Songs for Cecilia

Verse 1

Melons rolling down the street Crates all stacked up crooked and high Chaos breaking at your feet And somehow you don't ask me why

Pre-chorus

You laugh right through the mess Never needing it to be neat Something's building in my chest

Chorus

Cecilia, light up this room Nothing here feels quite as bright Every mess turns into bloom When Cecilia's in the light

Verse 2

Boxes tumbling, nobody minds You just laugh and step aside Grace shows up in the strangest times You wear it well, you can't hide

Pre-chorus

You laugh right through the mess Never needing it to be neat Something's building in my chest

Chorus

Cecilia, light up this room Nothing here feels quite as bright Every mess turns into bloom When Cecilia's in the light

Bridge

Blow the candles, raise a cheer Nobody else has your kind of shine Glad that we get you this year Glad that your birthday lines up with mine

Chorus

Cecilia, light up this room Nothing here feels quite as bright Every mess turns into bloom When Cecilia's in the light

Outro

Let every melon keep rolling free That's how we'll always feel about you, Cecilia

Verse 1

Bikes lean rusty on the rail Chained up since the spring Someone tosses out the crumbs And that someone's your best thing

Pre-chorus

Every year the birds come back Circling where the crumbs fall down Same as how we circle you

Chorus

Cecilia, light the candles now Bring the noise and bring the cheer No one shines the way you do Cecilia, glad you're here

Verse 2

Paper bag gone soft with rain Still you shake out every crumb Giving till the bag is flat That's the kind of heart you run

Pre-chorus

Every year the birds come back Circling where the crumbs fall down Same as how we circle you

Chorus

Cecilia, light the candles now Bring the noise and bring the cheer No one shines the way you do Cecilia, glad you're here

Bridge

Doesn't matter if it's grey We still bring the sun for you Doesn't matter what year it is You make ordinary feel brand new

Chorus

Cecilia, light the candles now Bring the noise and bring the cheer No one shines the way you do Cecilia, glad you're here

Outro

Bikes still lean against that rail We'll keep the bread for you

Verse 1

You line them up so careful Every pot set just so Dust falling soft through the sunlight Nobody tends a thing like you

Pre-chorus

You make the smallest things feel chosen You make the quiet hours count We're all leaning in to say it

Chorus

Cecilia, light of the whole room Nothing here would bloom without you You're the warmth we keep coming back to Cecilia, we're glad you're here soon

Verse 2

You talk to them like they're listening 水on the leaves, hope in your hands Whatever you touch turns gentle We all end up feeling less alone

Bridge

Under glass, the light gets kinder Just like you do, every year

Chorus

Cecilia, light of the whole room Nothing here would bloom without you You're the warmth we keep coming back to Cecilia, we're glad you're here soon

Outro

Still the geraniums keep their colour Still you're the reason we gather here

Verse 1

Oil on the tarmac catching gold Nothing much to see, I'm told But you turn the puddles into light Plain old Tuesday feels like flight

Chorus

Cecilia, you make the dull road shine Every corner feels like it was drawn for mine Cecilia, walking slow beside you there Ordinary turns to something rare

Verse 2

Streetlamp humming, steady and low You hum too, soft, you don't know I've counted every shade you wear Nobody else looks anywhere

Pre-chorus

I've said your name a thousand ways Quiet, sure, on ordinary days But here it comes again, it won't stay down

Chorus

Cecilia, you make the dull road shine Every corner feels like it was drawn for mine Cecilia, walking slow beside you there Ordinary turns to something rare

Bridge

No grand stage, no crowd, no noise Just you, steady among my choice I never needed more than this Your hand, the quiet, and your kiss

Chorus

Cecilia, you make the dull road shine Every corner feels like it was drawn for mine Cecilia, walking slow beside you there Ordinary turns to something rare

Outro

Oil still shines where the streetlight falls You're the warmth behind it all

Verse 1

Crab apples rot by the fence Nobody stops to look twice But you turn ruin into sense You make the plainest things feel nice

Pre-chorus

I've watched you love what others leave Never once turned up your nose Now watch what I'm about to say

Chorus

Cecilia, you're the sweetest thing I know Nothing about you is peculiar to me Cecilia, I would never let you go You're steady as the old fence used to be

Verse 2

The grass stays damp beneath our feet Autumn keeps on giving in But you don't need the world neat To let something good begin

Chorus

Cecilia, you're the sweetest thing I know Nothing about you is peculiar to me Cecilia, I would never let you go You're steady as the old fence used to be

Bridge

Some things fall so soft they shine Sweetness doesn't need to last forever I found mine right here, in you And I'm not asking for better

