Songs for Audrey

Verse 1

Footsteps yellow on the ground Melting slow without a sound You came stamping through the cold Bringing warmth this world can't hold

Pre-chorus

Every year you find your way back Through the frost and through the dark Something in you lights the spark

Chorus

Audrey, the whole street feels it too Something warmer walks with you Audrey, we都see it plain and clear Glad another year is here

Verse 2

Bakery door still open wide Sugar steam floats out with pride But nothing in that window glows Quite as much as your own nose

Pre-chorus

Every year you find your way back Through the frost and through the dark Something in you lights the spark

Chorus

Audrey, the whole street feels it too Something warmer walks with you Audrey, we all see it plain and clear Glad another year is here

Bridge

Let the candles catch and blaze Let us shout your name and praise Every single melting street Turns to gold beneath your feet

Chorus

Audrey, the whole street feels it too Something warmer walks with you Audrey, we all see it plain and clear Glad another year is here

Outro

Slush will turn to spring again Warm as you were always been

Verse 1

Silver paper on the grass now tangled round an old bench leg somebody tore it open laughing that's the kind of joy you bring

Pre-chorus

Stand up, let the room feel it you were always worth the noise so before the candles finish

Chorus

Audrey, we are singing loud for you every year you make us glad clap your hands, there's nothing gaudy in the love that we have had

Verse 2

You could light a room up freezing turn the dullest day to gold every gift wrapped up in kindness worth so much more than it's sold

Bridge

We don't need a reason, honestly just the day that brought you here so let the whole street hear it

Chorus

Audrey, we are singing loud for you every year you make us glad clap your hands, there's nothing gaudy in the love that we have had

Outro

Let the paper blow off wherever you're the gift we're keeping still

Verse 1

Coats are piled up past the door Every chair has someone's name Window's gone soft and grey But you still burn the same

Chorus

Audrey, look what you started here Half this town came just for you Somebody light the candles now Audrey, tell me that's not true

Verse 2

Someone's jacket's on the floor Nobody minds, nobody cares Every voice in here tonight Only came because you're theirs

Pre-chorus

Glass is fogging near the light Hands are reaching for the cake Hold on, here's the count to three

Chorus

Audrey, look what you started here Half this town came just for you Somebody light the candles now Audrey, tell me that's not true

Bridge

Another year, another crowd Still you make this whole house glow Nobody leaves the same as they came That's the thing that you should know

Chorus

Audrey, look what you started here Half this town came just for you Somebody light the candles now Audrey, tell me that's not true

Outro

Coats still piled beside the door Glass still warm from all of us

Verse 1

You left the orange there, half-eaten Worth more than any feast I’d known Two shells beside it, split and open Like something gentle, left alone

Chorus

Audrey, you’re the quiet in my day No fanfare, just the way you stay Audrey, I don’t need the noise Just you beside me, making choice

Verse 2

You don’t fix what’s already whole Just sit beside me, calm and true No need to speak, no need to scroll Your silence tells me what I’m due

Pre-chorus

I thought love had to burn so bright Turn the world to gold and flame But you just hold the light just right

Chorus

Audrey, you’re the quiet in my day No fanfare, just the way you stay Audrey, I don’t need the noise Just you beside me, making choice

Bridge

No grand design, no perfect plan Just this — the peel, the shell, the hand

Chorus

Audrey, you’re the quiet in my day No fanfare, just the way you stay Audrey, I don’t need the noise Just you beside me, making choice

Outro

The orange’s gone, the shells remain Still here, still you — the same, the same

Verse 1

You left the kettle singing low I didn’t move to shut it down The steam still curled where you’d been so No need to speak, no need to frown

Pre-chorus

I thought love needed to be loud To blaze and burn and never fade But here you are, just here, unshouted

Chorus

Audrey, you’re the quiet part Of every breath I didn’t name Audrey, you’re the steady heart That holds the warmth without a flame

Verse 2

The mugs still sit beneath the shelf One chipped, one warm, one yours, one mine No rush to wash, no need to elf Just steam, and time, and you, and wine

Chorus

Audrey, you’re the quiet part Of every breath I didn’t name Audrey, you’re the steady heart That holds the warmth without a flame

Bridge

I used to chase the thunder’s roar Now I wait for your hand near mine No need to fix what’s already more Than any song could ever find

Chorus

Audrey, you’re the quiet part Of every breath I didn’t name Audrey, you’re the steady heart That holds the warmth without a flame

Outro

Two mugs, one shelf, the steam still climbs Just you and me, and quiet time

Verse 1

You still wake before the dawn No need to speak, no need to move The tide forgot what it had known But you stayed, quiet as the groove

