Songs for Aubrey

Verse 1

Someone's stacking plates by the door waiting on the guest of honour you're the one we're gathering for nothing starts till you're in the room

Pre-chorus

Hear the trumpets warming up hear the chairs all scrape and sway something's building, filling up ready to break your way

Chorus

Aubrey, Aubrey, here's your day we came running, wouldn't stray every horn has come to play just to hear us shout, Aubrey

Verse 2

You walk in and the noise gets bigger cake gets carried, hands applaud we've been waiting to deliver every wish we've been storing up

Bridge

Let the tables shake tonight let the paper cups tip over nothing here is quite so right as one more year of knowing you

Chorus

Aubrey, Aubrey, here's your day we came running, wouldn't stray every horn has come to play just to hear us shout, Aubrey

Outro

Fold the chairs, the hall goes quiet still we're glad we came for you

Verse 1

Boxes sliding on the backseat turn Nothing packed could ever hold you down You kept laughing the whole way Steady while the whole world swayed

Pre-chorus

Every mile you made feel light Turned the dark road into day Now the candles call your name

Chorus

Aubrey, we came here for you today Dance a little, let the music play Whatever road you're on Aubrey, you make the whole room stay

Verse 2

Years go sliding like that back seat load Corners come and still you don't fall out You hold steady, hold us close Nothing shakes what you're made of

Pre-chorus

Every mile you made feel light Turned the dark road into day Now the candles call your name

Chorus

Aubrey, we came here for you today Dance a little, let the music play Whatever road you're on Aubrey, you make the whole room stay

Bridge

Sing it loud so Aubrey hears Every year we're glad you stayed Through the bends and through the clear We would pick this road again

Chorus

Aubrey, we came here for you today Dance a little, let the music play Whatever road you're on Aubrey, you make the whole room stay

Outro

Boxes settle when the turn is done So does this room, glad you're the one

Verse 1

Boxes stacking on the mat Somebody sent you this and that Every parcel means the same Somebody's glad that you're not stray

Chorus

Aubrey, Aubrey, light the way Every gift is just a hello, hey We been counting down to today Aubrey, dance, don't fade away

Verse 2

Ribbons curling on the floor Something good behind that door Nobody wraps up love this neat Still it's you that makes it sweet

Pre-chorus

Hold the moment, feel it swell Something's coming, you can tell Get up close, it's time to play

Chorus

Aubrey, Aubrey, light the way Every gift is just a hello, hey We been counting down to today Aubrey, dance, don't fade away

Bridge

Every box holds a little cheer But you're the reason we're all here Strut it out, let the whole street sway

Chorus

Aubrey, Aubrey, light the way Every gift is just a hello, hey We been counting down to today Aubrey, dance, don't fade away

Outro

Boxes empty on the mat now You're the gift we're singing about now

Verse 1

Two mugs crowded by the keys Yours gone cold, mine full of ease I keep typing, you keep near Nothing said but plenty clear

Pre-chorus

I don't need the words tonight Just this lamp and this half light Something's building, soft and true

Chorus

Aubrey, you make ordinary shine This small table, this whole life, mine Aubrey, I could stay right here Steam and quiet, you still near

Verse 2

Your handwriting on my cup Half a name I wrote you up Mine says nothing, doesn't need to Every morning, I still choose you

Pre-chorus

I don't need the words tonight Just this lamp and this half light Something's building, soft and true

Chorus

Aubrey, you make ordinary shine This small table, this whole life, mine Aubrey, I could stay right here Steam and quiet, you still near

Bridge

Maybe this is all we need One small room, no need to speed Coffee cold, and I don't care You're the warmth still sitting there

Chorus

Aubrey, you make ordinary shine This small table, this whole life, mine Aubrey, I could stay right here Steam and quiet, you still near

Outro

Two mugs left out on the wood Proof that staying feels this good

Verse 1

Smoke drifts past our sleeves tonight Wool keeps us warm and slow You lean into me, no need to speak There's nowhere else I'd go

Pre-chorus

I've counted all the ways you hold still Counted the ways this feels like home And every one is leaning toward you

Chorus

Aubrey, you make the slow hours mine Nothing about you feels hazy Every quiet thing we share is a sign Aubrey, you were never maybe

Verse 2

We don't need music to sway close Your hand finds mine, unplanned The smoke curls up between our coats I'd know your grip anywhere, unplanned

Pre-chorus

I've counted all the ways you hold still Counted the ways this feels like home And every one is leaning toward you

Chorus

Aubrey, you make the slow hours mine Nothing about you feels hazy Every quiet thing we share is a sign Aubrey, you were never maybe

Bridge

Some loves shout to prove they're real Ours just breathes, low and true I've stopped waiting to feel more than this This is already enough, with you

Chorus

Aubrey, you make the slow hours mine Nothing about you feels hazy Every quiet thing we share is a sign Aubrey, you were never maybe

