Songs for Chloe

Verse 1

Found you stacked between the boxes Bare bulb swinging overhead Nothing fancy in that corner But you lit it up instead

Pre-chorus

Feel that beat start climbing Watch the room start turning Here it comes, so get up now

Chorus

Chloe, Chloe, own this floor Nobody shines like you tonight Every year you find more glow Chloe, Chloe, hold that light

Verse 2

Drums on either side of you Steady while the sparks fly through You could make a warehouse golden That's the thing that you can do

Pre-chorus

Feel that beat start climbing Watch the room start turning Here it comes, so get up now

Chorus

Chloe, Chloe, own this floor Nobody shines like you tonight Every year you find more glow Chloe, Chloe, hold that light

Bridge

We don't need the fancy lights We've got you instead Every single face in here Turns to you and grins

Chorus

Chloe, Chloe, own this floor Nobody shines like you tonight Every year you find more glow Chloe, Chloe, hold that light

Outro

Bulb still swinging overhead Still the brightest thing we've got

Verse 1

Glass at the booth throws neon around Empty cars wait without a sound But something lights up the second you're here Every dull corner turns bright and clear

Pre-chorus

You walk in and the room wakes up Every glass gets lifted like a cup Hold that feeling, here it comes

Chorus

Chloe, the whole night runs on you Nothing here would shine without you Blow out the candles, make it glow Happy birthday, Chloe, ready, set, go

Verse 2

Neon flickers pink then blue Nothing moves till it hits you You turn the quiet into a spark Everybody brightens after dark

Pre-chorus

You walk in and the room wakes up Every glass gets lifted like a cup Hold that feeling, here it comes

Chorus

Chloe, the whole night runs on you Nothing here would shine without you Blow out the candles, make it glow Happy birthday, Chloe, ready, set, go

Bridge

Another year lands soft on you Wear it like the neon do We're cheering loud, we mean it too

Chorus

Chloe, the whole night runs on you Nothing here would shine without you Blow out the candles, make it glow Happy birthday, Chloe, ready, set, go

Outro

Empty cars are moving now Because you're here to show us how

Verse 1

You lock your bike up laughing Water throws the light back gold Cold hands, warmer heart You make the grey come blazing

Chorus

Chloe, light the candles now Chloe, we don't know quite how One more year has slipped so fast But we're glad you're here somehow

Verse 2

You never rush the moment Even chained things feel set free Something in your smile Turns December into spring

Pre-chorus

So raise your voices louder Let the whole street hear it ring Because tonight we're singing

Chorus

Chloe, light the candles now Chloe, we don't know quite how One more year has slipped so fast But we're glad you're here somehow

Bridge

Every year the water changes Still you shine through all of it Nothing dims the way you carry Warmth into the coldest bit

Chorus

Chloe, light the candles now Chloe, we don't know quite how One more year has slipped so fast But we're glad you're here somehow

Outro

The sun still finds the water And it finds you shining too

Verse 1

Two paper cups on a folding table flickering light, barely stable nothing here is fancy or new but I'd sit under this light with you

Pre-chorus

I've had grander rooms than this brighter nights I could still miss none of them had what this one's got

Chorus

Chloe, you make the plain things glow steady as the tide is slow I could pick you from any room Chloe, you're the light I move toward

Verse 2

You laugh and the whole table shifts something in me lifts it isn't loud, it isn't much just your hand, familiar touch

Pre-chorus

I've had grander rooms than this brighter nights I could still miss none of them had what this one's got

Chorus

Chloe, you make the plain things glow steady as the tide is slow I could pick you from any room Chloe, you're the light I move toward

Bridge

Doesn't matter where we land folding chairs or foreign sand you're the constant, you're the true I'd choose this table just for you

Chorus

Chloe, you make the plain things glow steady as the tide is slow I could pick you from any room Chloe, you're the light I move toward

Outro

Two cups going cold and we don't care I'd stay in this light forever, right here

Verse 1

Half a loaf sits between us Steam still climbing from your mug I could stay in this small kitchen Long past when the light gives up

Pre-chorus

You never asked me to notice How your hands wrap round the cup This is how you let me love you

Chorus

Chloe, stay a little longer Morning's slow and so are we Nothing here is asking to be fixed Chloe, this is all I need to see

Verse 2

You break the crust and leave me half Without a single word to spare Some kind of love needs no explaining It just quietly stays there

Chorus

Chloe, stay a little longer Morning's slow and so are we Nothing here is asking to be fixed Chloe, this is all I need to see

Bridge

I've loved louder, loved in bigger rooms This is smaller, and it's true There's no version of a Tuesday I would rather live than this with you

Chorus

Chloe, stay a little longer Morning's slow and so are we Nothing here is asking to be fixed Chloe, this is all I need to see

