Songs for Asher

Verse 1

The rain came down and chased the crowd We grabbed the plates and laughed out loud You just grinned like it was planned Pulled us all in, made a stand

Pre-chorus

Nobody's leaving, nobody's done We're piling chairs up, having fun Because tonight is still your one

Chorus

Happy birthday, Asher, stand up tall We're not going home at all Every storm cloud looks so small Next to you we'll never fall

Verse 2

You laughed the loudest in the wet The kind of joy that we won't forget Soaked right through but no regret You made this the best day yet

Bridge

Let the paper plates blow away We've got better things to say You're the reason we're all here Rain or shine, another year

Chorus

Happy birthday, Asher, stand up tall We're not going home at all Every storm cloud looks so small Next to you we'll never fall

Outro

Stack the chairs, the rain can stay You're the warmth we came for anyway

Verse 1

Machines are shaking by the wall Lights above are humming loud But nothing in this room tonight Spins as bright as you do now

Pre-chorus

We've been waiting on this hour Saving breath to make it loud Here it comes, so lift it up

Chorus

Asher, this whole room's for you Every voice was born to shout it Asher, hear us calling clear Not one of us could ever doubt it

Verse 2

Tumbling round in all that noise Something steady holds its ground You're the one thing in this place That never needed to spin around

Pre-chorus

We've been waiting on this hour Saving breath to make it loud Here it comes, so lift it up

Chorus

Asher, this whole room's for you Every voice was born to shout it Asher, hear us calling clear Not one of us could ever doubt it

Bridge

Let the trumpets take the roof off Let the drums come crashing through Every year that spins on by Only proves we're right to love you

Chorus

Asher, this whole room's for you Every voice was born to shout it Asher, hear us calling clear Not one of us could ever doubt it

Outro

Let the lights flicker on above us We'll still be here, still singing loud

Verse 1

Water on the tiles, echoes down the hall Towels in a heap against the wall You came in laughing, soaked right through Every room gets brighter around you

Pre-chorus

Count the candles, make some noise Grab your mates and find your voice Tonight the whole room lifts you up

Chorus

Asher, Asher, light the fuse Nobody else that we could choose You're the name we're shouting out This is what today's about

Verse 2

Splashing echoes bounce back off the ground You're the loudest, best kind of sound Grab a towel, dry your hair We're not finishing till you're there

Pre-chorus

Count the candles, make some noise Grab your mates and find your voice Tonight the whole room lifts you up

Chorus

Asher, Asher, light the fuse Nobody else that we could choose You're the name we're shouting out This is what today's about

Bridge

However far this year has gone You're still the one we're singing for Nothing here would be the same We're glad we get to shout your name

Chorus

Asher, Asher, light the fuse Nobody else that we could choose You're the name we're shouting out This is what today's about

Outro

Wet tiles ringing, towels in a pile We'll keep singing for a while

Verse 1

Leaves keep sticking to the rake out behind the shed again I clear the path for no one else just for the ease it brings you then

Pre-chorus

You never asked for grand things just someone steady by your side and I keep choosing you

Chorus

Asher, you're the calm I trust when the noise gets loud and rash you're the one I keep coming back to Asher, you're my constant, not a flash

Verse 2

You rake the same corner twice like it matters that it's clean and I love that quiet care in you the kind that rarely can be seen

Chorus

Asher, you're the calm I trust when the noise gets loud and rash you're the one I keep coming back to Asher, you're my constant, not a flash

Bridge

No need for fire to prove it's real some love just holds, and doesn't crash I found that kind of love in you and I am not letting go of Asher

Chorus

Asher, you're the calm I trust when the noise gets loud and rash you're the one I keep coming back to Asher, you're my constant, not a flash

Outro

Someday the rake will rust for good but I'll still be here, holding you

Verse 1

Moss grows slow between the planks No one waters it, no one thanks The telescope still waits for a coin I keep loving you in slow, small ranks

Pre-chorus

You never asked to be chased or won Just stayed while the quiet went on And that's the part I can't get past

Chorus

Asher, you're the steady kind of true Not the flash, just the coming through Some loves shout and some loves last I'd pick the last one, I'd pick you

Verse 2

The lens is cloudy, the view still holds Some things get better once they're old You don't perform this, you just are That's worth more than the stories told

Pre-chorus

You never asked to be chased or won Just stayed while the quiet went on And that's the part I can't get past

Chorus

Asher, you're the steady kind of true Not the flash, just the coming through Some loves shout and some loves last I'd pick the last one, I'd pick you

Bridge

No one's watching, no one's keeping score I love you the same as before Nothing dazzling, nothing loud Just this, wanting nothing more

Chorus

Asher, you're the steady kind of true Not the flash, just the coming through Some loves shout and some loves last I'd pick the last one, I'd pick you

Outro

Let the moss keep growing wild I'm still here, steady, mild

Verse 1

Yellow scraps blow past the bench Nothing left but paper stench Still I keep the torn half true Every scrap reminds me you

