Birthday Songs for Dahlia

• Dahlia (Light the Gate)

  Funk strut · Funk · Clavinet · Strut

  A funky, foot stomping birthday song for a Dahlia, built around the mess a good party leaves behind and the person everyone is glad turned up for.

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  Verse 1

  Cups on the lock gate, empty and grinning Peel in a pile where the party ran late Nobody rushed us, nobody's leaving We stayed for you, so we stayed out late

  Chorus

  Dahlia, put your hands up high We came out here to make some noise Light up the gate, Dahlia Best thing this old river's got

  Verse 2

  Somebody's jacket left on the railing Somebody's laugh still stuck in the air You made a Tuesday feel like a wedding You make a crowd feel like it belongs there

  Pre-chorus

  Count up the cups, count up the years Every one of them worth the mess So raise it up before it clears

  Chorus

  Dahlia, put your hands up high We came out here to make some noise Light up the gate, Dahlia Best thing this old river's got

  Bridge

  Peel goes soft and the paper cups scatter But nobody here forgets why we came We came for you, that's the only matter We'll shout the whole way home your name

  Chorus

  Dahlia, put your hands up high We came out here to make some noise Light up the gate, Dahlia Best thing this old river's got

  Outro

  Leave the cups for morning to find You're the reason we stayed behind

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• Dahlia, Light the Snow

  Ceilidh jig · Ceilidh · Accordion · Whirling

  A stomping ceilidh birthday song built on a walk through winter slush, for singing loud in a crowded room around anyone called Dahlia.

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  Verse 1

  Footprints freezing by the postbox Grey slush turning into gold Every step you take beside me Warms me up against the cold

  Pre-chorus

  Pull your coat in, take my hand Something's coming, can't you feel it Table's set, the candles stand

  Chorus

  Dahlia, the room lights up for you Raise a glass and raise it higher Dahlia, we're all so glad it's true That you were born to set us on fire

  Verse 2

  Red postbox stood there watching Snow come down on either side You just laughed and kept on walking Nothing dims that spark inside

  Chorus

  Dahlia, the room lights up for you Raise a glass and raise it higher Dahlia, we're all so glad it's true That you were born to set us on fire

  Bridge

  Every year the frost comes creeping Every year you shine straight through Whatever the weather's keeping We're just glad we're stood with you

  Chorus

  Dahlia, the room lights up for you Raise a glass and raise it higher Dahlia, we're all so glad it's true That you were born to set us on fire

  Outro

  Footprints fading in the slush now Still the postbox glowing red

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• Bloom Where You Stand

  Swing big band · Swing · Big band · Brassy

  A swinging, brass-band birthday song built around the idea that this person brings colour into grey days, for anyone to belt out round a cake.

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  Verse 1

  Grey skies hang low today Watering can out on display But nothing dampens down this crowd We came to sing your name out loud

  Pre-chorus

  You turn the dullest day to gold You warm a room before it's told So let the whole band swing and blow

  Chorus

  Dahlia, light up this whole room Dahlia, banish every gloom Two names could never sound so grand You bloom no matter what's on hand

  Verse 2

  Cabbage leaves out in the rain Still you never once complain You make the greyest morning shine Best surprise this side of Thalia

  Bridge

  Every year you get more you Brighter than azalea in full view Not regalia, not some crown Just you, lighting up this town

  Chorus

  Dahlia, light up this whole room Dahlia, banish every gloom Two names could never sound so grand You bloom no matter what's on hand

  Outro

  Rain or shine on this old can You're the bloom that lights the land

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