Songs for Easton

Verse 1

Coats pile up by the door Shoes kicked off in a heap Glass gone soft with breathing This house wakes when you creep

Chorus

Easton, the room lifts when you're in it Something in the air starts to glisten Every year we're glad we know you So light the candles, Easton, listen

Verse 2

You bring the noise up the hall Laughing before you're through Mirror steams from your breath Someone's always glad it's you

Pre-chorus

We've got the cake, we've got the flame We're calling out your name One more year, and here we go again

Chorus

Easton, the room lifts when you're in it Something in the air starts to glisten Every year we're glad we know you So light the candles, Easton, listen

Bridge

Every year the glass fogs over Every year you're standing there Some things we don't say enough But we mean them, so we swear

Chorus

Easton, the room lifts when you're in it Something in the air starts to glisten Every year we're glad we know you So light the candles, Easton, listen

Outro

The glass will clear, the coats stay piled Glad you walked in, glad you smiled

Verse 1

Paper plates go skidding past the tanks Wind is loud but so are we, so thanks We climbed up here just to see you grin Nobody else could get this party in

Pre-chorus

Hold your cup up, don't let go Something's rising, we all know Wait for it, here it comes

Chorus

Easton, Easton, this one's yours Gravel rooftop, open doors Every year you make us listen Shine tonight like polished piston

Verse 2

The candles won't stay lit up here Wind keeps stealing every single cheer Doesn't matter, we don't need the flame We've got you and we've got your name

Bridge

Water tanks are humming low You're the reason we all know How to laugh when plans blow loose How to turn a mess to use

Chorus

Easton, Easton, this one's yours Gravel rooftop, open doors Every year you make us listen Shine tonight like polished piston

Outro

Let the plates blow where they will We're still here and cheering still

Verse 1

Gale comes ripping down the shore Kicks up trouble, wants some more Chases empty packets round and round You walk through it, sure and slow

Pre-chorus

Chaos never knocks you off your feet You just move to your own beat So let the noise get louder, come on now

Chorus

Easton, hold the room like a piston Every year you just glisten You're the one we all came to listen Happy birthday, Easton

Verse 2

Storm can howl, you just grin Nothing rattles what's within The wind can try to knock you sideways You stay standing, steady as sin

Bridge

Let the sand fly, let it swirl We're not going anywhere else You're the calm inside the whirl The one this whole day is for

Chorus

Easton, hold the room like a piston Every year you just glisten You're the one we all came to listen Happy birthday, Easton

Outro

Let the wind take the packets home You're still here, still our own

Verse 1

Out where the wooden pier runs thin I found a railing worn and true Iron gone orange, edges soft It made me think of loving you

Pre-chorus

You hold the same way through the years No shine left on you, and I don't care I need you closer, come here

Chorus

Easton, listen close to me You're the rust that stays and grows Nothing pretty, nothing new Just the steady love that shows

Verse 2

Waves keep coming, wear the wood Salt gets into everything But you don't bend the way it does You're the calm no storm can bring

Chorus

Easton, listen close to me You're the rust that stays and grows Nothing pretty, nothing new Just the steady love that shows

Bridge

Other things get polished up and sold You just stayed and let me hold on I never needed you to shine I needed you to still be there

Chorus

Easton, listen close to me You're the rust that stays and grows Nothing pretty, nothing new Just the steady love that shows

Outro

I'll walk that pier again someday Find you right where old things stay

Verse 1

Apples gone soft in the frost half buried, given up on the ground took back what it grew but you're not something I'd lose

Pre-chorus

I've seen what the cold does to things how it settles and how it stays but you keep coming back warm

Chorus

Easton, you're the one I listen for the sound I know before the door under all that frost and rot something good was worth waiting for

Verse 2

I could've walked past and not looked never noticed what still holds on most things get left where they fall but you, you I carried home

Bridge

Nothing here was ever perfect not the ground and not the weather but you found me anyway and that's the part I remember

Chorus

Easton, you're the one I listen for the sound I know before the door under all that frost and rot something good was worth waiting for

Outro

The orchard's still half buried in frost but look, you're standing here, unlost

Verse 1

Grey ash settles on black stone Every fire dies down to bone But you stay close when the light goes thin You find the warmth still buried in

