Songs for Elin

Verse 1

Found an old shed, half forgot Dust in the air, catching light Something in there still holds warm Just like the way you hold a lot

Pre-chorus

Every box here keeps a story Every shelf still knows your name So let the whole room start to sing it

Chorus

Elin, Elin, light through the cracks You turn the quiet into a spark Seven candles couldn't hold you Elin, you're the brightest part

Verse 2

Stack them high against the wall Boxes full of things we kept You made ordinary rooms feel chosen Nothing here has gathered dust for nothing

Bridge

Open up the door, let the sun come in Watch the whole shed catch alight This is how we see you, always Shining even when you're out of sight

Chorus

Elin, Elin, light through the cracks You turn the quiet into a spark Seven candles couldn't hold you Elin, you're the brightest part

Outro

Dust still drifting, gold and slow We're glad you're here, we're glad you're you

Verse 1

Someone stacked the chairs up wrong We fixed it just to sing this song Cold hall, but nobody seems to mind You're the warmth that we all find

Chorus

Elin, light the whole room up Fill every cup and raise it up Seven candles couldn't shine as bright Elin, this is your night

Verse 2

Someone's coat is on the floor Latecomers still crowd the door They came in from the cold and rain Just to shout your name again

Pre-chorus

We've got the kettle on to boil We've got a cake that took a while And every voice here wants to say

Chorus

Elin, light the whole room up Fill every cup and raise it up Seven candles couldn't shine as bright Elin, this is your night

Bridge

Brick walls never looked so kind With you the draught's easy to mind Whatever year you're stepping through This hall stands full because of you

Chorus

Elin, light the whole room up Fill every cup and raise it up Seven candles couldn't shine as bright Elin, this is your night

Outro

When they fold the chairs away We'll still be glad we came today

Verse 1

Small hands on cold wire fencing Waiting for the bell to ring You stood there every morning Already the bravest thing

Pre-chorus

Years have turned that gate to rust But nothing here has faded We watched you rise up out the dust Into something we celebrate

Chorus

Elin, light the candles now We are singing loud for you Elin, we don't need to ask how You made it through and through

Verse 2

Rain still finds that same old railing Where you used to say goodbye Every year you kept on sailing Past the storms that filled the sky

Pre-chorus

Years have turned that gate to rust But nothing here has faded We watched you rise up out the dust Into something we celebrate

Chorus

Elin, light the candles now We are singing loud for you Elin, we don't need to ask how You made it through and through

Bridge

From the playground to right here You have carried all of us One more year, one more cheer One more reason we make a fuss

Chorus

Elin, light the candles now We are singing loud for you Elin, we don't need to ask how You made it through and through

Outro

Somewhere a gate stands rusting slow But look how far you've grown

Verse 1

Grass stains on the old wicker lid Half a sandwich left, just as we did Nowhere we're supposed to be Only you, only this, only me

Chorus

Elin, you make the slow hours kind Everything simple settles my mind You and this basket, this patch of green Elin, you're the best thing I've seen

Verse 2

Crumbs on the blanket, sun on your arm Nothing about today feels like harm We didn't plan much, we rarely do There's nowhere better than next to you

Pre-chorus

I keep looking over, keep losing track No reason to want anyone back Just this, just you, and the light won't quit

Chorus

Elin, you make the slow hours kind Everything simple settles my mind You and this basket, this patch of green Elin, you're the best thing I've seen

Bridge

Doesn't matter how long we've got New or old, I'd choose this spot Half a sandwich, all of my heart You were never the easy part

Chorus

Elin, you make the slow hours kind Everything simple settles my mind You and this basket, this patch of green Elin, you're the best thing I've seen

Outro

Leave the basket right where it sits This is enough, and it fits

Verse 1

Dust on my fingers, crates on the floor I found this bulb that hums and hums You in the corner, wanting one more Patient while the old light comes

Chorus

Elin, you steady me like nothing can Sweet as a low chord held on seven Elin, you're the one true plan Feels like a small piece of heaven

Verse 2

Sleeves gone soft from years of hands You wipe the label clean and grin We build our nights from these old bands Nothing has felt this good in Devon

Pre-chorus

The needle drops, the room goes still You look at me like you always will And something in my chest gives in

Chorus

Elin, you steady me like nothing can Sweet as a low chord held on seven Elin, you're the one true plan Feels like a small piece of heaven

Bridge

No weapon sharp enough to break this No leaven needed to make it rise You're the calm beneath the static hiss The truth I keep behind my eyes

Chorus

Elin, you steady me like nothing can Sweet as a low chord held on seven Elin, you're the one true plan Feels like a small piece of heaven

Outro

The bulb still flickers, the crates still stand And I would choose you, out of every one

Verse 1

Fog is rolling on the platform now Covers up the bench, the rail, the ground Can't see two feet in front of me But I know just where you are somehow

