Songs for Axel

Verse 1

Boxes stacked up by the hoop Someone tripped the drafty group Cold hall, but nobody's leaving We all showed up in your loop

Pre-chorus

Somebody plug the speaker in Turn the cold into a grin Feel that beat starting to build

Chorus

Axel, get up off your chair Spin us round, we don't care Every year you make us glow Axel, dance like you own the air

Verse 2

Streamers taped above the net Nobody's tidied up here yet You just laugh and pull us closer Best mess that this town has met

Bridge

We're not here for the cake alone We're here because you feel like home Cold floor, warm hearts, that's how it's shown

Chorus

Axel, get up off your chair Spin us round, we don't care Every year you make us glow Axel, dance like you own the air

Outro

Boxes still stacked by that hoop We're glad we're standing in your loop

Verse 1

Boots lined up beneath the garland Muddy proof of where you've been You track the whole year through this doorway Bring the garden in with you again

Pre-chorus

Every mark you leave is welcome Every mess says you were here So let the candles start to gather

Chorus

Axel, light the whole room up tonight Nobody fills a house like you We're raising every glass up high Axel, here's to all you do

Verse 2

You never wipe your feet on strangers Bring your whole self through the door We love the trail that you leave after Loved you less would mean much more

Chorus

Axel, light the whole room up tonight Nobody fills a house like you We're raising every glass up high Axel, here's to all you do

Bridge

Another year of boots and mud and laughter Another year we're glad you're ours So blow the candles, make it count for something We'll still be cheering after

Chorus

Axel, light the whole room up tonight Nobody fills a house like you We're raising every glass up high Axel, here's to all you do

Outro

Line those boots back by the doorway We'll leave the garland hanging too

Verse 1

Yellow footprints turning into slush somebody ran here in a rush foil on the meter catching light just like you do, shining bright

Chorus

Axel, tonight the whole street knows every candle on for you glows you make the ordinary hum happy birthday, glad you've come

Verse 2

Cold outside but nobody cares warmth like this comes in rare pairs you walk in and change the air suddenly there's colour there

Pre-chorus

Count the years, then let them go one more reason for the glow here it comes, so ready or not

Chorus

Axel, tonight the whole street knows every candle on for you glows you make the ordinary hum happy birthday, glad you've come

Bridge

Whatever mess this year has made you're the reason it never frayed raise it up, however small you're the best part of it all

Chorus

Axel, tonight the whole street knows every candle on for you glows you make the ordinary hum happy birthday, glad you've come

Outro

Footprints fading, but you remain gold against the melting rain

Verse 1

Two cups steaming on wet steel Streetlights flicker, catch and reel Nobody else is out this late You make the cold feel real

Pre-chorus

I keep losing track of time Every word you say lands fine Something in me wants to stay

Chorus

Axel, you make quiet feel like home Never asking me to be alone Steam rises slow, the night stands still Axel, you're the warmth I've known

Verse 2

The bench is cold beneath us both You laugh and I forget the frost Streetlight hums a broken song This moment isn't lost

Pre-chorus

I keep losing track of time Every word you say lands fine Something in me wants to stay

Chorus

Axel, you make quiet feel like home Never asking me to be alone Steam rises slow, the night stands still Axel, you're the warmth I've known

Bridge

No need to fill the silence up You just sit here, hands round the cup That's enough, that's always enough

Chorus

Axel, you make quiet feel like home Never asking me to be alone Steam rises slow, the night stands still Axel, you're the warmth I've known

Outro

Cups gone cold on the metal bench You're still here, that's all I need

Verse 1

Spread the blanket on the grass Let the sheep move slow and free Nothing here is asking fast You just settle into me

Pre-chorus

The wall has stood here longer Than either of us knew But nothing makes me stronger Than the way I lean toward you

Chorus

Axel, you're the calm I found Wrapped up warm against the chill Axel, you're the steady ground When the whole wide world stands still

Verse 2

Wind moves soft across the field No one's rushing, no one's late Every worry I could wield Just dissolves when you sit straight

Pre-chorus

The wall has stood here longer Than either of us knew But nothing makes me stronger Than the way I lean toward you

Chorus

Axel, you're the calm I found Wrapped up warm against the chill Axel, you're the steady ground When the whole wide world stands still

Bridge

I don't need the grand or new I just need this, and I need you

Chorus

Axel, you're the calm I found Wrapped up warm against the chill Axel, you're the steady ground When the whole wide world stands still

