Songs for Beatrice

Verse 1

Towels stacked up high and blue Waiting there on metal benches Water ripples, catching light Nobody minds you like this world

Pre-chorus

Every year you make it warmer Every room feels less alone Something's rising, we can feel it

Chorus

Beatrice, the room lights up for you Candles humming, hearts at ease Nobody else could hold a room like Beatrice You're the reason we found peace

Verse 2

Water settles, tiles go quiet Steam still climbing toward the ceiling You're the calm we didn't ask for Still the warmth that we are feeling

Pre-chorus

Every year you make it warmer Every room feels less alone Something's rising, we can feel it

Chorus

Beatrice, the room lights up for you Candles humming, hearts at ease Nobody else could hold a room like Beatrice You're the reason we found peace

Bridge

Blow the candles, let it show How much brighter you make everything We're not leaving, we're not letting go Stay right here where the singing is

Chorus

Beatrice, the room lights up for you Candles humming, hearts at ease Nobody else could hold a room like Beatrice You're the reason we found peace

Outro

Towels folded, water still We'll keep this warm for you, Beatrice

Verse 1

Steam is rising off the glass Pink hats drying on the rail Somebody laughing by the door Nothing here could touch your class

Pre-chorus

Every year you pull us close Every year the noise gets loud Hold that candle, here it comes

Chorus

Beatrice, light the room again Nobody moves us like you can We are loud because we love you Sing it till it finds Beatrice

Verse 2

Somebody's spilling all the drinks Somebody's dancing on a chair You just laugh and pour another This is you, this is the treat

Bridge

However loud tonight gets However far this year has been Say your name and watch it settle Say it soft, then sing it clean

Chorus

Beatrice, light the room again Nobody moves us like you can We are loud because we love you Sing it till it finds Beatrice

Outro

The glass is warm now, hats still drying We'll say your name till morning

Verse 1

Long grass pressed flat by the chairs Where we all leaned in to see you Somebody strung up those coloured wires Just to hang a little light on you

Pre-chorus

Every year we say the same thing Every year we mean it more So fill your glass, we're just beginning

Chorus

Here's to you, Beatrice, loud and clear Grass gone flat but we don't mind Every light strung up out here Was only ever hung for Beatrice's kind

Verse 2

You laugh and the whole yard turns Somebody spills their drink again We forget the things the world confirms When you're the one who lights the den

Bridge

Let the chairs stay out till morning Let the bulbs burn low and warm Nobody here needs any warning You were always worth the storm

Chorus

Here's to you, Beatrice, loud and clear Grass gone flat but we don't mind Every light strung up out here Was only ever hung for Beatrice's kind

Outro

The grass will spring back up by morning But you'll still be the light worth burning

Verse 1

Dust hangs slow between the bins Nobody rushes, nobody wins I could stay lost in this light But it's you who makes it right

Pre-chorus

Every record here has a hidden song You found the one that took so long And I feel the needle start to drop

Chorus

Beatrice, you're the calm in the room Even the dust seems to bloom Nothing here needs to be chased or chased twice You're the peace I keep coming back to, Beatrice

Verse 2

You blow the sleeve off, careful and slow Some things you just already know I watch your hands more than the tune You make an old room feel new

Pre-chorus

Every record here has a hidden song You found the one that took so long And I feel the needle start to drop

Chorus

Beatrice, you're the calm in the room Even the dust seems to bloom Nothing here needs to be chased or chased twice You're the peace I keep coming back to, Beatrice

Bridge

No rush here, no clock on the wall Just your voice, low, saying it all I don't need the song to end

Chorus

Beatrice, you're the calm in the room Even the dust seems to bloom Nothing here needs to be chased or chased twice You're the peace I keep coming back to, Beatrice

Outro

The dust will settle where it lands But I'm still holding your hands

Verse 1

Two mugs sitting on the table Pencils never sharpened, still Nothing here is finished, Beatrice Yet somehow it feels like it will

Chorus

Beatrice, you're the reason I stay still You're the quiet I never knew I'd need Beatrice, you make the ordinary kind You turn the waiting into peace

Verse 2

I don't need the pencils sharpened I don't need the plans laid out You just sitting there beside me Answers every single doubt

Pre-chorus

I've loved you loud, I've loved you quiet Loved you in the in between Now I feel it building

Chorus

Beatrice, you're the reason I stay still You're the quiet I never knew I'd need Beatrice, you make the ordinary kind You turn the waiting into peace

Bridge

Some people need the world to prove it I just need this room, this light You, across the table from me That's enough to get it right

Chorus

Beatrice, you're the reason I stay still You're the quiet I never knew I'd need Beatrice, you make the ordinary kind You turn the waiting into peace