Pre-chorus

I've watched embers give up and fall But you don't fade like that at all So stay right here, don't let this end

Chorus

Easton, you're the spark that stays lit Nothing about this love feels like quit I listen close when you say my name Easton, you're the steady flame

Verse 2

Some nights the dark comes in too fast You hold the line, you make it last I've seen you gentle, I've seen you strong You're the reason the dark stays gone

Bridge

Let the ash fall where it may We're still here at the end of the day Nothing about you ever dims

Chorus

Easton, you're the spark that stays lit Nothing about this love feels like quit I listen close when you say my name Easton, you're the steady flame

Outro

Let the stones go cold and grey You're the warmth that stays

Verse 1

The little dial glows yellow through the dust upon the shelf Its gentle hum is settling every worry in the room Nothing in this house is stirring but the soft light by itself And you are held here safely as the shadows start to bloom

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the static hush you low and slow Every sound tonight is turning into something soft and kind There is nowhere you need travel and no reason left to go

Chorus

Easton, listen to the quiet as it wraps around your bed Nothing in the dark can find you, nothing here will let you down You are held the way the moonlight holds the trees above your head Easton, sleep now, you're the softest, safest thing in this whole town

Verse 2

The blankets pull you closer like the arms of someone true Every breath you take is smaller than the one that came before Somewhere past the window, stars are keeping watch for only you And the dial keeps on glowing gently by the bedroom door

Bridge

Rest now, let the whole wide world grow distant, dim and small You are loved beyond the reach of anything that comes to call

Chorus

Easton, listen to the quiet as it wraps around your bed Nothing in the dark can find you, nothing here will let you down You are held the way the moonlight holds the trees above your head Easton, sleep now, you're the softest, safest thing in this whole town

Outro

The dial dims to amber as the whole house drifts to rest Sleep now, Easton, you are cradled, you are safe, you are the best

Verse 1

Somewhere behind us a buckle hums soft against the seat Darkness rolls by like water beneath a bridge Nothing can reach you while you're wrapped up so warm I'll carry you home over every little ridge

Pre-chorus

Close those small eyes now, the road is turning slow Every soft shadow is just the night saying goodnight Rest here beside me while the whole world lets go

Chorus

Easton, my Easton, the stars are listening too Hush now, the engine is humming just for you Nothing will wake you, no shiver and no gleam Easton, sweet Easton, drift into your dream

Verse 2

Little lights glisten and pass like slow, quiet friends Your breath comes even as the miles unwind Wherever this road goes, I'm keeping you near Safe in the hush of the dark we leave behind

Chorus

Easton, my Easton, the stars are listening too Hush now, the engine is humming just for you Nothing will wake you, no shiver and no gleam Easton, sweet Easton, drift into your dream

Bridge

Rest your small head where it's warm and it's still Nothing will find you, I promise you that

Chorus

Easton, my Easton, the stars are listening too Hush now, the engine is humming just for you Nothing will wake you, no shiver and no gleam Easton, sweet Easton, drift into your dream

Outro

Somewhere that buckle still hums soft in the dark But you are already home, fast asleep in my arms

Verse 1

Somewhere the silver rails are humming low and slow tonight Softly they carry a sound that settles like the fading light Red lights blink and dim beyond the window's edge You are curled up warm and safe within my sight

Chorus

Easton, Easton, close your eyes and drift away Rest inside the hush of everything I cannot say Nothing in this quiet dark will ever make you listen Easton, you're the calm before the coming day

Verse 2

Far off tracks are singing songs too soft for waking ears Every fading light out there is letting go of all its years You breathe here beside me, steady as the coming tide Nothing in this room tonight will ever bring you fears

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the humming fold you gently into rest Let the last red light go quiet, sinking in the west Close your eyes, my love, and lean into what's next

Chorus

Easton, Easton, close your eyes and drift away Rest inside the hush of everything I cannot say Nothing in this quiet dark will ever make you listen Easton, you're the calm before the coming day

Bridge

Sleep is just a quiet rail that carries you along Held and safe, you never travel wrong

Chorus

Easton, Easton, close your eyes and drift away Rest inside the hush of everything I cannot say Nothing in this quiet dark will ever make you listen Easton, you're the calm before the coming day

Outro

Somewhere the silver rails have hummed their last soft sound Sleep now, Easton, safe and warm and gently found