Songs for Aoife

Verse 1

Cardboard plates stacked up too high Frosting sliding, don't ask why Somebody grab a fork quick You made the whole mess worth it

Pre-chorus

We came for cake but stayed for you Every candle burning true So here's the toast we're leaning into

Chorus

Aoife, light the room again Nobody shines like you do, when You laugh, the whole house catches fire Aoife, that's the gift, my friend

Verse 2

Icing on your fingers now Someone's clapping, don't ask how Candles catch and catch the ceiling You're the reason we're all here

Chorus

Aoife, light the room again Nobody shines like you do, when You laugh, the whole house catches fire Aoife, that's the gift, my friend

Bridge

Blow them out and make a wish Not one soul would ever miss This kitchen, loud and full of us Just glad that you exist

Chorus

Aoife, light the room again Nobody shines like you do, when You laugh, the whole house catches fire Aoife, that's the gift, my friend

Outro

Cardboard plates and crumbs remain We'd do this all again

Verse 1

Bulbs are spinning gold and red Wooden counter, coins in hand You just laughed and rolled ahead Best luck charm in all the land

Pre-chorus

Every year you pull us in Close as family, warm as sun Tonight the whole room's cheering, so

Chorus

Aoife, light the counter up Aoife, pour the sunshine round Nobody fills a happy cup Quite like you when you're around

Verse 2

Ring the bell and win a prize You already got the best Something steady in your eyes Makes this whole fairground feel blessed

Bridge

Another year, another spin Every colour bends toward you Hold that flame you carry in We're just glad we get to too

Chorus

Aoife, light the counter up Aoife, pour the sunshine round Nobody fills a happy cup Quite like you when you're around

Outro

Bulbs still flashing, gold and red Happy birthday, Aoife, shine ahead

Verse 1

Somebody stacks the chairs too soon you grab their arm and say not yet the whole hall's buzzing off your energy nobody here could just forget

Pre-chorus

Feel that beat build in the floorboards hear the scrape, the shuffle, the cheer we're all leaning in to tell you

Chorus

Aoife, light the whole room up every face turned to your glow we came here just to hold you close Aoife, you're the reason we know

Verse 2

You spin us round before the chorus laughing loud enough to wake the street every year you make us better you're the pulse under our feet

Bridge

Scrape those chairs into a circle gather close, don't let this fade you're the warmth this whole hall's built on the kind of joy that doesn't trade

Chorus

Aoife, light the whole room up every face turned to your glow we came here just to hold you close Aoife, you're the reason we know

Outro

Chairs get folded, lights go low still your name's the thing we hold

Verse 1

Salt shakers sweating under yellow light Queue shuffling slow on a Friday night Nothing special about the weather But you make the waiting feel right

Pre-chorus

I've counted the ways I could say this Practised it quiet, tried to make it fit But the words keep leaning toward you

Chorus

Aoife, you're the warmth I didn't plan for Steady as a hand I'm reaching for Aoife, in the ordinary moments You're the one that I keep coming back for

Verse 2

You laugh at something on the menu Lean in close so I can see too Small stuff, nothing that should matter But it does, every time it's new

Pre-chorus

I've counted the ways I could say this Practised it quiet, tried to make it fit But the words keep leaning toward you

Chorus

Aoife, you're the warmth I didn't plan for Steady as a hand I'm reaching for Aoife, in the ordinary moments You're the one that I keep coming back for

Bridge

No grand design, no perfect scene Just you beside me, easy and clean This is the whole of what I mean

Chorus

Aoife, you're the warmth I didn't plan for Steady as a hand I'm reaching for Aoife, in the ordinary moments You're the one that I keep coming back for

Outro

Salt on the table, light going low Still here with you, and that's all I know

Verse 1

Steam is holding your face back from me I wipe the glass and wait for you Some things take their own sweet time to show Same as loving you, plain and true

Chorus

Aoife, you're the clear part of my morning Not one thing about you is unsure Aoife, you're what stays when fog is lifting I have never wanted for anything more

Verse 2

I forget my own face half the time But I know yours the second it appears Something steady comes with knowing you It has carried me for years

Pre-chorus

I keep thinking love should be loud But it's just this, quiet and slow A face I trust, coming clear

Chorus

Aoife, you're the clear part of my morning Not one thing about you is unsure Aoife, you're what stays when fog is lifting I have never wanted for anything more

Bridge

No rush, no need to hurry this You've always been worth waiting for

Chorus

Aoife, you're the clear part of my morning Not one thing about you is unsure Aoife, you're what stays when fog is lifting I have never wanted for anything more

Outro

The glass clears slow, and there you are Still the one I'm looking for

Verse 1

Headlights sweep across the glass Miles keep falling as they pass You are quiet, half asleep But I feel how you keep me steady, keep