Outro

Two mugs still sitting on the table Still nothing sharpened, still just you and me

Verse 1

Water spins slow round the steel Everything ordinary, washed clean and plain I stand here doing nothing at all Just watching the light behind you, Beatrice

Pre-chorus

Some days are only dishes and rain Nothing to show, nothing to prove But you turn the dull hours to peace

Chorus

Beatrice, you make the quiet feel like home No need to shine, no need to move I'd choose this small life with you, Beatrice Over anything louder, anything new

Verse 2

The last of the soap slips away Nothing left but the sound of the drain You reach for the towel, half turned And I forget what I meant to say

Chorus

Beatrice, you make the quiet feel like home No need to shine, no need to move I'd choose this small life with you, Beatrice Over anything louder, anything new

Bridge

I've loved you in bigger rooms But never more than right here Nothing dressed up, nothing rehearsed Just you, and the night going clear

Chorus

Beatrice, you make the quiet feel like home No need to shine, no need to move I'd choose this small life with you, Beatrice Over anything louder, anything new

Outro

The water goes dark down the steel Still, I would stay right here with you

Verse 1

The oven clock burns green and quiet past midnight now Nobody else is awake to see this hour but me I would stay right here and watch you until morning somehow You are the calmest thing that this whole night can be

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, let the green light hum you under Nothing out there can touch you, nothing needs to be feared I will hold this whole house steady while you wonder

Chorus

Beatrice, sleep and let the dark be kind to you There is no hour too late for you to find peace Every tick of that clock just brings me closer to you Rest now, my quiet one, my own Beatrice

Verse 2

Your breathing slows down softer than the house around us Somewhere a light hums on, but you don't need to see You already know that you are safe and you are wanted There is nowhere calmer in the world than where you'll be

Bridge

Let the minutes fold over quietly, one by one Nothing in the dark can take the warmth we've begun

Chorus

Beatrice, sleep and let the dark be kind to you There is no hour too late for you to find peace Every tick of that clock just brings me closer to you Rest now, my quiet one, my own Beatrice

Outro

The clock still glows soft green, but midnight's nearly done Sleep on, Beatrice, until the morning comes

Verse 1

Snow comes soft against the glass and does not stay for long It melts the moment that it lands, so quiet and so light You are held here safe and warm while all the world grows calm Nothing in the dark tonight will ever give you fright

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hush come find you where you lie Every breath you take is gentle, every hour is kind Sleep is only just beyond the edge of one more sigh

Chorus

Beatrice, the night has come to bring you peace Every flake that falls is melting soft as lace Nothing here will ever break this hush, Beatrice You are loved beyond the edges of this place

Verse 2

The window holds a little cold but you are far from it Wrapped up warm beneath the quiet weight of blankets deep Somewhere past the frosted glass the whole wide world goes still And you are drifting gently down the long slow road to sleep

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hush come find you where you lie Every breath you take is gentle, every hour is kind Sleep is only just beyond the edge of one more sigh

Chorus

Beatrice, the night has come to bring you peace Every flake that falls is melting soft as lace Nothing here will ever break this hush, Beatrice You are loved beyond the edges of this place

Bridge

Watch how gently everything comes down to rest tonight No need to keep your small eyes open any more You are the warmest thing in all this drifting light

Chorus

Beatrice, the night has come to bring you peace Every flake that falls is melting soft as lace Nothing here will ever break this hush, Beatrice You are loved beyond the edges of this place

Outro

The window's cool but you are warm and held and dreaming Sleep now, small one, safe beneath this gentle snowing

Verse 1

The rain is falling soft on the leaves above your head Every drop finds its way down slow instead of fast You are warm and dry beneath the green Sleeping while the whole wide sky turns to bed

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the dark come gentle, let it settle deep Nothing out there means you harm while you are held so near Close your eyes, I'll keep the watch tonight

Chorus

Beatrice, the night is only softness dressed in grey Sleep and let the hours carry you away I will hold this quiet close and keep it here Beatrice, my Beatrice, drift till break of day

Verse 2

Somewhere leaves are dripping slowly onto canvas overhead And the wheels below sit still beneath the falling rain You don't have to know the way the world turns Only that you're safe and warm and loved instead

Bridge

Let every worry fold itself away and disappear There's nothing waiting for you but the morning light

Chorus

Beatrice, the night is only softness dressed in grey Sleep and let the hours carry you away I will hold this quiet close and keep it here Beatrice, my Beatrice, drift till break of day

Outro

Somewhere still the green leaves hold the rain like they hold you Sleep now, little one, the whole night keeps its peace