Pre-chorus

I don't need the platform sign I just need you standing near mine Something in me starts to climb

Chorus

Asher, you're the one I choose Asher, you're the ticket I won't lose Whatever train comes, whatever track I'm not letting this feeling go slack

Verse 2

Metal bench still holds the cold Yet with you I feel less old Scraps of paper, torn and small Mean much more than nothing at all

Bridge

No grand station, no big design Just this quiet, just this line You beside me, steady, true That's the whole world I hold onto

Chorus

Asher, you're the one I choose Asher, you're the ticket I won't lose Whatever train comes, whatever track I'm not letting this feeling go slack

Outro

Yellow scraps still catch the breeze I'm still here, holding you, at ease

Verse 1

Heavy coats are hanging quiet above the sleepy floor Little clicks come soft against the wall behind the door Nothing in this house is asking anything of you Rest is all that's waiting for you, nothing less, nothing more

Pre-chorus

Every sound tonight is turning gentle, turning low Warmth is settling into corners only you would know Close your eyes now, let the hush come rolling in

Chorus

Asher, the whole house breathes around you soft and slow Nothing here will hurry you or ask you where to go You are held here safer than you'll ever need to know Asher, sleep is closer now than anything you know

Verse 2

Underneath the coats the radiator hums a low goodnight Shadows on the ceiling move so easy, move so light You don't need to watch them, you can let your eyelids fall Nothing in the dark tonight has any wish to fight

Pre-chorus

Every sound tonight is turning gentle, turning low Warmth is settling into corners only you would know Close your eyes now, let the hush come rolling in

Chorus

Asher, the whole house breathes around you soft and slow Nothing here will hurry you or ask you where to go You are held here safer than you'll ever need to know Asher, sleep is closer now than anything you know

Bridge

Stay a while inside this quiet, nothing here will ask you twice You were always worth this softness, always worth this kind of night

Chorus

Asher, the whole house breathes around you soft and slow Nothing here will hurry you or ask you where to go You are held here safer than you'll ever need to know Asher, sleep is closer now than anything you know

Outro

The coats will still be hanging there when morning comes to call Sleep now, Asher, you are safe beneath it all

Verse 1

Dashboard lights are glowing green on quiet empty streets tonight Wipers sweep a gentle rhythm while the whole world settles down Nothing out there needs your worry, nothing out there needs your fight Just the hum that carries softly, easing every little frown

Chorus

Asher, close your eyes now, let the night be soft and slow You are held here, you are steady, safer than you'll ever know Rain is falling like a blessing on the roof above your head Asher, you are wanted here, all the way to bed

Verse 2

Every street looks calm and silver underneath this gentle rain Every light along the roadside nods you toward a peaceful rest You have carried so much brightness, now it's time to rest again Let the quiet wrap around you, you have always been my best

Pre-chorus

Somewhere out beyond the window every worry drifts to sleep Somewhere in this hush and stillness every promise I will keep And the warmth is only growing, closer now and soft and deep

Chorus

Asher, close your eyes now, let the night be soft and slow You are held here, you are steady, safer than you'll ever know Rain is falling like a blessing on the roof above your head Asher, you are wanted here, all the way to bed

Bridge

No road too long, no dark too wide for you Every mile tonight was only leading home

Chorus

Asher, close your eyes now, let the night be soft and slow You are held here, you are steady, safer than you'll ever know Rain is falling like a blessing on the roof above your head Asher, you are wanted here, all the way to bed

Outro

The green lights fade to nothing as the streets grow soft and still Sleep now, you are home already, safe here, sleep until you will

Verse 1

A far off light slides slow across the curtain lace tonight and wanders off again before it ever finds you scared the dark stays soft and quiet, holding still around your bed while every little sound outside goes drifting past unheard

Pre-chorus

Nothing out there needs to come as close as where you lie the whole wide night can rumble on and never touch your eyes so let your breathing slow right down and drift where dreams begin

Chorus

Asher, the dark is only passing through this room the world can turn outside while you stay safe here in the gloom nothing will wake you, nothing here will ever let you down Asher, my Asher, you're the calmest thing in town

Verse 2

Somewhere a car is winding home along a road unseen its light will touch the wall and slide away like it's a dream but you are already further than that beam could ever reach held closer than the quiet that comes after someone speaks

Chorus

Asher, the dark is only passing through this room the world can turn outside while you stay safe here in the gloom nothing will wake you, nothing here will ever let you down Asher, my Asher, you're the calmest thing in town

Bridge

Every light that passes by is only passing through it never was as steady as the love that's here for you

Chorus

Asher, the dark is only passing through this room the world can turn outside while you stay safe here in the gloom nothing will wake you, nothing here will ever let you down Asher, my Asher, you're the calmest thing in town

Outro

The light has gone and left the curtain settled back to still and you are sleeping deeper than that far off light could reach