Songs for Aria

Verse 1

Lights are buzzing overhead Cups are spinning in the glare But nothing shines like what you said Nothing catches like you're there

Pre-chorus

Every ordinary thing gets brighter When you walk into the room Feel the night start getting lighter

Chorus

Aria, you light the whole place up Pour it out, we're calling you our own Aria, we're raising every cup Nobody shines the way you've shown

Verse 2

Plastic cups against the wall Spinning fast beneath the light We don't need a thing at all Except for you to make it right

Pre-chorus

Every ordinary thing gets brighter When you walk into the room Feel the night start getting lighter

Chorus

Aria, you light the whole place up Pour it out, we're calling you our own Aria, we're raising every cup Nobody shines the way you've shown

Bridge

Blow the candles, make some noise Let the whole room hear your name Every year that you're around Turns the ordinary into flame

Chorus

Aria, you light the whole place up Pour it out, we're calling you our own Aria, we're raising every cup Nobody shines the way you've shown

Outro

Long after all the lights go still We'll carry how you made us feel

Verse 1

Up on the roof the plates take flight Wind grabs the paper, sends it wide Nobody's fixing that chimney tonight We're too busy dancing at your side

Chorus

Aria, Aria, light up the block Every candle bending toward your name Whole street's spinning like a broken clock Aria, you set the night aflame

Verse 2

Tar paper shining under city light Somebody's shoes are kicking up the dust You turn a rooftop into a night We've been waiting on all year, just for us

Pre-chorus

Count the candles, lose the count Feel the bass line climb and climb Something's building, watch it mount

Chorus

Aria, Aria, light up the block Every candle bending toward your name Whole street's spinning like a broken clock Aria, you set the night aflame

Bridge

Every year you get here somehow Turn the ordinary into wow Nobody throws a spark like you do now

Chorus

Aria, Aria, light up the block Every candle bending toward your name Whole street's spinning like a broken clock Aria, you set the night aflame

Outro

Let the plates blow wherever they land We're still here, you're still grand

Verse 1

Chairs scraped back beneath the hoops Somebody's calling out in whoops We came for you, we filled the floor This room was empty, now it's more

Pre-chorus

Feel that clapping start to rise Feel it building in our eyes We can't hold this joy inside

Chorus

Aria, light up this place Nobody wears a bigger grace Aria, sing out your name We're all here shouting just the same

Verse 2

Linoleum shining like a crown Every voice won't settle down You walked in and the whole room turned This is the love that you have earned

Chorus

Aria, light up this place Nobody wears a bigger grace Aria, sing out your name We're all here shouting just the same

Bridge

Stand up so we all can see Stand up and let it be You are the reason for this noise You are our steady, shining joy

Chorus

Aria, light up this place Nobody wears a bigger grace Aria, sing out your name We're all here shouting just the same

Outro

Chairs still scraping, hearts stay full We came here for you, beautiful

Verse 1

The bottles knock like a clock winding down I count the string, I count the sound But every ordinary thing I touch Feels different since I love you this much

Chorus

Aria, you steady my hands Aria, you're why I understand Small things can hold a whole life's weight You make the closing hour feel great

Verse 2

The paper folds the way I fold my mind Trying to leave the worry behind You walk in smelling of the cold outside And something in my chest untied

Pre-chorus

I never planned on needing anyone But here you are, plain as the sun And I can feel the words start to climb

Chorus

Aria, you steady my hands Aria, you're why I understand Small things can hold a whole life's weight You make the closing hour feel great

Bridge

No one else would stay this late with me Wrapping up the day so carefully You make the leaving lighter than it was

Chorus

Aria, you steady my hands Aria, you're why I understand Small things can hold a whole life's weight You make the closing hour feel great

Outro

The bottles still knock when I lock the door But I go home certain, nothing more

Verse 1

Under the plum tree nothing is wasted Even the fallen still feed the ground You taught me that without even trying I keep that lesson, safe and sound

Pre-chorus

Some things fall so something else can grow I used to fear that kind of letting go Now with you I finally let it show

Chorus

Aria, you are my constant weather Storm and stillness, all the same Nothing sweeter, nothing better I would know you without your name

Verse 2

Winter strips the branches bare and honest No more hiding what the leaves once hid You have seen me plain as that same orchard And you stayed for everything I did

Pre-chorus

Some things fall so something else can grow I used to fear that kind of letting go Now with you I finally let it show

Chorus

Aria, you are my constant weather Storm and stillness, all the same Nothing sweeter, nothing better I would know you without your name

Bridge

Let the old fruit sink and disappear I am not afraid of what that means With you the ground gets richer every year

Chorus

Aria, you are my constant weather Storm and stillness, all the same Nothing sweeter, nothing better I would know you without your name

