one last spark One orange rolling straight to you

Verse 1

Boxes stacked against the wall Confetti stuck to mud and all Nobody planned it looking clean We just came to see you shine

Pre-chorus

Something's building in this room Every light is aimed at you Count it down before it's true

Chorus

Amira, turn the whole night up Nobody here is holding back You make the ordinary clearer Amira, we all showed up for you

Verse 2

Paper crowns and broken chairs Somebody's speech nobody can hear Doesn't matter, we're all here Watching how you steal the year

Pre-chorus

Something's building in this room Every light is aimed at you Count it down before it's true

Chorus

Amira, turn the whole night up Nobody here is holding back You make the ordinary clearer Amira, we all showed up for you

Bridge

Every year gets closer, not further away You get louder, brighter, harder to replace Nobody else could hold this room like this

Chorus

Amira, turn the whole night up Nobody here is holding back You make the ordinary clearer Amira, we all showed up for you

Outro

Boxes still against that wall Confetti settling where you stand

Verse 1

My coffee's going cold again Your phone lights up the wood I watch it buzz and wonder Wonder if you're feeling good

Pre-chorus

Two tables, same old story Both of us stirring slow Something's pulling me nearer

Chorus

Amira, you're the reason I sit here No cup can hold what I feel I'd cross this whole room for you, Amira You're the only thing that's real

Verse 2

Your name lights up my screen now I leave my seat behind Walking slow but sure of something You've always been on my mind

Chorus

Amira, you're the reason I sit here No cup can hold what I feel I'd cross this whole room for you, Amira You're the only thing that's real

Bridge

Doesn't matter how long we've known this New or old, it feels the same Every quiet moment finds you I keep coming back to your name

Chorus

Amira, you're the reason I sit here No cup can hold what I feel I'd cross this whole room for you, Amira You're the only thing that's real

Outro

Two cups sit there, going cold I'm already halfway home to you

Verse 1

Two umbrellas, tips touching down Water pooling where we found Just this small and simple thing Somehow you make my whole world round

Pre-chorus

I've walked through storms alone before Never knew what standing still was for Now you're here and I'm reaching for

Chorus

Amira, you are the one I'm sure of Steady hand when the sky won't clear up No one else has ever come this near Amira, you're the one my heart adores of

Verse 2

Every drop that hits this ground Falls the same, no special sound But you standing close to me Turns the ordinary to something crowned

Bridge

I don't need the rain to stop Long as you're not letting go Whatever this life has got I want you there, I want you close

Chorus

Amira, you are the one I'm sure of Steady hand when the sky won't clear up No one else has ever come this near Amira, you're the one my heart adores of

Outro

Let the water keep on falling This is home, this is worth staying for

Verse 1

The umbrella leans against the wall Two shoes sit drying in the hall You shake the damp out of your hair I love the quiet that we share

Pre-chorus

Nothing grand about this room Just you, unhurried, out of the gloom And something in me wants to stay

Chorus

Amira, you make the small hours dearer Every time you're near me, I'm nearer Amira, no one has ever been clearer You're the one thing I keep coming nearer to

Verse 2

We don't say much, we don't need to Your hand still cold finds mine, on cue The kettle clicks, the porch light dims I love you in these ordinary whims

Bridge

Some loves shout and some loves roar Mine just waits behind the door Content to watch you settle in

Chorus

Amira, you make the small hours dearer Every time you're near me, I'm nearer Amira, no one has ever been clearer You're the one thing I keep coming nearer to

Outro

The umbrella's dry against the wall And I'd choose you through it all

Verse 1

The lamp burns low across your sleeping knees tonight Wool threads are catching every bit of amber glow I wrap you up so nothing dims your gentle light You are the softest thing this quiet house will know

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the day slip out beyond the door Your breathing slows and settles like a tide going still There is nothing left for you to carry anymore

Chorus

Amira, sleep is coming soft and slow and near Nobody in this whole wide world could love you clearer Rest your head, there's nothing in the dark to fear With every year that passes you grow only dearer

Verse 2

The small lamp hums a colour warm as honeyed thread It never asks a thing of you, it just stays lit I'll keep it burning gently right beside your bed So even in your dreaming you can still feel it

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the day slip out beyond the door Your breathing slows and settles like a tide going still There is nothing left for you to carry anymore

Chorus

Amira, sleep is coming soft and slow and near Nobody in this whole wide world could love you clearer Rest your head, there's nothing in the dark to fear With every year that passes you grow only dearer

Bridge

Whatever colour morning brings will find you held No corner of the night was ever yours to fear alone

Chorus

Amira, sleep is coming soft and slow and near Nobody in this whole wide world could love you clearer Rest your head, there's nothing in the dark to fear With every year that passes you grow only dearer

Outro

The lamp will dim to nothing while you drift so deep and free Still wrapped in every warm thread that was ever spun for thee

Verse 1

A slow gold light slides over the whitewashed wall tonight turning the quiet room from shadow into glow you watch it drift like something soft is guarding you and this is all the world you need to know

Chorus

Amira, sleep is close and softly falling now nothing in the dark can find you here hush now, let the hours turn without a sound Amira, you are held, you are so dear

Verse 2

Every ten seconds the light comes round again brushing the wall like a hand that will not stop you do not need to watch to know it's coming back so let your eyes grow heavy, let them drop

Pre-chorus

Somewhere a warmth is keeping every worry small breath by breath the night is growing kind so let the last light settle you to sleep

Chorus

Amira, sleep is close and softly falling now nothing in the dark can find you here hush now, let the hours turn without a sound Amira, you are held, you are so dear

Bridge

Nothing asks anything of you now, only rest the whole wide night has gathered round to keep you safe

Chorus

Amira, sleep is close and softly falling now nothing in the dark can find you here hush now, let the hours turn without a sound Amira, you are held, you are so dear

Outro

Somewhere the light still sweeps the wall so slow and gold sleep now, Amira, you are held, you are known

Verse 1

Let the oars rest easy, their work for today is done Rock here beside me, my quietest, dearest one Every ripple that reaches you is soft and slow This is the calm little harbour where you always go

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, the water has grown so still Nothing will wake you, nothing ever will Just this gentle drifting, closer than a hill

Chorus

Amira, sleep is calling soft and low Wrapped in warmth the whole night through Nobody holds you nearer than I do There is no harbour dearer than you, Amira, too

Verse 2

You are the reason the ripples learn to hush Held in a stillness no wind could ever rush Every wooden rib holds warmth against the chill And you are the reason this small boat stays still

Chorus

Amira, sleep is calling soft and low Wrapped in warmth the whole night through Nobody holds you nearer than I do There is no harbour dearer than you, Amira, too

Bridge

Drift now, drift further, past the edges of the day Nothing can follow you, nothing will stay You are the calmest water I have ever known

Chorus

Amira, sleep is calling soft and low Wrapped in warmth the whole night through Nobody holds you nearer than I do There is no harbour dearer than you, Amira, too

Outro

Rest now, the oars are still against the wooden hull Sleep now, my dearest, the night is warm and full