Songs for Eilidh

Verse 1

Three paper cups out on the table Half a loaf, nobody minds Someone's already lost the candles But look what your laughing finds

Pre-chorus

We didn't plan a single thing But somehow it feels just right So let the whole room start to sing

Chorus

Eilidh, light up this kitchen tonight You make the plain things gleam However small the candles are You're brighter than the scene

Verse 2

The bread's gone stale, the icing's crooked Nobody cares at all You laugh and somehow it gets better Even the cracked cup on the wall

Chorus

Eilidh, light up this kitchen tonight You make the plain things gleam However small the candles are You're brighter than the scene

Bridge

Every year we gather here again Same old table, same old chairs Somehow you make it all feel golden Just by being one who's there

Chorus

Eilidh, light up this kitchen tonight You make the plain things gleam However small the candles are You're brighter than the scene

Outro

Three paper cups still on the table Raised because you're finally here

Verse 1

Boots by the water butt again You track the garden mud right in Green tomatoes wait on the wire But you're the thing that lights the fire

Pre-chorus

Grab your coat, the night is calling Something in the air is falling Get the glitter ball, it's turning

Chorus

Eilidh, tonight we dance for you Spin you round like Hayley used to Shining out so wild and gaily Happy birthday, here's to Eilidh

Verse 2

You leave your fingerprints on things A little chaos, and it sings Every plant you touch grows bolder Every year you just grow bolder

Bridge

We don't need the perfect scene Just you laughing in between Mud and light and disco glow You're the best thing that we know

Chorus

Eilidh, tonight we dance for you Spin you round like Hayley used to Shining out so wild and gaily Happy birthday, here's to Eilidh

Outro

Leave your boots beside the door You're the one we're dancing for

Verse 1

Striped tickets spin inside the box You laugh before the wheel stops Everyone here leans in to watch We came for you, not for the clocks

Pre-chorus

The horses climb and dip and rise Music swells before our eyes Hold that breath, get set to shine

Chorus

Eilidh, this whole ride is yours Painted gold and flung past the doors Namely you we're cheering for Happy birthday, Eilidh, once more

Verse 2

You catch the brass ring every year We cheer loudest when you're near Candles catch and no one's shy Make a wish, we're all stood by

Chorus

Eilidh, this whole ride is yours Painted gold and flung past the doors Namely you we're cheering for Happy birthday, Eilidh, once more

Bridge

However far the carousel goes You're the reason the whole thing glows Another lap, another song We're glad you're here, we're glad you're grown

Chorus

Eilidh, this whole ride is yours Painted gold and flung past the doors Namely you we're cheering for Happy birthday, Eilidh, once more

Outro

The tickets settle, still and spent Every one of them well spent on you

Verse 1

The grass leans in but the fence stays true Wind keeps moving, but I stay with you Nothing fancy, nothing loud or new Just a hum that carries, steady through

Pre-chorus

I've counted all the ways you hold Quiet things that never should get old And still my heart leans toward you slow

Chorus

Eilidh, you're the calm before I speak You're the strong that never has to seek Eilidh, twice I'll say it and it's true There's no daily life I want without you

Verse 2

The wire hums low when nobody's near Some things don't need shouting to be clear You don't ask for praise, you just appear Steady as the seasons, year to year

Pre-chorus

I've counted all the ways you hold Quiet things that never should get old And still my heart leans toward you slow

Chorus

Eilidh, you're the calm before I speak You're the strong that never has to seek Eilidh, twice I'll say it and it's true There's no daily life I want without you

Bridge

No grand gesture, no dramatic scene Just you beside me, calm and clean Some loves shout, but ours stays keen Held together like grass and wire between

Chorus

Eilidh, you're the calm before I speak You're the strong that never has to seek Eilidh, twice I'll say it and it's true There's no daily life I want without you

Outro

The fence still hums when the wind runs through And I still lean, love, toward you

Verse 1

I hold the map but you choose the roads You trace the yellow lines with your thumb I love the way you trust where it goes And how you never say where we'll end up

Chorus

Eilidh, you make the long roads short Two paper cups going cold on the dash Nobody else I'd want lost with Eilidh, you turn the miles to laughs

Verse 2

Your cup's empty before we've left town You still hand me half of what's mine I watch you more than I watch the roads And I never once mind losing time

Pre-chorus

Every mile looks the same from here But you make even nowhere feel chosen I could drive this road forever with you

Chorus

Eilidh, you make the long roads short Two paper cups going cold on the dash Nobody else I'd want lost with Eilidh, you turn the miles to laughs

Bridge

We could take the wrong turn on purpose Stay lost as long as you're steering I'd give up every map I own Just to keep this front seat near you

Chorus

Eilidh, you make the long roads short Two paper cups going cold on the dash Nobody else I'd want lost with Eilidh, you turn the miles to laughs

