Songs for Autumn

Verse 1

Mud is stacked up on the step Coats in a heap since the day you swept Nobody minds, it's always the same Every door in this house knows your name

Chorus

Autumn, light the candles now Autumn, we don't care how Loud we sing it, we've got 'em Every year we're glad it's Autumn

Verse 2

You leave a trail where you have been Boots and laughter, quite a scene You make the whole house feel less bare Nobody notices till you're not there

Pre-chorus

So blow them out, make it count However tall this year's amount We're standing here to see it through

Chorus

Autumn, light the candles now Autumn, we don't care how Loud we sing it, we've got 'em Every year we're glad it's Autumn

Bridge

Doors keep banging, kettle's on Somehow you're the reason we belong Nothing here would hold together If not for you, in any weather

Chorus

Autumn, light the candles now Autumn, we don't care how Loud we sing it, we've got 'em Every year we're glad it's Autumn

Outro

Leave the mud there on the floor We'll love you just the same, and more

Verse 1

Dust was dancing in the hall Keys dropped soft against the wall Morning light came looking for somebody You lit that whole room up, that's all

Pre-chorus

Every year you come around Something lifts up off the ground Feel it building, feel it climbing now

Chorus

Autumn, Autumn, light of my day Nobody shines quite in your way Sing it loud so it gets to you Autumn, we're glad you were born on this day

Verse 2

You walk in and hearts wake up Fill the room right to the top Nobody here has ever forgotten How you turn a house into a home

Bridge

Clap your hands, let it ring Every candle, every single thing We're singing this for you tonight

Chorus

Autumn, Autumn, light of my day Nobody shines quite in your way Sing it loud so it gets to you Autumn, we're glad you were born on this day

Outro

Dust still dances in that light You're the reason we shine tonight

Verse 1

Sand keeps blowing round the rug Nobody moves to chase it far You just laugh and pull it snug Happiest mess I ever saw

Pre-chorus

Every year the wind picks up Every year you hold your ground Light the candles, fill the cup

Chorus

Autumn, Autumn, here's to you Not a single year forgotten Every windy day rings true When it starts and ends with Autumn

Verse 2

You never mind the chill that comes Wrap it round you like a song Something steady under some Keeps this whole loud table strong

Chorus

Autumn, Autumn, here's to you Not a single year forgotten Every windy day rings true When it starts and ends with Autumn

Bridge

Let the sea wall hold the noise Let the sand blow where it will You're the one who steadies joy You're the warmth that we all feel

Chorus

Autumn, Autumn, here's to you Not a single year forgotten Every windy day rings true When it starts and ends with Autumn

Outro

Let the rug blow off the ground You're the best thing we have found

Verse 1

You let the rain fall where it would No rush to wipe it off my sleeve I didn’t know stillness could hold so much Like wool soaked through but still warm to me

Chorus

Autumn, you’re the quiet I came back to Not the storm, but the hush after Autumn, you’re the calm that stays When the world forgets to make a sound

Verse 2

I used to need noise to feel known A laugh, a song, a crowded room But you just sat there, rain on your coat And I forgot how to be alone

Pre-chorus

You don’t fix what’s broken in me You just wait beside me until I stop trying to fix it myself

Chorus

Autumn, you’re the quiet I came back to Not the storm, but the hush after Autumn, you’re the calm that stays When the world forgets to make a sound

Bridge

No one else would notice the way Rain clings to you and calls it grace

Chorus

Autumn, you’re the quiet I came back to Not the storm, but the hush after Autumn, you’re the calm that stays When the world forgets to make a sound

Outro

Rain still drips from the fabric rim And we’re still warm, just as we are

Verse 1

You’re the glow that doesn’t rush When the streetlamps hold the rain Not a sound, just the hush Of the night that knows your name

Pre-chorus

I don’t need the whole world bright Just the way you stay still Like the light won’t leave the wet

Chorus

Autumn, you’re the calm I lean into Through every quiet hour Autumn, you’re the light I trust Through the dark, through the power

Verse 2

You don’t speak to fix the ache Just sit where the shadows fall Turn the coffee into smoke Let the silence have its all

Pre-chorus

I don’t need the whole world bright Just the way you stay still Like the light won’t leave the wet

Chorus

Autumn, you’re the calm I lean into Through every quiet hour Autumn, you’re the light I trust Through the dark, through the power

Bridge

No grand gesture, no loud vow Just you, and the streetlamp’s glow

Chorus

Autumn, you’re the calm I lean into Through every quiet hour Autumn, you’re the light I trust Through the dark, through the power

