Songs for Bryson

Verse 1

Steam is climbing up the glass Nobody outside can see us pass But we all clocked you coming in Lucky us, what a class

Pre-chorus

Wipe a circle in the fog Watch the bus stop crowd go by We've got somewhere warmer to be

Chorus

Bryson, light of the whole place Every candle needs your face Say it loud, give the man his due Nice one, Bryson, born to blaze

Verse 2

Kettle's going, cups all steamed Somebody's laughing like they've dreamed You just walked in from the cold Now the whole cafe's redeemed

Bridge

Here's to the noise you bring Here's to the years you've risen Every table leans your way Something in you that we're chasing

Chorus

Bryson, light of the whole place Every candle needs your face Say it loud, give the man his due Nice one, Bryson, born to blaze

Outro

Wipe the window, let it show You're the warmth we didn't know

Verse 1

Muddy tires against the bench Canal path quiet, worn and low But you walked in and broke the trench You bring the noise wherever you go

Pre-chorus

Every year you get louder Every year you shine truer Tonight the whole room's calling you closer

Chorus

Bryson, this one's your night Say it once and say it twice on Nobody burns quite as bright Put your name on top, nice one

Verse 2

You could park that bike anywhere Still it looks like it's the one We keep circling back to you there Like the whole street bends toward the sun

Bridge

Candles catch and start to rise Just like something in your eyes We been waiting all year for this

Chorus

Bryson, this one's your night Say it once and say it twice on Nobody burns quite as bright Put your name on top, nice one

Outro

Leave the bicycle by the water Come inside, we're not done yet

Verse 1

Dust on the dashboard catching gold Streetlamps sliding through the glass Nobody's rushing, nobody's cold We slow down when you pass

Chorus

Bryson, Bryson, look what's arisen Joy in this car tonight Something in you that we all listen to Bryson, you're the light

Verse 2

Windows fogging, voices low Somebody's laughing in the back We're not going anywhere fast Just glad you're on this track

Pre-chorus

Every mile we've come this far Held together by your name So let the whole car sing it out

Chorus

Bryson, Bryson, look what's arisen Joy in this car tonight Something in you that we all listen to Bryson, you're the light

Bridge

Give you the front seat, give you the wheel Give you the loudest song Nice one for showing us how to feel We knew it all along

Chorus

Bryson, Bryson, look what's arisen Joy in this car tonight Something in you that we all listen to Bryson, you're the light

Outro

Dust still dances in the glow Grateful that you're the one we know

Verse 1

Water sits under the mirror still waiting on the cold windowsill you left before the light came through but the room still holds on to you

Pre-chorus

I trace the marks you always leave small as breath on winter sleeves and every one says you'll be back

Chorus

Bryson, you're the one thing certain here clearer than the glass, plain and near some folks chase a bright and loud life I just want you as my wife or life

Verse 2

The drops dry slow, they take their time nothing rushed, nothing out of line that's how you love, steady and true I've never had to chase after you

Chorus

Bryson, you're the one thing certain here clearer than the glass, plain and near some folks chase a bright and loud life I just want you as my wife or life

Bridge

No grand gestures, no big scene just you, and what that's always meant steady hands and steady eyes that's the kind of love that stays

Chorus

Bryson, you're the one thing certain here clearer than the glass, plain and near some folks chase a bright and loud life I just want you as my wife or life

Outro

The mirror clears, the water's gone but you're still here when I wake on

Verse 1

Apples gone soft under the leaves nobody thought were worth the saving you picked one up anyway said the bruised ones still taste sweet

Pre-chorus

You never needed things kept perfect you loved what the frost got to that's the season I fell for you

Chorus

Bryson, you stayed when the garden turned never once flinched at the rot something in you always chooses what the whole world says to not

Verse 2

Autumn strips the branches bare and you call that honest weather I used to hide what wasn't shining you just held me altogether

Pre-chorus

You never needed things kept perfect you loved what the frost got to that's the season I fell for you

Chorus

Bryson, you stayed when the garden turned never once flinched at the rot something in you always chooses what the whole world says to not

Bridge

No one warned me love could smell like earth could look like something left too long to keep but you knelt down in the wet and rot and called it beautiful, and let it be

Chorus

Bryson, you stayed when the garden turned never once flinched at the rot something in you always chooses what the whole world says to not

Outro

Every fallen thing gets found by someone I was found by you, half buried, kept

Verse 1

Yellow paper crinkling in the queue Steam still rising off the top Half of it was always meant for you Some things I just never learned to stop

Pre-chorus

You laugh like it's nothing much Like warmth is just a normal thing But I keep chasing that same touch

Chorus

Bryson, you're the warm part of my night Nobody else has ever come close You make the ordinary feel like light Bryson, you're the one I love the most

