Songs for Eileen

Verse 1

Wind is ripping through the flags Boots are piled up by the goal Whole pitch is calling out your name You're the one who owns the whole

Pre-chorus

Every year we brace and wait Muddy hands on the gate Something's building, don't be late

Chorus

Eileen, you're the loudest scene Nothing about you stays serene Happy birthday, you're the queen Best thing this town has ever seen

Verse 2

Whistle blows and off you run Grass stains proving you don't quit Rain can't touch what you've begun You're the reason this pitch is lit

Chorus

Eileen, you're the loudest scene Nothing about you stays serene Happy birthday, you're the queen Best thing this town has ever seen

Bridge

Candles won't stand in this wind Light them anyway, again We're not quiet, we never were Sing it loud, this one's for Eileen

Chorus

Eileen, you're the loudest scene Nothing about you stays serene Happy birthday, you're the queen Best thing this town has ever seen

Outro

Boots still piled beside the goal We'll cheer you on till we grow old

Verse 1

Brass taps drip in the corner Crisp packet empty, the night winding down But the room lit up when you walked in You made that dead old bar feel like home

Pre-chorus

You've got that spark that won't sit still Something in you nobody can kill So raise your glass, we're about to say

Chorus

Eileen, you're the best we've seen Brighter than a bar sign, sharper than routine Everybody's toast tonight lands right between Happy birthday, Eileen

Verse 2

Years go by like last call bells But you keep shining, calm and serene Every story gets better when you tell it You're the reason this whole room's happy

Pre-chorus

You've got that spark that won't sit still Something in you nobody can kill So raise your glass, we're about to say

Chorus

Eileen, you're the best we've seen Brighter than a bar sign, sharper than routine Everybody's toast tonight lands right between Happy birthday, Eileen

Bridge

However far we've wandered, however long between We come back round to you again One more year, one more reason To say we're glad you're here, Eileen

Chorus

Eileen, you're the best we've seen Brighter than a bar sign, sharper than routine Everybody's toast tonight lands right between Happy birthday, Eileen

Outro

Someone wipe the taps down, dim the light We'll toast you again same time next year

Verse 1

Chains are swinging, neon buzzing low You laugh so loud, you steal the show Dusk comes down but you still glow Every heart here wants to know you

Pre-chorus

Feel that rhythm, feel it rise Look at the joy in all our eyes Tonight we lift you to the sky

Chorus

Eileen, Eileen, dancing in between You're the brightest thing we've seen Swing up high and stay serene Eileen, you're our evergreen

Verse 2

Lights keep spinning round your name We came here just to feel your flame No candle burns as steady, true This whole night bends around you

Chorus

Eileen, Eileen, dancing in between You're the brightest thing we've seen Swing up high and stay serene Eileen, you're our evergreen

Bridge

Another year, still shining clean You carry rooms like nothing's been We sing it loud so you can lean On every love that gathers in

Chorus

Eileen, Eileen, dancing in between You're the brightest thing we've seen Swing up high and stay serene Eileen, you're our evergreen

Outro

Let the chains ring out again We'll swing you home, our evergreen

Verse 1

The grey tide came and took the sand It smoothed the ground where we had stood No mark of us was left to keep But what I feel for you runs deep

Pre-chorus

Some things get pulled out with the sea Some things were never meant to stay But you are not one of these

Chorus

Eileen, you're the one thing steady here When everything else runs and disappears Eileen, still standing after all You're the one thing that won't fall

Verse 2

You laugh the same as you did then Your hand still finds my hand again We've walked this shore a hundred times And still I'd choose you, every line

Bridge

Let the water take what it will take Let it smooth the sand, erase the trace I don't need the proof of where we've been I just need you here, Eileen

Chorus

Eileen, you're the one thing steady here When everything else runs and disappears Eileen, still standing after all You're the one thing that won't fall

Outro

The tide will come and go again But I am staying, and so are you

Verse 1

I hear that vending machine hum and I know you're somewhere near waiting on the shining lino and my whole chest goes serene

Pre-chorus

You make the plainest room feel kind every ordinary hour, refined I keep leaning toward the sound of you

Chorus

Eileen, you turn the room to gold hand in mine, easy to hold calm as a hallway, quiet and clean nobody's ever loved me like Eileen

Verse 2

The lights buzz soft above our heads you laugh and it cuts right through floors so bright they look unreal but nothing there compares to you

Chorus

Eileen, you turn the room to gold hand in mine, easy to hold calm as a hallway, quiet and clean nobody's ever loved me like Eileen

Bridge

No candlelight, no violin just the hum and you and me and somehow that is everything the plainest place I want to be

Chorus

Eileen, you turn the room to gold hand in mine, easy to hold calm as a hallway, quiet and clean nobody's ever loved me like Eileen

