Songs for Denise

Verse 1

Three plastic chairs scrape the floor Nobody's washing anymore Just us and the hum of the machines And you laughing loud by the door

Pre-chorus

Bring out the cake, bring out the noise Pull up a chair, make some room Something is coming, hold onto your poise

Chorus

Denise, Denise, light up the room Sweeter than fleece, warm as June Raise every glass, call out the toast Denise, we're singing for you

Verse 2

Somebody's brought balloons in a sack Tied to the coin machine round the back The kettle won't work but who cares tonight We came here for you, not the snacks

Pre-chorus

Bring out the cake, bring out the noise Pull up a chair, make some room Something is coming, hold onto your poise

Chorus

Denise, Denise, light up the room Sweeter than fleece, warm as June Raise every glass, call out the toast Denise, we're singing for you

Bridge

However far this year has spun However hard the road's begun You made this cold room feel like home And that's a thing that can't be undone

Chorus

Denise, Denise, light up the room Sweeter than fleece, warm as June Raise every glass, call out the toast Denise, we're singing for you

Outro

Three chairs still stand where we left them Waiting for you to come home again

Verse 1

Yellow ticket on the rail Flapping loud against the gate Something in me wants to shout You were worth the wait

Pre-chorus

Lights are spinning round the yard Everybody's holding on This is the moment building up

Chorus

Happy birthday to you, Denise Let the whole ride shake and spin We are cheering out your name So glad they let you in

Verse 2

Bumper cars are crashing soft Sparks are jumping off the wire Every year you turn again Somehow you climb higher

Bridge

Hold the ticket, don't let go Some things are too good to lose You're the reason we came out tonight You're the one we choose

Chorus

Happy birthday to you, Denise Let the whole ride shake and spin We are cheering out your name So glad they let you in

Outro

That ticket's still stuck on the gate Still flapping, still holding your name

Verse 1

Orange peel up on the chimney stack Sweetest thing against the black Small and bright against the grey That is you on your day

Chorus

Denise, Denise, we came for you Bring the noise the whole night through Candles up and hands to the sky Denise, we love you, that's no lie

Verse 2

You warm a room without one word Best kind of news anybody's heard Steady heart in a crowded place We're better standing in your space

Pre-chorus

Let the music climb up higher Let it catch like sudden fire Get your hands up, here it comes

Chorus

Denise, Denise, we came for you Bring the noise the whole night through Candles up and hands to the sky Denise, we love you, that's no lie

Bridge

One more year, wear it well One more story you can tell We're not leaving, we're right here Shouting loud so the whole block can hear

Chorus

Denise, Denise, we came for you Bring the noise the whole night through Candles up and hands to the sky Denise, we love you, that's no lie

Outro

Peel still glowing on the black Bright as you, and shining back

Verse 1

Steam is rising slow tonight Water finds its way in lines I watch it clear a little space And there you are in that thin light

Pre-chorus

You don't ask to be adored You just stand there, calm, unsure But I already know for certain

Chorus

Denise, you bring me back to peace Every worry starts to cease You're the calm behind my eyes Denise, my heart won't ever release

Verse 2

Mornings come and fog the glass Every trace of you will last I could trace your name for hours Watch it fade and let it pass

Chorus

Denise, you bring me back to peace Every worry starts to cease You're the calm behind my eyes Denise, my heart won't ever release

Bridge

No grand words, no big increase Just your hand and my own hands This is all I ever wanted Quiet love that never ends

Chorus

Denise, you bring me back to peace Every worry starts to cease You're the calm behind my eyes Denise, my heart won't ever release

Outro

The mirror clears, I see you plain You're the peace I'll always claim

Verse 1

A blue cup sits on the floor nobody thought to move it the machine hums by the door and somehow you make me want it

Pre-chorus

I wasn't looking for a thing just standing here, killing time then something shifted, and started to sing

Chorus

Denise, you turn the ordinary round you make the waiting feel like peace there's something steady I have found I never want this feeling to cease

Verse 2

The lights in here are far too bright the coffee's cold, the hour is late but you make the whole room feel right like this was never just a wait

Bridge

I don't need a better scene just you, right here, plain as this nothing grand, nothing between just your hand and how it fits

Chorus

Denise, you turn the ordinary round you make the waiting feel like peace there's something steady I have found I never want this feeling to cease

Outro

That blue cup's still there, I'd guess but I remember you, and I loved this

Verse 1

I pull the velvet curtains tight and shut the street out for the night no light gets in, no noise, no news just me and you and time to lose

Chorus

Denise, you're the peace I found the quiet after every sound Denise, whatever the day brings you're still the calm to which I cling

Verse 2

The room goes dark, the world steps back two shapes beneath the same old sack I don't need windows, don't need skies I've got the weight of your closed eyes

Pre-chorus

Some nights are storms, some nights are still but you're the one thing that I will choose again before I sleep

Chorus

Denise, you're the peace I found the quiet after every sound Denise, whatever the day brings you're still the calm to which I cling

Bridge

No streetlight gets to touch your face this small dark room's our only place however long we've had this bed I'd choose you first, I'd choose you last

Chorus

Denise, you're the peace I found the quiet after every sound Denise, whatever the day brings you're still the calm to which I cling

Outro

The curtains hold the morning back a little longer, in the dark