Songs for Constance

Verse 1

Rain on the roof, cups on the table Nobody caring if the tea goes stable We packed in tight, we made our chance Just to watch you light up, Constance

Pre-chorus

Cups keep rattling, hearts keep racing Table's wobbly but the joy's not fading Count us down now, here it comes

Chorus

Constance, blow the candle out This little room is loud with love, no doubt Constance, take your victory lap Every soul in here is glad you're that

Verse 2

Damp little walls, laughter breaking through Nobody minds, we're all here for you Someone spilled the squash again by chance Still the best seat's yours, Constance

Pre-chorus

Cups keep rattling, hearts keep racing Table's wobbly but the joy's not fading Count us down now, here it comes

Chorus

Constance, blow the candle out This little room is loud with love, no doubt Constance, take your victory lap Every soul in here is glad you're that

Bridge

Doesn't matter where we land Caravan or grand old hall You're the reason we all stand Raising cups and giving all

Chorus

Constance, blow the candle out This little room is loud with love, no doubt Constance, take your victory lap Every soul in here is glad you're that

Outro

Rain still falls, the cups still shake We'll toast you every year we wake

Verse 1

Ticket stubs fall through the light Sawdust catching every one The wheel keeps turning through the night But you're the reason we all came, hon

Pre-chorus

Hear the brass start to swell Feel the crowd catch its breath Something's building, and you can tell

Chorus

Constance, you light up the fair Every eye turns at your entrance One more year, wear it with flair Nobody moves quite like Constance

Verse 2

Lights spin fast above the crowd Colours chasing round and round You laugh and it carries loud Best noise this whole town's found

Chorus

Constance, you light up the fair Every eye turns at your entrance One more year, wear it with flair Nobody moves quite like Constance

Bridge

Raise a glass, raise it high Let the horns hit that chance Every year that goes flying by Just proves you were built for this dance

Chorus

Constance, you light up the fair Every eye turns at your entrance One more year, wear it with flair Nobody moves quite like Constance

Outro

The wheel slows down, stubs settle deep This is the night that we'll all keep

Verse 1

Old bench holding onto its crumbs Wedged tight where the summer sun comes You sat there through every season Nothing about you ever runs

Pre-chorus

Candles waiting on the cake Whole room here for your sake So before the first slice gets cut

Chorus

Constance, tonight we raise a glass Constance, no getting past You turn a room into a dance floor Happy birthday, have a blast

Verse 2

Some folk drift off with the weather You stayed put and held us together Packets crushed but the bench still standing Steady is your favourite feather

Bridge

You never needed the grand romance Just showed up, gave us our chance Every year you're still the reason We keep coming back to this stance

Chorus

Constance, tonight we raise a glass Constance, no getting past You turn a room into a dance floor Happy birthday, have a blast

Outro

That old bench will keep our seat warm We'll sit here again, come what storm

Verse 1

Rain finds the roof above us Steady like it's got a reason Seedlings hold their small green line You reach for my hand without fuss

Pre-chorus

I never needed the whole sky clear Just this narrow patch of dry Just you close and the rain building

Chorus

Constance, you're the calm in this Every storm feels like less risk Constance, hear it, it's no accident I'd take this over romance in a trance

Verse 2

You laugh when the thunder cracks I flinch, you don't even glance We've weathered louder than this Still you're steady, still by chance

Chorus

Constance, you're the calm in this Every storm feels like less risk Constance, hear it, it's no accident I'd take this over romance in a trance

Bridge

No grand gesture, no big advance Just your hand and this small chance Every drop finds where it lands So does my heart, again, again

Chorus

Constance, you're the calm in this Every storm feels like less risk Constance, hear it, it's no accident I'd take this over romance in a trance

Outro

The rain still finds that same tin roof You're still the one I'm certain of

Verse 1

Napkins went loose on the grass Chasing the wind past the basket You just laughed and let them pass No need to chase what you can't ask it

Pre-chorus

I've watched the small things scatter Watched the wind take what it can But some things never matter Because of how this thing began

Chorus

Constance, you're the calm I chose Steady while the summer's dancing Everyone else comes and goes But you stay put, that's my Constance

Verse 2

Summer keeps on losing things Napkins, hours, whole afternoons Nothing holds when the wind sings But you were never one for swoons

Chorus

Constance, you're the calm I chose Steady while the summer's dancing Everyone else comes and goes But you stay put, that's my Constance

Bridge

Let the whole field blow away I'm not asking wind to slow I only need you here to stay The one thing certain that I know

Chorus

Constance, you're the calm I chose Steady while the summer's dancing Everyone else comes and goes But you stay put, that's my Constance

Outro

The grass will keep on letting go But I am holding on to you

Verse 1

Ice sat warming on the radiator ledge Nobody moved it off the edge You watched it go from solid to clear Said that's us, love, disappearing here