Outro

That vending machine still hums somewhere and you still turn my whole world green

Verse 1

I push the trolley back at midnight Puddle holding streetlamps still You're the reason this feels light Even standing on this hill

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is much to see Just wet ground and orange light But you make the ordinary

Chorus

Eileen, you're the calm I come home to Steady as the evergreen Every plain thing turns serene Eileen, when I'm standing next to you

Verse 2

The rows all nest like they're sleeping Quiet metal, quiet rain You're the one thought worth keeping When my mind runs round again

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is much to see Just wet ground and orange light But you make the ordinary

Chorus

Eileen, you're the calm I come home to Steady as the evergreen Every plain thing turns serene Eileen, when I'm standing next to you

Bridge

I've seen you in better light than this And loved you just the same Nothing we've built was ever quick But nothing about it feels routine

Chorus

Eileen, you're the calm I come home to Steady as the evergreen Every plain thing turns serene Eileen, when I'm standing next to you

Outro

I'll push this trolley back tomorrow Still glad that you were seen

Verse 1

Somewhere a pendulum swings soft behind the glass door and faint little chimes go on drifting down the floor you rest in the hush that comes after each sound wrapped up in the quiet that gathers around

Pre-chorus

Down the dark hallway the echoes grow thin listen how gently the night tucks you in hold on to that stillness, let it carry you in

Chorus

Eileen, my Eileen, the hour is serene hush now and drift where the chimes have been you are the calm between one breath and the next Eileen, sleep easy, there's nothing to dread

Verse 2

Somewhere that pendulum rocks slow behind the glass time moves so gently it barely seems to pass you are the warmth that stays after the light dims safe in the arms that are holding you in

Pre-chorus

Down the dark hallway the echoes grow thin listen how gently the night tucks you in hold on to that stillness, let it carry you in

Chorus

Eileen, my Eileen, the hour is serene hush now and drift where the chimes have been you are the calm between one breath and the next Eileen, sleep easy, there's nothing to dread

Bridge

Every soft chime is a promise repeated that you are held close and you are completed nothing can reach you while this house breathes slow

Chorus

Eileen, my Eileen, the hour is serene hush now and drift where the chimes have been you are the calm between one breath and the next Eileen, sleep easy, there's nothing to dread

Outro

Somewhere that pendulum still swings behind the glass door and you are the peace that it's keeping time for

Verse 1

Green glass throws a circle of gold across your quiet floor and every little shadow has gone soft and still once more stacked up beside your pillow, the day's small stories wait you're wrapped in this warm hush that we've been drifting toward

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the hours grow slow and easy round you let the lamp burn low while the rain keeps time outside close your eyes, my darling, there's nothing left to find but

Chorus

Eileen, the light is holding you like something evergreen sleep is a soft field and you're the calmest thing I've seen between the dark and morning there's a hush that's clean rest here, Eileen, rest here, Eileen

Verse 2

Pages settle quiet now, their stories tucked away till dawn rain taps soft against the glass, a rhythm steady and drawn out you breathe in time with it, small and safe and warm nothing in this room tonight will ask you to be strong

Bridge

Let go of the day, it's already turning gold and small somewhere far the world keeps on, but here it doesn't call at all

Chorus

Eileen, the light is holding you like something evergreen sleep is a soft field and you're the calmest thing I've seen between the dark and morning there's a hush that's clean rest here, Eileen, rest here, Eileen

Outro

The lamp will keep its gold glow burning low till you wake sleep on, Eileen, there's nothing this soft night could ever take

Verse 1

Lace curtains breathe against the glass while you drift down to rest Moonlight walks in slow across the floor to find your face Nothing in this room will stir you, nothing dares intrude You are held here safe and quiet in this gentle place

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the hours grow soft and small around you Every shadow in this room has turned to kind and calm Close your eyes and let the night come gather you in close

Chorus

Eileen, the whole wide dark leans down to keep you warm Somewhere past the window, stars are folding into sleep Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will harm Eileen, you are the calm this quiet house will keep

Verse 2

Somewhere far beyond this glass the wind has settled too Everything that moves tonight moves slow because of you Even light has learned to fall so gently on this floor You could sleep for years and still be cradled safe and true

Chorus

Eileen, the whole wide dark leans down to keep you warm Somewhere past the window, stars are folding into sleep Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will harm Eileen, you are the calm this quiet house will keep

Bridge

Rest your small hands, let the night take over now You are loved so quietly, so deeply, so complete

Chorus

Eileen, the whole wide dark leans down to keep you warm Somewhere past the window, stars are folding into sleep Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will harm Eileen, you are the calm this quiet house will keep

Outro

Sleep now while the lace goes still against the pane You are held here always, long after the light has gone