Songs for Diana

Verse 1

The chairs got soaked and nobody cared We came for you, we all showed up here Wet grass, cold seats, we don't mind at all Diana, we'd sit through a downpour

Pre-chorus

Look at this circle we made Every seat here stayed We're waiting on the one thing left

Chorus

Diana, light the candles now We're singing loud, we don't know how to stop You make this soggy garden feel like summer Diana, Diana, you're the one we love

Verse 2

Somebody brought a cake that got rained on We laughed so hard the worry was gone Doesn't matter if the icing runs You're worth more than any sunny one

Pre-chorus

Look at this circle we made Every seat here stayed We're waiting on the one thing left

Chorus

Diana, light the candles now We're singing loud, we don't know how to stop You make this soggy garden feel like summer Diana, Diana, you're the one we love

Bridge

Rain can fall on every empty chair We'd still find you standing there Nothing wet could ever wash away How much we mean it when we say

Chorus

Diana, light the candles now We're singing loud, we don't know how to stop You make this soggy garden feel like summer Diana, Diana, you're the one we love

Outro

Leave the chairs out in the rain We'd sit here soaked and sing again

Verse 1

You saved every carton, cracked and bare Stacked them by the bin with care I never knew why you kept them there Until I saw the love you spare

Chorus

Diana, light the candles high Two more years have passed us by Diana, raise your voice and cry Happy birthday, reach the sky

Verse 2

You never throw the small things away Every scrap still earns its stay You find the worth in yesterday And carry it to make today

Pre-chorus

So let the paper crowns come out Let every voice here start to shout We've waited all year for this bout

Chorus

Diana, light the candles high Two more years have passed us by Diana, raise your voice and cry Happy birthday, reach the sky

Bridge

Nothing you touch is ever wasted Every year with you well tasted We stack the days like cartons high Grateful that you're standing by

Chorus

Diana, light the candles high Two more years have passed us by Diana, raise your voice and cry Happy birthday, reach the sky

Outro

We'll keep the cartons by the door Save a spot for one year more

Verse 1

Morning catches gold in the hallway Dust goes dancing where you walk through Even the mirror leans in closer Just to catch a glimpse of you

Pre-chorus

Something in the air keeps rising Every clock about to chime Get the candles, get them lighted

Chorus

Diana, light the hallway up tonight Pour the drinks and pass the cake around Nobody else can hold a room this way Diana, wear the party crown

Verse 2

Radiator hums a little louder Warming up the whole front room Every year that passes by us Somehow you still light it up

Chorus

Diana, light the hallway up tonight Pour the drinks and pass the cake around Nobody else can hold a room this way Diana, wear the party crown

Bridge

Let the horns come in a little brassy Let the whole street hear us sing This is your day, no one else's Stand right there and own the room

Chorus

Diana, light the hallway up tonight Pour the drinks and pass the cake around Nobody else can hold a room this way Diana, wear the party crown

Outro

Dust still spins above the radiator We'll be here to watch it glow

Verse 1

Two cups steaming on the wood Under bulbs as yellow as they could You warm your hands around the cup I watch the whole room light right up

Pre-chorus

Nobody's rushing us to leave There's nothing here I need to prove I just want to stay this close to you

Chorus

Diana, you're the calm in every room Steady as a slow, warm afternoon Diana, when you laugh I lean in near There's no place I would rather be than here

Verse 2

The counter's sticky, the light's still low You're telling me a story that I know But I would hear it told again Just to watch you tell it, now and then

Pre-chorus

Nobody's rushing us to leave There's nothing here I need to prove I just want to stay this close to you

Chorus

Diana, you're the calm in every room Steady as a slow, warm afternoon Diana, when you laugh I lean in near There's no place I would rather be than here

Bridge

Some loves shout and some loves race This one just sits and takes its place Quiet as two cups going cold Still the best thing that I hold

Chorus

Diana, you're the calm in every room Steady as a slow, warm afternoon Diana, when you laugh I lean in near There's no place I would rather be than here

Outro

The cups are empty, the bulbs still glow I'd sit right here forever, you should know

Verse 1

Two old suitcases against a green wall Leaning together, they never fall Worn brown leather, patient and still You're the one I trust through it all

Chorus

Diana, you're the calm in my chest Nothing about you is second best I've carried plenty, put most of it down Diana, you're the one I still hold close

Verse 2

I've packed and travelled, I've left towns behind Nothing stayed with me, nothing stuck to mind You're the one thing I never gave up Steady as buckles, steady and kind

Pre-chorus

Every road I took led back to you Every door I shut, you still came through So here's my heart, still leaning your way

Chorus

Diana, you're the calm in my chest Nothing about you is second best I've carried plenty, put most of it down Diana, you're the one I still hold close

Bridge

No grand plans, just this quiet spot You beside me, that's the whole plot Some things don't need to shout to be true

Chorus

Diana, you're the calm in my chest Nothing about you is second best I've carried plenty, put most of it down Diana, you're the one I still hold close

Outro

Two suitcases resting, done with the miles Just like us now, leaning easy, leaning still