Pre-chorus

Every light out here is dim and grey Nothing certain, nothing clear to say Except your name, that cuts right through

Chorus

Elin, you're the light I'm walking to Steady as a heartbeat, plain and true Seven years or one, it's all the same Nothing in this fog can hide you, Elin

Verse 2

Trains keep passing, going who knows where Strangers wrapped up tight against the air Nobody else is waiting like I wait You're the reason standing here feels rare

Bridge

Let the whole world blur to grey I don't need to see the way Your voice alone could lead me home Through fog, through dark, through anything

Chorus

Elin, you're the light I'm walking to Steady as a heartbeat, plain and true Seven years or one, it's all the same Nothing in this fog can hide you, Elin

Outro

Fog will lift and leave the platform clear And you'll still be standing right here

Verse 1

High in the stone tower a brass wheel is turning so slow Sweeping its light out across the dark water below Watching the harbour the way that I'm watching you now Round and round goes the beam and it never lets go

Chorus

Elin, my love, close your eyes as the light comes around Soft as a hand laid so gentle on hallowed ground Nothing can reach you while this old light keeps its turn Sleep now, Elin, there's nowhere so safe to be found

Verse 2

The water is quiet and black and it keeps its own time Holding the hush of the night like a slow, easy rhyme You are the warmth that the tower is turning to find Wrapped up in blankets and breathing so calm, so sublime

Pre-chorus

Somewhere the lens keeps its patient and endless rotation Sending its glow out to guide every small, drifting creation And it will circle all night just to bring you this feeling

Chorus

Elin, my love, close your eyes as the light comes around Soft as a hand laid so gentle on hallowed ground Nothing can reach you while this old light keeps its turn Sleep now, Elin, there's nowhere so safe to be found

Bridge

Let the hum of the world grow as soft as a sigh While the beam keeps its promise to never say goodbye You are held, you are kept, you are wrapped in the glow

Chorus

Elin, my love, close your eyes as the light comes around Soft as a hand laid so gentle on hallowed ground Nothing can reach you while this old light keeps its turn Sleep now, Elin, there's nowhere so safe to be found

Outro

Somewhere that old lamp is turning still over the water Watching you sleep like the calmest and gentlest daughter

Verse 1

A little light is swaying soft along the midnight track It carries on through empty fields where no one else can see And every gentle sway of it is carrying you back To somewhere warm and certain, love, to somewhere safe as sleep

Pre-chorus

So let the dark come slowly now, there's nothing here to fear The whole wide field is holding still just to keep you near And every light along the line is leaning close to hear

Chorus

Elin, Elin, close your eyes and let the night carry you The lights are swaying gently now, they know just what to do Nothing in this whole wide world could ever trouble you Sleep now, Elin, sleep now, the dark is kind and true

Verse 2

The tracks run on through fields that no one else will ever find But you don't need to see the way, you only need to rest Someone's holding all the dark so softly close behind And every mile of quiet now is leading to your best

Pre-chorus

So let the dark come slowly now, there's nothing here to fear The whole wide field is holding still just to keep you near And every light along the line is leaning close to hear

Chorus

Elin, Elin, close your eyes and let the night carry you The lights are swaying gently now, they know just what to do Nothing in this whole wide world could ever trouble you Sleep now, Elin, sleep now, the dark is kind and true

Bridge

No sound but the soft metal hum of something moving slow Nowhere you need to be but here, wrapped up and warm and low

Chorus

Elin, Elin, close your eyes and let the night carry you The lights are swaying gently now, they know just what to do Nothing in this whole wide world could ever trouble you Sleep now, Elin, sleep now, the dark is kind and true

Outro

The little light still sways along the field, so soft, so slow You are loved as far as any quiet track can go

Verse 1

The threads have gone soft where the light used to catch them worn thin and warm from years of this chair You settle right into the hush of the evening folded in close where it's safe, where it's rare

Chorus

Elin, my Elin, the house has gone still only your breathing and the wind on the sill Elin, my Elin, the dark means no harm just close your eyes now, you're held, you're warm

Verse 2

This armchair has kept every quiet we've needed the same worn wool where the evenings unwind You curl in the crook of the arm like it knows you and sleep finds you gently, unhurried, unblind

Pre-chorus

Somewhere a clock is barely still ticking softer than breath, slower than time and the night leans in close like it's waiting to hold you

Chorus

Elin, my Elin, the house has gone still only your breathing and the wind on the sill Elin, my Elin, the dark means no harm just close your eyes now, you're held, you're warm

Bridge

Nothing will wake you, nothing will stir not while these threads keep on holding you near

Chorus

Elin, my Elin, the house has gone still only your breathing and the wind on the sill Elin, my Elin, the dark means no harm just close your eyes now, you're held, you're warm

Outro

The wool has gone quiet, the chair has gone still and you are the warmth that it's holding until