Songs for Elijah

Verse 1

Chairs are scraping on the floor Someone's headed for the door Windows fogging from the noise We came in here for you

Chorus

Elijah, wipe the glass and see Half this town came out for thee Every chair is full tonight Elijah, that's because of thee

Verse 2

Coats are piled up on the chair Steam is rising everywhere Someone's ordering the cake We're all crowding round for you

Pre-chorus

Feel that hush before it breaks Watch the room light up like flames Here it comes now, here it comes

Chorus

Elijah, wipe the glass and see Half this town came out for thee Every chair is full tonight Elijah, that's because of thee

Bridge

Trace your name onto the pane Watch it fade and start again No one here would rather be Anywhere but next to thee

Chorus

Elijah, wipe the glass and see Half this town came out for thee Every chair is full tonight Elijah, that's because of thee

Outro

Windows clear as the crowd goes home Warm as ever in your glow

Verse 1

Bags are rustling on the back seat Every mile flying past the glass We were racing just to reach you Nothing else could catch us that fast

Pre-chorus

Hearts were pounding, hands were shaking Counting minutes, counting miles We were chasing one good reason

Chorus

Elijah, light the candles now We came running, we came far Elijah, this whole room adores you However old you are

Verse 2

Every year we'd do it over Doesn't matter how far we roam Doors fly open, someone's shouting You're the reason we all come home

Pre-chorus

Hearts were pounding, hands were shaking Counting minutes, counting miles We were chasing one good reason

Chorus

Elijah, light the candles now We came running, we came far Elijah, this whole room adores you However old you are

Bridge

No map could ever bring us closer No song could hold what we mean to say So we'll just keep on driving toward you Every single year, every day

Chorus

Elijah, light the candles now We came running, we came far Elijah, this whole room adores you However old you are

Outro

Bags still rustling, engine humming We'd drive forever just for you

Verse 1

Chains are clinking on the fence Kids are sprinting, wild and dense Something in that sound feels true Every bit of it says you

Pre-chorus

Feel that beat under your feet Lights are low but hearts run heat Hold it now, we're almost there

Chorus

Elijah, light the whole floor up Pour the night into your cup Nobody else could steal this scene You're the brightest we have seen

Verse 2

Wheels are turning, gears align Every swing string catches shine You're the reason we came out This whole street can hear us shout

Bridge

Turn the music higher still Nothing here could touch how we feel Spinning wheels and spinning floor Tonight we're giving you some more

Chorus

Elijah, light the whole floor up Pour the night into your cup Nobody else could steal this scene You're the brightest we have seen

Outro

Chains still clink beyond the gate We're glad we found you, glad we're late

Verse 1

Yellow light is falling soft across your sleepy pillow now fingers still are tracing shapes along a well loved page the story waits so quietly for morning to arrive this room is warm and gentle and it knows just how to hold you

Pre-chorus

Let your busy little fingers finally rest and still the pictures will be waiting when the morning comes around close your eyes and drift now, easy as a breath

Chorus

Sleep now, sleep now, Elijah, the night is soft and kind close your eyes and let the whole wide world unwind nothing here can touch you, nothing here will ever harm you Elijah, you are held and you are safe and you are mine

Verse 2

The lamp beside you glows the colour of a summer afternoon every corner of this room is warm and hushed for you somewhere far away the moon is climbing very slow and it shines the very same soft gold across your quiet pillow

Pre-chorus

Let your busy little fingers finally rest and still the pictures will be waiting when the morning comes around close your eyes and drift now, easy as a breath

Chorus

Sleep now, sleep now, Elijah, the night is soft and kind close your eyes and let the whole wide world unwind nothing here can touch you, nothing here will ever harm you Elijah, you are held and you are safe and you are mine

Bridge

No need to hold the story open, it will still be there morning always finds you gently, waiting soft and near

Chorus

Sleep now, sleep now, Elijah, the night is soft and kind close your eyes and let the whole wide world unwind nothing here can touch you, nothing here will ever harm you Elijah, you are held and you are safe and you are mine

Outro

The yellow light will still be glowing gently when you wake and you are loved as softly as that light upon the page

Verse 1

Rain is tapping gently on the hood above your head Leaves are brushing softly where the little wheels have stopped Every sound out there has turned to whispers round your bed You are held so closely, nothing gets in that hasn't been dropped

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the canvas the whole wide world grows quiet Nothing needs an answer, nothing needs your eyes Let the small wheels settle while the night rolls softly by it

Chorus

Elijah, sleep is coming, warm as breath and slow as tide Nothing out there matters more than you are safe inside Every drop that falls tonight just sings you side to side Elijah, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind and wide

Verse 2

Somewhere out beyond the hood the branches lean and sway Leaves keep brushing spokes as though they're humming you to rest Nothing in the dark tonight has any word to say Only you, breathing quiet, only you, held and blessed

Chorus

Elijah, sleep is coming, warm as breath and slow as tide Nothing out there matters more than you are safe inside Every drop that falls tonight just sings you side to side Elijah, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind and wide

Bridge

However far the rain has come to find you However long the leaves have swayed this way You are the reason any of it matters

Chorus

Elijah, sleep is coming, warm as breath and slow as tide Nothing out there matters more than you are safe inside Every drop that falls tonight just sings you side to side Elijah, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind and wide

Outro

Let the rain keep tapping soft above your quiet head Sleep now, little one, the leaves will watch you instead

Verse 1

The yellow light is drifting soft across the wallpaper flowers Dust is floating gold and slow through these quiet little hours You are wrapped in every colour that the fading day can give Safe inside this small warm room where all my love will live

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, the light is dimming low and kind Every worry of the day can rest and stay behind Let the warmth pull you in, let it hold you deep and slow

Chorus

Elijah, the whole wide night is holding you so near Nothing in the dark can touch you, nothing bring you fear Elijah, you are steady as the light upon the wall You are loved beyond the reaching of it all

Verse 2

The flowers on the wallpaper are turning soft and grey Watching over you the way they've watched the whole long day Every speck of dust is settling like a gentle sigh Nothing in this room will ever let a shadow by

Bridge

Sleep can come as slow as light across an old wall Nothing has to hurry, nothing has to fall I will keep the warmth here even when the sun is gone

Chorus

Elijah, the whole wide night is holding you so near Nothing in the dark can touch you, nothing bring you fear Elijah, you are steady as the light upon the wall You are loved beyond the reaching of it all

Outro

The yellow light has softened into dreaming, calm and deep Rest now in that warm and golden colour while you sleep