Songs for Delilah

Verse 1

Muddy shoes stacked by the mirror tell me you've been out adventuring one more year of chaos landed and the house feels loud again

Pre-chorus

We count the candles, catch our breath light them up before you guess tonight the whole room turns to you

Chorus

Delilah, light the candles now nobody fills a room like you somehow Delilah, we've been waiting all day long to stand right here and sing this song

Verse 2

You leave a trail through every hallway footprints saying you were here today and every mark you leave behind you makes this house feel like it's true

Bridge

However far your boots have carried you we're glad they brought you home again hang your coat, kick off your shoes let the whole night in

Chorus

Delilah, light the candles now nobody fills a room like you somehow Delilah, we've been waiting all day long to stand right here and sing this song

Outro

Leave your muddy shoes right there we'll know exactly who came home

Verse 1

Sweet wrappers caught upon the wire silver catching morning light you left your mark on ordinary things you made the dull old gate shine bright

Pre-chorus

Every year you leave that spark on gates and days and rooms and hearts so let the candles catch the same old shine

Chorus

Delilah, light up this whole place happy birthday, hear us sing you turn the plainest afternoon into a golden thing

Verse 2

Years have passed since that old gate but you still glitter just the same you turned up grey and gave it colour you gave the ordinary a name

Chorus

Delilah, light up this whole place happy birthday, hear us sing you turn the plainest afternoon into a golden thing

Bridge

Not a crown, not a tiara needed you were never one for show just a glint that catches everybody wherever you happen to go

Chorus

Delilah, light up this whole place happy birthday, hear us sing you turn the plainest afternoon into a golden thing

Outro

Somewhere silver's caught on wire still shining because of you

Verse 1

Something yellow cracked the boards last night You never asked the wood for room You just grew until you found the light Wild and gold, you're in full bloom

Pre-chorus

Nothing built could ever hold you down Every fence you've turned around So grab a chair, we're calling out your name

Chorus

Delilah, light the candles high Everybody sing it, don't be shy You're the gold that cracks the grey sky Happy birthday, our Delilah

Verse 2

You push up through whatever's in the way Stubborn as a Sunday in July Nobody taught you how to shine like that You just decided you would try

Chorus

Delilah, light the candles high Everybody sing it, don't be shy You're the gold that cracks the grey sky Happy birthday, our Delilah

Bridge

Fiddle's up and boots are stomping loud We're the ones who love you in this crowd Every year you break through one more board

Chorus

Delilah, light the candles high Everybody sing it, don't be shy You're the gold that cracks the grey sky Happy birthday, our Delilah

Outro

Come next spring, you'll break through again Gold as ever, growing past the rain

Verse 1

Vinegar bottles rattle and hum behind the glass where the light stays dim nobody else would notice the sound but I hear it and I hear you come

Pre-chorus

I've counted every ordinary thing that somehow turned to gold and it all leads back to you

Chorus

Delilah, you're the steadiest sound I know not a show, not a costume, not a show just a hand I reach for in the dark Delilah, you're the reason I don't go

Verse 2

The counter's worn where your elbows lean nothing about it is ever clean but you make the mess feel like home and that's the truest thing I've seen

Bridge

I don't need the tiara or the noise just the door, just your voice just you standing there half asleep that's the only choice I'd choose

Chorus

Delilah, you're the steadiest sound I know not a show, not a costume, not a show just a hand I reach for in the dark Delilah, you're the reason I don't go

Outro

The bottles still rattle behind the glass and I still stay, and I still stay

Verse 1

Wet denim twisting on the line Slow in the cold October air I watch it turn and think of you How you stay when things go bare

Pre-chorus

You never needed sun to shine You held on through the harder weather I keep finding you in mine

Chorus

Delilah, you're the steady kind You and I have weathered far Delilah, calm and unconfined Simple as the evening star

Verse 2

The wind pulls hard but you don't tear Something in you holds its shape I've watched you carry weight with care Never looking for escape

Pre-chorus

You never needed sun to shine You held on through the harder weather I keep finding you in mine

Chorus

Delilah, you're the steady kind You and I have weathered far Delilah, calm and unconfined Simple as the evening star

Bridge

No performance, nothing owed Just you, plain and unafraid I love you slower than I've shown Deeper than the words I've said

Chorus

Delilah, you're the steady kind You and I have weathered far Delilah, calm and unconfined Simple as the evening star

Outro

The line will empty, wind will still And I'll still choose you, quiet and full

Verse 1

Orange light hums on the wet ground You walk beside me, calm and sound Damp leaves stick soft beneath our feet Nothing about tonight feels incomplete

