Songs for Cyril

Verse 1

Boxes stacked up on the floor Paper ribbons piled by the door You come dancing through the mess Turn a Tuesday into a fest

Chorus

Cyril, grab your coat and spin Cyril, let the noise begin Two of you would still be rare We're just glad that you are there

Verse 2

Somebody tripped and knocked the tower Laughing loud for half an hour You just grinned and stacked it higher Called yourself a walking fire

Pre-chorus

Every year you make it brighter Every load a little lighter Something's building, feel it climb

Chorus

Cyril, grab your coat and spin Cyril, let the noise begin Two of you would still be rare We're just glad that you are there

Bridge

Not the boxes, not the paper It's you that makes the whole day greater Cardboard towers fall right down You're the one who wears the crown

Chorus

Cyril, grab your coat and spin Cyril, let the noise begin Two of you would still be rare We're just glad that you are there

Outro

Boxes flattened, ribbons gone Glad we get to sing this song

Verse 1

The mirror fogs up when you're near Three coats lean in, they've got no fear One sleeve is stuck, nobody cares You make the whole hall disappear

Pre-chorus

Steam on the glass keeps rising Nothing about tonight feels sizing So bring the horns in, get them going

Chorus

Cyril, the room lights up for you Not one thing here feels ordinary or true There's nothing mineral or dull in your name Cyril, we're glad you made it through

Verse 2

You hang your coat up sideways still Same crooked hook, same crooked thrill Everyone else just stacks them neat But you don't follow, never will

Bridge

Blow the trumpets, let it swing Every year you're worth marking No one else could wear this evening Like you do, like you bring

Chorus

Cyril, the room lights up for you Not one thing here feels ordinary or true There's nothing mineral or dull in your name Cyril, we're glad you made it through

Outro

The glass clears, the coats hang still We're glad you're here, we always will

Verse 1

Under lights that buzz and hum waiting on the same machine you make the whole room warmer brightest thing I've ever seen

Pre-chorus

Watching colours turn and tumble counting down the final spin something in me starts to build ready for the night to begin

Chorus

Cyril, light up like a signal tonight the candles burn for you spin us round, no sense of peril Cyril, here's to all you do

Verse 2

Every load comes out the same damp and tangled, dull and grey but you walk in and change it turn the ordinary into a great day

Chorus

Cyril, light up like a signal tonight the candles burn for you spin us round, no sense of peril Cyril, here's to all you do

Bridge

Not one candle, general or wild could burn as bright as you tonight every year gets richer, gets better you're the one who makes it right

Chorus

Cyril, light up like a signal tonight the candles burn for you spin us round, no sense of peril Cyril, here's to all you do

Outro

Lights still flicker, still spinning round but you're the warmth that we found

Verse 1

Rust on the railing, cold and true Your palm sits quiet next to mine We feel the pier shake through and through And nothing shakes this heart of mine

Chorus

Cyril, you hold me without trying Nothing about us feels like peril Steady when the whole world's flying I found my calm in you, Cyril

Verse 2

I've known love that ran off feral Loud and gone before it's real You stay put like something mineral Solid in the way you feel

Pre-chorus

No grand words, no need to spiral Just this hand that never leaves I'm not scared of general silence

Chorus

Cyril, you hold me without trying Nothing about us feels like peril Steady when the whole world's flying I found my calm in you, Cyril

Bridge

Let the whole pier shake and groan We won't move from where we stand This love was never loud or shown It just sits quiet in your hand

Chorus

Cyril, you hold me without trying Nothing about us feels like peril Steady when the whole world's flying I found my calm in you, Cyril

Outro

Rust on the railing, still holding fast Your hand in mine, and that will last

Verse 1

Headlights slide across the floor Nothing here but one closed door I have counted every tile Still I'd wait here for you more

Pre-chorus

I'm not scared of standing still I just need to know you will Walk in soon and end the wait

Chorus

Cyril, you're the reason I don't leave Steady as a thing I can believe Some folks call it just a name Cyril, you're the one I need

Verse 2

Every hallway looks the same Every clock forgets my name You could find me in the dark Nothing here would ever change

Bridge

Let the light keep passing through I'm not going, I love you No grand words, just this is true

Chorus

Cyril, you're the reason I don't leave Steady as a thing I can believe Some folks call it just a name Cyril, you're the one I need

Outro

The floor still catches passing light I'd wait here with you every night

Verse 1

The grass snaps hard beneath our boots Mud underneath the frost's thin skin Cold air, but I don't mind the cold Walking this field with you again