Outro

Crumbs still scattered on the cloth You're still here, and so am I

Verse 1

Two blue pens on a lined page under a lamp turned low I write slow just to stay in the light where you glow

Pre-chorus

You don't ask to be chosen you just are, every time so before this gets going

Chorus

Chloe, I mean it plainly every word lands slowly you're the warmth in the room never showy, always Chloe

Verse 2

Some loves shout to be seen mine just sits here and stays I could tell you a hundred things but I'd rather watch your ways

Chorus

Chloe, I mean it plainly every word lands slowly you're the warmth in the room never showy, always Chloe

Bridge

No grand line, no big scene just you, steady and real I keep choosing what's true long after the ink runs still

Chorus

Chloe, I mean it plainly every word lands slowly you're the warmth in the room never showy, always Chloe

Outro

The lamp's still on, the page still bare you're still the reason I'm here

Verse 1

Somebody left your jumper hanging soft upon the door Waiting there so gently in the hush of fading light Nothing in this room could ever love you any more Sleep is coming slowly, and it's holding you tonight

Pre-chorus

Every little shadow here is turning into rest Nothing in the dark tonight will ever do you harm Close your eyes and settle deep, you always were the best

Chorus

Chloe, the whole wide house is quiet just for you Breathing soft and even like the world has gone all slow Nobody could dim the way you make this darkness true Chloe, you are held here, safe and warm and glowy

Verse 2

Moonlight finds the brass and turns it silver, round and still Quiet falls in layers like a blanket on the floor You are loved beyond the reach of any counted hill Rest now, little one, you don't need anything more

Chorus

Chloe, the whole wide house is quiet just for you Breathing soft and even like the world has gone all slow Nobody could dim the way you make this darkness true Chloe, you are held here, safe and warm and glowy

Bridge

Nothing needs to happen now, nothing needs to move Just the gentle turning of a tune you cannot see

Chorus

Chloe, the whole wide house is quiet just for you Breathing soft and even like the world has gone all slow Nobody could dim the way you make this darkness true Chloe, you are held here, safe and warm and glowy

Outro

Somewhere still that jumper's waiting soft upon the door Sleep now, you are loved, and you were always so much more

Verse 1

The oars are resting now against the damp old floor Their long day of rowing has come to a close Under the wool blanket, everything is still And you are the reason we made it to shore

Pre-chorus

The night is folding softly over everything you see Every little worry can wait until the morning light So let your breathing slow and drift with me

Chorus

Sleep now, Chloe, the whole wide world can wait Nothing in the dark tonight is any kind of threat You are held so gently, safe behind the gate Chloe, close your eyes, you don't need to fight it yet

Verse 2

The blanket holds the warmth like the oars held the tide Everything that carried us today can rest here too No more rowing now, no current left to fight Just the quiet dark and you curled up beside

Pre-chorus

The night is folding softly over everything you see Every little worry can wait until the morning light So let your breathing slow and drift with me

Chorus

Sleep now, Chloe, the whole wide world can wait Nothing in the dark tonight is any kind of threat You are held so gently, safe behind the gate Chloe, close your eyes, you don't need to fight it yet

Bridge

Somewhere far off, water settles into glass Nothing needs to move again until the morning comes

Chorus

Sleep now, Chloe, the whole wide world can wait Nothing in the dark tonight is any kind of threat You are held so gently, safe behind the gate Chloe, close your eyes, you don't need to fight it yet

Outro

The oars can rest all night against the damp old floor You are already safe, you don't need to row anymore

Verse 1

Leaves are moving slowly on the hood above your head Painting soft grey ripples while the warm night holds your bed Nothing in this dark tonight will ever come too close You are wrapped in quiet, in the peace you need the most

Chorus

Chloe, Chloe, close your eyes and drift so slowly Nothing in the world tonight can touch you, Chloe You are held, you are warm, you are safe from any harm Rest inside the circle of this quiet, gentle arm

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window all the branches sway and bend Weaving little patterns that will change and blur and blend But you do not need to watch them, you can let them go Sleep is soft and endless like a field of falling snow

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the evening settle deep into your chest Every little worry has been gathered up and blessed Close your eyes, my darling, and let sleep begin its rest

Chorus

Chloe, Chloe, close your eyes and drift so slowly Nothing in the world tonight can touch you, Chloe You are held, you are warm, you are safe from any harm Rest inside the circle of this quiet, gentle arm

Bridge

You are loved beyond the reach of any counting Loved before the moon began its slow, soft mounting Loved as steady as the breath that stirs the trees

Chorus

Chloe, Chloe, close your eyes and drift so slowly Nothing in the world tonight can touch you, Chloe You are held, you are warm, you are safe from any harm Rest inside the circle of this quiet, gentle arm

Outro

The leaves keep moving softly though your eyes have finally closed Sleep now, little one, exactly as the night intended, slowly