Songs for Camille

Verse 1

Yellow chairs all pulled up close Crammed round a table built for four Rain on the roof, nobody minds We came for you, not for the view

Pre-chorus

Pass the cups, top up the tea Budge up tight as tight can be Something good is about to start

Chorus

Happy birthday, dear Camille Every year you feel more real Steam on the windows, hearts on the sleeve Nobody else could make us feel

Verse 2

Somebody's knee against the wall Somebody's laugh too big for the room But all of it circles back to you You're the reason we're all still here

Bridge

Doesn't matter where we squeeze in Kitchen, caravan, or the street Long as you're the one we're toasting That's the only seat we need

Chorus

Happy birthday, dear Camille Every year you feel more real Steam on the windows, hearts on the sleeve Nobody else could make us feel

Outro

Chairs will scrape and someone will spill Here's to you, always, Camille

Verse 1

Flour on the counter, scale still warm boxes climbing up so tall every layer means we love you one more reason, one more call

Chorus

Camille, light every candle now let the whole room sing your name clear a table, make it royal Camille, you make this day a flame

Verse 2

We measured sugar just for you kept the good plates on the shelf nobody bakes a day this bright without a little bit of yourself

Pre-chorus

So let the ribbons fall like rain let the kitchen shake with sound we're building up to say your name

Chorus

Camille, light every candle now let the whole room sing your name clear a table, make it royal Camille, you make this day a flame

Bridge

However tall the boxes get you're taller still in every heart this day was always going to come and find you right back at the start

Chorus

Camille, light every candle now let the whole room sing your name clear a table, make it royal Camille, you make this day a flame

Outro

The scale still sits there, dusted white we made this day for you tonight

Verse 1

We sent our plates out on the water Bright little boats past the rusted frames Nothing round here ever looked much brighter Than this small parade that carries your name

Pre-chorus

Something about you always shining through Even the grey canal turns gold This feeling's building, right on cue

Chorus

Happy birthday, Camille, let the good time reveal Every year you get harder to conceal You light up rooms nobody could ever fulfil We're glad we get to know you, Camille

Verse 2

Watch the plates go drifting past the bicycles Nobody's rushing, nobody's in a rush Today's the day we stop and we notice you How much you mean, how much is too much to gush

Bridge

However far you travel, however long the while We'll still be here to greet you with that smile Blow out the candles, let the wishes distil Another year of you, and we're not done, Camille

Chorus

Happy birthday, Camille, let the good time reveal Every year you get harder to conceal You light up rooms nobody could ever fulfil We're glad we get to know you, Camille

Outro

Send the plates out slow on the water We'll watch them go, still singing your name

Verse 1

Two mugs on the desk again Sat on tape we never used You left your mark on everything I keep the mess you leave confused

Pre-chorus

I never planned on any of this But here you are, still in the room Something's building, quiet and sure

Chorus

Camille, you make the ordinary hold Nothing here was ever genteel Just two cups and half a plan Camille, this is the real deal

Verse 2

You never straighten what we own Blue tape curling at the seam I like that nothing here is neat You turn a mess into a dream

Bridge

No candles lit, no speech prepared Just coffee going cold again I'd choose this over something grand I'd choose you, over and over again

Chorus

Camille, you make the ordinary hold Nothing here was ever genteel Just two cups and half a plan Camille, this is the real deal

Outro

Two mugs still sat where we left them Still holding on, however they spill

Verse 1

Rain comes drumming on the plastic roof Tomato vines lean in the dark You laugh and pull the blanket close Steady like a heartbeat's mark

Pre-chorus

I never needed thunder to believe Just this small and steady sound You're the calm I can't conceal

Chorus

Camille, you're the peace I'm holding still Rain keeps time but you're the real Every storm I've weathered, you fulfil Nothing's true until Camille

Verse 2

The panels rattle, soft and low You hum a tune without a name Some nights are quiet, some nights grow Loving you still feels the same

Bridge

No need to raise a voice to prove it Some love just settles in and stays No grand reveal, just showing up to it Steady through the greyest days

Chorus

Camille, you're the peace I'm holding still Rain keeps time but you're the real Every storm I've weathered, you fulfil Nothing's true until Camille

Outro

Let the rain keep drumming on the vine I'll keep loving slow, I'll keep you mine

Verse 1

Two wet shoes on the driftwood rail One kicked off before the other, no fail You sat down like the day was done Called it quits before it was won

Pre-chorus

I watch how easy you can rest How you let the evening do the rest There is a thing I need to say

Chorus

Camille, you make the quiet feel like home Not once have I wanted to roam Camille, it is you I choose, it is you I will Steady as driftwood, calm and still

