Songs for Edgar

Verse 1

The gates are shut but we came anyway Lights still spinning, turning night to day Empty seats behind the ticket booth You make this quiet corner feel like play

Chorus

Edgar, the lights are turning just for you Nobody lights a room the way you do Spin us round till morning if you dare Edgar, we're glad you made it to twenty two

Verse 2

Every seat out here has got your name Even standing empty they still know the game You could walk this ride a hundred times And somehow make it feel brand new again

Pre-chorus

Blow the candles, let the sparks fly high Count the years like tickets torn in two We're all waiting on your cue

Chorus

Edgar, the lights are turning just for you Nobody lights a room the way you do Spin us round till morning if you dare Edgar, we're glad you made it to twenty two

Bridge

Doesn't matter if the booth is closed We came here just to be with you Every year adds one more reason We're happy that you're who you are

Chorus

Edgar, the lights are turning just for you Nobody lights a room the way you do Spin us round till morning if you dare Edgar, we're glad you made it to twenty two

Outro

Turn the lights down, let the seats go still We'll still be cheering, Edgar, and we always will

Verse 1

Red light holds us at the corner You're the reason we're a-warmer Cups keep rattling in the glove box Just like joy that never stops

Chorus

Edgar, Edgar, light the candle Grab a fiddle, we can't handle Waiting one more day to say it Edgar, you make this whole town happy

Verse 2

You climb in and turn the ignition Every mile feels like a mission Horn section made of loose tin cans Playing tunes for who you are

Pre-chorus

Green light coming, we should go Everybody here just wants to know How to thank you, so we shout it

Chorus

Edgar, Edgar, light the candle Grab a fiddle, we can't handle Waiting one more day to say it Edgar, you make this whole town happy

Bridge

Banjo's tuning up for you Fiddle bow is warming too Every rattle, every hum Says we're glad that you have come

Chorus

Edgar, Edgar, light the candle Grab a fiddle, we can't handle Waiting one more day to say it Edgar, you make this whole town happy

Outro

Cups still rattle at the light Edgar, you make ordinary bright

Verse 1

Muddy tires against the fence Waiting there at afternoon light Someone always comes for you Every single time, without a fight

Pre-chorus

Count the years however they land Watch the candles catch and glow We are building up to something

Chorus

Edgar, the room is calling loud Happy birthday, we made it here Edgar, you turn every crowd Into people who hold you dear

Verse 2

You lean in like you always did Steady even when the wind blows hard Nobody forgets to find you You are never left standing in the yard

Pre-chorus

Count the years however they land Watch the candles catch and glow We are building up to something

Chorus

Edgar, the room is calling loud Happy birthday, we made it here Edgar, you turn every crowd Into people who hold you dear

Bridge

However far the day has gone You are still the one we chase Rain or shine, we show up Right here, right in your place

Chorus

Edgar, the room is calling loud Happy birthday, we made it here Edgar, you turn every crowd Into people who hold you dear

Outro

Lean your bike against the fence We will always come for you

Verse 1

Two cups sit stacked between us Under the buzzing light above The floor throws back the glow You make the plainest room feel loved

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is dressed up or rare Just this small light, just this small space But I keep leaning toward you

Chorus

Edgar, this is easy, staying near you There's nowhere else I'd rather be, truly Steady as the hum above us Edgar, I could stand here for an hour

Verse 2

You laugh at something small I say The sound cuts through the flickering hum I forget what I was thinking When you look at me like that, I'm done

Bridge

Some rooms feel small until you're in them Then they hold everything I need No windows, no clock on the wall Just you and me, and that's enough

Chorus

Edgar, this is easy, staying near you There's nowhere else I'd rather be, truly Steady as the hum above us Edgar, I could stand here for an hour

Outro

The cups go cold, the light stays on I'd stack my whole life next to yours

Verse 1

The lamp burns low beside the blotter Blue ink spreads slow where your hand rests I watch the stain begin to scatter And think how well this quiet fits us best

Pre-chorus

Nothing grand about this room Just your hand and mine so near Something in me starts to bloom

Chorus

Edgar, you're the calm I chose Steady as that lamplit glow Every little thing you know Edgar, keeps me close to home

Verse 2

Some nights the ink runs past the edges Onto wood that's held our years You laugh it off, you make no pledges But I feel loved when you're right here

Bridge

No grand words, no promises spoken Just this desk, this ink, this light You are the proof that love's not broken

Chorus

Edgar, you're the calm I chose Steady as that lamplit glow Every little thing you know Edgar, keeps me close to home

Outro

The blotter still holds your fingerprint And I still love you, plain as ink

Verse 1

The coals have gone from red to grey but you're still here, you haven't strayed two blankets folded, shoulder near this is the calm I waited for