Pre-chorus

You never make me hurry on You let the quiet just be quiet And that is when I need to say

Chorus

Cyril, you're the warmth I trust No frost could ever reach that far Cyril, I would walk for miles Just to stay where you are

Verse 2

You stop to watch the low grey sky You always notice things I miss I love the way you hold my hand Like it's the simplest thing there is

Chorus

Cyril, you're the warmth I trust No frost could ever reach that far Cyril, I would walk for miles Just to stay where you are

Bridge

I don't need spring to feel this sure I don't need sun to know it's true Whatever season finds us here I'm glad I'm freezing next to you

Chorus

Cyril, you're the warmth I trust No frost could ever reach that far Cyril, I would walk for miles Just to stay where you are

Outro

The grass will soften come the spring But I'll still want this field with you

Verse 1

The door is left ajar so the hallway light can reach you A soft yellow stripe laid slowly across the floor It slides all the way over to where you're resting Just to let you know that you are loved and so much more

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the evening settle round you Every breath is carrying you further from the day There's nothing left to hold but this quiet drifting

Chorus

Cyril, the whole wide house is holding still for you Nothing here will stir until the morning comes Cyril, you are wrapped in every gentle thing I know Safe beneath the hush of all this quiet love

Verse 2

Somewhere past the door the world keeps turning slowly But none of it can find its way in here tonight You are folded into warmth that no one can unravel Held so close and kept so safe until the light

Bridge

Let the stripe of light grow thin and fade to nothing There is nothing you must carry, nothing you must keep

Chorus

Cyril, the whole wide house is holding still for you Nothing here will stir until the morning comes Cyril, you are wrapped in every gentle thing I know Safe beneath the hush of all this quiet love

Outro

The door stays open just a little, just for you And the stripe of light will still be there when morning comes

Verse 1

Somewhere past your door a radiator clicks so slow keeping all its borrowed warmth for you alone to know Darkness holds the hallway still and folds it soft as wool and you are held much closer than that dark is ever full

Pre-chorus

Nothing in this house is moving louder than your breath every hush tonight is only love arranged like this so let the small warm click become the sound you keep

Chorus

Cyril, the night has curled up small around you now hushed and warm, no reason left to wonder how you are the softest thing this whole house ever found Cyril, sleep is only love, and love has settled down

Verse 2

Out on the landing where the cold leans on the wall that little click keeps time as gentle as it's small and every steady beat of it is saying you belong right here, inside this quiet, safe from anything gone wrong

Pre-chorus

Nothing in this house is moving louder than your breath every hush tonight is only love arranged like this so let the small warm click become the sound you keep

Chorus

Cyril, the night has curled up small around you now hushed and warm, no reason left to wonder how you are the softest thing this whole house ever found Cyril, sleep is only love, and love has settled down

Bridge

Rest now, there is nowhere else that you need to be only this warm dark, only you and only me the whole wide world can wait outside a little longer still

Chorus

Cyril, the night has curled up small around you now hushed and warm, no reason left to wonder how you are the softest thing this whole house ever found Cyril, sleep is only love, and love has settled down

Outro

Somewhere the radiator clicks its small and steady song sleep now, Cyril, you were loved the whole night long

Verse 1

A little torch is glowing soft beneath the covers here Small dust motes turning slowly in the golden beam of light You watch them drift and settle till the dark feels less like fear And every breath you're taking pulls you gently towards the night

Chorus

Cyril, close your eyes now, let the quiet carry you There's nothing in this room tonight that means you any peril Rest inside the warmth that's wrapped so softly around you Sleep is calling softly now, so drift away, my Cyril

Verse 2

The beam grows dim and lazy as your eyelids start to fall Beneath the blanket's shadow everything feels safe and small You don't need any answers, you don't need to be brave Just sink into the stillness that this quiet night has made

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the house is settling into its own slow tune The dark outside the window holds the soft light of the moon And you are held so closely as the evening folds you in

Chorus

Cyril, close your eyes now, let the quiet carry you There's nothing in this room tonight that means you any peril Rest inside the warmth that's wrapped so softly around you Sleep is calling softly now, so drift away, my Cyril

Bridge

However far the morning waits beyond this gentle room You are loved before you wake and loved before you bloom Nothing in the shadows here could ever pull you far

Chorus

Cyril, close your eyes now, let the quiet carry you There's nothing in this room tonight that means you any peril Rest inside the warmth that's wrapped so softly around you Sleep is calling softly now, so drift away, my Cyril

Outro

The torch fades low, the dust has settled soft and still Sleep well tonight, you're safe here, and you always will