Songs for Camden

Verse 1

Coats piled up beside the door Crates stacked high, there's room for more Everyone keeps coming through Because they came to be with you

Pre-chorus

We packed this house with noise and light Just to get your smile just right So let it out, we're ready now

Chorus

Camden, light the candles high Two for every reason why Nobody fills a room like you Camden, here's to all you do

Verse 2

You hang your coat and step inside And somehow fix the whole night's tide You make the crowded feel like home You're never one to stand alone

Bridge

Another year gets stacked up too Like crates behind an open door We keep them all because of you We'd keep you close forevermore

Chorus

Camden, light the candles high Two for every reason why Nobody fills a room like you Camden, here's to all you do

Outro

The door stays open, coats still swinging This is the sound of your name, we're singing

Verse 1

Streetlights blur across the glass Steam is rising off the pane Every year that seems to pass Brings us back to you again

Pre-chorus

Something in the night feels loud Something bright begins to swell Get ready, sing it proud

Chorus

Camden, light the whole road up Every horn will call your name Camden, raise the trumpet cup Nothing burns out quite the same

Verse 2

Wet tarmac holds the gold Headlamps swim then drift away Whatever years you carry, told Never dims the way you play

Pre-chorus

Something in the night feels loud Something bright begins to swell Get ready, sing it proud

Chorus

Camden, light the whole road up Every horn will call your name Camden, raise the trumpet cup Nothing burns out quite the same

Bridge

Every window fogs and clears Still you're steady, still you're here Cheers ring out across the years

Chorus

Camden, light the whole road up Every horn will call your name Camden, raise the trumpet cup Nothing burns out quite the same

Outro

The glass clears, the lights stay gold You're the warmest thing we hold

Verse 1

Hose left coiled on the dry grass Three chairs waiting, empty and still Nobody sits till you show up You're the reason we climb this hill

Pre-chorus

We been circling, waiting on you Sun is dipping but we don't care Say the word and we're ready

Chorus

Happy birthday to you, Camden Every year you make it worth it Pull up a chair, Camden You're the one who starts the party

Verse 2

Folding chairs creak when you lean back Laughing loud at somebody's joke You make the ordinary golden Simple days, but you're the spark

Bridge

Grass gone dry but nobody minds Long as you're the one we find Candles waiting, cake gone soft We'll wait forever, however long

Chorus

Happy birthday to you, Camden Every year you make it worth it Pull up a chair, Camden You're the one who starts the party

Outro

Coil the hose up, chairs pushed in Another year with you begins

Verse 1

The crate sits cold against the step Long before the light gets warm I hear your feet before your face You never make a fuss or storm

Pre-chorus

I could stand here doing nothing Just to catch you walking through There's no need to say a word yet I already know it's you

Chorus

Camden, you're the calm I lean on Steady as the turning day Camden, nothing loud about it Just a love that came to stay

Verse 2

You lift the crate without a thought Set it where it's always been Some mornings that's the whole of love Small and plain and rarely seen

Pre-chorus

I could stand here doing nothing Just to catch you walking through There's no need to say a word yet I already know it's you

Chorus

Camden, you're the calm I lean on Steady as the turning day Camden, nothing loud about it Just a love that came to stay

Bridge

No grand gesture, no great scene Just a door that opens twice You, again, in the same grey light That's the whole of paradise

Chorus

Camden, you're the calm I lean on Steady as the turning day Camden, nothing loud about it Just a love that came to stay

Outro

The crate still waits beside the door I'll be here however long

Verse 1

Toaster pops in the empty kitchen Sun hasn't found the window yet Still I'm standing here just waiting Making something for you, Camden

Pre-chorus

Nobody else would understand this Why I love you in the silence So before the whole day starts

Chorus

Camden, you're the reason I get up Quiet love that never has to shout Some hearts wait for grand occasions Mine just waits on you, Camden

Verse 2

Kitchen light is still the only one Coffee steam and nothing said You'll come down still half sleeping Never knowing what I meant

Bridge

No one sees this hour but me Small and plain and only ours This is where the loving happens Long before the world gets loud

Chorus

Camden, you're the reason I get up Quiet love that never has to shout Some hearts wait for grand occasions Mine just waits on you, Camden

Outro

Toast goes cold, the kitchen brightens You walk in and it was worth it

Verse 1

This bench is cold and the light hums low The floor throws back a tired glow I did not choose this place to stay But you make waiting feel okay

Pre-chorus

No music playing, no candle lit Just this hard bench and we're used to it And still my heart won't sit still

Chorus

Camden, you turn plain rooms warm You steady me in any storm Camden, it's you I'm holding to No matter where, I choose you

