Songs for Annabelle

Verse 1

Muddy shoes piled by the door Under the old wooden mirror Every pair tells its own story But you're the one who makes it clearer

Pre-chorus

Every year you come round again Bringing that light we all need So let the whole house sing it now

Chorus

Annabelle, Annabelle, ring that bell We're so glad that you were born Every year you cast your spell Brighter than a summer morn

Verse 2

You leave your mark on every room Footprints trailing down the hall We wouldn't trade the mess you bring You mean the world to us, that's all

Chorus

Annabelle, Annabelle, ring that bell We're so glad that you were born Every year you cast your spell Brighter than a summer morn

Bridge

However far you ever roam This house still knows your name We'll keep the light on, keep it warm And greet you just the same

Chorus

Annabelle, Annabelle, ring that bell We're so glad that you were born Every year you cast your spell Brighter than a summer morn

Outro

So kick your shoes off by the mirror We're so glad you're here to stay

Verse 1

Brown paper parcels on the table String and tags however we are able Every single one says something true Nobody could love you like we do

Pre-chorus

Something in this kitchen's turning golden We keep the good years, never olden So let the whole room lift and swell

Chorus

Annabelle, the candles all for you Nobody rings a room like you do Whatever year this is, we tell You're still our favourite, Annabelle

Verse 2

Ribbons tangled, nobody minds Some gifts wrapped a dozen times We just wanted reasons to stay near Wanted to make you smile all year

Pre-chorus

Something in this kitchen's turning golden We keep the good years, never olden So let the whole room lift and swell

Chorus

Annabelle, the candles all for you Nobody rings a room like you do Whatever year this is, we tell You're still our favourite, Annabelle

Bridge

Cut the cake, forget the mess Nobody here loves you any less Every knot we tied by hand Was just to say we understand

Chorus

Annabelle, the candles all for you Nobody rings a room like you do Whatever year this is, we tell You're still our favourite, Annabelle

Outro

Leave the parcels where they land We'd wrap the whole world in your hand

Verse 1

Old shears hang above the shed Rusted now but never dead Some things wear their years so well Just like you do, Annabelle

Pre-chorus

Every year still finds you shining No cloud finds you stop trying Tonight the whole room's leaning in

Chorus

Annabelle, light up this place Nobody wears a warmer face You're the story we love to tell Happy birthday, Annabelle

Verse 2

The wood has gone a mossy green Softest thing you've ever seen Time can bend but never break What you build and what you make

Pre-chorus

Every year still finds you shining No cloud finds you stop trying Tonight the whole room's leaning in

Chorus

Annabelle, light up this place Nobody wears a warmer face You're the story we love to tell Happy birthday, Annabelle

Bridge

Here's to the ones who stayed so true Here's to the ones who love like you Raise a glass, let the candles swell

Chorus

Annabelle, light up this place Nobody wears a warmer face You're the story we love to tell Happy birthday, Annabelle

Outro

The old shears still hang on strong Just like you, Annabelle, all year long

Verse 1

Two cups sit on the platform Both of them going cold One is yours, one is mine This is the story they told

Pre-chorus

I could stand here for hours Not minding the train being late Something in me keeps waiting For you to look my way

Chorus

Annabelle, you steady my hands You make the waiting feel small Nothing about this is grand Annabelle, I'd wait through it all

Verse 2

You laugh at something small And the whole platform feels warm I've loved you in quiet moments I've loved you through every storm

Chorus

Annabelle, you steady my hands You make the waiting feel small Nothing about this is grand Annabelle, I'd wait through it all

Bridge

No one else makes me feel this Simple and sure and true There's no big word for it Just me, choosing you

Chorus

Annabelle, you steady my hands You make the waiting feel small Nothing about this is grand Annabelle, I'd wait through it all

Outro

Two cups gone cold on the platform Still, I would sit here with you

Verse 1

A sponge sits on the step yellow against the grey Somebody left it out for you meaning to finish another day

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is grand just what gets left when love is true Small things keep saying it back to

Chorus

Annabelle, you are the constant thing steady when the whole house fell You turn the ordinary into shelter Annabelle, that's a kind of spell

Verse 2

Rain came and went again and nobody moved it in It didn't matter, it dried out fine the way you always begin

Bridge

I keep loving you in the unfinished parts in the chores we never quite complete There's no grand gesture I could tell just this, plain and steady, at your feet

Chorus

Annabelle, you are the constant thing steady when the whole house fell You turn the ordinary into shelter Annabelle, that's a kind of spell