Chorus

Edgar, you're the warmth that stays long after the fire fades away Edgar, steady, Edgar, true I'd sit in any cold for you

Verse 2

The ash lifts up and drifts and turns like something soft that used to burn you pull the blanket round us tight and hold what's left of all that light

Pre-chorus

I've loved you loud, I've loved you still this bench, this hush, this quiet chill it's leading somewhere I already know

Chorus

Edgar, you're the warmth that stays long after the fire fades away Edgar, steady, Edgar, true I'd sit in any cold for you

Bridge

No need to stoke what's already true no need to chase a bigger view I'll take the embers over flame if it means I get to say your name

Chorus

Edgar, you're the warmth that stays long after the fire fades away Edgar, steady, Edgar, true I'd sit in any cold for you

Outro

The coals go dark, the wool stays warm and I stay wrapped inside your calm

Verse 1

Feather shapes are drifting past the frosted windowpane Soft as breath and quiet as the falling of the light Overhead the old floor creaks its slow and gentle refrain And nothing in this house would ever give you a fright

Chorus

Edgar, Edgar, close your eyes and let the dark be kind Every shadow in this room is watching over you Rest here, Edgar, with the whole wide night behind There is nothing that this quiet will not carry you through

Verse 2

Somewhere past the glass the winter wind is turning slow Wrapping round the house the way my arms are round you now Nothing that is out there ever needs to come or go Only sleep is asking for your small and tired brow

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the creaking be a lullaby up above Let the feather shadows settle like they're settling into love And drift now on the sound of every quiet thing you're made of

Chorus

Edgar, Edgar, close your eyes and let the dark be kind Every shadow in this room is watching over you Rest here, Edgar, with the whole wide night behind There is nothing that this quiet will not carry you through

Bridge

You are held here safer than the softest snow could fall Warmer than the breath that fogs the glass along the sill Nothing in the dark tonight is bigger than you at all

Chorus

Edgar, Edgar, close your eyes and let the dark be kind Every shadow in this room is watching over you Rest here, Edgar, with the whole wide night behind There is nothing that this quiet will not carry you through

Outro

The feathers settle now, and so do you, so still, so slow Sleep, Edgar, sleep, and let the whole house hum you low

Verse 1

Moonlight rests on the wet cabbage leaves out past the door empty pots stand in a row, quiet as a held breath before but here in the warm you are wrapped soft and low nothing outside needs to know where you go

Chorus

Edgar, Edgar, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind the whole garden's gone to sleep and left its hush behind you are held here, you are warm here, nothing needs to stir Edgar, the night was always going to be for you and her

Verse 2

Silver sits along the leaf edge, soft and hardly there drifting slow like it was drawn by careful, patient care you breathe easy, you breathe slower, sinking into deep this is how the whole wide garden learns to keep its sleep

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window glass the cold has lost its bite every empty pot is only waiting out the night and you are drifting, drifting, further into light

Chorus

Edgar, Edgar, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind the whole garden's gone to sleep and left its hush behind you are held here, you are warm here, nothing needs to stir Edgar, the night was always going to be for you and her

Bridge

No one is counting the hours you take to fall hush moves like water and settles soft on us all you don't need to answer, you don't need to try just let the quiet carry you, let the hours slide by

Chorus

Edgar, Edgar, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind the whole garden's gone to sleep and left its hush behind you are held here, you are warm here, nothing needs to stir Edgar, the night was always going to be for you and her

Outro

Somewhere the leaves still shine, holding their small share of light sleep now, you are already so loved tonight

Verse 1

Droplets are running down the dark and quiet pane tonight Slow little rivers catching just the last soft light Under the window your blanket waits folded and warm And you are the reason this whole room feels right

Pre-chorus

The house has gone gentle, every sound has learned to hush The dark outside is soft now, nothing left to rush So let your small breath slow and follow where the quiet leads

Chorus

Edgar, the night is only holding you tonight Close your eyes and let the hours drift out of sight Somewhere a candle keeps its low and steady glow And Edgar, you are safe here, you are held just right

Verse 2

The rain keeps tracing letters that only the glass can read Falling so slowly, taking all the time it needs Wrapped in wool and stillness you are warmer than the storm And nothing in the dark tonight will touch where you sleep

Chorus

Edgar, the night is only holding you tonight Close your eyes and let the hours drift out of sight Somewhere a candle keeps its low and steady glow And Edgar, you are safe here, you are held just right

Bridge

Every drop upon the window finds its own way down Small and sure and gentle, never any rush or sound You can rest the same way, easy, slow and free

Chorus

Edgar, the night is only holding you tonight Close your eyes and let the hours drift out of sight Somewhere a candle keeps its low and steady glow And Edgar, you are safe here, you are held just right

Outro

The rain has settled softly on the folded wool below Sleep now, Edgar, the whole dark night is gentle, and so slow