Songs for Declan

Verse 1

Muddy boots kicked off in a heap Boxes on the step piled deep You blow in like a travelling storm Turn a quiet house to warm

Chorus

Declan, Declan, light the candle now Grab a hand and take a bow Every year you track in more Declan's home, throw wide the door

Verse 2

You never learned to wipe your feet Or knock before you take a seat Still we clear a chair for you Mess and all, we always do

Pre-chorus

Something's always tumbling in with you Trouble, laughter, mud and noise too Tonight we let it all break through

Chorus

Declan, Declan, light the candle now Grab a hand and take a bow Every year you track in more Declan's home, throw wide the door

Bridge

Stomp it loud for one more year Raise the roof and raise the cheer Doesn't matter where you've been Best part of the year begins

Chorus

Declan, Declan, light the candle now Grab a hand and take a bow Every year you track in more Declan's home, throw wide the door

Outro

Leave your boots there on the floor We're just glad you're through the door

Verse 1

You wind the hose up neat and slow Careful with the things you own Rust upon the old roof drain Still you make the garden glow

Pre-chorus

Nobody sees the work you do Quiet hands that pull us through So let the candles start to grow

Chorus

Declan, raise a glass tonight Every corner feels more right Somehow when you're near, we reckon Declan, you're our steady light

Verse 2

You keep the small things running true Nothing ever slips from view Even when the storm clouds gather Somehow we come back to you

Chorus

Declan, raise a glass tonight Every corner feels more right Somehow when you're near, we reckon Declan, you're our steady light

Bridge

Another year of getting it right Another year you steady the night We didn't have to ask you twice You just show up, that's enough

Chorus

Declan, raise a glass tonight Every corner feels more right Somehow when you're near, we reckon Declan, you're our steady light

Outro

The hose still waits beside the drain We're glad you're built to stay the same

Verse 1

Orange light across the glass Catching dust like tiny sparks You drum the wheel and let it pass Another year that leaves its marks

Pre-chorus

Every mile you've come so far Every light along the way Bring it home to where we are

Chorus

Declan, light the candles now Sing it loud so it can land We're raising every glass somehow To the best of Declan's clan

Verse 2

Windows fogged but eyes still bright Streetlamps blinking one by one You always find your way tonight Even when the map is done

Chorus

Declan, light the candles now Sing it loud so it can land We're raising every glass somehow To the best of Declan's clan

Bridge

However far the roads have run You're the reason we still speckle Every dark with so much fun Nobody shines quite like a Declan

Chorus

Declan, light the candles now Sing it loud so it can land We're raising every glass somehow To the best of Declan's clan

Outro

Dust still glows behind the glass Here's to you, another year to pass

Verse 1

One chipped mug left in the sink water gone cold while I think how you take your tea each day small thing but it never goes away

Chorus

Declan, you're the steady kind the sort of love that stays behind not loud, not new, but always true Declan, I'd choose this life with you

Verse 2

You laughed at the crack along the rim said it still holds tea to the brim I kept it because you did too that's how I learned to hold onto you

Pre-chorus

Nothing about us needs to shout this is what quiet love's about and every day it's proving out

Chorus

Declan, you're the steady kind the sort of love that stays behind not loud, not new, but always true Declan, I'd choose this life with you

Bridge

Some loves burn and some loves bend yours is the kind that doesn't end not a spark but a lasting flame Declan, you make the ordinary feel unchanged

Chorus

Declan, you're the steady kind the sort of love that stays behind not loud, not new, but always true Declan, I'd choose this life with you

Outro

That same mug's soaking there tonight and so is this, still holding tight

Verse 1

Bark curls slow inside the drum Takes its time before it comes No rush in how it turns to flame I love you steady, I love you some

Pre-chorus

I used to want the quick, bright kind Now I want the kind that stays Something building toward your name

Chorus

Declan, you're the fire that holds Not the spark, the warmth that grows Every night I bank it down Knowing you, my heart, unfolds

Verse 2

Some loves burn out in an hour Yours keeps low and keeps its power I've stopped waiting for the blaze You're the coal beneath the flower

Bridge

Let them chase the sudden shine I'll take slow and I'll take mine You don't flicker, you don't fade That's the reason you are mine

Chorus

Declan, you're the fire that holds Not the spark, the warmth that grows Every night I bank it down Knowing you, my heart, unfolds

Outro

The drum still holds its quiet heat Steady is the love complete

Verse 1

The cable's tangled by the bed Water's gone cold in the glass But you reached for me instead And made the whole night pass

Pre-chorus

I keep the small things you leave behind A glass, a cord, a coat on the chair They tell me exactly where I stand

Chorus

Declan, you're the one I reckon on When the lights go low and still Nobody else could ever beckon This kind of quiet, steady thrill

Verse 2

You fall asleep before the film ends Phone still humming on the floor I watch you and something mends A door I didn't know was a door

Pre-chorus

I keep the small things you leave behind A glass, a cord, a coat on the chair They tell me exactly where I stand

