Songs for Brandon

Verse 1

Boxes stacked up to the ceiling Flour dust on everything You laughed while the whole place tumbled Turned the chaos into spring

Pre-chorus

Nobody else could hold a room like this Turn a wreck of a day into bliss So grab a chair and lift your glass

Chorus

Brandon, Brandon, light the candle bright We're stamping feet for you tonight Random plans that always land on gold That's the story we've been told

Verse 2

You never plan on standing still Pull us all up off the sill Every mess becomes a party Every gift feels somehow hearty

Pre-chorus

Nobody else could hold a room like this Turn a wreck of a day into bliss So grab a chair and lift your glass

Chorus

Brandon, Brandon, light the candle bright We're stamping feet for you tonight Random plans that always land on gold That's the story we've been told

Bridge

Here's to the year that's just abandoned Here's to the one that you plan on We're clapping loud, we're calling your name Nothing about you feels the same

Chorus

Brandon, Brandon, light the candle bright We're stamping feet for you tonight Random plans that always land on gold That's the story we've been told

Outro

Flour still hangs in the kitchen air We'll always find you standing there

Verse 1

Boots all crowded on the step Every colour, every size Everybody found their way here Just to look you in the eyes

Pre-chorus

We been waiting on this evening Saving up the joy we've got Getting ready now to raise it

Chorus

Brandon, Brandon, light the room up We been counting on your name Nobody else could ever fill it You and Brandon are the same

Verse 2

Doorstep's full but there's a space left Right where you belong to stand Every voice out here is calling Reaching out to hold your hand

Chorus

Brandon, Brandon, light the room up We been counting on your name Nobody else could ever fill it You and Brandon are the same

Bridge

Stand on in, don't you hide now This whole house was built for you We can plan on you forever Every year we start anew

Chorus

Brandon, Brandon, light the room up We been counting on your name Nobody else could ever fill it You and Brandon are the same

Outro

Boots still waiting on the doorstep Home was always where you'd be

Verse 1

Dust hangs gold in the hallway light You walk through it looking outright right Coats on the hook, mirror catching gleam Nobody fills a room like you can

Pre-chorus

Every year you get harder to top Every year this feeling won't stop So light the thing and let it drop

Chorus

Brandon, we came here to shout your name Nobody else could light up a room the same You could stand in a crowd of strangers And Brandon, they'd all feel the same

Verse 2

You've got a laugh that fills up a hall Makes the quiet ones stand up tall Even the mirror seems to grin When you walk by it, coat and all

Bridge

We don't say it enough out loud How glad we are you're in this crowd Blow it out and make the plan on One more year of loving Brandon

Chorus

Brandon, we came here to shout your name Nobody else could light up a room the same You could stand in a crowd of strangers And Brandon, they'd all feel the same

Outro

Dust still floats where the light comes through And every bit of this room loves you

Verse 1

Rain came down and we didn't run Just stood close underneath the one Your sleeve was touching mine somehow I felt it more than I'll allow

Pre-chorus

You never make a single demand You just stay close, you understand And that's the thing I can't explain

Chorus

Brandon, you're the calm I plan on Nothing random, nothing rushed Brandon, steady as the hush You're the warmth I lean on, trust

Verse 2

The umbrella barely kept us dry But I wasn't watching the sky I was counting how you breathe Learning things I'll never leave

Pre-chorus

You never make a single demand You just stay close, you understand And that's the thing I can't explain

Chorus

Brandon, you're the calm I plan on Nothing random, nothing rushed Brandon, steady as the hush You're the warmth I lean on, trust

Bridge

I've stood in storms I couldn't name But nothing since has felt the same You don't shout, you just remain

Chorus

Brandon, you're the calm I plan on Nothing random, nothing rushed Brandon, steady as the hush You're the warmth I lean on, trust

Outro

Let the rain keep coming down I'll still be your sleeve, your ground

Verse 1

You stood dripping in the doorway Jacket heavy, soaked right through Didn't need a single word said I already knew it was you

Pre-chorus

Some folks wait for perfect weather I just wait for you to come Every storm just brings you closer

Chorus

Brandon, I don't need the sun out You're the warmth I'm standing in Doesn't matter how it's raining Brandon, you're my shelter, my kin

Verse 2

You shake the water from your pockets Leave a puddle by the door I could watch that same old habit Every night and still want more

Pre-chorus

Some folks wait for perfect weather I just wait for you to come Every storm just brings you closer

Chorus

Brandon, I don't need the sun out You're the warmth I'm standing in Doesn't matter how it's raining Brandon, you're my shelter, my kin

