Songs for Anthony

Verse 1

Cups go flying down the platform Neon boards all blink and warm us You come running through the noise Bring the sparks and bring the joy

Pre-chorus

Every year you show up louder Every year we love you harder Count it down, here comes the sound

Chorus

Anthony, you light the station up Nobody else can fill a room like this Anthony, we're shouting out your name You make the ordinary feel like company

Verse 2

Wind can't touch the noise we're making Boards are down but we're not waiting You're the reason we all came Cake and chaos, same old game

Chorus

Anthony, you light the station up Nobody else can fill a room like this Anthony, we're shouting out your name You make the ordinary feel like company

Bridge

However far you go, you're never far from us However loud it gets, we still hear your laugh Blow the candles, wreck the cake You're worth every mess we make

Chorus

Anthony, you light the station up Nobody else can fill a room like this Anthony, we're shouting out your name You make the ordinary feel like company

Outro

Let the paper cups keep flying You're the reason we're not tired

Verse 1

Steam is rising on the glass Spoons are ringing sweet and clear Something in this little cafe Feels like you when you walk near

Pre-chorus

We could talk till morning light Every story feels like home So let's raise this cup up high

Chorus

Anthony, you're the warmth we came for Anthony, steady, bright and true Not one candle in this whole room Burns as warm as knowing you

Verse 2

You've got a laugh that fills a hallway You've got a way of making room For every soul that finds you lonely You turn their midnight into noon

Chorus

Anthony, you're the warmth we came for Anthony, steady, bright and true Not one candle in this whole room Burns as warm as knowing you

Bridge

Here's to the years behind you Here's to the ones ahead May every table that you sit at Be lit up bright as this instead

Chorus

Anthony, you're the warmth we came for Anthony, steady, bright and true Not one candle in this whole room Burns as warm as knowing you

Outro

The spoons have all gone quiet now But you still light this window through

Verse 1

Oranges rolling off the stall Under canvas snapping free Somehow you're behind it all Bringing colour, bringing company

Pre-chorus

You turn a plain old street to gold You make the quiet crowd feel bold Something's building, can't you see

Chorus

Anthony, the whole stall's cheering Every fruit rolls straight to you Anthony, we're all appearing Just to see what you'll turn to

Verse 2

You catch the ones about to fall Toss them back with an easy grin Nobody asked you to at all That's just the way you've always been

Pre-chorus

You turn a plain old street to gold You make the quiet crowd feel bold Something's building, can't you see

Chorus

Anthony, the whole stall's cheering Every fruit rolls straight to you Anthony, we're all appearing Just to see what you'll turn to

Bridge

Blow out every candle now Let the noise get loud somehow We came for you, and only you So take the cheer, it's overdue

Chorus

Anthony, the whole stall's cheering Every fruit rolls straight to you Anthony, we're all appearing Just to see what you'll turn to

Outro

Oranges still rolling free That's the shape of company

Verse 1

Trolley wheels are rattling on the line Nothing here but you and me Every sound tonight feels like it's mine Since you're the only company

Chorus

Anthony, you steady me down When the whole wide world runs empty Anthony, you're the only one around And still you're plenty

Verse 2

White lines cutting through the dark Nobody's watching, nobody cares I could walk forever in this car park Long as you are always there

Pre-chorus

I don't need the crowd tonight Just this ghost town and your hand You make the silence feel just right

Chorus

Anthony, you steady me down When the whole wide world runs empty Anthony, you're the only one around And still you're plenty

Bridge

No music but the wind and wheels Nothing dressed up, nothing planned This is how real feeling feels Plain and quiet, hand in hand

Chorus

Anthony, you steady me down When the whole wide world runs empty Anthony, you're the only one around And still you're plenty

Outro

Wheels still rattling on the line You're the only company I need

Verse 1

The kettle's gone cold on the side Nobody's said a word in a while I hear you breathing down the line And it still gets me, that easy smile

Chorus

Anthony, I don't need the noise Just the sound of you keeping me company Anthony, this quiet's enough You're the calm that was missing in me

Verse 2

There's a ring on the table from my cup Gone cold same as the tea I could hang up now, call it a night But I like who you are next to me

Pre-chorus

You don't fill up the silence with talk You just stay, and that says enough I feel it building, this steady thing

Chorus

Anthony, I don't need the noise Just the sound of you keeping me company Anthony, this quiet's enough You're the calm that was missing in me

Bridge

Some nights love is loud and bright Some nights it's just you on the line Either way I'm not going anywhere Either way, you're mine

Chorus

Anthony, I don't need the noise Just the sound of you keeping me company Anthony, this quiet's enough You're the calm that was missing in me