Chorus

Declan, you're the one I reckon on When the lights go low and still Nobody else could ever beckon This kind of quiet, steady thrill

Bridge

No grand words, no big scene Just you, half asleep, half here That's the truest love I've seen No dressing up, nothing to fear

Chorus

Declan, you're the one I reckon on When the lights go low and still Nobody else could ever beckon This kind of quiet, steady thrill

Outro

I'll leave the glass right where it sits Beside you, always, in bits and pieces

Verse 1

A small yellow light is glowing soft beside your bed tonight Falling through the blue cotton sheets in the gentlest kind of light Everything is quiet now, the whole wide world has slowed right down You are wrapped in warmth and stillness, safest thing that can be found

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, let the hush come rolling gently over you Every breath is carrying you softer than the sky is blue Nothing here can hurry you, there's nowhere else to be but here

Chorus

Declan, Declan, sleep is calling soft and low Rest your head, there's nowhere in the world you need to go You are held here, Declan, warm beneath the fading light Drifting gently, drifting easy, into sleep tonight

Verse 2

The little light will watch you while the whole house settles down to rest Nothing in the dark can touch you, you are held and you are blessed Every shadow softens gently when it knows that you are near Sleep is only sweetness waiting, nothing here to bring you fear

Chorus

Declan, Declan, sleep is calling soft and low Rest your head, there's nowhere in the world you need to go You are held here, Declan, warm beneath the fading light Drifting gently, drifting easy, into sleep tonight

Bridge

However far the night may stretch, you're never truly far from love Somebody's always watching over, gentle as the stars above

Chorus

Declan, Declan, sleep is calling soft and low Rest your head, there's nowhere in the world you need to go You are held here, Declan, warm beneath the fading light Drifting gently, drifting easy, into sleep tonight

Outro

The little light still glows there soft behind the blue tonight Sleep now, you are loved completely, held here till the morning light

Verse 1

The floorboards creak soft under one careful wool sock tonight Easing you gently toward the edge of a dream Every small sound in this house is turned down for your light Nothing tonight is louder than how loved you seem

Chorus

Declan, the dark is only a blanket pulled slow Rest now, the whole tired house breathes with you Declan, you're held here whichever way the wind blows There's nowhere as safe as this quiet room

Verse 2

Somewhere a sock still pads down a hall grown thin with night Carrying warmth from one sleepy room to the next You are the reason these floors learn to walk so light Guarding the small steady rise of your chest

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, let the ceiling turn to soft grey Nothing tonight asks anything more of you Just this breath, and the hush that leads the way

Chorus

Declan, the dark is only a blanket pulled slow Rest now, the whole tired house breathes with you Declan, you're held here whichever way the wind blows There's nowhere as safe as this quiet room

Bridge

Sleep gathers you slow, the way warmth gathers a room Every creak on the floor is a hand held near You are the calm this whole night is leaning toward

Chorus

Declan, the dark is only a blanket pulled slow Rest now, the whole tired house breathes with you Declan, you're held here whichever way the wind blows There's nowhere as safe as this quiet room

Outro

The floor settles quiet, the house folds its wings round you Sleep well, you are carried all the way through

Verse 1

Steam is rising soft and slow above the water's gentle glow Warmth is wrapped around you now, and nothing here will let you go The whole wide world has gone to hush, and dimmed its light for you to rest This quiet room will hold you close, you are the calmest, safest guest

Pre-chorus

The candle dims, the water cools, but you are warm beneath my arm Every worry drifts away like steam that rises soft and calm Close your eyes now, let it come, the sleep that keeps you safe from harm

Chorus

Declan, Declan, drift away on breath as soft as falling snow There is nowhere you could go where you're not loved, so you should know Hush now, Declan, let the hours turn so easy, turn so slow Sleep is calling gentle now, and I won't let the night's wind blow

Verse 2

The lamp turns low, the water's still, and shadows settle on the wall You are wrapped in something softer than a blanket after all Every little sound tonight is far away and losing sound This is where you're meant to be, right here where love has always found

Pre-chorus

The candle dims, the water cools, but you are warm beneath my arm Every worry drifts away like steam that rises soft and calm Close your eyes now, let it come, the sleep that keeps you safe from harm

Chorus

Declan, Declan, drift away on breath as soft as falling snow There is nowhere you could go where you're not loved, so you should know Hush now, Declan, let the hours turn so easy, turn so slow Sleep is calling gentle now, and I won't let the night's wind blow

Bridge

Somewhere past the edge of dreaming, someone's watching over you Nothing in the dark can reach you, nothing sharp or hard or true

Chorus

Declan, Declan, drift away on breath as soft as falling snow There is nowhere you could go where you're not loved, so you should know Hush now, Declan, let the hours turn so easy, turn so slow Sleep is calling gentle now, and I won't let the night's wind blow

Outro

The steam has settled, and the water's still and quiet now You are safe and warm and sleeping, and I'm watching over you somehow