Chorus

Delilah, the streetlights know your name Every step we take feels tame You make the ordinary shine somehow I only want you, here and now

Verse 2

The bulbs flicker, but you don't fade You're the steadiest thing I've made Out of nothing, out of chance This slow and unremarkable dance

Pre-chorus

I've stopped waiting for the grand and bright You are the quiet kind of right And I'm still learning how to say

Chorus

Delilah, the streetlights know your name Every step we take feels tame You make the ordinary shine somehow I only want you, here and now

Bridge

No fireworks, no big design Just you, your hand slipped into mine The kind of love that doesn't shout Still the one I can't live without

Chorus

Delilah, the streetlights know your name Every step we take feels tame You make the ordinary shine somehow I only want you, here and now

Outro

The lamps still hum on the wet ground And I would follow you around

Verse 1

Somewhere in the quiet a small light starts to hum Behind the heavy glass a shadow turns so slow You are wrapped in nothing but the warmth of coming sleep And I am here beside you watching gently as you go

Pre-chorus

The house breathes soft around us, every corner still Nothing in the dark tonight can touch you where you lie So let your tired eyes close now and drift where dreaming spills

Chorus

Delilah, the night folds down around you soft and slow Like a pendulum swinging gently to and fro You are held here safely, nothing here will let you go Delilah, hush now, sleep is all you need to know

Verse 2

The clock behind its glass keeps time for you alone Ticking out a rhythm only quiet ears can hear Every little swing of it is saying you are known And every hour that passes brings the morning near

Bridge

Rest your head where nothing hurries, nothing calls your name too loud Sleep is just a small room where you're never lost or found

Chorus

Delilah, the night folds down around you soft and slow Like a pendulum swinging gently to and fro You are held here safely, nothing here will let you go Delilah, hush now, sleep is all you need to know

Outro

Somewhere behind the glass the small slow swinging stays Watching over you until the softest edge of day

Verse 1

The old stair creaks so softly just to carry me to you It knows the weight of love that only wants to see you through Every yellow board is humming out a hush, a gentle tune Because it knows who's waiting up there underneath the moon

Pre-chorus

So close your eyes, the house is breathing slow and low tonight The empty carpet holds its breath to keep the hallway light And every step is bringing me to where you're tucked in tight

Chorus

Delilah, the whole house softens when you finally sleep Nothing in this world could ever be too much to keep Delilah, you're the reason every quiet floor feels warm You're held here safer than a Delilah in a storm

Verse 2

The night outside is settling like a blanket on the town And every little sound out there has learned to lay right down No shadow on the wall would ever dare to come too near Because it feels how loved you are, and softens with you here

Pre-chorus

So close your eyes, the house is breathing slow and low tonight The empty carpet holds its breath to keep the hallway light And every step is bringing me to where you're tucked in tight

Chorus

Delilah, the whole house softens when you finally sleep Nothing in this world could ever be too much to keep Delilah, you're the reason every quiet floor feels warm You're held here safer than a Delilah in a storm

Bridge

Rest your small hands, let the whole night hold its breath for you Nothing has to hurry now, there's nothing left to do

Chorus

Delilah, the whole house softens when you finally sleep Nothing in this world could ever be too much to keep Delilah, you're the reason every quiet floor feels warm You're held here safer than a Delilah in a storm

Outro

The stair will keep its quiet watch till morning finds the light Sleep now, you are so completely loved tonight

Verse 1

Somewhere a train winds slow through the valley tonight Its wheels click soft like a hand on a drum You are held here, tucked in where the lantern burns light And nothing can reach you till morning has come

Chorus

Delilah, the dark is a blanket, not a wall Sleep now, my own one, there's nothing to fear Delilah, the whole world is holding you small I am right beside you, so close and so near

Verse 2

The tracks hum a tune that the hills learned by heart Every click carries you further from harm You're the warmest thing here, you're the best kind of art And you rest in the curve of a well loving arm

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the iron rhythm carry you slow Every breath that you take is a wave rolling in So close your eyes, love, and let the night go

Chorus

Delilah, the dark is a blanket, not a wall Sleep now, my own one, there's nothing to fear Delilah, the whole world is holding you small I am right beside you, so close and so near

Bridge

No distance can carry you far from this place No shadow can dim how you're loved through the night You're the softest thing here, the safest small space And you'll wake to the morning all golden and bright

Chorus

Delilah, the dark is a blanket, not a wall Sleep now, my own one, there's nothing to fear Delilah, the whole world is holding you small I am right beside you, so close and so near

Outro

Far off in the valley the last whisper fades And you sleep safe and warm while the quiet stays