Songs for Arabella

Verse 1

Cups left empty on the bench A dropped ticket in the wind Nobody left but the night still hums Because you lit up every inch

Pre-chorus

You turn a tired old fairground gold You make the quiet feel like more So bring the noise back round

Chorus

Arabella, light the whole place up Nobody parties like you, Ella Stand back, let her have the floor Arabella, we can't get enough

Verse 2

You laugh and the crowd leans in You dance like the beat's your own Every ride shuts down at midnight But you never let the fun go home

Chorus

Arabella, light the whole place up Nobody parties like you, Ella Stand back, let her have the floor Arabella, we can't get enough

Bridge

Blow the candles, make the wish Whatever it is, you deserve this

Chorus

Arabella, light the whole place up Nobody parties like you, Ella Stand back, let her have the floor Arabella, we can't get enough

Outro

Cups still empty, ticket blown away But you're the reason we came to play

Verse 1

Dust on the coins still shines Every time the headlights pass You kept them there for years Little proof that light can last

Pre-chorus

Every mile we ever drove Somehow led me back to you Tonight the whole room's leaning in

Chorus

Arabella, light the candles high Every year you shine like Stella Nobody sings a name like this We're all singing, Arabella

Verse 2

Neon flickers on the glass You laugh and it lights the car We were never going far Just glad to know you are

Pre-chorus

Every mile we ever drove Somehow led me back to you Tonight the whole room's leaning in

Chorus

Arabella, light the candles high Every year you shine like Stella Nobody sings a name like this We're all singing, Arabella

Bridge

However far the roads have gone You're the thing that we come home to Raise a glass and raise it loud We are so glad we know you

Chorus

Arabella, light the candles high Every year you shine like Stella Nobody sings a name like this We're all singing, Arabella

Outro

Dust on the coins will keep on shining Long after the headlights pass

Verse 1

Chairs stacked up against the wall Streamers tangled on the hoop You crash in and light the hall Nobody plays it cool near you

Pre-chorus

Somebody's counting candles wrong The whole room's humming one same song Waiting on the beat to drop

Chorus

Arabella, hands up high Two more years and still my favourite noise Every plan falls short of you Stella never had this kind of poise

Verse 2

Someone stole the good balloons You don't care, you steal them back Every joke lands right on cue Nobody here can match your track

Pre-chorus

Somebody's counting candles wrong The whole room's humming one same song Waiting on the beat to drop

Chorus

Arabella, hands up high Two more years and still my favourite noise Every plan falls short of you Stella never had this kind of poise

Bridge

No umbrella big enough To hold how much this room adores you Every year we love you more

Chorus

Arabella, hands up high Two more years and still my favourite noise Every plan falls short of you Stella never had this kind of poise

Outro

Fold the chairs, the party's done But you're the one we'll always run to

Verse 1

Two mittens left out on the rail Damp wool, waiting for the sun You left yours there beside mine Like it was already done

Chorus

Arabella, you are the calm I chose Not the storm, not the noise Stay here, Arabella, close You are still my favourite voice

Verse 2

I never asked you to stay this long You just did, and I let you in No grand words, no big display Just your hand resting on my skin

Pre-chorus

I am not one for saying much But something in me wants to try Before this feeling folds up quiet

Chorus

Arabella, you are the calm I chose Not the storm, not the noise Stay here, Arabella, close You are still my favourite voice

Bridge

Some loves shout to prove they're real Ours just sits, and holds, and stays Like two mittens on a rail Not matching, but built the same

Chorus

Arabella, you are the calm I chose Not the storm, not the noise Stay here, Arabella, close You are still my favourite voice

Outro

Two mittens drying in the air Still there when the rain comes back

Verse 1

A spoon against a mug at dawn Wakes me before the day gets loud Something so small keeps pulling me on You make the quiet feel allowed

Pre-chorus

I never planned to need this much One little sound and I unfold Waiting for you to say enough

Chorus

Arabella, that's the sound I love Small and steady, never needing more You and a spoon and the morning above Arabella, that's what I'm living for

Verse 2

Some days you're quiet, some days you're not Both of them I want to keep Whatever mood the morning brought You're the reason I don't sleep

Bridge

No grand gesture, no big scene Just you, still here, and what that means

Chorus

Arabella, that's the sound I love Small and steady, never needing more You and a spoon and the morning above Arabella, that's what I'm living for

Outro

Long after the coffee's gone cold I'll still hear that spoon, and you, and home

Verse 1

Yellow floor under buzzing light Rows of chairs holding up the night I watched you sleeping in your seat Steady heart and tired feet

Pre-chorus

You never made the waiting hard Held my hand like a worn old card Something I keep close, ready to fall