Pre-chorus

All the noise just slipped away Leaving nothing but the grey And the way you hold the silence

Chorus

Audrey, you’re the calm I keep Salt spray dries, but you don’t fade Engines sleep, but you still sleep Audrey, you’re the calm I keep

Verse 2

You don’t need to fix the day Just sit beside the window frame Let the wind take what it may You’re the ground I came back to

Pre-chorus

All the noise just slipped away Leaving nothing but the grey And the way you hold the silence

Chorus

Audrey, you’re the calm I keep Salt spray dries, but you don’t fade Engines sleep, but you still sleep Audrey, you’re the calm I keep

Bridge

I never said how deep it ran You never asked me to explain

Chorus

Audrey, you’re the calm I keep Salt spray dries, but you don’t fade Engines sleep, but you still sleep Audrey, you’re the calm I keep

Outro

Salt spray dries on iron rail And you’re still here — my quiet trail

Verse 1

There's a stripe of yellow light beneath the closed door staying there to watch you all night long and the house breathes soft around you, settled and sure humming low its quiet, steady song

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the day slip away from you every worry folding down to nothing at all and the dark is only ever kind to you

Chorus

Audrey, the whole wide world can wait till morning nothing here will ever let you down you are held so close without a warning Audrey, safest sleeper in this town

Verse 2

Somewhere past the door the lamp still glows for you keeping every shadow soft and small and nothing in this house would ever let you down not the quiet, not the dark, not at all

Bridge

Rest your head, there's nowhere else to be just this warm and gentle stillness, only you and me and every breath you take is safe as it can be

Chorus

Audrey, the whole wide world can wait till morning nothing here will ever let you down you are held so close without a warning Audrey, safest sleeper in this town

Outro

That stripe of gold beneath the door will burn there still watching over you until the light comes in

Verse 1

The soot is shifting softly in the cold red brick tonight And every little ember has been tucked away from sight The whole wide house is settling into stillness round your head You are the warmest thing I know beneath this fading light

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hush come drifting slow and low Let the last small sparks of daylight quietly let go There is nowhere you need be but here, so warm and near

Chorus

Audrey, you are safe as embers banked and glowing warm Nothing in the wide dark night will ever bring you harm Sleep is just a soft room where I'm holding you so near Rest now, Audrey, you were always loved before you were even born

Verse 2

The fireplace breathes its quiet grey and settles in to rest And I would give you every gentle thing I know is best Somewhere past the window all the stars are keeping watch You are held here closer than a hand upon my chest

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hush come drifting slow and low Let the last small sparks of daylight quietly let go There is nowhere you need be but here, so warm and near

Chorus

Audrey, you are safe as embers banked and glowing warm Nothing in the wide dark night will ever bring you harm Sleep is just a soft room where I'm holding you so near Rest now, Audrey, you were always loved before you were even born

Bridge

Whatever small worry followed you through the day is done It softens now like ashes settling one by one You do not have to hold on to a single thing but sleep

Chorus

Audrey, you are safe as embers banked and glowing warm Nothing in the wide dark night will ever bring you harm Sleep is just a soft room where I'm holding you so near Rest now, Audrey, you were always loved before you were even born

Outro

The soot has settled softly and the fire has gone to sleep And so will you, my Audrey, safe and warm and deep

Verse 1

The road hums low while the whole wide world turns quiet Orange light drifts soft across the belt where you lie still Nothing out there in the dark can reach or find you You are held so close, cradled gentle against my will

Chorus

Audrey, Audrey, close your eyes and let the night in Every mile we pass is a mile that keeps you warm Somewhere past the glass the stars are just beginning Audrey, you are safe here, wrapped up far from harm

Verse 2

The engine sings a tune that only we can hear now Light spills amber slow across your little sleeping hands Nothing in this world could ever love you fuller You are why the dark feels soft as warm sand

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the hum become the sound of dreaming Let the glow across your cheek be all you know Sleep is coming close, so warm and slow

Chorus

Audrey, Audrey, close your eyes and let the night in Every mile we pass is a mile that keeps you warm Somewhere past the glass the stars are just beginning Audrey, you are safe here, wrapped up far from harm

Bridge

Wherever this road goes, you will not travel it alone Every quiet light that passes is a light that calls you home

Chorus

Audrey, Audrey, close your eyes and let the night in Every mile we pass is a mile that keeps you warm Somewhere past the glass the stars are just beginning Audrey, you are safe here, wrapped up far from harm

Outro

The light still glows soft though the road has gone quiet Sleep now, Audrey, held safe until morning