Songs for Eliana

Verse 1

Boxes piled up by the bench Tubes buzzing white above your head Nobody asked you to stay late But here you are instead

Pre-chorus

You turn the dullest hour golden Make the whole room want to stay Something's building, we can feel it

Chorus

Eliana, light the candles now Let the whole house sing your name Nobody else could hold a room Eliana, burning like a flame

Verse 2

Stack it high or knock it over You still laugh the same old way Every box holds something smaller Than the joy you bring today

Bridge

Under all this flickering light You're the warmest thing we've found Anna never shone this bright Turn the volume up, turn round

Chorus

Eliana, light the candles now Let the whole house sing your name Nobody else could hold a room Eliana, burning like a flame

Outro

Leave the boxes where they're standing Tonight the bench can wait for you

Verse 1

Cups go skipping down the street Chasing wind beneath your feet Yellow lines all painted bold You bring warmth to any cold

Pre-chorus

Something's coming, hear it hum Grab your coat, the day has come Stomp your boots, the fun's begun

Chorus

Eliana, kick the can Everybody clap and stand You're the reason we're this glad Best birthday that we've ever had

Verse 2

Paper cups don't stand a chance Wind just wants to make them dance Same as how you pull us in Every time the fun begins

Chorus

Eliana, kick the can Everybody clap and stand You're the reason we're this glad Best birthday that we've ever had

Bridge

Every year the wind picks up Blows on by another cup We keep cheering, we keep loud Nobody deserves this crowd like you

Chorus

Eliana, kick the can Everybody clap and stand You're the reason we're this glad Best birthday that we've ever had

Outro

Let the cups roll where they please We'll be here past the wind and breeze

Verse 1

Fold up chairs in crooked rows Under the hoop the whole gym knows Tonight we're here to make some noise We came for you and not the show

Pre-chorus

Somebody's grabbing the old guitar Somebody's lighting up like a star We're all leaning in to see

Chorus

Eliana, light the room up Clap your hands and fill your cup We came here to sing for you Eliana, don't let up

Verse 2

Sneakers squeak on the shiny floor Somebody's hollering out for more We set the chairs against the wall Just to give your feet the floor

Pre-chorus

Somebody's grabbing the old guitar Somebody's lighting up like a star We're all leaning in to see

Chorus

Eliana, light the room up Clap your hands and fill your cup We came here to sing for you Eliana, don't let up

Bridge

Every year we circle round Just to hear your kind of sound You're the reason we showed up tonight You're the one who turns this town around

Chorus

Eliana, light the room up Clap your hands and fill your cup We came here to sing for you Eliana, don't let up

Outro

Fold the chairs and dim the light We'll love you past the end of night

Verse 1

We hung our coats on the same log Wet through, but we didn't care The fire had gone down to embers Still, I felt the warmth of you there

Pre-chorus

Nothing about us was ever loud No grand thing I need to prove I just know how you settle a room

Chorus

Eliana, you're the calm in the smoke Steady as the coals still glowing Say your name and something in me Eases, like a river slowing

Verse 2

Some nights the fire won't quite catch We sit close and let it be There's no rush in how you love me That's the thing that sets me free

Pre-chorus

Nothing about us was ever loud No grand thing I need to prove I just know how you settle a room

Chorus

Eliana, you're the calm in the smoke Steady as the coals still glowing Say your name and something in me Eases, like a river slowing

Bridge

Let the whole world stay cold and grey I've got you, that's warmth enough You don't have to say a word Your hand near mine says the same as love

Chorus

Eliana, you're the calm in the smoke Steady as the coals still glowing Say your name and something in me Eases, like a river slowing

Outro

Coats still hung on the same damp log Embers low, but we're not going

Verse 1

Cold water pulls but never wins Your steps stay pressed on smooth stone I watch the light where it begins And know I'd rather not be alone

Chorus

Eliana, you're the mark that stays Long after the tide moves through Diana never held me the way I'm held when I'm holding you

Verse 2

The pebbles keep what feet leave behind Small proof that somebody was here You're stitched into the back of my mind Plain as morning, calm and clear

Pre-chorus

No need to raise my voice to prove it No need to make it loud Just this quiet, and I'm moving toward you

Chorus

Eliana, you're the mark that stays Long after the tide moves through Diana never held me the way I'm held when I'm holding you

Bridge

Water comes and takes its share But some prints dry too deep to lose I found something worth keeping there The day I started choosing you

Chorus

Eliana, you're the mark that stays Long after the tide moves through Diana never held me the way I'm held when I'm holding you

Outro

The shoreline dries but holds its shape So does this, so do I

Verse 1

Two paper sleeves pulled back the same You always know the way I take mine Nothing about this morning is loud Yet somehow you make my whole day plain

Pre-chorus

You don't ask for anything grand I could sit like this for hours But my chest won't let this stay quiet

