Songs for Bronwen

Verse 1

Brass taps sweating on the zinc Paper hats still folded flat Nobody's touched a single drink Every eye is where you're at

Chorus

Bronwen, lift your glass up high Pour it out and let it run Bronwen, you're the reason why This whole room came for someone

Verse 2

You walk in and the noise goes soft Then it climbs right back again Condensation drips like clocks Counting down to now, to when

Pre-chorus

Someone's grabbing for a hat Someone's shouting out your name Feel it building up to that

Chorus

Bronwen, lift your glass up high Pour it out and let it run Bronwen, you're the reason why This whole room came for someone

Bridge

Every year we find our way back here Just to tell you plain and clear

Chorus

Bronwen, lift your glass up high Pour it out and let it run Bronwen, you're the reason why This whole room came for someone

Outro

Let the taps run dry tonight You were always worth the wait

Verse 1

Chairs scrape loud beneath grey light Someone shouts to make more room Every voice here knows your name We came for you, we'll leave here soon

Pre-chorus

Feel the noise begin to swell Hear the room stamp out your name We're building up to something grand

Chorus

Bronwen, light the whole court up We're stamping feet for you and then We'll shout it till the rafters shake Happy birthday, Bronwen, again

Verse 2

Metal legs drag on the line Someone's laughing, spilling drinks Nobody here would rather be Anywhere but where you think

Chorus

Bronwen, light the whole court up We're stamping feet for you and then We'll shout it till the rafters shake Happy birthday, Bronwen, again

Bridge

You pulled us in, you held us close We circle round you, glad and loud This is your night, we chose it too We're happy just to be your crowd

Chorus

Bronwen, light the whole court up We're stamping feet for you and then We'll shout it till the rafters shake Happy birthday, Bronwen, again

Outro

Chairs still scraping, lights still low Bronwen, we won't let you go

Verse 1

Coins go rattling round the glass Chrome drums spin and never crash Damp towels thumping, keeping pace You're the reason we're all here, fast

Chorus

Bronwen, light the whole room up We're raising every cup Nobody spins us like you, Bronwen Tonight we don't stop

Verse 2

You laugh and the whole place turns Every candle catches, burns We circle you like we're the coins Watching how your whole heart churns

Pre-chorus

Count it down, one more year gone Hold onto this one, hold on Something's building, right on cue

Chorus

Bronwen, light the whole room up We're raising every cup Nobody spins us like you, Bronwen Tonight we don't stop

Bridge

You've always been the loud in quiet rooms The reason anybody moves Here's to you, not the noise or the show Just you, plain and true

Chorus

Bronwen, light the whole room up We're raising every cup Nobody spins us like you, Bronwen Tonight we don't stop

Outro

The drum still spins, the coins still shine Bronwen, here's to you, one more time

Verse 1

I lost you between the aisles again laughing at something so plain you make the dull light feel warmer like sun breaking after rain

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is special except you're standing right there and my chest goes tight and certain

Chorus

Bronwen, you make the ordinary hum stood beneath the fluorescent glow I could love you in any weather Bronwen, it's you I want to know

Verse 2

You read soup labels like poetry and I forget what I came here for the freezer hums a low steady note and I don't need anything more

Bridge

Some people find love in the grand and rare I found it stood in a cold, bright aisle you turned round and asked what I wanted and I said, honestly, just your smile

Chorus

Bronwen, you make the ordinary hum stood beneath the fluorescent glow I could love you in any weather Bronwen, it's you I want to know

Outro

Long after we've left that flickering light I'll still be finding you, every time

Verse 1

I found the hinge still holding fast Rust round the edge but the paint stayed true It made me think of how you last Quiet and sure in the way you do

Chorus

Bronwen, you're the door that never gives Steady through whatever comes and goes You keep the warm where the cold one lives Bronwen, that's the thing that everybody knows

Verse 2

You never asked to be the frame You just stood there and took the strain I never had to learn your name You were already inside the rain

Pre-chorus

I've seen the mortar crack and mend I've seen you do the same for me And still you don't call yourself a friend

Chorus

Bronwen, you're the door that never gives Steady through whatever comes and goes You keep the warm where the cold one lives Bronwen, that's the thing that everybody knows

Bridge

No one writes songs for hinges But I'm writing one right now Small and green and always holding You never asked me to say how

