Songs for Carys

Verse 1

Boxes stacked up in the garage Nobody knows what they're for Turns out we were hiding lanterns Just to light your open door

Pre-chorus

Every string of light we're hanging Every match we strike tonight Waits on you to make it burn

Chorus

Carys, the lanterns start to sway Somebody shout it, clear and loud We came from every area's away Just to stand here in your crowd

Verse 2

Someone taped a sign up crooked Someone spilled the lemonade Nothing here was ever perfect But it's you the plans were made

Bridge

We could've met in Paris Still this garage would be the place Every crate we climbed to reach you Led us straight back to your face

Chorus

Carys, the lanterns start to sway Somebody shout it, clear and loud We came from every area's away Just to stand here in your crowd

Outro

Let the boxes stay unpacked The light was always yours to keep

Verse 1

You fight the wind to hold the box shut the candles bend but you won't give up laughing as the paper plates go flying we came here for you and not for luck

Pre-chorus

Someone grab the cloth before it's gone we're shouting now to carry on so lift your voice, the brass is coming in

Chorus

Carys, blow the candles out this whole loud beach is here to shout the tide can't touch what this day's for Carys, this is what you're about

Verse 2

You laugh the loudest when the icing falls you don't care who watches, who calls the sand gets in the cake and in your hair and still you're the best part of us all

Pre-chorus

Someone grab the cloth before it's gone we're shouting now to carry on so lift your voice, the brass is coming in

Chorus

Carys, blow the candles out this whole loud beach is here to shout the tide can't touch what this day's for Carys, this is what you're about

Bridge

Every gust that steals a napkin every wave that creeps too near only makes us hold on tighter only makes this all more dear

Chorus

Carys, blow the candles out this whole loud beach is here to shout the tide can't touch what this day's for Carys, this is what you're about

Outro

The box blows shut, the sand blows clear we're glad we brought you here

Verse 1

We dragged these chairs up here for you Gravel under every seat Streamers taped and catching wind Nothing here is neat, but it's sweet

Pre-chorus

Somebody grab the ribbon before it flies Somebody hush now, here she comes We've been waiting half the night for this

Chorus

Carys, look what we made for you A rooftop full of noise and light Nobody else could pull this crowd Carys, you're the reason for tonight

Verse 2

You always laugh too loud too soon You never wait for the big reveal Half these people came for you Nobody else could make this real

Chorus

Carys, look what we made for you A rooftop full of noise and light Nobody else could pull this crowd Carys, you're the reason for tonight

Bridge

Fold the chairs back up at dawn Keep one streamer, let the rest go You were the whole point all along That's the only thing we know

Chorus

Carys, look what we made for you A rooftop full of noise and light Nobody else could pull this crowd Carys, you're the reason for tonight

Outro

Fold the chairs, but leave one out We'll need it here again next year

Verse 1

Watch how slowly the raindrops slide down the glass tonight Each one taking its time, in no rush at all Everything in this room is settling into stillness Ready to catch you soft when the quiet starts to fall

Chorus

Carys, the whole wide dark is holding its breath for you Close your eyes now, let the small hours be kind and slow Nothing can reach you here, nothing can trouble you Sleep is a gentle tide and you are the one it knows

Verse 2

The window keeps its water, letting it fall so gently Nothing outside tonight can hurry or make you afraid You are wrapped in warmth that nothing can wear thin Safe in the small still house that your quiet breathing made

Pre-chorus

Somewhere the rain is counting seconds down the pane Softer than a whisper, steady as a heart Something in me is singing you towards the dark

Chorus

Carys, the whole wide dark is holding its breath for you Close your eyes now, let the small hours be kind and slow Nothing can reach you here, nothing can trouble you Sleep is a gentle tide and you are the one it knows

Bridge

Every drop that falls is only going where it's meant Down to rest, the way that you are resting now

Chorus

Carys, the whole wide dark is holding its breath for you Close your eyes now, let the small hours be kind and slow Nothing can reach you here, nothing can trouble you Sleep is a gentle tide and you are the one it knows

Outro

The window holds its slow and steady rain till morning And you are held far softer, all the dark night through

Verse 1

Watch how softly the linen curtain leans upon the air tonight Something in that quiet motion feels as calm as candlelight Nothing in this room will ever come to trouble your small head Sleep is closer now than any worry you could carry, love

Pre-chorus

Every breath you take is folding slower into rest Feel the hush that gathers gently, settling on your chest So let the dark come nearer, it was always on your side

Chorus

Carys, hush now, let the night breathe soft and low around you Nothing in this shadowed room was ever built to harm or hound you Somewhere far past Paris, further still than any moon can travel Carys, you are held here safe, however far the dark surrounds you

Verse 2

Draughts that stir the curtain never mean to wake a soul Just a small and steady breathing, keeping this whole room in hold Every fold of fabric moving mirrors how your chest will rise Rest inside this gentle rhythm till the morning light arrives

Chorus

Carys, hush now, let the night breathe soft and low around you Nothing in this shadowed room was ever built to harm or hound you Somewhere far past Paris, further still than any moon can travel Carys, you are held here safe, however far the dark surrounds you

Bridge

No harm will ever harass you while these walls stand watching near Sleep can carry you as gently as a tide without a fear

Chorus

Carys, hush now, let the night breathe soft and low around you Nothing in this shadowed room was ever built to harm or hound you Somewhere far past Paris, further still than any moon can travel Carys, you are held here safe, however far the dark surrounds you

Outro

Let the curtain sway you gently into somewhere soft and slow You are loved as surely as the quiet dark will always know

Verse 1

The hallway floor holds a thin line of amber and gold a soft little glow that will keep till the morning unfolds you're wrapped in the hush that the quiet house is keeping and every small sound is just the world gently sleeping

Pre-chorus

So let your eyes close on the warmth of that light let go of the day and its noise and its fight stay close now, my love, while the dark turns to kind

Chorus

Carys, the whole house is holding its breath for you Carys, the night has got nothing but softness for you rest here where the amber light won't ever fade you are the reason this quiet was made

Verse 2

Somewhere past the door the world keeps turning slow but nothing in this room needs anywhere to go you are held so near, so warm, so completely still and nothing out there tonight can touch you or ever will

Pre-chorus

So let your eyes close on the warmth of that light let go of the day and its noise and its fight stay close now, my love, while the dark turns to kind

Chorus

Carys, the whole house is holding its breath for you Carys, the night has got nothing but softness for you rest here where the amber light won't ever fade you are the reason this quiet was made

Bridge

Sleep now, and know you are so deeply loved carried so gently by hands soft as doves nothing can reach you while this light stays lit

Chorus

Carys, the whole house is holding its breath for you Carys, the night has got nothing but softness for you rest here where the amber light won't ever fade you are the reason this quiet was made

Outro

That thin line of amber will still glow when you wake hold onto the warmth it was made for your sake