Songs for Edna

Verse 1

Boxes tumble in the back seat Nothing packed can stay complete Speeding down the midnight lane You still laugh through every strain

Chorus

Edna, Edna, light the fuse Every year we get to choose Edna, hold the wheel tonight We're just chasing your own light

Verse 2

Cardboard corners catch the wind Every mess feels like a friend When you're driving nothing's lost We just laugh and count the cost

Pre-chorus

Something's rattling in the back Something wild we won't call wrong Turn the volume up for this

Chorus

Edna, Edna, light the fuse Every year we get to choose Edna, hold the wheel tonight We're just chasing your own light

Bridge

However fast this old car goes You're the reason the engine glows Every mile is a gift we send

Chorus

Edna, Edna, light the fuse Every year we get to choose Edna, hold the wheel tonight We're just chasing your own light

Outro

Boxes settle, the engine sighs We're still here beneath your skies

Verse 1

Something moves beneath the blue Shadows passing, but we see you Light keeps finding where you are Nothing dims a heart this true

Pre-chorus

Feel the room start rising now Voices building, we don't know how But it's you we're lifting

Chorus

Edna, hear the whole room sing Every voice here means this thing We been waiting all year for today Happy birthday, Edna, our everything

Verse 2

Deep water holds its steady glow Nothing shakes what we already know Storms can pass and shadows swing You're the light that steals the show

Pre-chorus

Feel the room start rising now Voices building, we don't know how But it's you we're lifting

Chorus

Edna, hear the whole room sing Every voice here means this thing We been waiting all year for today Happy birthday, Edna, our everything

Bridge

Clap it high and clap it slow Let the whole house feel it grow This one's yours, so take your time Nobody shines the way you glow

Chorus

Edna, hear the whole room sing Every voice here means this thing We been waiting all year for today Happy birthday, Edna, our everything

Outro

Blue keeps rippling where you stood Steady light, and it's always good

Verse 1

Clouds are grey but nobody minds The chairs won't sit quite straight We're piling out onto the lawn Because you're worth the wait

Pre-chorus

Somebody grab the cake before it drops Somebody find the light We're all here holding breath for you

Chorus

Edna, light the candles now Give this crowd a reason Nobody else could pull us out Rain or shine, any season

Verse 2

Damp grass soaking through our shoes Nobody says a word We'd stand here in a hailstorm too Just to see you heard

Bridge

Every year the sky forgets But we never do Stack the chairs however you like We only came for you

Chorus

Edna, light the candles now Give this crowd a reason Nobody else could pull us out Rain or shine, any season

Outro

Fold the chairs, the lawn's still damp But Edna, look how bright we are

Verse 1

Standing in the tinned soup aisle Your ankle brushed mine for a while Nothing planned and nothing said Something shifted in my head

Chorus

Edna, this is how it starts Small and quiet, not for show Edna, you have got my heart In the smallest ways I know

Verse 2

Baskets full and queue too long Didn't feel like waiting wrong Your sleeve caught against my hand Suddenly I understand

Pre-chorus

No music playing, no big scene Just a moment, ordinary and clean Something in me finally sees

Chorus

Edna, this is how it starts Small and quiet, not for show Edna, you have got my heart In the smallest ways I know

Bridge

Doesn't matter how long we've known Or if this love is fully grown Still it finds me, standing there

Chorus

Edna, this is how it starts Small and quiet, not for show Edna, you have got my heart In the smallest ways I know

Outro

Still I think of tins stacked high And your ankle brushing by

Verse 1

You breathe out slow beside me little clouds against the pane I watch them fade and vanish and I pull you back again

Pre-chorus

The engine's off, the world's asleep this cold can't touch what we keep something here won't let me go

Chorus

Edna, you're the warmth I know when the whole night turns to Etna closer than the frost can go I'd choose this cold again, Edna

Verse 2

Your hand finds mine in the dark the windows fogging slow I don't need where we're going I just need you not to go

Pre-chorus

The engine's off, the world's asleep this cold can't touch what we keep something here won't let me go

Chorus

Edna, you're the warmth I know when the whole night turns to Etna closer than the frost can go I'd choose this cold again, Edna

Bridge

Let the glass stay cold and grey I've got all I need right here however long this love has said I'll keep it close, I'll keep it near

Chorus

Edna, you're the warmth I know when the whole night turns to Etna closer than the frost can go I'd choose this cold again, Edna

Outro

The window's clear now, breath gone still you're the warmth I'm holding still

Verse 1

Steam rises slow from two white mugs Sitting on this table, worn and scarred Nothing said yet, and nothing needs to be I just like knowing you're not far

Pre-chorus

You never make me chase the words No performance, nothing blurred Just this quiet, and it's pulling me in

Chorus

Edna, you're the calm I didn't know I needed Not loud love, just love that's steady Everybody wants the fire, I want this instead I want mornings, Edna, with my heart unheeded

