Songs for Eli

Verse 1

Wind comes barrelling down the line Paper cups shake but hold their place You stand steady in the middle of it Nothing rattles you, not really

Pre-chorus

Every year the wind gets colder Every year you just grow bolder So let the band come marching in

Chorus

Eli, Eli, light the whole platform up Nobody pours their heart out so freely Trains keep coming, we keep waiting We would wait all night for Eli

Verse 2

Strangers huddle by the ticket line You hand round cups like they're old friends Somehow the whole cold morning warms up Just because you're standing near it

Bridge

Blow the horns and bang the drum Sing it till the platform shakes This is the one day that's yours Take every bit of what it makes

Chorus

Eli, Eli, light the whole platform up Nobody pours their heart out so freely Trains keep coming, we keep waiting We would wait all night for Eli

Outro

Let the wind take the paper cups now We are staying right here with you

Verse 1

Paper bags out past the breakwater Chasing the wind, they never fall You move like that, nothing can stop you Dancing on, answering the call

Pre-chorus

Something is lifting off the ground Can you feel it building all around Here comes the moment, here comes the sound

Chorus

Eli, light the whole room up tonight Nobody moves the way you do We came here just to see you shine Eli, this whole song is true

Verse 2

Sand keeps shifting under the dunes But you stay steady, spinning free Every candle waiting to be lit Every year you choose to be

Chorus

Eli, light the whole room up tonight Nobody moves the way you do We came here just to see you shine Eli, this whole song is true

Bridge

Hands up, this is your night Nothing here is holding tight We're spinning loose, we're catching air Eli, glad that you are there

Chorus

Eli, light the whole room up tonight Nobody moves the way you do We came here just to see you shine Eli, this whole song is true

Outro

Let the bags fly past the water Happy birthday, Eli, dance on

Verse 1

Wind's kicking wrappers round the ground Under the floodlights, silver and loud But nothing tonight can outshine you We came here just to see you through

Pre-chorus

Every year you keep on growing brighter Every year the love gets a little tighter So light the candles, we're ready now

Chorus

Eli, Eli, this one's for you Happy birthday, through and through Sing it loud so Eli hears Cheers to you and all your years

Verse 2

Crisp packets dancing past the goal Catching light like they've got a soul That's how you feel to everyone here Something golden, something dear

Chorus

Eli, Eli, this one's for you Happy birthday, through and through Sing it loud so Eli hears Cheers to you and all your years

Bridge

Whatever the wind blows in your way We're standing with you, come what may Raise your voice up, make it clear

Chorus

Eli, Eli, this one's for you Happy birthday, through and through Sing it loud so Eli hears Cheers to you and all your years

Outro

Let the foil catch the light again You're the reason we showed up, friend

Verse 1

I left my gloves out on the bench and you set yours down next to mine nobody asked me to notice that but I did, and it stayed with me

Pre-chorus

It is such a small thing to keep but I keep it anyway and it keeps leading back to you

Chorus

Eli, you make the quiet feel full not much is said, and none of it dull some kind of love that never needs proof I found it in you, Eli, easy and true

Verse 2

Your coat still hangs beside the door your cup still waits beside my own I never planned on liking this but here we are, and I am glad

Chorus

Eli, you make the quiet feel full not much is said, and none of it dull some kind of love that never needs proof I found it in you, Eli, easy and true

Bridge

No grand words, no big display just gloves that landed the same way and somehow that says everything

Chorus

Eli, you make the quiet feel full not much is said, and none of it dull some kind of love that never needs proof I found it in you, Eli, easy and true

Outro

Two gloves resting on green wood that is us, and that is good

Verse 1

Rain traces lines down the window watching the street turn slow and mellow I keep thinking of your name how you steady me through the rain

Pre-chorus

You never asked to be my calm but you are, plain as an open palm and I feel it building, line by line

Chorus

Eli, you hold me so easy loving you comes naturally, freely the glass is cold but your voice is warm Eli, you're the calm in every storm

Verse 2

The drops slide down and disappear but you're the one thing always clear I watch the street lights start to blur and think of nothing but you, sure

Bridge

Maybe love isn't loud at all maybe it's small, like rain that falls steady and sure against the pane that's how I love you, plain

Chorus

Eli, you hold me so easy loving you comes naturally, freely the glass is cold but your voice is warm Eli, you're the calm in every storm

Outro

The window's clear now, rain has passed and you're still here, steady at last

Verse 1

One mug sitting on the step cold now, but it held you fine I left it there on purpose proof that you were here, and mine