Chorus

Arabella, you're the calm in the room Bright as morning breaking through gloom No matter the hour, no matter how long Arabella, you're my steady song

Verse 2

Fluorescent hum and vending hum Nothing pretty, but you still come You bring the coffee, bring the light Turn the waiting into something right

Chorus

Arabella, you're the calm in the room Bright as morning breaking through gloom No matter the hour, no matter how long Arabella, you're my steady song

Bridge

Doesn't matter where we sit Doesn't matter how it's lit You make the hardest hours kind You're the peace I always find

Chorus

Arabella, you're the calm in the room Bright as morning breaking through gloom No matter the hour, no matter how long Arabella, you're my steady song

Outro

The lights still hum, the chairs still stand But I am warm, still holding your hand

Verse 1

The oar slips soft into water that has no edges drawing you through the dark like a lullaby's own hand fog wraps the boat while the whole world holds its breath carrying you where the night will help you understand

Pre-chorus

The oar grows quiet as the mist folds soft around you and something warm keeps your small heart beating steady so let the water carry you where sleep is waiting

Chorus

Arabella, hush now, dream beneath the fog's own umbrella rest tonight, for you are held and never alone an oar will guide you gently through the darkest water Arabella, you are loved more than you have known

Verse 2

Every ripple settles soft where the boat has passed hushing all the world into a stillness you can keep no wind will find you, no shadow dares to follow only warmth remains while you drift into your sleep

Pre-chorus

The oar grows quiet as the mist folds soft around you and something warm keeps your small heart beating steady so let the water carry you where sleep is waiting

Chorus

Arabella, hush now, dream beneath the fog's own umbrella rest tonight, for you are held and never alone an oar will guide you gently through the darkest water Arabella, you are loved more than you have known

Bridge

Even when the fog lifts and morning finds its light this same warm hush will hold you steady as before for love does not drift far when the tide pulls low it waits like the oar, patient at your door

Chorus

Arabella, hush now, dream beneath the fog's own umbrella rest tonight, for you are held and never alone an oar will guide you gently through the darkest water Arabella, you are loved more than you have known

Outro

The oar lies still, the water settles into quiet and you drift on, held safe until the morning light

Verse 1

The pendulum swings slow behind the glass door tonight marking time so gently it forgets to bite Somewhere above us a floorboard settles into rest and you are the quiet this whole house loves best

Pre-chorus

The hush is gathering closer, soft as a held breath folding every worry down to something small and safe and all it wants tonight is to carry you to sleep

Chorus

Arabella, close your eyes, the night is holding still Arabella, let it carry you wherever dreams see fit to spill Nothing in the dark tonight will ever ask you why you are safe here, you are loved here, that's the only lullaby

Verse 2

The clock behind the glass keeps its slow and steady beat while the house breathes around you, settling at your feet Every creak upstairs is only the day letting go and you are held here tighter than the dark can ever know

Chorus

Arabella, close your eyes, the night is holding still Arabella, let it carry you wherever dreams see fit to spill Nothing in the dark tonight will ever ask you why you are safe here, you are loved here, that's the only lullaby

Bridge

Long after the pendulum has stopped its steady sway this love around you will not fade away

Chorus

Arabella, close your eyes, the night is holding still Arabella, let it carry you wherever dreams see fit to spill Nothing in the dark tonight will ever ask you why you are safe here, you are loved here, that's the only lullaby

Outro

The pendulum still swings soft behind the glass door and you are the peace this house was waiting for

Verse 1

The fog runs slow along the window's cooling glass while you rest warm against the damp and quiet seat I watch each drop like moments that we'll never let pass this love will keep you soft and safe and sweet

Chorus

Arabella, sleep beneath your own soft umbrella while the hush of evening settles soft and slow Arabella, dream a dream as sweet as Cinderella safe inside this quiet, let the whole world go

Verse 2

The night pulls close a blanket woven out of grey every worry melts like breath upon the pane I hold you softer than the hush after the day nothing in this world could ever cause you pain

Pre-chorus

So let the glass grow soft with every breath you take let every fear dissolve like fog before first light and know that I am here, however long it takes

Chorus

Arabella, sleep beneath your own soft umbrella while the hush of evening settles soft and slow Arabella, dream a dream as sweet as Cinderella safe inside this quiet, let the whole world go

Bridge

Even when the morning wipes the fog from off the glass this warmth will stay however far the day may roam I'll carry you inside this hush long after it has passed and find you always, always, safe and always home

Chorus

Arabella, sleep beneath your own soft umbrella while the hush of evening settles soft and slow Arabella, dream a dream as sweet as Cinderella safe inside this quiet, let the whole world go

Outro

The glass has cleared, but still I feel you resting near Arabella, sleep on, my love will always stay right here