Pre-chorus

But some things thin out slow Give their cold up nice and slow Holding steady while the warmth arrives

Chorus

Constance, you never rushed a single thing Not the melting, not the way you cling Constance, still here when the water's clear Steady is the sound of you, my dear

Verse 2

Plastic tumbler, nothing fancy at all Didn't need the crystal or the hall You make ordinary hold its shape However long the evening likes to take

Bridge

Some loves flash and burn out quick I chose the one that doesn't do that trick You're the kind that lingers, kind that lasts Warming slowly, holding fast

Chorus

Constance, you never rushed a single thing Not the melting, not the way you cling Constance, still here when the water's clear Steady is the sound of you, my dear

Outro

The tumbler's empty, water's warm and still You stayed right here, and always will

Verse 1

Far off metal wheels are clacking soft along the tracks tonight Curtains sway a little dance where the window meets the dark Every sound out there is turning gentle in the fading light Nothing in this whole wide world can ever dim your spark

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the distant train sing you further into rest Let the swaying curtain fold you into shadow soft and slow Close your eyes, you're held so close, you're safe here, you're the best

Chorus

Constance, the night is holding you gently in its hand Nothing out there in the dark can ever touch your chance Sleep now, my Constance, safe as anyone can stand Constance, you are steady as the softest slowest dance

Verse 2

The tracks run on for miles but they can't carry you away Only lull you deeper into dreaming, calm and slow The curtain breathes beside you like it's guarding where you lay There is nowhere safer for you, and nowhere else to go

Bridge

Every clack that fades to nothing leaves the room more still Every breath you take is soft as moonlight on the sill

Chorus

Constance, the night is holding you gently in its hand Nothing out there in the dark can ever touch your chance Sleep now, my Constance, safe as anyone can stand Constance, you are steady as the softest slowest dance

Outro

Somewhere far the tracks go quiet and the curtain settles still You are held here, always, gently, you are loved and you always will

Verse 1

A small flame bends but never breaks its steady, patient glow The wax runs slow around the thread, in no hurry to let go That is how this love was always meant to move You are held the way that warm light holds a room

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the day dissolve like breath on glass The dark outside can't reach you here, so let it drift and pass Every hush is building to the words I need you to know

Chorus

Constance, sleep now, you were never left to chance Something steady chose to stay and hold its quiet stance Every flicker of this house leans warm around your rest Constance, you're the light this whole night wants to protect

Verse 2

The saucer holds the melting wax the way my arms hold you Nothing spills, nothing is lost, it only settles into new Soft and slow, the shape it finds is always kind You are safe inside the shape this small light leaves behind

Chorus

Constance, sleep now, you were never left to chance Something steady chose to stay and hold its quiet stance Every flicker of this house leans warm around your rest Constance, you're the light this whole night wants to protect

Bridge

Let the small flame breathe for you while your own breath slows No sound but the rocking chair, no reason left to fight the doze Whatever the day asked of you, it can wait outside till morning

Chorus

Constance, sleep now, you were never left to chance Something steady chose to stay and hold its quiet stance Every flicker of this house leans warm around your rest Constance, you're the light this whole night wants to protect

Outro

The flame breathes low now, easy, sure it will not be forgotten Sleep, small light, the wax has pooled and settled into morning

Verse 1

Leaf shadows drift across the hood where you lie still and warm Softly the branches bend to keep you sheltered from the storm Your breathing slows to match the sway of every gentle limb Nothing tonight can reach you here, no need to fear the dim

Pre-chorus

Quiet settles deeper than the hush of falling light Close your eyes and let the dark feel soft instead of tight Somewhere near, a steady hand is watching over your night

Chorus

Constance, Constance, rest here safe with me Nothing but the dark and the sway of a tree Every little shadow is a friend you can trust Sleep now, little Constance, there is no one you must

Verse 2

Light moves slow across the fabric, patient as a passing chance Even shadows seem to pause and settle into their own dance You are held here closer than the hush that wraps the trees Nothing in this quiet hour will ever let you freeze

Pre-chorus

Quiet settles deeper than the hush of falling light Close your eyes and let the dark feel soft instead of tight Somewhere near, a steady hand is watching over your night

Chorus

Constance, Constance, rest here safe with me Nothing but the dark and the sway of a tree Every little shadow is a friend you can trust Sleep now, little Constance, there is no one you must

Bridge

Hush now, there is nothing waiting past this gentle shade Every worry of the day has already softly fade

Chorus

Constance, Constance, rest here safe with me Nothing but the dark and the sway of a tree Every little shadow is a friend you can trust Sleep now, little Constance, there is no one you must

Outro

Let the branches keep their watch while the shadows softly roam Sleep now, little Constance, you are already home