Chorus

Eliana, you steady me without trying I'm no good at hiding how I feel This is not some passing fever Eliana, you're the calm I keep returning to

Verse 2

Steam goes up between our two hands You're still half asleep, still soft, still slow I'd choose this over anywhere else There's nowhere better I'd rather stand

Chorus

Eliana, you steady me without trying I'm no good at hiding how I feel This is not some passing fever Eliana, you're the calm I keep returning to

Bridge

Some loves shout, ours just sits and stays It doesn't need the noise to be true

Chorus

Eliana, you steady me without trying I'm no good at hiding how I feel This is not some passing fever Eliana, you're the calm I keep returning to

Outro

Two cups gone cold, we never noticed Still the best morning I've had in years

Verse 1

The window can rattle soft in its old wooden frame tonight and far off the metal tracks hum low like a quiet delight but nothing outside this room can ever come to harm you so rest here beside me, held close and wrapped up tight

Chorus

Eliana, the dark is only a blanket pulled round us slow Eliana, I promise you never have to go you are the warmest place in this whole tired old world and I will stay right here as the night wind starts to blow

Verse 2

Somewhere a train goes rolling on through the sleeping town and the glass gives its small shiver, a whisper, then settles down nothing that hums or rattles could ever pull you from me you are held so much closer than any sound

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the humming fade to just a hush let the window's little rattle turn to nothing but a brush of night against the glass while I keep watch and gently

Chorus

Eliana, the dark is only a blanket pulled round us slow Eliana, I promise you never have to go you are the warmest place in this whole tired old world and I will stay right here as the night wind starts to blow

Bridge

Every far off sound is only the night breathing near nothing in this room could ever bring you fear you are so deeply loved, more than the whole sky wide

Chorus

Eliana, the dark is only a blanket pulled round us slow Eliana, I promise you never have to go you are the warmest place in this whole tired old world and I will stay right here as the night wind starts to blow

Outro

Let the tracks hum on and the window rest in its frame you are safe here always, sleeping soft and warm, just the same

Verse 1

A small lamp leans its yellow warmth across the wooden floor You watch it stretch and settle like a tide that's come to rest Sleep is only waiting just beyond your own front door And you are held here softly, you are safe here, you are blessed

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the quiet carry you tonight Nothing in the shadows means you any kind of harm I will stay right here beside the fading light

Chorus

Eliana, drift away on breath as soft as rain Every worry of the day has folded up and gone Rest here, Eliana, nothing calls your name again Only sleep, and morning waiting gently to come on

Verse 2

The bulb hums low behind its shade like something breathing slow You curl in close to warmth that asks for nothing else from you Out beyond the window all the busy world lets go And here inside this small room everything is kind and true

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the quiet carry you tonight Nothing in the shadows means you any kind of harm I will stay right here beside the fading light

Chorus

Eliana, drift away on breath as soft as rain Every worry of the day has folded up and gone Rest here, Eliana, nothing calls your name again Only sleep, and morning waiting gently to come on

Bridge

Somewhere past the doorframe the whole house has gone to rest You are the softest corner of it, tucked in, held, and blessed

Chorus

Eliana, drift away on breath as soft as rain Every worry of the day has folded up and gone Rest here, Eliana, nothing calls your name again Only sleep, and morning waiting gently to come on

Outro

The lamp will keep its low and steady watch till morning light Sleep now, you are golden, you are held, you are alright

Verse 1

The white foam washes soft over the dark and sleepy sand and something in that hush must understand just where you land no stars are needed when the night can hold you just the same I'll keep the warmth close by and gently whisper you your name

Pre-chorus

Let the tide pull all your worry far away tonight fold your little hands and let your breathing settle light close your eyes now, drift where nothing ever feels like fright

Chorus

Eliana, hush now, the whole wide sea agrees with me that you're worth more than every star we cannot see Eliana, sleep now, wrapped up warm and safe and sound there is nowhere gentler than this quiet you have found

Verse 2

The dark can be a kindness when it holds you soft and slow a blanket made of quiet with no place you need to go you are the calm the whole wide water's been reaching for so rest now, little one, you don't need any more

Pre-chorus

Let the tide pull all your worry far away tonight fold your little hands and let your breathing settle light close your eyes now, drift where nothing ever feels like fright

Chorus

Eliana, hush now, the whole wide sea agrees with me that you're worth more than every star we cannot see Eliana, sleep now, wrapped up warm and safe and sound there is nowhere gentler than this quiet you have found

Bridge

No star is watching, but I am, and that will always do this whole dark night was only ever softened just for you

Chorus

Eliana, hush now, the whole wide sea agrees with me that you're worth more than every star we cannot see Eliana, sleep now, wrapped up warm and safe and sound there is nowhere gentler than this quiet you have found

Outro

The white foam settles softly now, the dark sand holds it still sleep on, you are the calmest thing this quiet night can fill