Songs for Dylan

Verse 1

Crisp packets skip along the towpath Chasing wind they can't outrun Same way you blow into a room And turn a quiet night to fun

Pre-chorus

Grab a chair and stomp your boots Somebody light the fire We been waiting on this night

Chorus

Dylan, Dylan, up on the table Everybody's calling out your name We're raising every glass we're holding Dylan, nothing's ever quite the same

Verse 2

You walk in loud like weather changing Every window opens wide Whatever mess the day was making You're the reason we're alright

Bridge

Some folks just make the room feel bigger You've been that since you arrived Blow the candles, pull the trigger Let's hear it loud for you tonight

Chorus

Dylan, Dylan, up on the table Everybody's calling out your name We're raising every glass we're holding Dylan, nothing's ever quite the same

Outro

Let the wrappers dance on down that towpath We'll be here cheering long as you're around

Verse 1

Chains are rattling on the gate Something in me says don't wait Every year you come round again Nobody else spins my whole night straight

Pre-chorus

Count it down from the old school bell Every rattle's got a story to tell So light the candles, get ready to shout

Chorus

Dylan, we came here for you Dylan, whatever we do This whole loud room's on your side tonight So we're spilling this out for you

Verse 2

Metal clinking, sparks in the dark You've been leaving your kind of mark Another year and you're still the one Who turns a rattle into a spark

Chorus

Dylan, we came here for you Dylan, whatever we do This whole loud room's on your side tonight So we're spilling this out for you

Bridge

Hands on the chain, pulling us near Nobody else could gather us here We're shouting your name at the top of the year

Chorus

Dylan, we came here for you Dylan, whatever we do This whole loud room's on your side tonight So we're spilling this out for you

Outro

Let the chains ring out at the gate We're glad you were worth the wait

Verse 1

We folded up the tables Stacked the chairs against the wall But nobody here is leaving Not while we've got you to call

Chorus

Dylan, light of every skyline Dylan, we all came for you Nobody here's ever chillin' Till the room says happy birthday too

Verse 2

You walk in and the band starts Every trumpet finds its cue The hall was half asleep tonight Then it woke right up for you

Pre-chorus

So grab a chair and pull it close We've got one more year to prove You're the reason we keep dancing

Chorus

Dylan, light of every skyline Dylan, we all came for you Nobody here's ever chillin' Till the room says happy birthday too

Bridge

No villain could dim this glow Just voices, loud, that love you so Whatever this year's got in store We'll stack the chairs and dance for more

Chorus

Dylan, light of every skyline Dylan, we all came for you Nobody here's ever chillin' Till the room says happy birthday too

Outro

The chairs can lean there till morning We're not done singing to you

Verse 1

Left the trolley by the white line Didn't care where it would roll Every plan I had that morning Dropped the second you called I forgot the milk and bread

Pre-chorus

I keep leaving things undone Keep forgetting what I came for Every road just turns toward you

Chorus

Dylan, you're the reason I stop still You're the pull I can't explain Dylan, nothing in this car park Matters half as much as your name

Verse 2

Rain was coming, I didn't run Stood there watching you walk near Bags could wait, the cart could wander Only thing I wanted was here You looked up and I forgot the cold

Pre-chorus

I keep leaving things undone Keep forgetting what I came for Every road just turns toward you

Chorus

Dylan, you're the reason I stop still You're the pull I can't explain Dylan, nothing in this car park Matters half as much as your name

Bridge

Doesn't matter if it's new love Doesn't matter if it's old I'd leave anything to reach you Every single time, I'm told

Chorus

Dylan, you're the reason I stop still You're the pull I can't explain Dylan, nothing in this car park Matters half as much as your name

Outro

Somewhere that trolley's still rolling I never once looked back

Verse 1

The shaker tips and salt spills out you catch my eye and start to shout half a laugh, half a little sigh this is how we pass the time

Chorus

Dylan, you make the ordinary shine I'd choose this mess of yours over Milan's skyline nothing fancy, nothing planned just Dylan, and salt across my hand

Verse 2

You brush the grains onto the grass say something dumb that makes it pass I watch you more than what's ahead and keep the crumbs instead of bread

Pre-chorus

No one else would sit this long no one else would hum this song but you stay here, so I stay strong

Chorus

Dylan, you make the ordinary shine I'd choose this mess of yours over Milan's skyline nothing fancy, nothing planned just Dylan, and salt across my hand

Bridge

Some folks need the grand, the far you're happy where the small things are and I have learned to want that too

Chorus

Dylan, you make the ordinary shine I'd choose this mess of yours over Milan's skyline nothing fancy, nothing planned just Dylan, and salt across my hand

Outro

The shaker's tipped, the blanket's worn I'd sit here spilling salt till dawn

Verse 1

The cord hangs down past the cabinet curled up like it's tired too your voice is low, half a whisper sent and somehow it still gets through