Outro

Two cups still sit on the dashboard Both empty now, both worth keeping

Verse 1

The gas ring clicks and catches light I hear you moving down the hall Steam climbs up in a slow grey plume Eilidh, you know this house by heart

Pre-chorus

Two cups down before you speak Nothing here needs to be loud This is where the day leans in

Chorus

Eilidh, you're the warmth I wait for Morning proves it, so does Eilidh Not every love needs proving twice You're the calm I keep coming back for

Verse 2

You pour it slow so it won't spill You always know when I've gone quiet Steam fogs the window, blurs the yard Still I'd know you with my eyes closed

Chorus

Eilidh, you're the warmth I wait for Morning proves it, so does Eilidh Not every love needs proving twice You're the calm I keep coming back for

Bridge

Some days are loud, some days are still Either way you're steady by my side No grand gesture, just your hand on mine That's the whole of it, and it's enough

Chorus

Eilidh, you're the warmth I wait for Morning proves it, so does Eilidh Not every love needs proving twice You're the calm I keep coming back for

Outro

The kettle empties, the steam clears Eilidh, you're still here, and that's enough

Verse 1

Yellow light is sliding soft across the rainy glass tonight Rocking gently while you settle into calm and golden light Every sound outside goes quiet, fading far away from here Nothing in the whole wide world can reach you, sleeping near

Chorus

Eilidh, close your eyes now, let the night be kind and slow Hush is falling gently, softer than the softest snow Nothing in this quiet world could ever cause you harm Eilidh, you are held here, safe and warm within my arm

Verse 2

Wet windows hold the glow of every lamp we pass tonight Softly does the leather seat rock with the dimming light You are wrapped in warmth that no cold wind can ever find Drifting now toward sleep with all the day left behind

Pre-chorus

Feel how slow the whole wide world has learned to breathe with you Nothing hurries now, no reason left to think it through Only rest is waiting, calling softly, calling true

Chorus

Eilidh, close your eyes now, let the night be kind and slow Hush is falling gently, softer than the softest snow Nothing in this quiet world could ever cause you harm Eilidh, you are held here, safe and warm within my arm

Bridge

Every light that passes by is watching over you Guiding you to somewhere calm and gentle, soft and true

Chorus

Eilidh, close your eyes now, let the night be kind and slow Hush is falling gently, softer than the softest snow Nothing in this quiet world could ever cause you harm Eilidh, you are held here, safe and warm within my arm

Outro

Somewhere the yellow light still glows on windows wet with rain Rest now, Eilidh, safe and warm, until the light again

Verse 1

Somewhere a heavy ring is turning soft and slow tonight and the glass hums low above the far dark water's light you are warm here, safe here, curled beneath the quiet while the world turns gently on without a single fright

Chorus

Eilidh, the light comes round again to find you softly as a hand that reaches out to bind you sleep now while the turning ring goes gamely on and on nothing in the dark tonight will ever unwind you

Verse 2

Somewhere the iron turns so slow it barely seems to move and the lens breathes out its hum like something you could prove you are held here, kept here, wrapped in something steady while the night rolls round you gently, patient as a groove

Pre-chorus

Hear how the hum stays low and never hurries through the dark hear how the light keeps turning, patient, marking out its arc that is how you're loved tonight, slow and sure and starting

Chorus

Eilidh, the light comes round again to find you softly as a hand that reaches out to bind you sleep now while the turning ring goes gamely on and on nothing in the dark tonight will ever unwind you

Bridge

Let the turning be the only sound you need to know let it carry you where warm and quiet always go

Chorus

Eilidh, the light comes round again to find you softly as a hand that reaches out to bind you sleep now while the turning ring goes gamely on and on nothing in the dark tonight will ever unwind you

Outro

Somewhere still that heavy ring keeps turning through the night and you are safe here, always, wrapped in that slow light

Verse 1

Soft goes the click as the buckle finds its home Warm little hands curled and quiet in the glow You are held tight while the engine hums so low Nothing can reach you, nowhere else to go

Pre-chorus

Every road tonight is leading straight to rest Close up your eyes now, let the dark be kind Sleep is the softest place that you will find

Chorus

Eilidh, the night is holding you so near Rock with the hum of engines soft and slow Nothing will touch you, nothing you should fear Eilidh, it's only sleep you're drifting to

Verse 2

Streetlights slip by like lanterns strung for you alone Hushed is the world beyond the window's frost You are the warmest thing that I have known Drift now, my dear, no minute here is lost

Bridge

Hold to the hum, let it carry you down Deeper than dreaming, softer than sound

Chorus

Eilidh, the night is holding you so near Rock with the hum of engines soft and slow Nothing will touch you, nothing you should fear Eilidh, it's only sleep you're drifting to

Outro

Click goes the buckle, safe as a heart at rest Sleep now, my love, held gently and blessed