Songs for Benjamin

Verse 1

Boxes stacked beside the dryer You left them there again Five cups waiting on the bench You always fill up ten

Pre-chorus

We keep gathering the mess you make Because it means you're near So light the candles, raise a cup

Chorus

Benjamin, the room lights up The minute you walk in We're glad you made it one year on Let's do it all again

Verse 2

You laugh too loud in small rooms And nobody minds at all You're the one we all remember When we're leaning on the wall

Chorus

Benjamin, the room lights up The minute you walk in We're glad you made it one year on Let's do it all again

Bridge

However far you wander off However long it's been We'll still be saving you a seat Right here beside the din

Chorus

Benjamin, the room lights up The minute you walk in We're glad you made it one year on Let's do it all again

Outro

The dryer's still spinning round But we're stacking cups again

Verse 1

Left out on the frosted step Something waiting, wrapped again Voices humming through the glass Someone's coming to let you in

Pre-chorus

Hear them laughing, close and near Feel the count begin to climb Something's building, warm and clear

Chorus

Happy birthday, Benjamin Every year we say again Light the candles, make a wish Glad you're here, my Benjamin

Verse 2

Doorbell ringing, hands behind backs Nobody quite says when Everybody knows the trick Because it's all for Benjamin

Pre-chorus

Hear them laughing, close and near Feel the count begin to climb Something's building, warm and clear

Chorus

Happy birthday, Benjamin Every year we say again Light the candles, make a wish Glad you're here, my Benjamin

Bridge

However far you've gone or been This room still holds you like its own Nobody else could fill that space You make this day worth coming home

Chorus

Happy birthday, Benjamin Every year we say again Light the candles, make a wish Glad you're here, my Benjamin

Outro

Open it slow, the door, the mat We're glad you're standing there again

Verse 1

You left three glasses on the stool Torn streamer curled up like a grin We drank too fast and broke the rule Just to raise a glass to you, Benjamin

Pre-chorus

Somebody's laughing by the door Somebody's asking where you've been We keep on shouting out for more

Chorus

Benjamin, the night's not over yet Every face here lights up when You walk in and we forget Any reason we came, Benjamin

Verse 2

You called my name across the room I nearly dropped my drink again We danced too close and left too soon But that's alright, that's always been

Bridge

Here's to the mess we make for you The candles lit, the noise, the din Here's to the year that's coming through

Chorus

Benjamin, the night's not over yet Every face here lights up when You walk in and we forget Any reason we came, Benjamin

Outro

Three empty glasses on the stool We'll fill them up again

Verse 1

Two heavy coats behind the wind Hung on one peg, that's how we've been Yours always brushing next to mine We never planned it, it's just time

Pre-chorus

I don't need noise to know it's true I only need a room with you And something steady starts to build

Chorus

Benjamin, you keep me warm Long before the winter's storm Say your name and something settles Benjamin, you're more than metal

Verse 2

Some loves shout to make it known Ours just sits here, calm, at home You hang your coat, you take my hand No grand gesture, just a man

Pre-chorus

I don't need noise to know it's true I only need a room with you And something steady starts to build

Chorus

Benjamin, you keep me warm Long before the winter's storm Say your name and something settles Benjamin, you're more than metal

Bridge

Whatever door the cold comes through There's always room for me and you Some things you don't have to prove twice

Chorus

Benjamin, you keep me warm Long before the winter's storm Say your name and something settles Benjamin, you're more than metal

Outro

Two coats still hang behind that door And I love you a little more

Verse 1

I set the mugs down slow one for me, one for you steam curling up like a held breath this waiting feels like home

Pre-chorus

You take your tea black, I forget every single time on purpose just to hear you say it again

Chorus

Benjamin, stay a while longer nothing calls us in just yet this porch is small but it holds us Benjamin, I'd choose this again

Verse 2

Our shoes are lined up crooked yours worn soft, mine still new you laugh at how I stack them like it's something we made true

Pre-chorus

You take your tea black, I forget every single time on purpose just to hear you say it again

Chorus

Benjamin, stay a while longer nothing calls us in just yet this porch is small but it holds us Benjamin, I'd choose this again

Bridge

I don't need the big and loud just this porch, just this hush you beside me, no need to rush

Chorus

Benjamin, stay a while longer nothing calls us in just yet this porch is small but it holds us Benjamin, I'd choose this again

Outro

The tea's gone cold in our hands but I'm still glad that you stayed

Verse 1

Two potatoes wrapped up tight Sitting on the wire again Nothing fancy, nothing bright Just the kind of night I love, Benjamin

Pre-chorus

I don't need the world to see I just need you close to me Waiting on the embers, leaning in

Chorus

Benjamin, you're the warmth I choose Every plain and ordinary when Nothing here I'd ever lose I'd build this fire again and again, Benjamin