Outro

The wet road still holds the light Just like you hold me, quiet

Verse 1

You left your mug on the bench again Warm from yesterday, still holding heat No hurry to clear it, no need to explain Just sitting there like it belonged

Pre-chorus

I watch the steam go where it must Not because I’m waiting, not because I’m sad But because I know you’ll come back

Chorus

Autumn, you’re the quiet I keep Not loud, but deep Autumn, I find you in the still In the space you fill

Verse 2

Rain came down and missed the cup Wood drank the damp, but it stayed dry You didn’t cover it, didn’t rush up Just trusted the morning to pass by

Bridge

Some people leave marks they want seen You leave room to breathe, and that’s the peace

Chorus

Autumn, you’re the quiet I keep Not loud, but deep Autumn, I find you in the still In the space you fill

Outro

The mug still waits, the bench still holds Like you do—without asking, just so

Verse 1

The candle leans and lets its warm gold slip down slow a small bright river finding somewhere soft to go nothing in this room is asking you to hurry and every little breath of yours has room to grow

Chorus

Autumn, the flame is low and leaning just like you curled up so easy, nothing left to prove or do sleep now and let the whole wide dark be kind Autumn, I'm here while all this quiet settles through

Verse 2

The wax runs down in one unbroken, patient line content to take the shape the night has left behind you don't need to hold yourself together just rest against this hush and let your eyes untwine

Pre-chorus

Hear how soft the house has gone around you now every wall is leaning in to keep you safe somehow and the light is bending low to say

Chorus

Autumn, the flame is low and leaning just like you curled up so easy, nothing left to prove or do sleep now and let the whole wide dark be kind Autumn, I'm here while all this quiet settles through

Bridge

Wherever this small light finally comes to rest that's where I'll keep you closest, that's where you are blessed

Chorus

Autumn, the flame is low and leaning just like you curled up so easy, nothing left to prove or do sleep now and let the whole wide dark be kind Autumn, I'm here while all this quiet settles through

Outro

The candle settles gold and still along its brassy rim and I will stay right here and watch the whole night dim

Verse 1

White flakes are sticking soft to the windowpane tonight Gathering quiet while the whole wide world slows down Nothing can reach you here in this warm and gentle light Close your eyes now, let the hush settle all around

Pre-chorus

The dark outside is only feathers falling slow Nothing to fear in the hush of the falling snow Rest here beside me, let your breathing soft and low

Chorus

Autumn, the night is holding you safe and warm Deep in the quiet where no harm can come Nothing will touch you through the gentle storm Autumn, my darling, sleep now, sleep on

Verse 2

Every soft flake finds its rest upon the glass Settling slow like breath upon a windowsill You are held here while the hours quietly pass Warm in this moment where the world stands still

Bridge

Sleep is a blanket the whole night is wearing Wrapping around you with tender, quiet caring

Chorus

Autumn, the night is holding you safe and warm Deep in the quiet where no harm can come Nothing will touch you through the gentle storm Autumn, my darling, sleep now, sleep on

Outro

The flakes keep falling soft against the glass Sleep now, my love, the night will gently pass

Verse 1

Cotton curtains are moving so slightly in the dark night air Nothing hurries and nothing is asking to be done You are folded in close where the quiet has gathered there Safe beneath the hush that settles once the light is gone

Pre-chorus

Hear how soft the whole wide house has grown around you now Every worry has loosened and forgotten how to hold Sleep is coming slow and gentle, watch it show you how

Chorus

Autumn, you are held here, nothing needs to fall on you Close your eyes, the dark is kind and full of quiet care Every breath I take tonight is only meant for you Autumn, rest now, I will still be here when you wake there

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window a small breeze is turning over leaves Nothing in the night tonight has come to ask you why You can let the day go now, there's nothing it still needs Only warmth, only stillness, only this soft lullaby

Pre-chorus

Hear how soft the whole wide house has grown around you now Every worry has loosened and forgotten how to hold Sleep is coming slow and gentle, watch it show you how

Chorus

Autumn, you are held here, nothing needs to fall on you Close your eyes, the dark is kind and full of quiet care Every breath I take tonight is only meant for you Autumn, rest now, I will still be here when you wake there

Bridge

No storm gets past this room while you are sleeping Nothing in the world can touch you here

Chorus

Autumn, you are held here, nothing needs to fall on you Close your eyes, the dark is kind and full of quiet care Every breath I take tonight is only meant for you Autumn, rest now, I will still be here when you wake there

Outro

The curtains settle softly as the night air starts to still You are safe and warm and wanted, sleeping soundly as you will