Verse 2

We split the last few standing in the cold Your hands cupped around the heat No grand words, just what we've always told Just you and me and the same street

Pre-chorus

You laugh like it's nothing much Like warmth is just a normal thing But I keep chasing that same touch

Chorus

Bryson, you're the warm part of my night Nobody else has ever come close You make the ordinary feel like light Bryson, you're the one I love the most

Bridge

No candles, no big speech needed Just your hand finding mine again This is the love I never bleeded Quiet, and steady, and plain

Chorus

Bryson, you're the warm part of my night Nobody else has ever come close You make the ordinary feel like light Bryson, you're the one I love the most

Outro

Paper's long gone, folded and thrown But your warmth stayed, and it's still my own

Verse 1

Down through the floorboards the old clock is ticking slow Counting the minutes so quietly, soft and low Nothing can hurry this house once the lamps go dim And every one of those minutes is holding you, Bryson

Pre-chorus

Close up your eyes now, the ticking will carry you far Nothing tonight is as far as it seems from where you are Let the whole house breathe slow while the dark turns to warm

Chorus

Bryson, the night has got nowhere to rush you along Somewhere downstairs the clock hums like a song Nothing will wake you, nothing will harm You are the reason this house feels so calm, Bryson

Verse 2

Wrapped in the quiet where the wooden hands turn round Even the shadows are settling without a sound Rest your whole weight, let the mattress hold on to you This is a house built around keeping you safe, Bryson

Chorus

Bryson, the night has got nowhere to rush you along Somewhere downstairs the clock hums like a song Nothing will wake you, nothing will harm You are the reason this house feels so calm, Bryson

Bridge

Every slow tick is a promise that morning will come Sleep on, there is nowhere you need to be but here

Chorus

Bryson, the night has got nowhere to rush you along Somewhere downstairs the clock hums like a song Nothing will wake you, nothing will harm You are the reason this house feels so calm, Bryson

Outro

Somewhere below you the clock keeps its patient, slow beat Sleep now, my Bryson, the whole house is keeping you sweet

Verse 1

A faint yellow light is bleeding soft through the blue wool tonight Under the dark duvet the whole wide world goes still Nothing can reach you now, tucked in and held so tight Sleep is a gentle valley and you're resting on the hill

Pre-chorus

The hours are turning slow as the house breathes out its last Every worry of the day is folding small and folding fast Close your eyes now, my love, let the quiet hold you close

Chorus

Bryson, the night is only warmth wrapped tight around your skin Nothing can touch you here where the soft dark has just begun Sleep and let the hours pass like a slow tide rolling in Bryson, you are the calm this whole house waits upon

Verse 2

Somewhere a lamp is low and it colours the room like honey Your breath goes even now, a small and steady tide There's nothing in this dark that isn't safe or isn't sunny You are the warmest thing that any night could hide

Bridge

Rest now, there's no clock that matters, no reason left to keep Just the shape of you, sinking softer into sleep

Chorus

Bryson, the night is only warmth wrapped tight around your skin Nothing can touch you here where the soft dark has just begun Sleep and let the hours pass like a slow tide rolling in Bryson, you are the calm this whole house waits upon

Outro

The yellow light dims low but it never leaves you alone Sleep well, little one, you are already home

Verse 1

Dust is drifting soft down the cold and sleeping chimney Falling like the hours have finally let you go Nothing in this house is asking anything of you now Only shadows settling gentle, quiet and slow

Pre-chorus

The fire has gone down but the warmth is staying near you Every little sound outside is turning into rest Close your eyes now, let the whole wide world grow softer

Chorus

Bryson, the night has wrapped its arms around this room Nothing can reach you, nothing can touch what's blessed You are the calm this whole house has been leaning on Bryson, you can let go now, you can rest

Verse 2

Somewhere above a chimney stands quiet in the darkness Holding its breath the way the whole night seems to hold Nobody needs a single thing from you but sleeping You are so loved you could never feel the cold

Pre-chorus

The fire has gone down but the warmth is staying near you Every little sound outside is turning into rest Close your eyes now, let the whole wide world grow softer

Chorus

Bryson, the night has wrapped its arms around this room Nothing can reach you, nothing can touch what's blessed You are the calm this whole house has been leaning on Bryson, you can let go now, you can rest

Bridge

However far the dark stretches out beyond this window You are held so closely nothing here can come undone

Chorus

Bryson, the night has wrapped its arms around this room Nothing can reach you, nothing can touch what's blessed You are the calm this whole house has been leaning on Bryson, you can let go now, you can rest

Outro

Somewhere the dust still settles soft inside a quiet chimney And here you are settling too, held safe and warm and still