Bridge

I'm not asking for forever Just tonight and one more mile No abandon, no random reason Just the constant of your smile

Chorus

Brandon, I don't need the sun out You're the warmth I'm standing in Doesn't matter how it's raining Brandon, you're my shelter, my kin

Outro

Hang your jacket by the doorway You're already home again

Verse 1

The phone lies flat upon the counter Your voice comes low and slow tonight Kitchen light hums soft around us Nothing here feels wrong or right

Pre-chorus

I keep the kettle off, don't want the noise Just want to hear you breathing near So say the thing you're building toward

Chorus

Brandon, I could talk till morning Nothing random, nothing thin You're the one I plan on Brandon, let the night wear in

Verse 2

You laugh and it crackles down the line Some old joke you won't explain I trace circles on the counter Waiting on your voice again

Pre-chorus

I keep the kettle off, don't want the noise Just want to hear you breathing near So say the thing you're building toward

Chorus

Brandon, I could talk till morning Nothing random, nothing thin You're the one I plan on Brandon, let the night wear in

Bridge

Doesn't matter what got said Only that you stayed on the line Some nights love is just this quiet Two voices holding on past nine

Chorus

Brandon, I could talk till morning Nothing random, nothing thin You're the one I plan on Brandon, let the night wear in

Outro

The phone still rests upon the counter Long after we both said goodnight

Verse 1

The fire is sinking low behind the bars tonight Grey ash comes sliding soft as breath let go You're wrapped up warm before the last light dies And nothing in this house will ever let you go

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the embers know it's time to rest The dark outside can't touch you where you lie So let your tired little eyes start closing slow

Chorus

Brandon, the night is holding you so gently Nothing can reach you, nothing needs to try You are the warmest thing that I will ever plan on Sleep now, Brandon, underneath this quiet sky

Verse 2

The coals are turning softer, breathing out their glow Falling into stillness like a page turned down You curl in closer as the last flame settles low And every worry I had melts without a sound

Bridge

I'm not going anywhere, I'm right here standin' Watching over all the hours till the light returns You never have to wonder where you're landin' This is the only home this small heart yearns

Chorus

Brandon, the night is holding you so gently Nothing can reach you, nothing needs to try You are the warmest thing that I will ever plan on Sleep now, Brandon, underneath this quiet sky

Outro

The ash lies quiet now where once the fire burned bright Sleep on, my love, you are my last warm light

Verse 1

Thin linen breathes against the glass so slow tonight Pulled softly inward like it's chasing candlelight You rest beneath a hush that settles on your chest Wrapped safe in quiet, sinking deeper into rest

Chorus

Brandon, close your eyes and let the dark be kind Sleep is only love that you cannot yet find Nothing in this room will ever let you down Brandon, you are held wherever dreams are found

Verse 2

A curtain lifts and settles like a breath let go Watching over you as evening breathes so slow Nothing in the shadows means you any harm You are wrapped in something steady, something warm

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the night wind carry all you carry Every worry folds up small, it will not tarry Close your eyes, there's nothing here you need to hurry

Chorus

Brandon, close your eyes and let the dark be kind Sleep is only love that you cannot yet find Nothing in this room will ever let you down Brandon, you are held wherever dreams are found

Bridge

Somewhere past the window, stars are watching too Quiet as a promise, always facing you

Chorus

Brandon, close your eyes and let the dark be kind Sleep is only love that you cannot yet find Nothing in this room will ever let you down Brandon, you are held wherever dreams are found

Outro

Let the linen settle soft against the pane You are loved as certain as the morning's coming again

Verse 1

A line of gold slips under the door and finds you here It rests so soft along the floor, it draws so near Nothing in this house is moving now but that small glow And it only came to say that you are dear

Pre-chorus

So close your eyes and let the hallway hum you low The whole wide house is breathing slow to keep you warm Let every worry loosen now and gently go

Chorus

Brandon, the dark can never touch you here Every shadow bends away and disappears You are the safest thing this house has ever held Sleep now, Brandon, there is nothing left to fear

Verse 2

The landing keeps its quiet watch while you drift down Nothing out there matters now, not the whole wide town Just this glow beneath the door and your steady breath You are held so gently that you can't fall down

Bridge

Let the vibraphone hum soft and low Every note repeats what I already know You are worth the whole of this stillness around you

Chorus

Brandon, the dark can never touch you here Every shadow bends away and disappears You are the safest thing this house has ever held Sleep now, Brandon, there is nothing left to fear

Outro

That same gold line will still be waiting when you wake Rest now, Brandon, for love's own gentle sake