Outro

Smoke fades, but you don't This wool still smells like you

Verse 1

Foam dries pale around the glass Nobody rinses it but me I leave it there on purpose Some mornings you're still with me that way

Pre-chorus

It's nothing grand, I know that much Just small things that you leave behind But they add up to something I can't shake

Chorus

Aubrey, you're the quiet in my noise The steady hand behind my choice Nothing here is ever hazy Aubrey, you're the best thing I've got going

Verse 2

You leave your mark on ordinary things A cup, a coat, a half-made bed I used to tidy rooms so fast Now I let your mess stay instead

Chorus

Aubrey, you're the quiet in my noise The steady hand behind my choice Nothing here is ever hazy Aubrey, you're the best thing I've got going

Bridge

No one taught me love like this Plain and slow and never showy I just know I'd miss the small things If I woke up without you near me

Chorus

Aubrey, you're the quiet in my noise The steady hand behind my choice Nothing here is ever hazy Aubrey, you're the best thing I've got going

Outro

The glass still sits beside the sink I'm in no rush to wash it clean

Verse 1

Little dust motes are turning slow in the golden warm air Drifting so soft where the radiator hums low and steady You are the reason this whole quiet room feels so gentle Wrapped up and held while the night settles in, warm and ready

Pre-chorus

Every small breath that you take pulls the evening in closer Shadows are kind here, they lean in to keep you protected Close your eyes now, let the hush carry you where it's going

Chorus

Aubrey, the light on the wall is turning to honey and gold Somewhere past sleepy your eyelids are learning to fall Nothing tonight has to hurry, nothing has to be told Aubrey, you're held here as safe as this house and these walls

Verse 2

Watch how the light seems to float like it's barely awake Just like you, drifting soft between here and your dreaming Whatever the day was, it's over, it's yours now to shake Sleep is a boat and you're already gently careening

Chorus

Aubrey, the light on the wall is turning to honey and gold Somewhere past sleepy your eyelids are learning to fall Nothing tonight has to hurry, nothing has to be told Aubrey, you're held here as safe as this house and these walls

Bridge

Somebody's here while the whole house breathes low and slow Somebody's watching the gold dust settle like snow

Chorus

Aubrey, the light on the wall is turning to honey and gold Somewhere past sleepy your eyelids are learning to fall Nothing tonight has to hurry, nothing has to be told Aubrey, you're held here as safe as this house and these walls

Outro

The dust keeps turning so slowly in the warm yellow light Sleep now, you're carried right through to the far side of night

Verse 1

A strip of golden carpet stretches over the dark old floorboards It leads from the doorway right to where your small head is resting The house goes quiet and settles down around you I watch that gold light and think how dearly you are held

Pre-chorus

The lamp stays low and the hallway hums you gentle Every shadow tonight has promised to be kind So let your eyes go heavy, love, and drift

Chorus

Aubrey, sleep is a warm road home for you Aubrey, nothing tonight can touch you, that's true Rest in the hush that the whole house is keeping Nothing out there is bigger than my love for you

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window the whole wide world turns slowly But here the light stays low and easy, only for you Your breathing slows to match the house's breathing I could watch you sleeping and never once feel lonely

Chorus

Aubrey, sleep is a warm road home for you Aubrey, nothing tonight can touch you, that's true Rest in the hush that the whole house is keeping Nothing out there is bigger than my love for you

Bridge

Every night that gold strip finds you again Laid out soft as a hand across the floor However far your dreams decide to wander There is always this warm way back to shore

Chorus

Aubrey, sleep is a warm road home for you Aubrey, nothing tonight can touch you, that's true Rest in the hush that the whole house is keeping Nothing out there is bigger than my love for you

Outro

The gold on the floorboards will still be there come morning And so will this love, waiting quiet, holding you

Verse 1

Coat hangers click as the closet door swings slowly shut tonight Somewhere behind it your little shoes are lined up out of sight Every small sound in this house is turning softer than before Hush follows hush as we settle in and quietly close the door

Pre-chorus

Nothing will stir and nothing will call you back from where you lie Only the hush of a closing house and one soft lullaby Close your eyes now, let the last of the evening drift on by

Chorus

Sleep now, Aubrey, the whole house has gone quiet and slow Nothing can reach you, nowhere you have to go You are the warmest thing in this whole sleepy place Aubrey, my Aubrey, dream with a peaceful face

Verse 2

Somewhere a sleeve is swaying gently on its little wooden hook Nothing is watching over you tonight except this quiet book Shadows have folded themselves up small along the wall You are too loved to notice them or worry about them at all

Bridge

Rest your whole weight down into the dark, it will hold you fine Every soft click in the quiet house is only a lullaby line

Chorus

Sleep now, Aubrey, the whole house has gone quiet and slow Nothing can reach you, nowhere you have to go You are the warmest thing in this whole sleepy place Aubrey, my Aubrey, dream with a peaceful face

Outro

Somewhere the hangers have settled and stopped their gentle sway You are held safe here until the light of day