Songs for Aurora

Verse 1

One thin candle, one small flame Steam on glass hides the frame But your smile burns through the haze Nobody forgets your name

Pre-chorus

Hold this moment while it's warm Let the candlelight perform Everybody's leaning in to say

Chorus

Aurora, light the whole room up Aurora, you're our favourite cup We raise our voices, warm and true And hope your candle never gives up

Verse 2

Time moves fast but you stay bright Every birthday feels just right Friends keep gathering round the glow You turn shadows into light

Pre-chorus

Hold this moment while it's warm Let the candlelight perform Everybody's leaning in to say

Chorus

Aurora, light the whole room up Aurora, you're our favourite cup We raise our voices, warm and true And hope your candle never gives up

Bridge

Long after the candle dies down Your warmth remains the talk of town We'll say you're one of a kind Aurora, wearing love like a crown

Chorus

Aurora, light the whole room up Aurora, you're our favourite cup We raise our voices, warm and true And hope your candle never gives up

Outro

The glass will clear, the candle stay Aurora, shining every day

Verse 1

Old wrapping snagged on the briar Left behind by a fading fire But you don't fade, you burn instead Gold and wild inside your head

Chorus

Aurora, light up the room Aurora, chase off the gloom We're singing loud for you tonight You make this whole world feel bright

Verse 2

Mud and silver along the way Nothing fades on your special day Every year you shine some more Brighter than the days before

Pre-chorus

Light the candles, gather near Every voice is here to cheer Ready now to shout it clear

Chorus

Aurora, light up the room Aurora, chase off the gloom We're singing loud for you tonight You make this whole world feel bright

Bridge

Some things get lost along the way You're the one who chose to stay No paper trail could ever show Just how much we love you so

Chorus

Aurora, light up the room Aurora, chase off the gloom We're singing loud for you tonight You make this whole world feel bright

Outro

The wrapping's gone, but you remain Aurora, glowing through the rain

Verse 1

Yellow light falls soft and slow Shadows stretch across the snow Outside the bakery door You walked in and stole the show

Pre-chorus

Something warm is rising now Every heart here knows somehow It's time to sing your name

Chorus

Aurora, this is your night Aurora, everything feels alright The whole room sings for you Aurora, our shining light

Verse 2

Snow is falling soft tonight Windows glow with amber light But every corner leads to you You make the whole world feel right

Chorus

Aurora, this is your night Aurora, everything feels alright The whole room sings for you Aurora, our shining light

Bridge

Every voice is rising strong Aurora, come and sing along We are grateful you were born Into this whole singing throng

Chorus

Aurora, this is your night Aurora, everything feels alright The whole room sings for you Aurora, our shining light

Outro

Yellow light will always glow Aurora, this we know

Verse 1

Red leaves stuck to the stone You never leave me alone Rain fell soft on the yard But your love is my home

Pre-chorus

I think of you every day In small, uncounted ways Until your name is all I say

Chorus

Aurora, you're the light I know The quiet dawn that helps me grow Aurora, steady as the tide You're the calm that lets me go

Verse 2

The garden forks stand side by side Like we've grown through every tide Seasons change but this stays true Aurora, you're my quiet pride

Pre-chorus

I think of you every day In small, uncounted ways Until your name is all I say

Chorus

Aurora, you're the light I know The quiet dawn that helps me grow Aurora, steady as the tide You're the calm that lets me go

Bridge

I don't need bright lights or noise Just your hand and your voice You make plain days feel like more

Chorus

Aurora, you're the light I know The quiet dawn that helps me grow Aurora, steady as the tide You're the calm that lets me go

Outro

Red leaves cling to the wet stone Aurora, that's where I'm home

Verse 1

Two toothbrushes stand by the soap dish leaning close, like they're holding on Small proof that you're always near me even when the day is gone

Pre-chorus

You never ask me to prove it you just let me stay near you and I feel your name rising in me

Chorus

Aurora, you're the calm I found steady as the rising day Aurora, wherever I am bound this is love that's here to stay

Verse 2

You leave your coat across my chair soft weight I feel through the whole day I don't need proof that you care you show it in every quiet way

Pre-chorus

You never ask me to prove it you just let me stay near you and I feel your name rising in me

Chorus

Aurora, you're the calm I found steady as the rising day Aurora, wherever I am bound this is love that's here to stay

Bridge

Whether this is brand new or worn soft by time Aurora, my heart still turns to you simple as an old rhyme

Chorus

Aurora, you're the calm I found steady as the rising day Aurora, wherever I am bound this is love that's here to stay

Outro

Two toothbrushes still lean together and so, Aurora, do we

Verse 1

Your gloves rest along the wall smoke rises soft into the air I've never needed love this small to know that you are always there