Chorus

Eli, you don't have to try so hard this love already knows you well it doesn't need you shining Eli, it just needs you here to tell

Verse 2

Some days you come home tired barely say a single word that's the day I love you clearest more than any day that's stirred

Pre-chorus

I've watched you in the ordinary light seen you when there's nothing to prove and something in me settles

Chorus

Eli, you don't have to try so hard this love already knows you well it doesn't need you shining Eli, it just needs you here to tell

Bridge

Not the loud kind, not the fast kind just the kind that stays and waits the mug still on the concrete long after both our plates

Chorus

Eli, you don't have to try so hard this love already knows you well it doesn't need you shining Eli, it just needs you here to tell

Outro

I'll leave the mug out on the step however long it takes you home

Verse 1

The tide comes in so quietly to find the harbor wall White foam is washing over stones that used to feel the sun Everything out there is settling, soft and small And here inside these arms, you're already the only one

Chorus

Eli, Eli, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind Nothing in this whole wide night could ever touch you here You are held the way the shoreline holds the tide Eli, sleep is closer now than any far off fear

Verse 2

Somewhere past the harbor wall the water folds on water Slow and sure, it never asks the pebbles to be still You can rest the way the foam lets go completely Nothing you must carry now, nothing you must will

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let your breathing find the rhythm of the sea There's no hurry in the dark, no clock you need to keep Just this warmth, and you, and me, so easy

Chorus

Eli, Eli, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind Nothing in this whole wide night could ever touch you here You are held the way the shoreline holds the tide Eli, sleep is closer now than any far off fear

Bridge

Every wave that comes back home has somewhere soft to land And so do you, my love, right here, so near

Chorus

Eli, Eli, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind Nothing in this whole wide night could ever touch you here You are held the way the shoreline holds the tide Eli, sleep is closer now than any far off fear

Outro

The foam still turns so gently by the old dark wall And you are safe and drifting now, the softest of us all

Verse 1

Green leaves are trembling soft above your quiet little hood dusk settles down around us the way it always should nothing out there in the shadows means a single thing of harm just evening breathing gently, and you safe and warm

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the light is folding slowly out of sight stars are only waiting for their moment in the night close your eyes and drift here, easy as can be

Chorus

Eli, Eli, the leaves are swaying you to sleep this hush is only ours to hold, and ours to keep you are loved more than the wide sky loves the falling dark Eli, sleep now, safe within this quiet park

Verse 2

Somewhere far off a small wind moves the branches overhead carrying nothing but a lullaby unsaid you are held so closely nothing needs to be explained just the soft world turning gently, calm and unstrained

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the light is folding slowly out of sight stars are only waiting for their moment in the night close your eyes and drift here, easy as can be

Chorus

Eli, Eli, the leaves are swaying you to sleep this hush is only ours to hold, and ours to keep you are loved more than the wide sky loves the falling dark Eli, sleep now, safe within this quiet park

Bridge

Breathe out slow now, let the evening carry every sound away rest inside the calm that stays and stays

Chorus

Eli, Eli, the leaves are swaying you to sleep this hush is only ours to hold, and ours to keep you are loved more than the wide sky loves the falling dark Eli, sleep now, safe within this quiet park

Outro

Somewhere above you the leaves have finally grown still sleep on now, Eli, held gently as the whole night will

Verse 1

Somewhere a curtain lifts on a warm and quiet breath Softly it settles back before it stirs again Iron bars hold steady while the lace floats free You are held here safely, calm as evening rest

Pre-chorus

Nothing needs to hurry now, nothing needs to run Every little sound tonight is turning soft and slow Close your eyes and drift toward the dark that's calling gently

Chorus

Eli, the night is folding warm around your bed Stars are watching quietly above your sleepy head Rest here, little one, however long you need Eli, you are loved so deeply and so clearly

Verse 2

Warm air moves the curtain like a hand that means no harm Shadows on the wall are only shapes that mean you well Sleep is just a garden where the quiet things grow kind You can wander through it slowly, nothing chasing you

Bridge

However far you drift tonight, you're never far from here Hold this feeling like a blanket pulled up to your chin

Chorus

Eli, the night is folding warm around your bed Stars are watching quietly above your sleepy head Rest here, little one, however long you need Eli, you are loved so deeply and so clearly

Outro

Let the curtain sway you gently into dreams tonight You are safe behind the bars, and morning comes so gently