Songs for Efa

Verse 1

Three cups on a table so small Yellow sponge still holding the light You made that whole caravan tall Just by walking in that night

Pre-chorus

Everybody feels it when you're near Something lifts and skies turn clear So let the whole room raise a cheer

Chorus

Efa, Efa, light up the room Nobody shines like you do Whatever weather, whatever gloom Efa, the day belongs to you

Verse 2

We packed no plans, just paper cups No candles, only tea gone cold But you turned nothing into luck Made a small place feel like gold

Pre-chorus

Everybody feels it when you're near Something lifts and skies turn clear So let the whole room raise a cheer

Chorus

Efa, Efa, light up the room Nobody shines like you do Whatever weather, whatever gloom Efa, the day belongs to you

Bridge

However far this table travels However thin the walls may be You're the reason it all unravels Into something good to see

Chorus

Efa, Efa, light up the room Nobody shines like you do Whatever weather, whatever gloom Efa, the day belongs to you

Outro

Three cups still waiting on the table Held up fine because you're here

Verse 1

Foil wrappers catch the light Paper bags roll past the bin Nobody else lights up a garden The way you're lighting it from within

Pre-chorus

Every year the mess gets sweeter Every year you're harder to forget So light the candles, don't be careful

Chorus

Efa, this whole year was leading here Nobody does it better We're cheering loud so you can hear Efa, tonight is yours forever

Verse 2

The bushes lean in like they're listening Wind's kicking up the scraps we made You turn a scruffy little corner Into somewhere no one wants to fade

Chorus

Efa, this whole year was leading here Nobody does it better We're cheering loud so you can hear Efa, tonight is yours forever

Bridge

Whatever mess the wind blows through We'll always find our way to you Clever, warm and never dull You make an ordinary garden full

Chorus

Efa, this whole year was leading here Nobody does it better We're cheering loud so you can hear Efa, tonight is yours forever

Outro

Let the wrappers scatter where they please We're just glad you're here with us

Verse 1

Socks on the floor by the fridge Someone left them, cold and wide But you walk in and change the tune Every room gets brighter soon

Pre-chorus

The lights above are buzzing thin But look who just came wandering in Grab that spoon, let the banjo spin

Chorus

Efa, Efa, kick your shoes off high Nobody dances quite like you and I Efa, clever, wild and never tame Happy birthday, shout it, sing your name

Verse 2

You bang that spoon against the pan Turn a Tuesday into a plan Nobody taught you how to shine You just decided it was time

Bridge

Another candle, another year We're glad the both of us are here Whatever weather comes your way We'll dance it off with you today

Chorus

Efa, Efa, kick your shoes off high Nobody dances quite like you and I Efa, clever, wild and never tame Happy birthday, shout it, sing your name

Outro

Those socks are still there by the fridge But you made this whole house feel big

Verse 1

A blue cup on a grey sill light above it flickering slow I never noticed either one before you moved in soft and low

Pre-chorus

Nothing here was ever much just a room I used to pass through now I stand here half the evening waiting on the sound of you

Chorus

Efa, you make the small hours kind you turn the ordinary true I could point to any object and it means more since I met you

Verse 2

The light still stutters overhead the cup still sits there chipped and blue but I stopped seeing what it was the day I started seeing you

Chorus

Efa, you make the small hours kind you turn the ordinary true I could point to any object and it means more since I met you

Bridge

I don't need the lights to work I don't need the room to change just you, moving through the kitchen calling me by name

Chorus

Efa, you make the small hours kind you turn the ordinary true I could point to any object and it means more since I met you

Outro

That cup's still standing on the sill I keep it there because of you

Verse 1

Two coats hang on a rusted hook by the railing where the green paint chips I kept mine close to yours on purpose that's not an accident, look

Chorus

Efa, you're the warmth I choose the weight I never mind to carry not every love needs a big speech Efa, there's no love I'd trade for yours

Verse 2

Wool holds the shape of who wore it mine still smells like where you've been I fold my sleeve around your sleeve and that is how I say it

Pre-chorus

I don't need the whole world watching just the two of us and this railing something steady is coming into view

Chorus

Efa, you're the warmth I choose the weight I never mind to carry not every love needs a big speech Efa, there's no love I'd trade for yours

Bridge

Some loves shout it from the rooftops ours just hangs there, sure and still no one else would notice the difference but I'd know your coat from any pile

Chorus

Efa, you're the warmth I choose the weight I never mind to carry not every love needs a big speech Efa, there's no love I'd trade for yours

Outro

The hook will rust, the coats will fade but I'll still reach for you first

Verse 1

Mints sliding on the dashboard Amber light across your face Nothing here that's asking for us Just the two of us and this space

Chorus

Efa, I could drive forever Long as you don't leave this seat Efa, hold the map for nothing Just so I can watch you read it