Verse 2

The tide keeps time but we don't rush We let the evening go hush Your foot against mine on the wood Says more than any word ever could

Pre-chorus

I watch how easy you can rest How you let the evening do the rest There is a thing I need to say

Chorus

Camille, you make the quiet feel like home Not once have I wanted to roam Camille, it is you I choose, it is you I will Steady as driftwood, calm and still

Bridge

No grand thing, no fireworks, no big reveal Just this: how right it feels Nothing here I need to conceal You are the calm that I feel

Chorus

Camille, you make the quiet feel like home Not once have I wanted to roam Camille, it is you I choose, it is you I will Steady as driftwood, calm and still

Outro

Two shoes drying, side by side That is us, going with the tide

Verse 1

Somewhere down the hallway a lamp is burning low and gold and the old boards hum their soft and creaky song of home the stripes upon the carpet catch the light and start to blur you are wrapped in every comfort that this quiet house can hold

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the hours grow slow and wide and kind let the house breathe gently while you leave the day behind close your eyes, my love, and drift where dreams begin to steal

Chorus

Sleep now, Camille, the whole wide world can wait until the morning comes the light beneath the door will stay to watch you as you dream in peace nothing here can touch you, nothing here will ever feel unreal rest easy now, Camille, there's nothing you must fear or need conceal

Verse 2

Every creak along the landing is a lullaby half sung every shadow on the wall is soft and leaning close to you the night is only kindness dressed in quiet and in dark you are held here safer than a treasure that was ever won

Bridge

Let the hush of evening settle warm around your head let it carry you to somewhere soft and gold instead

Chorus

Sleep now, Camille, the whole wide world can wait until the morning comes the light beneath the door will stay to watch you as you dream in peace nothing here can touch you, nothing here will ever feel unreal rest easy now, Camille, there's nothing you must fear or need conceal

Outro

The hallway light will keep its gentle watch till you're awake and every creaking board will hush itself for your dear sake

Verse 1

The lace at the window breathes in and then out slow carried by a wind too soft and small to ever know it drifts past the bars where you are curled up tight and everything around you folds in warm tonight

Pre-chorus

The room holds its breath the way that rooms will do when something small and precious is sleeping safe and true so let the hush wrap round you and pull you gently in

Chorus

Camille, the night has come to keep you, not to steal you are the softest thing this quiet could reveal sleep now and let the dark be nothing sharp or real Camille, you are the calm this whole wide house can feel

Verse 2

The wooden bars stand watch though they never say a word holding back the dark so nothing in it can be heard and the curtain sways again like it is rocking too keeping easy time with the breath that moves through you

Chorus

Camille, the night has come to keep you, not to steal you are the softest thing this quiet could reveal sleep now and let the dark be nothing sharp or real Camille, you are the calm this whole wide house can feel

Bridge

No need to hold on tight to anything at all let your small hands open soft and let the evening fall there is nothing out there bigger than this gentle room

Chorus

Camille, the night has come to keep you, not to steal you are the softest thing this quiet could reveal sleep now and let the dark be nothing sharp or real Camille, you are the calm this whole wide house can feel

Outro

The lace will keep on breathing long after you have gone to rest and you will still be held here, still the safest and the best

Verse 1

A small ember glows soft where the wallpaper turns to shadow One grey fleck of ash drifts down and settles without a sound You are held so much closer than any light could ever show Safe inside this quiet room where the whole wide world comes round

Pre-chorus

Let the glow keep pulsing low while the night breathes in and out Nothing here will hurry you, nothing here will shout Close your eyes and drift along, there is nothing to be scared about

Chorus

Camille, the dark is only resting, not a thing you need conceal Every breath you take tonight is warm and real Sleep will carry what the daylight cannot always reveal Rest now, Camille, until the morning comes to heal

Verse 2

The little light will keep on breathing long after your eyes have closed You are not left alone here, not for a moment, I suppose Even ash falls gently when it's certain where it goes Like you, drifting softly into the calm the night bestows

Pre-chorus

Let the glow keep pulsing low while the night breathes in and out Nothing here will hurry you, nothing here will shout Close your eyes and drift along, there is nothing to be scared about

Chorus

Camille, the dark is only resting, not a thing you need conceal Every breath you take tonight is warm and real Sleep will carry what the daylight cannot always reveal Rest now, Camille, until the morning comes to heal

Bridge

Nothing burns too bright or fast within this quiet room Only warmth enough to hold the shape of you

Chorus

Camille, the dark is only resting, not a thing you need conceal Every breath you take tonight is warm and real Sleep will carry what the daylight cannot always reveal Rest now, Camille, until the morning comes to heal

Outro

The glow will still be here, soft against the dark, when morning finds you Sleep now, small and certain, held the whole night through