Pre-chorus

Three in the morning, wide awake talking about nothing much at all but every word feels like it's ours to keep

Chorus

Dylan, you're the reason I stay up holding on when the room's gone still two voices low till the dark gives up Dylan, you're the one I want to feel

Verse 2

You laugh and the whole house softens I forget what time it says the cord goes slack against the drawer but you're not hanging up, not yet

Bridge

Maybe love isn't the big loud kind maybe it's just this, staying near a quiet line between two minds proof that someone wants to hear

Chorus

Dylan, you're the reason I stay up holding on when the room's gone still two voices low till the dark gives up Dylan, you're the one I want to feel

Outro

The cord still hangs by the cabinet but I'm not letting go of you

Verse 1

A little beam is glowing soft beneath the covers now painting patterns on the fabric, gold and slow and small you are curled up warm and hidden where the light bends low and nothing in the whole wide dark can reach you here at all

Pre-chorus

Let your breathing find the rhythm of the fading light let the hum of evening settle, easy, soft and slow the whole house is turning quiet, folding into night

Chorus

Dylan, close your eyes now, let the glow lead you down down into the softness where the quiet waits for you Dylan, you are held here, safer than a crown nothing in this whole night comes close to how I love you

Verse 2

The beam will dim to nothing as your breathing slows right down and shadows turn to friendly shapes that watch you as you rest you do not need to hold on, you can let the whole world drop you are the calmest, safest thing tucked warm inside this nest

Pre-chorus

Let your breathing find the rhythm of the fading light let the hum of evening settle, easy, soft and slow the whole house is turning quiet, folding into night

Chorus

Dylan, close your eyes now, let the glow lead you down down into the softness where the quiet waits for you Dylan, you are held here, safer than a crown nothing in this whole night comes close to how I love you

Bridge

Sleep can be so gentle when there's someone here to stay every breath you're taking carries all the day away

Chorus

Dylan, close your eyes now, let the glow lead you down down into the softness where the quiet waits for you Dylan, you are held here, safer than a crown nothing in this whole night comes close to how I love you

Outro

The beam has gone to nothing but the warmth is staying near rest now, you are held here, always, always, always dear

Verse 1

Somewhere a small slow thing is crossing a wall in the dark leaving the softest silver line for the morning to find nothing tonight is asking to hurry or race to the light you are as safe as the hush that is holding that mark

Chorus

Dylan, the night has folded in close around you now hush is a blanket and quiet the sound of somehow stars keep their patient watch high over the sleeping skyline nobody's rushing you, Dylan, there's no need to know how

Verse 2

Your breathing has slowed to the pace of a leaf coming down you are unhooking the day like a coat by the door rest is not something you chase, it is something you're given let go of the noise and just sink into velvet and down

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, the garden is folding its light away nothing is waiting, nothing at all needs to be said only this warmth, only this hush, only this stay

Chorus

Dylan, the night has folded in close around you now hush is a blanket and quiet the sound of somehow stars keep their patient watch high over the sleeping skyline nobody's rushing you, Dylan, there's no need to know how

Bridge

Even the slowest things get where they're going in time so there's no rush in you settling, no rush in you resting morning will still be there waiting when you wake

Chorus

Dylan, the night has folded in close around you now hush is a blanket and quiet the sound of somehow stars keep their patient watch high over the sleeping skyline nobody's rushing you, Dylan, there's no need to know how

Outro

Somewhere that small slow shine has settled soft against the stone sleep now, you're held, and you never sleep alone

Verse 1

Down the hallway a thread of gold light is softly turning dust caught floating, so slow, like the whole house is yearning and I carry you through it, so calm and so slow held against me, the safest place that you know

Pre-chorus

The house breathes quiet, the dark settles kind and near every corner is gentle, there's nothing to fear so close your eyes now, let the hush carry you in

Chorus

Dylan, Dylan, the night holds you tender and deep every soft breath of yours is a promise to keep you are loved beyond measure, you are safe, you are mine Dylan, rest easy, let the dark be kind

Verse 2

The little bright stripe on the floor starts to dim now and stillness comes wrapping around us somehow your small hand is curled soft in the warmth of my own and nowhere in this whole world could you ever be alone

Chorus

Dylan, Dylan, the night holds you tender and deep every soft breath of yours is a promise to keep you are loved beyond measure, you are safe, you are mine Dylan, rest easy, let the dark be kind

Bridge

Sleep now, and let all the day's noise drift away tomorrow will keep, there is no need to stay awake you are held, you are wanted, you are gently adored there is nothing to chase and there's nothing to guard

Chorus

Dylan, Dylan, the night holds you tender and deep every soft breath of yours is a promise to keep you are loved beyond measure, you are safe, you are mine Dylan, rest easy, let the dark be kind

Outro

The light in the hallway will still glow there at dawn and I will be near you the whole night long