Verse 2

You laugh low when the foil steams Say the coals are burning thin I'm not chasing bigger dreams Just this small light, just you, Benjamin

Bridge

Some folks want the great big blaze I just want this quiet den Wrapped in foil, wrapped in days Slow and sure, again, again

Chorus

Benjamin, you're the warmth I choose Every plain and ordinary when Nothing here I'd ever lose I'd build this fire again and again, Benjamin

Outro

Embers going soft and low Still I'd choose this, Benjamin

Verse 1

The fire is sinking low and soft behind the iron bars While a small wind hums along the bricks outside You are curled up warm where nothing cold can reach you And the whole wide dark tonight is put aside

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the last light fold and settle There's no need to chase the evening on You are exactly where you're meant to be tonight

Chorus

Sleep now, Benjamin, the house is breathing slow Nothing in this room will let you down You are loved as steady as the embers glow Benjamin, the quiet wraps around

Verse 2

The ash falls soft and grey like snow that never lands And the draft outside just sighs and drifts away You don't have to hold on to a single worry now Every corner of this dark is safe till day

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the last light fold and settle There's no need to chase the evening on You are exactly where you're meant to be tonight

Chorus

Sleep now, Benjamin, the house is breathing slow Nothing in this room will let you down You are loved as steady as the embers glow Benjamin, the quiet wraps around

Bridge

Somewhere past the window the wide night waits and wanders But it can't come past this door, not tonight You are held here closer than the warmth against the iron

Chorus

Sleep now, Benjamin, the house is breathing slow Nothing in this room will let you down You are loved as steady as the embers glow Benjamin, the quiet wraps around

Outro

The ash keeps glowing soft behind the bars till morning Sleep now, you are held, and all is well

Verse 1

The grate holds a glow that is fading down slow and warm Grey cinders are keeping the last of the light from harm And just like that ember still breathing beneath the ash You carry a warmth that will never once burn to ash

Pre-chorus

So let your small hands and your worries unclench and rest Let every bright worry lie down in your quiet chest There's nothing to chase now, there's only this hush and you

Chorus

Benjamin, close your eyes, let the last light dim and blur Nothing tonight can reach where you are, nothing can stir Sleep now, my Benjamin, safe as the coals breathing slow Held in the warmth long after the brightest flames go

Verse 2

Outside the window the whole dark world has gone to rest The hush that falls now is only proof that you are blessed No shadow that gathers can ever come close to your bed Only the soft weight of sleep settling over your head

Pre-chorus

So let your small hands and your worries unclench and rest Let every bright worry lie down in your quiet chest There's nothing to chase now, there's only this hush and you

Chorus

Benjamin, close your eyes, let the last light dim and blur Nothing tonight can reach where you are, nothing can stir Sleep now, my Benjamin, safe as the coals breathing slow Held in the warmth long after the brightest flames go

Bridge

Even when morning comes and the grate turns cold and grey The warmth that you are will still be here to stay

Chorus

Benjamin, close your eyes, let the last light dim and blur Nothing tonight can reach where you are, nothing can stir Sleep now, my Benjamin, safe as the coals breathing slow Held in the warmth long after the brightest flames go

Outro

The last of the embers is settling soft into grey And you are the warmth that will carry through till day

Verse 1

Rain is drawing gold lines down the window by your bed Warm beneath the wool, there's nowhere else you need to tread Streetlights swim and settle, soft as breathing in the glen Nothing in the dark tonight will touch that golden thread

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the little lights go blurring by Every shadow here is gentle, none of them will pry Sleep is calling soft and low, so let it carry you

Chorus

Benjamin, the night is only kindness in disguise Nothing you should carry, nothing you should fear again Rest inside the hush that holds you safe from ten till ten Benjamin, I'm here until the morning meets your eyes

Verse 2

Wrapped up warm while glass turns amber, gold and slowly grey You don't have to hold your eyes open one more minute today Every little light out there is drifting off to bed Let the wool and warmth just carry all your cares away

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the little lights go blurring by Every shadow here is gentle, none of them will pry Sleep is calling soft and low, so let it carry you

Chorus

Benjamin, the night is only kindness in disguise Nothing you should carry, nothing you should fear again Rest inside the hush that holds you safe from ten till ten Benjamin, I'm here until the morning meets your eyes

Bridge

Whatever came before was heavy, let it fall away now Just this window, just this blanket, just this quiet vow

Chorus

Benjamin, the night is only kindness in disguise Nothing you should carry, nothing you should fear again Rest inside the hush that holds you safe from ten till ten Benjamin, I'm here until the morning meets your eyes

Outro

Rain still drawing gold lines gently down the glass Sleep now, love, and let the golden evening pass