Pre-chorus

Roads unwind and I don't mind However far we drive tonight Because I'm counting on you being here

Chorus

Aoife, you're the calm in me Steadiest hand I've come to need Every mile I'm glad you're near Aoife, you're the reason I steer

Verse 2

Dashboard glow lights up your face Nothing here I'd want to replace You hum along to some old song And I think, let this drive go on

Chorus

Aoife, you're the calm in me Steadiest hand I've come to need Every mile I'm glad you're near Aoife, you're the reason I steer

Bridge

Doesn't matter where this road leads You're the one steady thing I need Whatever comes, however far

Chorus

Aoife, you're the calm in me Steadiest hand I've come to need Every mile I'm glad you're near Aoife, you're the reason I steer

Outro

Headlights still sweep the dash I'm glad it's you I'm driving past

Verse 1

Somewhere a train is humming low along the iron line Its far away rhythm rocking soft in time with mine You are not going anywhere, you're tucked in safe tonight Wrapped in the hush that follows when we turn off the light

Pre-chorus

Listen how the distance turns that clatter into song Every mile it travels only pulls the quiet long And nothing needs to hurry now, we've got all night to stay

Chorus

Aoife, the dark is only velvet pulled up to your chin Every little sound out there is just the world tucking in Aoife, you are held here closer than you'll ever know Sleep now while the far off train sings soft and slow

Verse 2

The window holds the moonlight like a hand around a flame Steady while the tracks click on and whisper out your name You don't need to answer them, you don't need to wake Just breathe here in the warmth that only sleep can make

Chorus

Aoife, the dark is only velvet pulled up to your chin Every little sound out there is just the world tucking in Aoife, you are held here closer than you'll ever know Sleep now while the far off train sings soft and slow

Bridge

Wherever that train is going, it will not take this room Wherever that train is going, love stays here with you

Chorus

Aoife, the dark is only velvet pulled up to your chin Every little sound out there is just the world tucking in Aoife, you are held here closer than you'll ever know Sleep now while the far off train sings soft and slow

Outro

The tracks go quiet now, the night has settled into you Sleep, small one, the whole wide world is holding you

Verse 1

The lamps go sliding soft and slow across your wool blanket Painting little suns of orange that melt before they land You do not stir at all, you trust the road beneath you Every light that passes over seems to know your name is Aoife

Pre-chorus

The night is wide but you are smaller than its worry Nothing out there gets to touch the warmth I've wrapped you in So let your breathing slow right down, let your small hands loosen

Chorus

Aoife, the whole world dims but you stay golden Sleep now, nobody's letting go of you tonight Streetlamps keep their quiet watch above you There's no safer place tonight than being near Aoife

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window glass the town is turning smaller Rooftops fold away like pages closing on a story You are the only part of it I need to keep watching Even half asleep you're holding all my heart together

Pre-chorus

The night is wide but you are smaller than its worry Nothing out there gets to touch the warmth I've wrapped you in So let your breathing slow right down, let your small hands loosen

Chorus

Aoife, the whole world dims but you stay golden Sleep now, nobody's letting go of you tonight Streetlamps keep their quiet watch above you There's no safer place tonight than being near Aoife

Bridge

Every orange light that passes is a small hand waving goodnight Close your eyes, my love, and let the dark be gentle

Chorus

Aoife, the whole world dims but you stay golden Sleep now, nobody's letting go of you tonight Streetlamps keep their quiet watch above you There's no safer place tonight than being near Aoife

Outro

The lamps will keep on sliding long after you're both dreaming Rest easy now, love, you were carried home safe and warm

Verse 1

Somewhere in the house a small clock keeps on swinging steady as a heartbeat, patient in the dark and under every hush its quiet tune is singing a soft and steady rhythm just to guard your spark

Pre-chorus

Every gentle swing is time drawing you nearer to rest nothing in this house will hurry you or bring you harm so let your eyes grow heavy, you are held and you are blessed

Chorus

Aoife, the whole night leans in soft to hold you warm as the last light before the lamp goes low nothing out there in the dark can ever scold you Aoife, you are the sweetest thing I know

Verse 2

Far off the pendulum keeps swaying slow and steady marking out the minutes with no need to rush or race and every little breath you take, I'm here already watching over stillness settle soft across your face

Chorus

Aoife, the whole night leans in soft to hold you warm as the last light before the lamp goes low nothing out there in the dark can ever scold you Aoife, you are the sweetest thing I know

Bridge

Let the ticking carry you where dreaming waters flow you are loved beyond the hour, further than you know

Chorus

Aoife, the whole night leans in soft to hold you warm as the last light before the lamp goes low nothing out there in the dark can ever scold you Aoife, you are the sweetest thing I know

Outro

Somewhere the small clock swings on, low and slow and true and all it ever counts, my love, is time spent loving you