Songs for Cynthia

Verse 1

I strung these cups up just for you Every bike that dropped was one more cheer We waited by that wire gate for you Counting down until you'd finally appear

Pre-chorus

Now the whole street's ready to erupt Every voice is loading up the noise We're holding breath, we're holding up our cups

Chorus

Cynthia, this whole thing's for you Happy birthday, we've been kin to ya We're shouting loud so you feel it too Nobody's louder, nobody's been true

Verse 2

You never asked for balloons or fuss Just wanted faces you already knew So here we are, still shouting for you This whole loud mess was always about you

Bridge

Blow it out, make the whole street shake We came running for your sake One more year and we'd do it again

Chorus

Cynthia, this whole thing's for you Happy birthday, we've been kin to ya We're shouting loud so you feel it too Nobody's louder, nobody's been true

Outro

Bikes still lean against that gate We'll hang more cups, we won't be late

Verse 1

We set the chairs out in a row Under flags from years ago Somebody dusted off the hall Just to watch you walk in tall

Pre-chorus

Every seat is filled tonight Waiting for the candlelight And the room is holding its breath

Chorus

Cynthia, look what you started Half this town got dressed up for you Cynthia, we're all still smitten Nobody else could bring us all through

Verse 2

The paper flags are hanging thin But they've seen every year you're in Someone's kid is holding the cake Steady now, for your sake

Pre-chorus

Every seat is filled tonight Waiting for the candlelight And the room is holding its breath

Chorus

Cynthia, look what you started Half this town got dressed up for you Cynthia, we're all still smitten Nobody else could bring us all through

Bridge

However far the year has been We came back to this same scene For you, we'd fold out every chair

Chorus

Cynthia, look what you started Half this town got dressed up for you Cynthia, we're all still smitten Nobody else could bring us all through

Outro

When the flags come down tonight We'll still be glowing in your light

Verse 1

Past the wrapping paper piles Dry clothes spinning, going miles We walked slow to get here Just to see your face in smiles

Chorus

Cynthia, the candles catch the wind for you Everyone here would spin again for you Some things just keep turning true We came here to win for you

Verse 2

Every year the window glows Every year the story grows You're the warmest thing we know Nobody else could steal the show

Pre-chorus

So light the thing and make a wish Let the room get loud for this We've got one more thing to give you

Chorus

Cynthia, the candles catch the wind for you Everyone here would spin again for you Some things just keep turning true We came here to win for you

Bridge

Round and round the same old song Somehow it never runs too long Because it's you we're singing to Because we've all been kin to you

Chorus

Cynthia, the candles catch the wind for you Everyone here would spin again for you Some things just keep turning true We came here to win for you

Outro

Dry clothes still turning in that light We'll keep on turning up tonight

Verse 1

You leave foam upon the basin Never wipe the edge quite clean Small mess that means you were here Better than an empty room could be

Pre-chorus

Nothing dramatic in a chipped white sink But it tells me you're still near I could get used to this

Chorus

Cynthia, you make the plain days good Ordinary rooms feel understood There's a hymn in how you stay Cynthia, I'd choose you if I could

Verse 2

You leave the light on when you're done Half a song hummed down the hall Nothing here is meant for show Just you, being you, that's all

Pre-chorus

Nothing dramatic in a chipped white sink But it tells me you're still near I could get used to this

Chorus

Cynthia, you make the plain days good Ordinary rooms feel understood There's a hymn in how you stay Cynthia, I'd choose you if I could

Bridge

Some mornings say it better than words Some quiet says it best of all You don't have to try so hard I already know your worth

Chorus

Cynthia, you make the plain days good Ordinary rooms feel understood There's a hymn in how you stay Cynthia, I'd choose you if I could

Outro

Foam will dry upon the basin Long after you have walked away

Verse 1

I left the bread out again you laughed and called it a sign those socks of yours found mine warm from the same clothesline

Pre-chorus

Nothing grand about a kitchen nothing loud about this life but something in it's building

Chorus

Cynthia, you're the calm within ya that I never knew I'd win this small room holds no sin just you, and I begin again

Verse 2

You cut the loaf a little crooked I never said a word the socks stayed by the doorway some small thing we've inferred

Pre-chorus

Nothing grand about a kitchen nothing loud about this life but something in it's building

Chorus

Cynthia, you're the calm within ya that I never knew I'd win this small room holds no sin just you, and I begin again

Bridge

Some nights we don't say much just pass the bread between us that's the whole of it, really that's the thing that stays with us

Chorus

Cynthia, you're the calm within ya that I never knew I'd win this small room holds no sin just you, and I begin again