Chorus

Cecilia, you're the sweetest thing I know Nothing about you is peculiar to me Cecilia, I would never let you go You're steady as the old fence used to be

Outro

Let the apples fall where they will I'm still here, and I love you still

Verse 1

Crates stacked up along the aisle I only came to browse a while You turned round with the light behind you And something in me learned to smile

Pre-chorus

Dust hanging there like it had time Like it was waiting just to fall I stood still and lost my reason

Chorus

Cecilia, you undid me slow Nothing sudden, nothing wild Cecilia, how the quiet knows you Better than the noise ever tried

Verse 2

We talked past closing, past the lights Nobody came to send us home You laughed at something small and easy And I stopped wanting to be alone

Bridge

I've loved you plainly, loved you long Never needed it to be a song But here we are, and here it's true

Chorus

Cecilia, you undid me slow Nothing sudden, nothing wild Cecilia, how the quiet knows you Better than the noise ever tried

Outro

Some light still falls across that floor And I would choose that aisle once more

Verse 1

Raindrops are tracing a path down the window glass Softly the amber light settles on you as we pass Nothing tonight has to hurry or wake You are so close now, my sweet Cecilia

Pre-chorus

Every small sound of the rain says be still Nothing can reach you, no cold and no chill So let your eyes close as we drift towards sleep

Chorus

Cecilia, the night is holding you tight Nothing can touch you, you're wrapped up in light Somewhere the rain keeps its own gentle rhyme Cecilia, you're safe here with me, hush now, sleep

Verse 2

Warm little hands folded soft in your lap Quietly the world outside fades to a wrap Nowhere to be but this moment right here Breathe with me slowly, my sweet Cecilia

Bridge

Hold onto nothing but comfort and rest Let every worry sink down from your chest

Chorus

Cecilia, the night is holding you tight Nothing can touch you, you're wrapped up in light Somewhere the rain keeps its own gentle rhyme Cecilia, you're safe here with me, hush now, sleep

Outro

Still the rain traces its path on the glass Sleep now, Cecilia, the night holds you fast

Verse 1

Steam is rising soft above the water, curling slow and small Bubbles drifting up and fading gently as they climb and fall Everything tonight is warm and quiet, holding you so near Nothing in this room tonight can touch you, nothing here

Pre-chorus

Let the water cool and let the candlelight grow dim Let your busy little hands go still and settle in Something soft is waiting just to carry you to sleep

Chorus

Cecilia, the night has come to hold you Wrapped in warmth that only love could bring Cecilia, this feeling won't grow old, you Are the calm inside the quiet that I sing

Verse 2

The porcelain rim is glowing white and gentle where you rest Every bubble popping softly is a hush upon your chest You have never had to earn this warmth, it simply came You were loved before you even learned your name

Bridge

Rain is falling slow against the window, keeping time Piano notes are folding into darkness, soft as rhyme Nothing has to happen now, no reaching and no climb

Chorus

Cecilia, the night has come to hold you Wrapped in warmth that only love could bring Cecilia, this feeling won't grow old, you Are the calm inside the quiet that I sing

Outro

The water's still now, and the steam has settled into rest Sleep has come to find you, and it knows you best

Verse 1

The candle leans and pools its wax onto the saucer below Soft as the hush that settles when the whole house breathes out slow Watch how the little flame keeps steady, never wants to go You are the warmth that makes the whole room glow

Chorus

Cecilia, close your eyes now, let the quiet carry you Nothing in the dark tonight will come and trouble you Cecilia, you are held here, safer than you ever knew Sleep now, sleep now, love is watching over you

Verse 2

The flame bends gentle in the draught but never once goes out Just like the love around you, always here without a doubt Somewhere past the window night is folding all about Rest now, there is nothing left to worry over, no need for doubt

Pre-chorus

The wax runs slow and settles, and the shadows start to sway Everything is quiet now, the whole wide world's at bay Hold on to how it feels to be so loved and drift away

Chorus

Cecilia, close your eyes now, let the quiet carry you Nothing in the dark tonight will come and trouble you Cecilia, you are held here, safer than you ever knew Sleep now, sleep now, love is watching over you

Bridge

Small one, let your breathing find the rhythm of the light However far you drift tonight, you're held here, held tight

Chorus

Cecilia, close your eyes now, let the quiet carry you Nothing in the dark tonight will come and trouble you Cecilia, you are held here, safer than you ever knew Sleep now, sleep now, love is watching over you

Outro

The little flame breathes softer now, down to a golden ember Sleep, and know this warmth is here, tonight and every night to remember