Outro

Come spring that tree will bloom again And I'll still be right here loving you

Verse 1

My pen cracked open on the desk Ink ran blue before I knew Some things spill before you ask That's what happened when I met you

Chorus

Aria, you steady my hand Every letter leans your way Nothing here was ever planned But Aria, I'm glad you stayed

Verse 2

You keep the highlighter capped just right Line up the pens before you rest Small habits kept in careful light Yours are the ones I love the best

Pre-chorus

Some love comes loud, some comes slow Mine came quiet, stayed to grow Now I can't picture letting go

Chorus

Aria, you steady my hand Every letter leans your way Nothing here was ever planned But Aria, I'm glad you stayed

Bridge

Stains don't scrub out, they just fade Some marks are worth the mess they made You marked me deep, you marked me true

Chorus

Aria, you steady my hand Every letter leans your way Nothing here was ever planned But Aria, I'm glad you stayed

Outro

The cap stays cracked, the ink stays blue Still, of all the marks, I'd choose you

Verse 1

Footsteps fade soft on the carpet just past your door Nobody needs to come further than that anymore A hush settles into the hallway and stays You're held here already, so warm and so sure

Chorus

Aria, close your eyes now, the house has gone still Nothing tonight has the power to do you no ill Sleep like the calm at the top of a hill Aria, you're safe here, and always you will

Verse 2

Under the bulb the light gathers so gently and low Falling in gold on the floor where the quiet feet go Nothing will trouble the hush that you're wrapped in tonight You're carried by love more than ever you know

Pre-chorus

Breathe slow now, let go of the day that has passed Sink into pillows and let your eyes rest at last Sleep is a tide and it's rising to hold you so fast

Chorus

Aria, close your eyes now, the house has gone still Nothing tonight has the power to do you no ill Sleep like the calm at the top of a hill Aria, you're safe here, and always you will

Bridge

Somebody's watching the door and it stays closed and kind Nothing gets in here to trouble your mind

Chorus

Aria, close your eyes now, the house has gone still Nothing tonight has the power to do you no ill Sleep like the calm at the top of a hill Aria, you're safe here, and always you will

Outro

Somewhere the carpet still holds the last mark of the day You're already dreaming, and dreaming's alright, so stay

Verse 1

Streetlamps slide across the damp glass, soft and slow and the hum of the road is easing you down low every light that passes says you're held, you're known close your eyes now, there's nowhere else to go

Pre-chorus

The wheels keep turning gently under a quiet sky the world outside is settling, so let your breathing sigh and everything is waiting just to hear you

Chorus

Aria, the night is wrapped around you soft and warm Aria, you're steady as the hush after the storm hold on to nothing, let your worries all go by you are the calm that we were waiting for

Verse 2

Rain traces rivers down the window while you rest a hundred tiny lights are dimming, and you're blessed sleep is a blanket pulled up gently to your chin tonight the whole wide world has come to rest

Chorus

Aria, the night is wrapped around you soft and warm Aria, you're steady as the hush after the storm hold on to nothing, let your worries all go by you are the calm that we were waiting for

Bridge

Nothing can reach you here, nothing can touch this peace every worry of the day has found its slow release you are so loved, more than words could ever hold

Chorus

Aria, the night is wrapped around you soft and warm Aria, you're steady as the hush after the storm hold on to nothing, let your worries all go by you are the calm that we were waiting for

Outro

The lights keep sliding softly, dimmer now, and slow sleep well, my dear one, everything you need you know

Verse 1

The white lace curtain trembles soft against the glass tonight Above the woolen blanket where your breathing starts to slow Nothing in this room will ever give you cause for fright I am here to keep you warm and watch the candle glow

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, the dark is only velvet pulled in tight Every little sound out there is far away and small Let the hush come drifting in and carry you toward night

Chorus

Aria, the whole wide house is holding still for you Nothing here will ever let a single shadow through Aria, my love for you is steady, deep and true There is nothing in this world I wouldn't do for you

Verse 2

The window glass holds nothing but a sky of gentle grey Somewhere far beyond the lace the stars are settling too You don't need to keep them close, you don't need to stay awake Rest is just another way that I take care of you

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, the dark is only velvet pulled in tight Every little sound out there is far away and small Let the hush come drifting in and carry you toward night

Chorus

Aria, the whole wide house is holding still for you Nothing here will ever let a single shadow through Aria, my love for you is steady, deep and true There is nothing in this world I wouldn't do for you

Bridge

Sleep will hold you gentler than my arms ever could Sleep will keep you safer than a house of stone and wood

Chorus

Aria, the whole wide house is holding still for you Nothing here will ever let a single shadow through Aria, my love for you is steady, deep and true There is nothing in this world I wouldn't do for you

Outro

The lace has stopped its trembling now, the glass has gone quite still Sleep on beneath the woolen warmth, and know you always will