Outro

The bread's gone stale by morning your sock still warm on mine

Verse 1

Dust hangs still in the window light Over a roof of grey and stone I watch it drift and think of you And how you never leave me alone

Pre-chorus

The room is quiet, the world is small Nothing outside is calling me But something in me wants to say

Chorus

Cynthia, you are the calm within ya Nothing loud, nothing unsure I have loved plenty, but none so true You are the door I keep coming through for

Verse 2

The city hums below the glass But none of that noise gets in I keep this room, I keep this light For the quiet way you win

Bridge

No grand view, no perfect scene Just dust and light and you and me That is enough, that is the whole

Chorus

Cynthia, you are the calm within ya Nothing loud, nothing unsure I have loved plenty, but none so true You are the door I keep coming through for

Outro

Let the dust keep drifting slow I will stay right here, and let it go

Verse 1

Somewhere far away a train goes humming down the line Its sound so low and soft it barely stirs the air Rest your little head and let that far sound carry you Down into a sleep as easy as a held breath there

Pre-chorus

The rails are singing softly to the dark tonight Nothing in the world is asking you to wake Close your eyes now, let the quiet gather round you

Chorus

Cynthia, the night has folded gently in around you Every little sound out there was only kin to you Sleep is just a train that carries you off slowly Nothing waits out there that hasn't always been to you

Verse 2

The steel is trembling soft beneath a sky gone grey and still Far off wheels are turning, but they turn so quiet now Nothing in that distant sound was ever meant to trouble you Only night, and you, and one more gentle breath somehow

Pre-chorus

The rails are singing softly to the dark tonight Nothing in the world is asking you to wake Close your eyes now, let the quiet gather round you

Chorus

Cynthia, the night has folded gently in around you Every little sound out there was only kin to you Sleep is just a train that carries you off slowly Nothing waits out there that hasn't always been to you

Bridge

Hush now, let the far off hum become a lullaby Nothing has to hurry, nothing has to try You are held here safer than a whisper in the dark

Chorus

Cynthia, the night has folded gently in around you Every little sound out there was only kin to you Sleep is just a train that carries you off slowly Nothing waits out there that hasn't always been to you

Outro

Far off now, the train has faded soft into the grey Sleep on, little one, the dark will keep you safe till day

Verse 1

The little duck stayed close against the porcelain side tonight held there soft and steady by a small and quiet might and just like that small duck is never swept away or far you are held this close to where the warm and safe things are

Pre-chorus

The water settles slow and the whole wide house grows still every worry of the day has gone and left no chill so let your eyes grow heavy now, there's nothing left to do but drift

Chorus

Cynthia, the night is soft and it was always kin to ya nothing here will pull away or ever drift too far from ya sleep is just a warmer room that the whole world's been to ya rest now, little one, this song has always been within ya

Verse 2

The moon sits in the window like a lamp somebody lit and the dark outside is gentle, it was never meant to bite every hush across the room is only love in disguise so let it wrap around you soft as closing your own eyes

Chorus

Cynthia, the night is soft and it was always kin to ya nothing here will pull away or ever drift too far from ya sleep is just a warmer room that the whole world's been to ya rest now, little one, this song has always been within ya

Bridge

Nothing has to hold you, you were never going to fall the quiet in this room was always yours, above it all

Chorus

Cynthia, the night is soft and it was always kin to ya nothing here will pull away or ever drift too far from ya sleep is just a warmer room that the whole world's been to ya rest now, little one, this song has always been within ya

Outro

Somewhere a small duck rests against the side, still and slow you are held the same way here, and you were always going to be so

Verse 1

A small flame catches soft on the edge of the dark Warm little light leaning close beside your head Nothing tonight can ever put out that spark Close your eyes now and drift into bed

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the flicker is steady and slow Nothing will touch you while that small light stays near Sleep is the safest place I know

Chorus

Cynthia, the glow is warm and it's yours to keep Softly it hums a song only made for you Rest here, Cynthia, and drift down deep Whatever the night brings, I'm bringing you through

Verse 2

A quiet hand strikes gentle against the box Sparks settle soft where the iron bowl waits still You are the warmth that never stops

Bridge

Even when morning is far and the room turns blue Even when shadows lean long on the wall Nothing can dim what I feel for you

Chorus

Cynthia, the glow is warm and it's yours to keep Softly it hums a song only made for you Rest here, Cynthia, and drift down deep Whatever the night brings, I'm bringing you through

Outro

Sleep now, the small flame is dimming to rest You are the warmth held safe in this nest