Outro

Fold the blanket, take my hand This is all I understand

Verse 1

The engine hums beneath our feet I feel it rattle in my chest You hold the rail and hold me too Steadier than all the rest

Chorus

Axel, you're the calm I lean on Nothing shakes when you're this near Axel, through the noise and motion You're the one thing always clear

Verse 2

Red rings shiver on white rails Bolted tight against the swell You reach for my hand instead And that steadies me as well

Pre-chorus

I've been in rougher water Before I learned your name Now the shaking doesn't scare me

Chorus

Axel, you're the calm I lean on Nothing shakes when you're this near Axel, through the noise and motion You're the one thing always clear

Bridge

Let the whole deck tremble on I'm not going anywhere You're the reason I stay standing Right here in the open air

Chorus

Axel, you're the calm I lean on Nothing shakes when you're this near Axel, through the noise and motion You're the one thing always clear

Outro

The engine hums, the rails still shake But I'm not moving, holding you

Verse 1

Golden light is spilling soft across the wall tonight Little specks of dust go drifting slowly through the beam You are wrapped inside a circle warm and gold and bright Nothing in this room will trouble your quiet dream

Chorus

Axel, hush now, let the glow hold you so near Sleep is calling gentle as the fabric's amber hue Every corner of this night was made to keep you here Axel, close your eyes, there's nothing you must do

Verse 2

Softly through the yellow cloth the lamp begins to hum Shadows curl up small and settle by your bed Feel the warmth that tells you morning's sure to come Rest inside the calm that's gathered overhead

Pre-chorus

Breathe in slow, the light will stay however dark it grows Nothing here will ask you anything but rest You are held by every soft thing anybody knows

Chorus

Axel, hush now, let the glow hold you so near Sleep is calling gentle as the fabric's amber hue Every corner of this night was made to keep you here Axel, close your eyes, there's nothing you must do

Bridge

Drift now where the dust motes rise and turn Carried up on light that never fades away

Chorus

Axel, hush now, let the glow hold you so near Sleep is calling gentle as the fabric's amber hue Every corner of this night was made to keep you here Axel, close your eyes, there's nothing you must do

Outro

Sleep now safe inside that circle soft and gold Someone's here to watch the light however long it holds

Verse 1

Raindrops slide so slowly down the window by your bed Amber light is glowing soft and low across your face Every little sound tonight is quiet, calm and kind Nothing in this whole wide world can touch this gentle place

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the hours grow slow and small Let the dark feel like a blanket wrapped around it all I am here beside you now, so let your worries fall

Chorus

Axel, Axel, rest your head and drift away You are held here, you are safe here, come what may Every star tonight is watching over you, my Axel Sleep will carry you so gently till the day

Verse 2

Somewhere out beyond the glass the roads are going quiet Lights are dimming, one by one, like breath before you sleep You don't need to know the way, you only need to rest here I will keep the night beside you, mine to keep

Bridge

However far the roads may lead when morning comes again You'll always find this warmth still waiting, steady as it's been

Chorus

Axel, Axel, rest your head and drift away You are held here, you are safe here, come what may Every star tonight is watching over you, my Axel Sleep will carry you so gently till the day

Outro

The raindrops still are sliding soft and slow along the glass Sleep now, Axel, dream your quiet dreams till morning comes at last

Verse 1

A quiet gold line glows below the door tonight and everything past it is warm and soft and right you're wrapped in the hush of a house settling down no need for a sound now, no need for a frown

Pre-chorus

Close those heavy eyes and let the day go still rest inside the calm that this small room can fill and drift to the place where dreams wait, soft and slow

Chorus

Axel, the night is holding you so gently now Axel, I promise you the dark knows how to keep you safe till morning comes back round so sleep, my Axel, on this steady ground

Verse 2

Somewhere a floor is glowing pale beneath the frame and every little shadow knows and loves your name you don't need to open your eyes to feel you're near only the hush of home and the ones who hold you dear

Bridge

Let your small breaths slow to match the quiet house nothing can reach you here, not even a mouse you are the safest thing this whole night keeps

Chorus

Axel, the night is holding you so gently now Axel, I promise you the dark knows how to keep you safe till morning comes back round so sleep, my Axel, on this steady ground

Outro

That soft light will still be glowing when you wake rest now, love, there's nothing left for you to take