Outro

The cup's still there, ring gone dry But I'm still here, and so are you

Verse 1

We built this fire slow tonight stacked the branches till they caught alight smoke is climbing past the trees I watch you kneel beside my knees

Chorus

Anthony, the sparks fly up and land on me you're the warmth I didn't know I'd need every ember finds its way back home Anthony, I'm glad I'm not alone

Verse 2

Pine needles catch and spit and burn you laugh each time the flames take a turn I could watch this half the night just to see you in that orange light

Pre-chorus

The fire's dying down to grey but something in me wants to stay right here, saying what I need to say

Chorus

Anthony, the sparks fly up and land on me you're the warmth I didn't know I'd need every ember finds its way back home Anthony, I'm glad I'm not alone

Bridge

No grand words, just this glow just you and me and embers, burning slow I've loved you plainly, loved you true there's nothing fancy I could add to you

Chorus

Anthony, the sparks fly up and land on me you're the warmth I didn't know I'd need every ember finds its way back home Anthony, I'm glad I'm not alone

Outro

The fire's low but still it glows and I still choose you, still I chose

Verse 1

Raindrops are sliding so slow down the glass tonight Watching them fall while you rest in my arms Frost on the window is catching the low lamp light Nothing can touch you, my love keeps you warm

Chorus

Anthony, hush now, the dark is your friend Close your eyes soft as the rain on the pane Anthony, sleep and let every thought end Warm as the radiator's low humming refrain

Verse 2

Somewhere the wind is just brushing the chimney Ticking and warm is the sound in this room Hearing you breathe is the sweetest small symphony Sleep wraps around you like soft evening bloom

Pre-chorus

Feel how the warmth settles over your chest Rain keeps on tapping so soft and so slow Let it all carry you gently to rest

Chorus

Anthony, hush now, the dark is your friend Close your eyes soft as the rain on the pane Anthony, sleep and let every thought end Warm as the radiator's low humming refrain

Bridge

Every drop on the glass is a whispered goodnight Nothing will wake you, I'm holding you near

Chorus

Anthony, hush now, the dark is your friend Close your eyes soft as the rain on the pane Anthony, sleep and let every thought end Warm as the radiator's low humming refrain

Outro

Rain will keep falling soft down the frosted pane Sleep now, my Anthony, safe here again

Verse 1

The brass lamp turns low and spills its gentle crescent light Across the floorboards where the shadows softly bend There is nothing in this room tonight that means you harm or fright Only quiet, only you, until the darkness ends

Pre-chorus

Let your busy little hands go still upon the sheet Let the day and all its noise dissolve away like foam Close your eyes now, you are held, and everything is sweet

Chorus

Anthony, the light is low and everything is well Nothing in the shadows here, no need to be alone Anthony, I'll stay right here as long as you can tell This room, this glow, this quiet breath, will always be your home

Verse 2

The lampshade hums a colour warmer than a summer sky And paints a slow half moon across the wooden floor Whatever came before tonight, however hard you tried You can rest now, you don't need to carry it anymore

Pre-chorus

Let your busy little hands go still upon the sheet Let the day and all its noise dissolve away like foam Close your eyes now, you are held, and everything is sweet

Chorus

Anthony, the light is low and everything is well Nothing in the shadows here, no need to be alone Anthony, I'll stay right here as long as you can tell This room, this glow, this quiet breath, will always be your home

Bridge

Sleep now, further than the furthest tree, further than the sea Nothing you could dream tonight would ever trouble me

Chorus

Anthony, the light is low and everything is well Nothing in the shadows here, no need to be alone Anthony, I'll stay right here as long as you can tell This room, this glow, this quiet breath, will always be your home

Outro

The lamp will keep its low and steady crescent through the night And you are loved past counting, past the reach of morning light

Verse 1

A candle burns low in its heavy glass jar tonight holding its little flame so steady and so bright wax going soft and slow inside the quiet room you are the warmth I gather to hold you right

Pre-chorus

Outside the rain is falling soft against the glass every worry of the day has finally gone to pass and here you rest while the hours drift so slow and near

Chorus

Anthony, the night is wide but you are held so close the dark won't find you, not the part that matters most sleep now, little one, beneath this calm and steady sky Anthony, you're safer than you'll ever know

Verse 2

The flame burns down so slowly, never in a rush filling up the corners with a golden hush wax pooling soft and warm inside the sturdy jar this is how I hold you, gentle, in no rush

Bridge

Whatever the dark is doing far beyond this room it cannot touch the small and steady light we've grown you are wrapped in something warmer than any flame could be

Chorus

Anthony, the night is wide but you are held so close the dark won't find you, not the part that matters most sleep now, little one, beneath this calm and steady sky Anthony, you're safer than you'll ever know

Outro

The candle's burning low now, soft and slow and true and I will keep the light on, watching over you