Songs for Arlo

Verse 1

Three white boxes tied in red Sitting bright on shelves ahead Saved because you're worth the wait Nothing here feels second rate

Chorus

Arlo, Arlo, raise the cheer Every friend and voice is here Arlo, Arlo, own the day Nothing else could steal away

Verse 2

You make ordinary days feel true Every room lights up with you No one shines as bright as this No birthday word could match this bliss

Pre-chorus

So light the candles, one by one Let every story feel undone Because your best is still to come

Chorus

Arlo, Arlo, raise the cheer Every friend and voice is here Arlo, Arlo, own the day Nothing else could steal away

Bridge

No matter how the years unfold No matter what the story's told We'll lift our voices to the sky Because you matter, that's no lie

Chorus

Arlo, Arlo, raise the cheer Every friend and voice is here Arlo, Arlo, own the day Nothing else could steal away

Outro

Three white boxes, ribbons tied Arlo's name still shines inside

Verse 1

The knife lies quiet, crumbs remain A little chaos, sweet not plain You always leave things better than found And warmth is what you leave again

Pre-chorus

Everybody's leaning in to see The flame about to catch and rise So hold your breath, here it comes

Chorus

Arlo, we're singing this for you Arlo, and every word is true Another year of you arriving Arlo, we're glad it's always you

Verse 2

You always slice it fair and true Nobody leaves without their due You make the smallest crumb a feast And still there's always some for you

Chorus

Arlo, we're singing this for you Arlo, and every word is true Another year of you arriving Arlo, we're glad it's always you

Bridge

Blow the candle, make your wish The crumbs can wait, we've got time You make it new, every single year

Chorus

Arlo, we're singing this for you Arlo, and every word is true Another year of you arriving Arlo, we're glad it's always you

Outro

The knife lies still, the crumbs remain And all we feel is warm again

Verse 1

Rain comes down on the empty ground yet your joy won't fade away you're the warmth that stays around brighter than the greyest day

Pre-chorus

Let the rain wash out the lines nothing here can dim your light so we're calling out tonight

Chorus

Arlo, hear us sing your name every candle burns for you Arlo, you light up this game happy birthday, through and through

Verse 2

Another year has rolled around and still you keep our spirits warm the best in you is always found shining through the wildest storm

Pre-chorus

Let the rain wash out the lines nothing here can dim your light so we're calling out tonight

Chorus

Arlo, hear us sing your name every candle burns for you Arlo, you light up this game happy birthday, through and through

Bridge

Raise a glass and sing out loud no rain can ever wash you out you make the ordinary proud that's what birthdays are about

Chorus

Arlo, hear us sing your name every candle burns for you Arlo, you light up this game happy birthday, through and through

Outro

Rain may fall on empty ground but you're the joy that stays around

Verse 1

The tea ran warm across the wool and neither of us moved at all you laughed before I even swore some spills just aren't worth the fuss

Pre-chorus

You never flinch at what gets messy you stay right here through every spill and that is why my heart keeps leaning

Chorus

Arlo, you're the calm I didn't ask for steady as a hand on mine some folks chase the perfect story Arlo, I just want this line

Verse 2

We didn't pack a single napkin just a blanket and bad luck you tipped the cup like it was nothing said the grass could use a drink

Pre-chorus

You never flinch at what gets messy you stay right here through every spill and that is why my heart keeps leaning

Chorus

Arlo, you're the calm I didn't ask for steady as a hand on mine some folks chase the perfect story Arlo, I just want this line

Bridge

No grand gesture, no big speech just orange plastic, cheap and dented you make the ordinary sacred that's the love I meant

Chorus

Arlo, you're the calm I didn't ask for steady as a hand on mine some folks chase the perfect story Arlo, I just want this line

Outro

The blanket dried but kept the stain and I'd keep you the very same

Verse 1

Dust hangs still in that low light Between the books nobody moves I found you there on a slow afternoon And something in me chose

Chorus

Arlo, I keep coming back to you Steady as that quiet shelf You settle every room I'm in Arlo, you feel like myself

Verse 2

Some loves shout to be believed Ours just sits and stays You don't need to raise your voice To change the shape of my days

Pre-chorus

I've stopped looking for louder things The hush you bring is enough I can feel the next line coming

Chorus

Arlo, I keep coming back to you Steady as that quiet shelf You settle every room I'm in Arlo, you feel like myself

