Songs for David

Verse 1

The booth is sticky, nobody cares Four coats are piled up on the floor We squeezed in tight to save you a chair Because we couldn't love you more

Pre-chorus

Somebody's already stood on a coat Somebody's ordering one more round The whole table's raising a toast

Chorus

David, this is your night Every candle here you gave it Nobody burns quite as bright This is the year that you saved it

Verse 2

You always take the worst seat The one where the springs poke through We'd swap you for something more neat But nothing feels right without you

Chorus

David, this is your night Every candle here you gave it Nobody burns quite as bright This is the year that you saved it

Bridge

Coats on the floor, glasses held high Somebody's cheering too loud We'll toast till the night runs dry And you're the reason we're proud

Chorus

David, this is your night Every candle here you gave it Nobody burns quite as bright This is the year that you saved it

Outro

The coats stay piled on the floor We'll stay right here for one more

Verse 1

Yellow lamps on a frosty road Puddles glow like they're pure gold Cold air bites but you don't mind You warm this street up when you're home

Pre-chorus

Hear the horns start to swell Something good is coming, can you tell We're lifting voices just for you

Chorus

David, this town lit up for you Every frozen puddle shined on cue Nobody else could've paved it We're glad the years all gave it

Verse 2

Phone box glowing down the lane Steady through the wind and rain You stand the same through every storm Lighting rooms up with your name

Pre-chorus

Hear the horns start to swell Something good is coming, can you tell We're lifting voices just for you

Chorus

David, this town lit up for you Every frozen puddle shined on cue Nobody else could've paved it We're glad the years all gave it

Bridge

Another year, another spark You turn the streetlights bright in the dark However far this road has gone You've always waved it, carried it on

Chorus

David, this town lit up for you Every frozen puddle shined on cue Nobody else could've paved it We're glad the years all gave it

Outro

Ice will melt but this will stay We're glad you're here, and glad today

Verse 1

Bicycles chained by the water locked up tight where the current calls you stood there steady in the cold light the kind that never falls

Chorus

David, David, light up the room every year you shine a little brighter spin us round like the mirror ball David, nobody could be lighter

Verse 2

You never needed the applause just showed up strong for everyone you love the bridge lights flicker on the river but you're the one we're thinking of

Pre-chorus

Feel that bassline start to build hear the room already singing tonight is yours, so let it come

Chorus

David, David, light up the room every year you shine a little brighter spin us round like the mirror ball David, nobody could be lighter

Bridge

Whatever waters come your way you'll wade on through and never drown so raise your glass and dance it out tonight we crown you golden crown

Chorus

David, David, light up the room every year you shine a little brighter spin us round like the mirror ball David, nobody could be lighter

Outro

Those bikes still wait beside the water but you're the one who lit the night

Verse 1

Two cups steam on a folded page Cold bench, warm hands, easy weather You laugh and the whole grey day Suddenly feels like it's ours together

Pre-chorus

I don't need the big words for this Just your sleeve brushing mine, holding still Something in me is leaning your way

Chorus

David, you steady me without trying David, twice now and I still haven't left No performance, no need for disguising This is the calm I never quite guessed

Verse 2

Some mornings we don't say much at all Just pass the cup, just share the print You catch me watching, you don't look away And that's the whole of what I meant

Chorus

David, you steady me without trying David, twice now and I still haven't left No performance, no need for disguising This is the calm I never quite guessed

Bridge

Let the ink smear, let the coffee cool We're not in a hurry for once I've loved louder, I've loved like a fool This is quieter and it's enough

Chorus

David, you steady me without trying David, twice now and I still haven't left No performance, no need for disguising This is the calm I never quite guessed

Outro

The paper's gone soft, the cups both empty Still the warmest bench I know

Verse 1

I trace a line down cold glass watching the traffic crawl below you're humming something old and slow and I forget where I need to go

Pre-chorus

The window fogs from our own breath the city keeps its restless pace but nothing out there moves me

Chorus

David, you're the calm in every room steady as the glass stays true other loves might chase the noise but I would rather just love you

Verse 2

You lean your head against the pane watching lights blur gold and red I'm not thinking of the view I'm thinking of what you just said

Chorus

David, you're the calm in every room steady as the glass stays true other loves might chase the noise but I would rather just love you

Bridge

Let the traffic hum and disappear let the whole world rush and blur none of it can touch us here I only need to stay this near

Chorus

David, you're the calm in every room steady as the glass stays true other loves might chase the noise but I would rather just love you

Outro

The glass has cleared, the street's gone quiet and David, I am still right here

Verse 1

The floor hums soft beneath our feet That old light stutters, loses its beat But nothing here feels cold or bare Because you're standing with me there