Verse 2

Your mug's chipped just where mine is too Small thing, but it's not lost on me Years could pass or just this once Either way, this is where I'd be

Bridge

I've loved loud before, and it burned out fast This is slower, and it's built to last You don't ask for proof, you just stay That's the whole reason I'm here today

Chorus

Edna, you're the calm I didn't know I needed Not loud love, just love that's steady Everybody wants the fire, I want this instead I want mornings, Edna, with my heart unheeded

Outro

The steam has gone, the mugs sit cold Still the best hour that I've ever known

Verse 1

Watch how the small light drifts across the white curtain tonight Nothing out there in the dark street can trouble this room or this light Soft little motes turning slow, hanging still in the air You are the warmest thing here, little Edna, held safe and held right

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hush settle over your chest Nothing you carried today needs carrying past this small rest Just breathe with the dark, let it fold you in soft and undressed

Chorus

Edna, the night has gone quiet and kind just for you Curtains are drawn and the whole street has softened its view Nothing can reach you, no worry, no sound, no unrest Sleep now, my Edna, there's nowhere that's safer than here

Verse 2

Somewhere a streetlamp is humming a low steady song of its own Here in this room there is only your breathing, so even, so slow Dust keeps on turning as if it has nowhere to be You are the reason this whole quiet house doesn't feel so alone

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hush settle over your chest Nothing you carried today needs carrying past this small rest Just breathe with the dark, let it fold you in soft and undressed

Chorus

Edna, the night has gone quiet and kind just for you Curtains are drawn and the whole street has softened its view Nothing can reach you, no worry, no sound, no unrest Sleep now, my Edna, there's nowhere that's safer than here

Bridge

Whatever the dark holds beyond this small room, it can wait Here you are wanted, you're held, you are never too late

Chorus

Edna, the night has gone quiet and kind just for you Curtains are drawn and the whole street has softened its view Nothing can reach you, no worry, no sound, no unrest Sleep now, my Edna, there's nowhere that's safer than here

Outro

Still the light drifts, slow and low, through the white curtain thread Sleep now, little Edna, the whole quiet world holds your head

Verse 1

Somewhere the water is lapping soft under the old wooden pier Steady and slow like a heartbeat that only you're meant to hear Nothing can reach you, no current can carry you far from this bed Rest now, my darling, and let all the noise of the day fade instead

Chorus

Edna, the night is a harbour and you are the ship coming home Quietly rocking, you're held here, you never need drift off alone Close your eyes gently, let sleep pull you soft like the tide Edna, I'm with you, I'm right here, I'm here by your side

Verse 2

You are the calm at the centre of every wave rolling by Nothing that moves in the dark tonight ever needs make you cry I hold what is precious the way that the shoreline holds the sea Whatever you dream of tonight, may it carry you gently to me

Pre-chorus

Hear how the water goes quiet the closer it comes to the shore Feel how your breathing goes slower than ever it has gone before Something is closing around you, softer than what came before

Chorus

Edna, the night is a harbour and you are the ship coming home Quietly rocking, you're held here, you never need drift off alone Close your eyes gently, let sleep pull you soft like the tide Edna, I'm with you, I'm right here, I'm here by your side

Bridge

No storm ever reaches this far, no wind ever troubles this deep Only the dark and the water, only you drifting to sleep

Chorus

Edna, the night is a harbour and you are the ship coming home Quietly rocking, you're held here, you never need drift off alone Close your eyes gently, let sleep pull you soft like the tide Edna, I'm with you, I'm right here, I'm here by your side

Outro

Far off the pier still stands quiet while the water keeps lapping below Sleep now, my Edna, and know you are loved wherever you go

Verse 1

Small amber circles drift across the ceiling above your bed They wander soft and slow like they are floating just for you Nothing in this room can touch the quiet that they spread Rest inside this glow, there is nothing you must do

Chorus

Edna, close your eyes, the night has room for you The dark is only velvet wrapping soft around your bed Every star tonight is holding still for Edna too Sleep now, little one, there's nothing waiting to be said

Verse 2

The light moves gentle circles like a hand upon your hair It never rushes, never fades, it simply stays with you Whatever waits tomorrow is not something you need bear Tonight the whole wide world has narrowed down to something true

Pre-chorus

Your breathing slows to match the hush that settles on the room The amber light keeps watch as shadows soften into blue And somewhere in the quiet, sleep is coming to you soon

Chorus

Edna, close your eyes, the night has room for you The dark is only velvet wrapping soft around your bed Every star tonight is holding still for Edna too Sleep now, little one, there's nothing waiting to be said

Bridge

You are held here safe and steady while the whole house settles down No sound but your own breathing, soft and even, calm and slow

Chorus

Edna, close your eyes, the night has room for you The dark is only velvet wrapping soft around your bed Every star tonight is holding still for Edna too Sleep now, little one, there's nothing waiting to be said

Outro

The amber circles fade now as your breathing turns to rest Sleep on, dear Edna, you are held and you are blessed