Chorus

Bronwen, you're the door that never gives Steady through whatever comes and goes You keep the warm where the cold one lives Bronwen, that's the thing that everybody knows

Outro

The wall still stands, the paint still true I'm still inside because of you

Verse 1

The water gets loud when it storms I've seen you brace against those warnings Something in you never bends You keep me steady through the harm

Pre-chorus

I watch the spray hit white and grey I know exactly what I'd say If the water ever pulled you far

Chorus

Bronwen, I would hold the line Bronwen, every choppy sign I'd throw the ring before you'd ask You've always, always been mine

Verse 2

You laugh right into the wind I've watched you do it, again and again Nothing scares you quite like it should You make the fear feel like a friend

Bridge

I'm not the railing, bolted, still I'm the one who jumps in when you will We don't need calm water to be sure We just need each other, and we do

Chorus

Bronwen, I would hold the line Bronwen, every choppy sign I'd throw the ring before you'd ask You've always, always been mine

Outro

The water can stay loud and grey I'm not going anywhere, Bronwen

Verse 1

Kitchen light is dimming while the toaster ticks itself to rest Every small warm sound tonight is settling down to still Butter dish sits quiet on the counter, cool and calm Nothing in this house tonight will ever wish you ill

Pre-chorus

Everything that hummed and glowed is folding into sleep Close your eyes and let the hush come drifting soft and deep There is nowhere safer than this quiet you can keep

Chorus

Bronwen, the whole house breathes out slow and low tonight Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to run Every little corner here is holding you so light Bronwen, you are safe till the rising of the sun

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window all the streetlights soften low Darkness isn't empty, it's a blanket pulled up high You don't need to wonder where the warmth of day has gone It's curled up right beside you like a slow lullaby

Bridge

Rest now, little one, let the quiet hold your name Sleep is just the daylight turning gentle, turning tame

Chorus

Bronwen, the whole house breathes out slow and low tonight Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to run Every little corner here is holding you so light Bronwen, you are safe till the rising of the sun

Outro

Somewhere on the counter something warm is cooling still Sleep now, Bronwen, safe and warm, however long you will

Verse 1

A small light glows along the hallway floor tonight Soft on the old brass handle, soft on you and then Quiet finds the corners where the day was bright Sleep is close beside you now, my Bronwen

Pre-chorus

Nothing in the dark will ever reach this room Every worry folds itself away by ten Hold my hand a little longer, let it loom

Chorus

Bronwen, the whole wide house is breathing slow for you Nothing here will wake before the light comes when You are held by every corner, every hue Bronwen, rest here safely, rest here now and then

Verse 2

Down the darkened carpet petals seem to fade and fold Warm the light that falls so gently, on and on You are wrapped in something steadier than gold Nothing in this house will ever leave you gone

Chorus

Bronwen, the whole wide house is breathing slow for you Nothing here will wake before the light comes when You are held by every corner, every hue Bronwen, rest here safely, rest here now and then

Bridge

Let the strings hum low behind the closing door Let the small bell ring you gently home again

Chorus

Bronwen, the whole wide house is breathing slow for you Nothing here will wake before the light comes when You are held by every corner, every hue Bronwen, rest here safely, rest here now and then

Outro

The brass still glows a little, soft along the floor Sleep now, Bronwen, you are always loved, and then

Verse 1

The metal tracks are clicking soft beyond the little window Yellow curtains catch the light and hush it into shadow Somewhere out there the whole wide world keeps turning You are held so close that nothing far can find you

Pre-chorus

Let the clicking carry you where dreams are always kind Every worry of the day can wait behind Close your eyes now, let the quiet in

Chorus

Bronwen, sleep is calling soft and low Nothing here can touch you, nothing has to go You are the warmest light this house has ever known Rest now, Bronwen, let the night be slow

Verse 2

Somewhere past the glass the fields are turning grey and gentle Every little sound outside is folding into silence You don't need to keep your eyes on anything tonight I am watching over all the things you cannot see

Bridge

However far the tracks may run, however far the dark You are never far from someone holding on

Chorus

Bronwen, sleep is calling soft and low Nothing here can touch you, nothing has to go You are the warmest light this house has ever known Rest now, Bronwen, let the night be slow

Outro

The curtains glow a little longer, softer now than gold Sleep, and know you're held here, safe within the fold