Verse 2

Radio's turned down so low We could hear each other breathe Your fingers on the little box Sliding when we brake and ease

Pre-chorus

Streetlights coming slow and steady Painting orange on your hands Something's building up inside me

Chorus

Efa, I could drive forever Long as you don't leave this seat Efa, hold the map for nothing Just so I can watch you read it

Bridge

No big words for what this is Just the dark and just your voice Every mile I pick you further Every turn, you're still my choice

Chorus

Efa, I could drive forever Long as you don't leave this seat Efa, hold the map for nothing Just so I can watch you read it

Outro

Mints still sliding on the dashboard Amber light will hold you here

Verse 1

The lamp is turned down low beside the old pine chair A woollen blanket waits to wrap you soft and slow Every little sound tonight dissolves into the air There is nowhere in the world you need to go

Pre-chorus

Your breathing finds its rhythm like the rain against the pane Somewhere past the window the whole world turns down its light And all that you are holding starts to loosen and to drain

Chorus

Efa, the dark is only a blanket pulled up warm Kept safe within these walls while the hours drift on by Nothing out there tonight can come and do you harm Efa, you are held here till the morning finds the sky

Verse 2

The pine armrest is worn soft from years of quiet hands Somebody always waited here to see you safely through Sleep is just a small boat pulled gently onto sand Nothing in this room tonight has any claim on you

Pre-chorus

Your breathing finds its rhythm like the rain against the pane Somewhere past the window the whole world turns down its light And all that you are holding starts to loosen and to drain

Chorus

Efa, the dark is only a blanket pulled up warm Kept safe within these walls while the hours drift on by Nothing out there tonight can come and do you harm Efa, you are held here till the morning finds the sky

Bridge

Rest now, there is nothing left for you to carry Every worry can wait quietly by the door till light

Chorus

Efa, the dark is only a blanket pulled up warm Kept safe within these walls while the hours drift on by Nothing out there tonight can come and do you harm Efa, you are held here till the morning finds the sky

Outro

The lamp goes soft and low beside the old pine chair Sleep now, Efa, you are wrapped in warmth and gentle care

Verse 1

Somewhere behind the wall a small dark hush is settling down soot drifting slow past iron bars without the smallest sound and just like that the whole house breathes and finds its rest you are the warmest thing this quiet house has ever found

Pre-chorus

The grate is cold and still and nothing here will stir the night is folding round the room like something soft and sure so let your eyes grow heavy now, let sleep come find you here

Chorus

Efa, the dark is only resting, nothing more hush now, my Efa, you are safe behind that door nobody needs to keep watch tonight sleep soft as soot along the chimney floor

Verse 2

The fire has gone to embers and the room has gone to grey that small dust falling gentle is the last of the day it settles without hurry, it has nowhere else to be and neither do you, love, so let the night have its way

Chorus

Efa, the dark is only resting, nothing more hush now, my Efa, you are safe behind that door nobody needs to keep watch tonight sleep soft as soot along the chimney floor

Bridge

Down through the narrow dark it comes to lie so still held by the same walls that will hold you until

Chorus

Efa, the dark is only resting, nothing more hush now, my Efa, you are safe behind that door nobody needs to keep watch tonight sleep soft as soot along the chimney floor

Outro

Somewhere behind the wall the small dark hush is sleeping too and this whole quiet house is only breathing round you

Verse 1

Warm water holds you softly as the light begins to fade Little bubbles drift and vanish without any need to hurry Nothing in this quiet room has any reason to be afraid Every breath you take tonight is gentle and unworried

Chorus

Efa, close your eyes now, let the day go drifting far Sleep is coming closer, soft and slow as falling snow Nobody could love you more than you are loved, Efa Rest inside this moment, there is nowhere else to go

Verse 2

A yellow towel waits close by to catch you when you're lifted Every small foam circle pops and leaves the water clear Hands will keep you steady while the evening slowly shifted There is nothing in the dark tonight for you to fear

Pre-chorus

Down the water settles, calm and still and low Sleepy eyes are heavy now, they're closing on their own Hush now, little one, it's time to let it go

Chorus

Efa, close your eyes now, let the day go drifting far Sleep is coming closer, soft and slow as falling snow Nobody could love you more than you are loved, Efa Rest inside this moment, there is nowhere else to go

Bridge

Wrapped up warm and carried gently through the dimming light You are held so closely, safer than you'll ever know

Chorus

Efa, close your eyes now, let the day go drifting far Sleep is coming closer, soft and slow as falling snow Nobody could love you more than you are loved, Efa Rest inside this moment, there is nowhere else to go

Outro

Somewhere the last bubble fades quietly into the still water Sleep well tonight, Efa, you are safe and you are loved