Songs for Ariana

Verse 1

Cans and wrappers pile up slow Stuck against the old lock gate But you never once got stuck Always found a way to flow

Pre-chorus

Whole world drifting, catching, jammed You just kept on moving through So tonight we raise it up

Chorus

Ariana, light the room up Pour the drinks and fill the cup up Nothing dirty ever holds you You're the one who lifts us up

Verse 2

Junk collects where water stops But you were never one to stop Every year you push on through Straight past every rusted lock

Chorus

Ariana, light the room up Pour the drinks and fill the cup up Nothing dirty ever holds you You're the one who lifts us up

Bridge

Here's to you, not the mess around you Here's to the shine nothing dims Every year the water rises And still you're the one who swims

Chorus

Ariana, light the room up Pour the drinks and fill the cup up Nothing dirty ever holds you You're the one who lifts us up

Outro

Let the cans and wrappers drift You're the one worth every gift

Verse 1

Silver paper hits the tarmac Torn loose from the gate You laughed and let it scatter Told us not to wait

Chorus

Ariana, kick the doors wide Nobody keeps you behind bars Light up the street like Montana Ariana, you're the reason we raise glass

Verse 2

You never needed the ribbon To know you're worth this fuss Every candle we're lighting Was lit because of us

Pre-chorus

Hear the trumpets lean in closer Feel the room start to sway We've got one more thing to say

Chorus

Ariana, kick the doors wide Nobody keeps you behind bars Light up the street like Montana Ariana, you're the reason we raise glass

Bridge

However far the wind has blown you We still know your name However loud the band gets going You're why we came

Chorus

Ariana, kick the doors wide Nobody keeps you behind bars Light up the street like Montana Ariana, you're the reason we raise glass

Outro

Let the silver paper scatter You were always free

Verse 1

Oil on the floor again Plates stacked by the door You worked right through the party Giving more than you keep for yourself

Pre-chorus

Look at the mess you made for us Every bit of it was love So let the candles catch that spark

Chorus

Ariana, light the room up Pull your chair right to the middle Nobody works and loves this hard Ariana, you're the riddle

Verse 2

You never learned to sit still Always fixing something small Hands a little bit greasy Heart the biggest one of all

Chorus

Ariana, light the room up Pull your chair right to the middle Nobody works and loves this hard Ariana, you're the riddle

Bridge

Blow the candles, let the smoke rise Leave the cleaning up for later Tonight we're toasting who you are Not what you built or made you greater

Chorus

Ariana, light the room up Pull your chair right to the middle Nobody works and loves this hard Ariana, you're the riddle

Outro

Leave the plates right where they landed Tonight the mess can wait for you

Verse 1

Yellow light on the wet brick wall Holds still, like it's waiting too I walk slower just to feel it This is what my calm looks like with you

Pre-chorus

Nobody else makes the quiet feel this good I keep finding reasons to stay Something in me is already leaning

Chorus

Ariana, you're the reason I slow down Every light looks softer since you came I don't need the noise when you're around Ariana, you and I are not the same

Verse 2

You laugh and the alley opens up Brick and shadow lose their weight I've walked this street a hundred times But never once did it feel this straight

Bridge

I'm not asking where this goes I just know I want you near Whatever this is, however slow You make the leaving disappear

Chorus

Ariana, you're the reason I slow down Every light looks softer since you came I don't need the noise when you're around Ariana, you and I are not the same

Outro

Wet brick still shines the same old gold But now I know what it was holding

Verse 1

Two plastic forks on the counter Grease on the paper between us Neon buzzing over the window I keep looking at you instead

Chorus

Ariana, you make plain rooms glow Nothing here is much of a show Still I'd pick this table forever Ariana, this is all I want to know

Verse 2

You split the last piece without asking Didn't think twice, just handed it over Some people count and some people give it I noticed which one you are

Pre-chorus

I've had louder nights than this one Bigger rooms and brighter signs But none of them held what you're holding

Chorus

Ariana, you make plain rooms glow Nothing here is much of a show Still I'd pick this table forever Ariana, this is all I want to know

Bridge

Let the light outside keep flickering I'm not going anywhere tonight You're the steadiest thing in this city And I've stopped pretending I'm not sure

Chorus

Ariana, you make plain rooms glow Nothing here is much of a show Still I'd pick this table forever Ariana, this is all I want to know

Outro

Two forks resting on the paper Still yours, still mine, still here

Verse 1

You set two mugs beneath the lamp still warm from where your hands have been I watch the green light catch your calm and think of every hour between us