Pre-chorus

Cold slips in where nothing's said gloves hold warmth we didn't spend so tell me, do you feel it too

Chorus

Aurora, you're the warmth I keep close as smoke against the cold Aurora, steady while I sleep quiet as a hand to hold

Verse 2

Mornings turn from grey to gold and still you're first thing on my mind some things never do get old it's you I'm always glad to find

Chorus

Aurora, you're the warmth I keep close as smoke against the cold Aurora, steady while I sleep quiet as a hand to hold

Bridge

No matter what the weather brings I'll hold you close, that much is true Some love just settles in and clings There's nothing I would rather do

Chorus

Aurora, you're the warmth I keep close as smoke against the cold Aurora, steady while I sleep quiet as a hand to hold

Outro

Your gloves still rest along that wall and I am here through it all

Verse 1

Wool socks on the floorboards, easing every creak to nothing I cross the dark room slow so nothing wakes you before you're ready the wooden rail is warm beneath my hand and still my heart keeps time with you, my darling

Pre-chorus

The house breathes soft around us, every corner turned to shadow and nothing in this whole wide night could ever reach you here so let your small hands loosen, let the day slip off your shoulders

Chorus

Aurora, close your eyes now, let the quiet come and hold you nothing waits beyond this room but stars I've told you you are the warmest thing this house has ever known so sleep, Aurora, sleep, and let the dark enfold you

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window frost is settling on the garden but here the air stays gentle, kept just right for you I'll stand here till your breathing slows to nothing because there's nowhere else I'd rather be than near you

Bridge

Let every worry of the day dissolve like sugar into warm milk you don't need to carry anything but sleep tonight

Chorus

Aurora, close your eyes now, let the quiet come and hold you nothing waits beyond this room but stars I've told you you are the warmest thing this house has ever known so sleep, Aurora, sleep, and let the dark enfold you

Outro

The floor stays quiet now beneath my wool socked feet and you sleep on, held safe, exactly where you're meant to be

Verse 1

Frost is drawing ferns across the window while you dream Soft and slow the old house settles into rest Nothing in the dark tonight is what it seems You are held here safer than a bird within a nest

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the glass the whole cold world is turning Here inside there's only breath and lamplight low Close your eyes, there's nowhere warmer you'll be learning

Chorus

Aurora, the night has folded soft around you now Quiet finds you gentle as a hand upon your brow Aurora, I will keep the watch and show you how Nothing in this darkness comes to trouble you, I vow

Verse 2

Floorboards creak their old and comfortable song for you Every little sound tonight is only saying stay Warmth is curled beneath the blankets, through and through Sleep is just a river carrying the day away

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the glass the whole cold world is turning Here inside there's only breath and lamplight low Close your eyes, there's nowhere warmer you'll be learning

Chorus

Aurora, the night has folded soft around you now Quiet finds you gentle as a hand upon your brow Aurora, I will keep the watch and show you how Nothing in this darkness comes to trouble you, I vow

Bridge

Let the frost keep spreading quiet on the pane Nothing cold can ever find its way to you again

Chorus

Aurora, the night has folded soft around you now Quiet finds you gentle as a hand upon your brow Aurora, I will keep the watch and show you how Nothing in this darkness comes to trouble you, I vow

Outro

Frost will keep on drawing while the house breathes low and slow Sleep now, little one, and let the whole night simply go

Verse 1

Soot comes tumbling soft and slow behind the wire screen Every ember dims a little, giving up its light Close your eyes and let the warmth still hold you where you've been Nothing in this room will stir or wake tonight

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the last spark settle out of sight Nothing here will ask you for another sound All that's left to do is drift toward

Chorus

Aurora, the dark is only kindness dressed in grey Sleep is just a door that opens soft and low Close your hand around the warmth that stays Aurora, I will keep it glowing while you go

Verse 2

Somewhere past the guard a small flame bows and disappears Nothing that goes quiet ever truly goes too far Rest inside the hush that gathers up your fears You are held as gently as a low and steady star

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the last spark settle out of sight Nothing here will ask you for another sound All that's left to do is drift toward

Chorus

Aurora, the dark is only kindness dressed in grey Sleep is just a door that opens soft and low Close your hand around the warmth that stays Aurora, I will keep it glowing while you go

Bridge

Even after light has folded into black I will still be near you, watching, holding on

Chorus

Aurora, the dark is only kindness dressed in grey Sleep is just a door that opens soft and low Close your hand around the warmth that stays Aurora, I will keep it glowing while you go

Outro

Somewhere the last soot settles soft behind the guard You are already drifting, already safe, already far