Songs for Daniel

Verse 1

Sparks are jumping off the fire Higher than we could desire Everyone here came for you Cause a room feels right when you're in view

Pre-chorus

Something in the air tonight Pulls us closer to the light So we're raising up our hands

Chorus

Daniel, Daniel, come on shine Tell us that this year is fine Dance around us like a flame Nothing else here feels the same

Verse 2

Paper plates go skimming past Nothing on this night holds fast But you're steady, you're the one Warm as embers when it's done

Bridge

However far the wind may blow You're the one we all still know However fast the years may run You're the reason we're all here as one

Chorus

Daniel, Daniel, come on shine Tell us that this year is fine Dance around us like a flame Nothing else here feels the same

Outro

Let the sand keep hold of sparks We'll keep hold of you in the dark

Verse 1

Window's fogging up in here Heat from the kitchen, warm and clear Three little flames are burning gold You made this whole crowd cheer

Pre-chorus

Wipe the glass and watch it clear Everybody's gathered near Grab a hand, the night's alive

Chorus

Daniel, Daniel, light the room Stomp your boots and clear some room Nobody else could steal this night This whole house sings for you

Verse 2

Glass is dripping down the pane Same old porch, but not the same Fiddle's kicking up a storm You're the spark that lit the flame

Bridge

Pull that circle in real tight Hands are clapping left and right Raise your glass up, here's to you We'll be dancing half the night

Chorus

Daniel, Daniel, light the room Stomp your boots and clear some room Nobody else could steal this night This whole house sings for you

Outro

Glass has cleared, the flames burn low You're the warmest thing we know

Verse 1

Crate tips over on the corner Yellow rolling everywhere Somehow trouble turns to laughter When you're the one standing there

Chorus

Daniel, Daniel, light the room up Every year you shine some more We keep gathering around you Daniel, that's what you're here for

Verse 2

You catch every falling moment Turn it into something grand Chaos follows where you're standing Somehow better, somehow planned

Pre-chorus

Raise a glass up, raise it higher Let the horns come blowing in Tonight belongs to you completely

Chorus

Daniel, Daniel, light the room up Every year you shine some more We keep gathering around you Daniel, that's what you're here for

Bridge

However far you're travelling However long the road You bring the sunshine with you You lighten up the load

Chorus

Daniel, Daniel, light the room up Every year you shine some more We keep gathering around you Daniel, that's what you're here for

Outro

Lemons scatter, bright and rolling Just like joy, you're hard to hold

Verse 1

Rain comes down and finds the gaps two coats pressed close to break the chill the roof above us bends and rusts you laugh and say we've had worse maps

Pre-chorus

I stopped watching for the sky to clear stopped counting all the minutes lost because this waiting turned to want

Chorus

Daniel, you're the warmth I lean toward hold you closer than the storm allows every quiet thing about you Daniel, still the one I choose

Verse 2

Your shoulder takes the worst of the wind you shift to keep me out of it the shelter's small, the roof half gone but I'm not looking for a bigger room

Bridge

Let the weather do what weather does we've got two coats and nowhere else to be

Chorus

Daniel, you're the warmth I lean toward hold you closer than the storm allows every quiet thing about you Daniel, still the one I choose

Outro

The rain will stop, the roof will hold and I'll still want you close as this

Verse 1

Sun on the dashboard, windows down Your hand keeps time without a sound I watch your fingers find the beat We don't need words to get around

Chorus

Daniel, you keep me steady Every mile feels like home Daniel, when your hand finds mine I know I'm not driving alone

Verse 2

Radio's playing something slow You hum the parts you think I don't know I catch you smiling at the road Some kind of calm you always show

Pre-chorus

Every road we've ever taken Feels like one we've done before So tell me we've got miles left

Chorus

Daniel, you keep me steady Every mile feels like home Daniel, when your hand finds mine I know I'm not driving alone

Bridge

No map could hold what this is No song could say it plain But your hand on that wheel Feels like something I don't want to change

Chorus

Daniel, you keep me steady Every mile feels like home Daniel, when your hand finds mine I know I'm not driving alone

Outro

Sun's still warm on the glass Your hand still finds mine, holding fast

Verse 1

Bags swing between us in the dark Two empty spaces hold their mark We walk slow, no place to be Just you, the night, and me