Pre-chorus

I've walked this hallway on my own Felt every echo, every drone Then you showed up and changed the tone

Chorus

David, you make the plain rooms glow You're the warmth that these walls don't show I've loved you quiet, I've loved you loud David, I'd pick you from any crowd

Verse 2

The tiles are cracked but still they shine Reflecting you and reflecting mine No one else could stand this ground And make it feel like something found

Pre-chorus

I've walked this hallway on my own Felt every echo, every drone Then you showed up and changed the tone

Chorus

David, you make the plain rooms glow You're the warmth that these walls don't show I've loved you quiet, I've loved you loud David, I'd pick you from any crowd

Bridge

No grand light could hold what we have made Just this hum, and how it never fades You're the steady hand I never craved Until I saw how you gave it

Chorus

David, you make the plain rooms glow You're the warmth that these walls don't show I've loved you quiet, I've loved you loud David, I'd pick you from any crowd

Outro

The light still flickers, soft and true But I've stopped noticing, I see only you

Verse 1

The brass hook holds the coat as the room turns soft and grey Its shadow leans across the stripes and slowly starts to sway You watch it drift from the corner where the quiet likes to grow And your eyes get heavier now with the hush of things gone slow

Chorus

David, David, the whole house breathes for you Every wall leans in close and holds the warmth you're waking to Nothing here can touch you while the night stands at the door David, David, you were loved before

Verse 2

The hook has held its coat there through a hundred fading days Steady as a promise that never looks away It doesn't need the sunlight to keep its gentle place And I don't need the morning to still see your calm little face

Pre-chorus

So let the shadow lengthen as the lamp begins to dim Let the striped wall soften into something warm and slim Somewhere past the edges of the dark, your name is waiting there

Chorus

David, David, the whole house breathes for you Every wall leans in close and holds the warmth you're waking to Nothing here can touch you while the night stands at the door David, David, you were loved before

Bridge

Rest inside the stillness that the hook has always kept Nothing moves to trouble you while the whole wide house has slept

Chorus

David, David, the whole house breathes for you Every wall leans in close and holds the warmth you're waking to Nothing here can touch you while the night stands at the door David, David, you were loved before

Outro

The hook will hold the shadow till the morning finds the door And you'll wake up as loved as you were the night before

Verse 1

Heavy wool socks tread soft across the old creaking floor Carrying warmth to the place where you finally rest Every small sound in this house is a sound you adore Because you know you are safe, you know you are blessed

Pre-chorus

The radiator hums low like it's singing along Nothing tonight needs to hurry or reach for the light Just breathe, little one, while I finish this song

Chorus

David, the whole house leans in close to keep you warm Nothing can touch you, nothing can bring you harm David, I'll stand by the radiator till you're deep in sleep Quiet as socks on the floorboards, this love that I keep

Verse 2

The wood underfoot gives a whisper with each gentle step Like it knows how to hold what is precious and small Sleep pulls you under so soft you don't notice you've slept And I'll stay near the warmth till the hush covers all

Chorus

David, the whole house leans in close to keep you warm Nothing can touch you, nothing can bring you harm David, I'll stand by the radiator till you're deep in sleep Quiet as socks on the floorboards, this love that I keep

Bridge

Let the night settle soft as the sound of my feet Nothing to chase, nowhere further to roam You are the reason this house feels complete

Chorus

David, the whole house leans in close to keep you warm Nothing can touch you, nothing can bring you harm David, I'll stand by the radiator till you're deep in sleep Quiet as socks on the floorboards, this love that I keep

Outro

The floor stops its creaking once you have drifted so deep Warm and unshaken, exactly where love wants you kept

Verse 1

The fire is turning gentle, easing down to rest Soft grey ash is falling, quiet as a held breath Nothing in this room can reach you now And you are held here safer than the rest

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the warm light hold you Nothing in the dark tonight will fold you I am here to keep you safe till morning comes

Chorus

David, sleep is calling soft and low Every ember dims the way it ought to go Rest inside the quiet that I gave you David, let the whole wide night be slow

Verse 2

The embers glow a colour only night can make Something warm and steady that will never shake You are wrapped in more than blankets now And nothing here will ask you to awake

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the warm light hold you Nothing in the dark tonight will fold you I am here to keep you safe till morning comes

Chorus

David, sleep is calling soft and low Every ember dims the way it ought to go Rest inside the quiet that I gave you David, let the whole wide night be slow

Bridge

However far this small light travels down It leaves you warmer than it ever found you You are the reason this whole house stays gentle You are the calm this quiet night has saved

Chorus

David, sleep is calling soft and low Every ember dims the way it ought to go Rest inside the quiet that I gave you David, let the whole wide night be slow

Outro

The last of the ash is settling soft and slow Sleep now, David, safe in all this glow