Outro

Somebody will leave that sponge out again and I'll think of you, however far you dwell

Verse 1

I walked out early, thinking of you left my mark where the tide had been gone by evening, washed clean but I keep coming back to you

Pre-chorus

You never asked me to stay this close but here I am, and here I dwell something in you I can't explain

Chorus

Annabelle, you steady me down every step you turn me round nothing fancy, nothing loud Annabelle, you're my only ground

Verse 2

You don't need the tide to prove it you're still here when the water's gone some things don't wash off with dawn you and I, we just keep moving

Bridge

I've walked with plenty, none like you no one else made the walking swell into something I'd repeat forever just to hear you say my name as well

Chorus

Annabelle, you steady me down every step you turn me round nothing fancy, nothing loud Annabelle, you're my only ground

Outro

The tide comes in and takes my footprints but never once has it taken you

Verse 1

Somebody left the kitchen light still humming low and blue it spills across the cold tile floor just to keep watch over you every creak has gone to rest and every voice has stilled this whole house breathes around you, safe and warm and filled

Pre-chorus

Nothing in the dark tonight is coming close to you no shadow holds a single thing you ever need to fear just settle deeper into what this quiet night can bring

Chorus

Annabelle, the house is soft and every light is low hush now, little Annabelle, there's nowhere you must go sleep will wrap around you like a blanket pulled up tight Annabelle, I'm watching, you are golden in this light

Verse 2

Out beyond the window frame the whole wide world lies still only crickets hum their tune along the darkened sill you don't have to hold on tight to anything but rest this small and steady moment says that you are truly blessed

Chorus

Annabelle, the house is soft and every light is low hush now, little Annabelle, there's nowhere you must go sleep will wrap around you like a blanket pulled up tight Annabelle, I'm watching, you are golden in this light

Bridge

Let the blue glow be the last thing that you see drift on past it into dreams that wait for only you nothing needs an answer, nothing needs a single sound

Chorus

Annabelle, the house is soft and every light is low hush now, little Annabelle, there's nowhere you must go sleep will wrap around you like a blanket pulled up tight Annabelle, I'm watching, you are golden in this light

Outro

Somewhere the fridge light hums on soft against the floor and you are held here, sleeping, wanted, needing nothing more

Verse 1

Heavy green leaves are brushing soft against your little bed Nodding down slow to watch you while the whole wide sky turns red Nothing will come to trouble you tonight I keep the watch so you can rest your head

Chorus

Sleep now, sleep now, my own Annabelle Every leaf outside is guarding you so well Hush now, the dark is only resting too Annabelle, there's nowhere safer you could dwell

Verse 2

The wind goes gentle when it finds you lying there so still Carrying no chill that could ever climb up over that green sill You are held closer than you'll ever know Wrapped in more love than any hand could tell

Pre-chorus

Somewhere a bird has folded up its wings for the night Somewhere the moon is turning on its low and honest light And here you're closer to it than you know

Chorus

Sleep now, sleep now, my own Annabelle Every leaf outside is guarding you so well Hush now, the dark is only resting too Annabelle, there's nowhere safer you could dwell

Bridge

Whatever the day asked of you, it can wait until it's light You don't have to hold a single worry through the night

Chorus

Sleep now, sleep now, my own Annabelle Every leaf outside is guarding you so well Hush now, the dark is only resting too Annabelle, there's nowhere safer you could dwell

Outro

The leaves will still be there to greet you when the morning comes Softly as they touched you now, so soft this whole night runs

Verse 1

White smoke is rising slow from the cold stone tonight Curling up soft where the chimney stands still You are the warmth that made it, the quiet, the light Sleeping so deep now, so easy to still

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the house has grown heavy with rest The stars have leaned close just to watch you like this And nothing tonight will disturb what is blessed

Chorus

Annabelle, the night has wrapped you soft and slow Somewhere far a quiet bell begins to swell Every breath you take is one I love to know Sleep on, sleep on, my Annabelle

Verse 2

The fire has gone low but the warmth still remains Held in the walls like a hand you can trust Nothing tonight will call you back through the panes Only the hush, only the smoke, only us

Bridge

Somewhere the smoke has curled off into grey And carried the worries of daytime away

Chorus

Annabelle, the night has wrapped you soft and slow Somewhere far a quiet bell begins to swell Every breath you take is one I love to know Sleep on, sleep on, my Annabelle

Outro

The smoke drifts up and the chimney stands still and cold But you are held here, warmer than any story told