Chorus

Daniel, you're the calm I found Steady as the coldest ground Two spaces where our feet once stood You make the ordinary good

Verse 2

Some nights we barely say a word Silence never felt absurd You carry half, I carry more That's what the walk to the car is for

Pre-chorus

I've watched you loud, I've watched you low Through every version, come and go And still this feeling starts to grow

Chorus

Daniel, you're the calm I found Steady as the coldest ground Two spaces where our feet once stood You make the ordinary good

Bridge

Not every love needs fire to burn Some just wait for your return I'll take the quiet over flame If quiet always spells your name

Chorus

Daniel, you're the calm I found Steady as the coldest ground Two spaces where our feet once stood You make the ordinary good

Outro

Bags still swing between the lines Where you are, the whole world shines

Verse 1

Yellow light comes drifting slow across the empty seat tonight and nobody sits there waiting, but you are held so tight straps of plastic swaying gently in a hush of amber glow home is where you're going, wrapped in warmth despite the night

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the streetlights blur to gold rest your head where all this quiet can be told sleep is coming soft to carry you

Chorus

Daniel, the night is holding you so near every little worry fades away from here you are the warmest thing in all this dark sleep now, Daniel, there is nothing you should fear

Verse 2

Windows fog with breath and evening settles soft and slow shadows stretch out gentle where the empty corners glow nothing waits to frighten you, no reason to be scared only you, my dear one, wrapped in all this quiet flow

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the streetlights blur to gold rest your head where all this quiet can be told sleep is coming soft to carry you

Chorus

Daniel, the night is holding you so near every little worry fades away from here you are the warmest thing in all this dark sleep now, Daniel, there is nothing you should fear

Bridge

Somewhere out there streetlights keep on turning gold to grey but here you're safe and nothing takes that peace away

Chorus

Daniel, the night is holding you so near every little worry fades away from here you are the warmest thing in all this dark sleep now, Daniel, there is nothing you should fear

Outro

Let the empty seat sit quiet, let the light keep drifting on you are held here, always held here, till the morning comes along

Verse 1

Dark green leaves are turning heavy with the dew tonight Resting soft against the old and quiet stone wall Everything is folding into shadow and starlight And you are the softest thing of all

Chorus

Daniel, the night has come to hold you close and slow Every little worry now can drift and fall away You are so loved, more than you could ever know Daniel, rest here safely till the break of day

Verse 2

The garden breathes out slowly as the darkness settles in Every leaf grows quiet, heavy, hushed and still You are the warmth that no cold night could ever thin Sleeping safe below the sleeping hill

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the evening wrap you tight Nothing in this whole wide world can touch you here Just the hush, the dark, the gentle fall of light

Chorus

Daniel, the night has come to hold you close and slow Every little worry now can drift and fall away You are so loved, more than you could ever know Daniel, rest here safely till the break of day

Bridge

However far the dark stretches out beyond the wall You are held, you are wanted, you are known Sleep now, let the whole wide quiet fall

Chorus

Daniel, the night has come to hold you close and slow Every little worry now can drift and fall away You are so loved, more than you could ever know Daniel, rest here safely till the break of day

Outro

The leaves will still be there, heavy, green and still Waiting by the wall to greet you when you wake

Verse 1

Somewhere behind a heavy wooden door a slow clock ticks the evening into rest and here beside you, warm beneath the blankets you are the one I love the very best

Chorus

Daniel, Daniel, close your eyes now let the ticking carry you away Daniel, you are held here, you are cherished safe until the coming of the day

Verse 2

The heavy weights are turning ever slower measuring nothing but this quiet hour and you are wrapped in something soft and steady gentle as the closing of a flower

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the ticking grow so distant let your busy little thoughts all still feel how safe you are as sleep comes nearer

Chorus

Daniel, Daniel, close your eyes now let the ticking carry you away Daniel, you are held here, you are cherished safe until the coming of the day

Bridge

No harm can reach you here behind the door you are the warmest thing this house has known

Chorus

Daniel, Daniel, close your eyes now let the ticking carry you away Daniel, you are held here, you are cherished safe until the coming of the day

Outro

Somewhere behind that door the clock ticks softer and you sleep on, so loved, so safe, so still