Verse 2

The lights don't flatter, they just stay on Bright and buzzing till they're gone But when you laugh here, soft and true Even this room turns something new

Chorus

Camden, you turn plain rooms warm You steady me in any storm Camden, it's you I'm holding to No matter where, I choose you

Bridge

Give me no candlelight, no view Just this bench, if it's with you Every plain place turns kind When you are close, when you're on my mind

Chorus

Camden, you turn plain rooms warm You steady me in any storm Camden, it's you I'm holding to No matter where, I choose you

Outro

The light still hums, the floor still shines But you're the best part of these lines

Verse 1

Raindrops are sliding slowly down the window pane tonight the curtain lifts and settles like it's breathing soft and slow somewhere out there the whole wide world is dimming down its light but here inside this room is all you'll ever need to know

Pre-chorus

Little one, the dark is only night pulling up its blanket too every drop that falls outside is falling soft for you so let your worries drift away, there's nothing left to do

Chorus

Camden, close your eyes and let the evening carry you away nothing in this world could ever love you more than I do, Camden rest your head and know you're safe till morning's early ray stay right here where warm and quiet gently ask you to stay

Verse 2

Watch the water find its way in little winding silver lines somewhere far off thunder hums a lullaby of its own you don't need to understand the patterns or the signs just know that you are held and never left here on your own

Chorus

Camden, close your eyes and let the evening carry you away nothing in this world could ever love you more than I do, Camden rest your head and know you're safe till morning's early ray stay right here where warm and quiet gently ask you to stay

Bridge

Sleep now, the glass is cool but you are warm and deep in dreaming let every drop that falls tonight just carry you to morning

Chorus

Camden, close your eyes and let the evening carry you away nothing in this world could ever love you more than I do, Camden rest your head and know you're safe till morning's early ray stay right here where warm and quiet gently ask you to stay

Outro

The curtain settles still now, and the rain has gone to rest sleep on, Camden, you are held and you are truly blessed

Verse 1

The wooden mobile hangs so still above the painted bars tonight No need to turn, no need to spin, just rest beneath the fading light Every shadow in this room is gentle, soft and holding tight You are wrapped in something warmer than the dark could ever fight

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the day float somewhere far and small Nothing here can reach you now, no reason left to call Just the hush of breathing slow before the sleep can fall

Chorus

Camden, Camden, drift away and rest your weary head There is nowhere safer than this warm and gentle bed Camden, hush now, let the quiet be your friend You are loved before you sleep and loved when you wake again

Verse 2

The night outside is wide and dark but nothing in it wants to harm Every star has settled down to watch and keep you calm You don't need to understand the reasons for the balm Just know that you are held tonight inside a steady arm

Chorus

Camden, Camden, drift away and rest your weary head There is nowhere safer than this warm and gentle bed Camden, hush now, let the quiet be your friend You are loved before you sleep and loved when you wake again

Bridge

Nothing needs to happen now, nothing needs to start Just the slow and steady rhythm of a quiet, trusting heart

Chorus

Camden, Camden, drift away and rest your weary head There is nowhere safer than this warm and gentle bed Camden, hush now, let the quiet be your friend You are loved before you sleep and loved when you wake again

Outro

The wooden mobile still and quiet, watching from above Sleep now, Camden, wrapped in something patient as this love

Verse 1

Frost is drawing quiet shapes across the windowpane tonight the streetlamp turns them gold with such a soft and steady light nothing out there needs you now close your eyes, my little Camden, you are held here safe and tight

Pre-chorus

Outside the world is folding into shadow, soft and slow the lamp glows low and orange through the icy patterned glow hush now, let your breathing follow

Chorus

Camden, the night has wrapped its arms around this room the frost is only lace upon the window, nothing more to fear sleep is a warm and gentle garden Camden, safe till morning finds you here

Verse 2

Somewhere past the glass the cold is turning branches into lace but here the air is warm and holds you gently in its place let the orange light keep watch a while you don't need to open eyes to know this quiet, gentle space

Chorus

Camden, the night has wrapped its arms around this room the frost is only lace upon the window, nothing more to fear sleep is a warm and gentle garden Camden, safe till morning finds you here

Bridge

Let every worry melt away like breath upon the pane rest now, there is nothing here to chase away or fear

Chorus

Camden, the night has wrapped its arms around this room the frost is only lace upon the window, nothing more to fear sleep is a warm and gentle garden Camden, safe till morning finds you here

Outro

The lamp will keep its quiet watch till morning light appears sleep now, little Camden, drift away, there's nothing here to fear