Verse 1

Wire basket on my arm Tinned tomatoes, onions three Nothing here worth singing about But you're still walking next to me

Pre-chorus

I could tell you something grand Some big word to make you stay But look how the small things add up

Chorus

Diana, you make the plain days shine Every ordinary hour feels rare Nothing gold about a basket Until I know that you'll be there

Verse 2

Three onions rolling loose One receipt tucked in my hand You laugh at something on the shelf And I forget what I had planned

Chorus

Diana, you make the plain days shine Every ordinary hour feels rare Nothing gold about a basket Until I know that you'll be there

Bridge

No candlelight, no big reveal Just a Tuesday, just this weather I have loved you in smaller rooms And loved you being here together

Chorus

Diana, you make the plain days shine Every ordinary hour feels rare Nothing gold about a basket Until I know that you'll be there

Outro

Still that wire basket on my arm Still glad that you're the reason why

Verse 1

Trailing soft below the rail where all your dreaming waits Something warm is gathered up to hold you while you rest Quiet falls in folds of grey across these old worn boards Sleep is close and you are safe behind these gentle gates

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the evening pull its blanket to your chin Every little sound tonight is turning into song And the dark is only waiting for you to drift in

Chorus

Diana, close your eyes, the night has come to keep you Nothing in this quiet house was ever built to hurt you Soft as wool against the floor, this calm was made for you Diana, you are loved so deep that sleep cannot outreach you

Verse 2

Somewhere near your feet the tassels settle into stillness Watching over you the way the old oak watches down Breathing slows to match the hush that settles on the household You were always going to be the softest thing in it

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the evening pull its blanket to your chin Every little sound tonight is turning into song And the dark is only waiting for you to drift in

Chorus

Diana, close your eyes, the night has come to keep you Nothing in this quiet house was ever built to hurt you Soft as wool against the floor, this calm was made for you Diana, you are loved so deep that sleep cannot outreach you

Bridge

Rest your small weight into mine, there is nowhere safer No one measures how you're loved, it simply stays and stays

Chorus

Diana, close your eyes, the night has come to keep you Nothing in this quiet house was ever built to hurt you Soft as wool against the floor, this calm was made for you Diana, you are loved so deep that sleep cannot outreach you

Outro

Somewhere near the floor the fringe lies still beneath the oak rail Sleep now, you are held here, and you always will be, always

Verse 1

A far yellow light is sweeping slow across the grey plaster above you It circles the room like it's checking that you are safe and warm Nothing out there can reach you now, wrapped up in this quiet hour You are held here so gently, safe from every passing storm

Chorus

Diana, the night is holding you soft and low Sleep is coming to carry you where the warm winds blow Close your eyes now, Diana, let the dark be kind You are the calmest thing I have ever known

Verse 2

The light keeps its slow watch, sweeping easy across the ceiling It never hurries, it never fades, it only turns and returns You breathe in time with its turning, small and steady and certain There is nothing in this whole night that you have to earn

Pre-chorus

Somewhere far off a light keeps turning, patient and low and true It is only doing what I do when I watch over you So let your shoulders soften now, there is nowhere else to be but

Chorus

Diana, the night is holding you soft and low Sleep is coming to carry you where the warm winds blow Close your eyes now, Diana, let the dark be kind You are the calmest thing I have ever known

Bridge

However far that light travels, it always comes back round You are the safest kind of quiet I have ever found

Chorus

Diana, the night is holding you soft and low Sleep is coming to carry you where the warm winds blow Close your eyes now, Diana, let the dark be kind You are the calmest thing I have ever known

Outro

The light will keep on turning long after your eyes have closed You are loved past counting, Diana, all the way to morning

Verse 1

Somewhere in the hallway a brass heart swings so slow Counting out the minutes till the candle burns down low Every gentle tick tock says the night is kind to you And the dark you're scared of turns to something warm and true

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and listen to the calm inside the case Let the steady rhythm settle every worry in its place Feel it wrap around you like a soft and sure embrace

Chorus

Diana, sleep is holding you the way the pendulum swings Steady through the darkness till the morning light it brings Diana, you're the safest of a thousand precious things Rest inside the quiet where the humming choir sings

Verse 2

The mahogany is polished by a hundred sleepy years Keeping watch beside you, chasing off your smallest fears Nothing in the shadows here will ever cause you harm Only steady swinging keeping you forever warm

Chorus

Diana, sleep is holding you the way the pendulum swings Steady through the darkness till the morning light it brings Diana, you're the safest of a thousand precious things Rest inside the quiet where the humming choir sings

Bridge

Tick by tick the whole wide house is breathing slow with you Nothing here will hurry you, there's nothing you must do Just the gentle swinging, soft and sure and true

Chorus

Diana, sleep is holding you the way the pendulum swings Steady through the darkness till the morning light it brings Diana, you're the safest of a thousand precious things Rest inside the quiet where the humming choir sings

Outro

The brass heart keeps on swinging long after you have gone to rest Loving you more steadily than words could say it best