Pre-chorus

No one else gets kept this close no one else gets handed steam I am learning what devotion means

Chorus

Ariana, stay right where the light falls stay here while the coffee's going cold you are the calm no one else calls the quiet thing I never want to fold

Verse 2

You laugh and half the room turns bright some nights we don't say much at all I love you plainest in low light when nothing's asked and nothing's small

Bridge

Whatever cup gets poured tomorrow I want it poured beside your own however long, in joy or sorrow I'd rather drink this life alone with you

Chorus

Ariana, stay right where the light falls stay here while the coffee's going cold you are the calm no one else calls the quiet thing I never want to fold

Outro

Two mugs still sitting where we left them warm as anything I've ever held

Verse 1

Dashboard lights are glowing soft, a small and steady gold Warming up the quiet space where you are safe to hold Somewhere past the window, the whole town drifts to rest And you are worth more to me than any story told

Chorus

Ariana, close your eyes, the night is soft and slow Every mile is carrying you gently as we go Ariana, you are held, wherever we may roam There is nothing in this world that loves you more than home

Verse 2

Orange lamps slide across the roof like slow and sleepy stars Painting little streaks of light along the window bars Nothing out there in the dark can ever reach this far You are tucked in safer than the moon behind the clouds

Pre-chorus

Let the hum of the road become a song you know by heart Let your small hands stay uncurled, no need to hold on tight Sleep is only love, wrapped up and waiting for you now

Chorus

Ariana, close your eyes, the night is soft and slow Every mile is carrying you gently as we go Ariana, you are held, wherever we may roam There is nothing in this world that loves you more than home

Bridge

Rest your head, the world can wait outside these quiet doors Nothing you could ever be would matter to me more

Chorus

Ariana, close your eyes, the night is soft and slow Every mile is carrying you gently as we go Ariana, you are held, wherever we may roam There is nothing in this world that loves you more than home

Outro

The dashboard dims to nothing as the engine settles down Sleep now, little traveller, the whole night is your own

Verse 1

A thin gold line creeps under the door where you lie spilling soft across the rug like a low lullaby the pattern goes quiet beneath that warm little glow and everything waits while your breathing turns slow

Chorus

Ariana, the light stays on till you're deep in your dreaming nothing can touch you while that gold is gleaming hush now, Ariana, the whole house is still and low you are so loved, more than you'll ever know

Verse 2

Somewhere a door clicks and the house settles its bones the rug holds the shadows like small quiet stones you curl in the warmth where the hallway light lands and sleep finds the corners and folds in your hands

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the evening grow slow and wide there is nothing out there you need to hide from or hide just the hush and the gold and the dark drawing near

Chorus

Ariana, the light stays on till you're deep in your dreaming nothing can touch you while that gold is gleaming hush now, Ariana, the whole house is still and low you are so loved, more than you'll ever know

Bridge

Let the dark be a blanket, not a thing to fear you are held in this house, you are wanted here

Chorus

Ariana, the light stays on till you're deep in your dreaming nothing can touch you while that gold is gleaming hush now, Ariana, the whole house is still and low you are so loved, more than you'll ever know

Outro

The line of gold will still be there when morning comes to call and you will still be loved the same, the biggest love of all

Verse 1

The radiator hums a low and sleepy little song Somewhere past the basket where the day's washing lies still You are wrapped up warmer than the whole wide house tonight And every quiet corner holds you gently, always will

Pre-chorus

Outside the wind is turning but it cannot reach this hall Nothing sharp or hurried gets to find you in here So let your breathing slow down, let the whole world grow small

Chorus

Ariana, hush now, let the hissing pipes be near Nothing in this house was ever built to bring you harm You are held here softer than a summer in Savannah Ariana, close your eyes inside this steady warm

Verse 2

The lamp throws out a circle where the two of us can rest Further off the darkness waits but never gets too bold You are folded safer than the softest shirt in that basket Kept from every worry, kept from every kind of cold

Chorus

Ariana, hush now, let the hissing pipes be near Nothing in this house was ever built to bring you harm You are held here softer than a summer in Savannah Ariana, close your eyes inside this steady warm

Bridge

Every little creak here only means the house is settling too Nothing moves against you, nothing wakes to trouble you

Chorus

Ariana, hush now, let the hissing pipes be near Nothing in this house was ever built to bring you harm You are held here softer than a summer in Savannah Ariana, close your eyes inside this steady warm

Outro

The radiator hums on softly long after you've gone to sleep And I will stay right here beside you, watching, warm and near