Bridge

No one else reads me this slow No one else lets the quiet stay You take your time and I let you That's how I know it's real

Chorus

Arlo, I keep coming back to you Steady as that quiet shelf You settle every room I'm in Arlo, you feel like myself

Outro

Dust still hangs where we left it I'm still glad I found you there

Verse

Iron gone soft with rust and years We lean here past the edge of fears Fog is rolling off the tide You're the one steady thing beside

Verse 1

Heavy leaves are dripping slow along the old brick wall Softly to the damp dark soil the quiet water falls Somewhere in this gentle hush I hear you breathing small Safe beneath the sleepy sky that over you softly calls

Pre-chorus

Every drop is falling slower now the night grows deep Nothing in this whole wide garden means you any harm So let your tired eyelids close and drift away to sleep

Chorus

Arlo, Arlo, close your eyes and rest your sleepy head The water on the leaves is singing soft above your bed Nothing but the quiet dark and warmth around you spread Arlo, you are held so gently, nothing left to dread

Verse 2

The wall has stood through darker nights and kept its garden warm Watching over sleepy things curled safe from any storm Just like that old wall is standing steady through the night I am watching over you until the morning light

Chorus

Arlo, Arlo, close your eyes and rest your sleepy head The water on the leaves is singing soft above your bed Nothing but the quiet dark and warmth around you spread Arlo, you are held so gently, nothing left to dread

Bridge

Let the dripping leaves become the softest lullaby No need to fear the shadows now, no need to wonder why You are so deeply loved, more than words can ever hold

Chorus

Arlo, Arlo, close your eyes and rest your sleepy head The water on the leaves is singing soft above your bed Nothing but the quiet dark and warmth around you spread Arlo, you are held so gently, nothing left to dread

Outro

The leaves will still be dripping when the morning finds its way Sleep now, little one, and know you're loved past break of day

Verse 1

The little brass lamp throws a circle of gold on the wall and you are the reason that circle feels warm at all the pattern behind you goes soft and it blurs into rest while you settle deeper, the safest and calmest and best

Chorus

Arlo, the light is low and the whole room is still nothing can reach you, and nothing tonight ever will close up your eyes now, let go of the day and its noise Arlo, my Arlo, you're held here and loved beyond choice

Verse 2

I watch how the glow makes a halo of gold round your head and I think of a hundred small joys since you climbed into bed you hum without knowing, a sound only sleep lets you keep and I sit here beside you and guard every breath while you sleep

Pre-chorus

The wallpaper dims as the lamplight starts to grow low shadows are kind here, they move so unhurried and slow so let your small hands go loose and let your whole body go

Chorus

Arlo, the light is low and the whole room is still nothing can reach you, and nothing tonight ever will close up your eyes now, let go of the day and its noise Arlo, my Arlo, you're held here and loved beyond choice

Bridge

Whatever tomorrow decides that it brings you'll wake to the same steady, ordinary things this room and this light and this feeling of home and never one moment of feeling alone

Chorus

Arlo, the light is low and the whole room is still nothing can reach you, and nothing tonight ever will close up your eyes now, let go of the day and its noise Arlo, my Arlo, you're held here and loved beyond choice

Outro

The brass lamp keeps burning its small, steady gold long after you've drifted where dreams start to unfold

Verse 1

Behind the curtain the cold glass is weeping soft and slow While you stay warm where the lamplight has nowhere else to go The night can knock but it never gets past the windowsill So rest here easy, the whole wide house is calm and still

Pre-chorus

Let the hush come down like snow across the floor Every worry waits outside the door Close your eyes now, there is nothing you must do

Chorus

Arlo, Arlo, the dark is only lace Nothing in this room would ever take your place Sleep is just a boat and you're the one it's carrying home Arlo, you were never meant to feel alone

Verse 2

The glass keeps its small cold secret, drop by drop by drop While the blanket holds you steady and it never has to stop Somewhere past the curtain the whole night is turning grey But in here it's only breathing, soft as breath can stay

Bridge

However far the morning seems, however long the night You are held here, quiet, certain, wrapped in gentle light

Chorus

Arlo, Arlo, the dark is only lace Nothing in this room would ever take your place Sleep is just a boat and you're the one it's carrying home Arlo, you were never meant to feel alone

Outro

The glass will dry by morning, quiet as it came Rest now, little steady heart, safe inside your name