Songs for Eloise

Verse 1

Dusk falls soft along the water cans go rattling down the track every sound tonight feels lighter because you finally made it back

Chorus

Eloise, we're glad you're here light the path where we all stand Eloise, you make it clear every year is in your hand

Verse 2

You kick a can and send it rolling laughing loud into the grey something in you keeps unfolding brighter with every single day

Pre-chorus

We've been waiting on this hour counting down since break of light something's building, growing bigger

Chorus

Eloise, we're glad you're here light the path where we all stand Eloise, you make it clear every year is in your hand

Bridge

Clap your hands, let the choir rise sing it loud for the one we love raise a shout up to the skies nothing here we'd trade above

Chorus

Eloise, we're glad you're here light the path where we all stand Eloise, you make it clear every year is in your hand

Outro

Dusk will fall and cans will scatter still it's you that matters most

Verse 1

You ran out chasing the wind wrappers catching on the gate every year you leave behind somehow makes you feel this great

Pre-chorus

Time keeps trying to hold you back but you were never one to wait so light the candles, we're on track for one more year to celebrate

Chorus

Eloise, the room lights up the second that you walk inside we're raising every cup Eloise, our own sunrise

Verse 2

You still laugh the way you did when you were small and full of noise now you carry every gift that made us love you, Eloise

Chorus

Eloise, the room lights up the second that you walk inside we're raising every cup Eloise, our own sunrise

Bridge

However far the years may spin you're still the spark we're gathered round however loud the world gets in your name's the sweetest sound

Chorus

Eloise, the room lights up the second that you walk inside we're raising every cup Eloise, our own sunrise

Outro

Let the silver wrappers fly you're the brightest thing in sight

Verse 1

Boxes stacked up by the bench Waiting on the platform crush You've got that look, no need to rush We're cheering like it's your revenge

Chorus

Eloise, light up the skies Every year's a fresh surprise You walk in and the whole room stands Eloise, we raise our cries

Verse 2

You pack your bags like you're escaping Grinning wide at all these faces We trail you through a hundred places Nothing here is worth debating

Pre-chorus

Count the candles, count the cheers Every box you've carried years We're loud enough to reach the atmosphere

Chorus

Eloise, light up the skies Every year's a fresh surprise You walk in and the whole room stands Eloise, we raise our cries

Bridge

Not one goodbye that's ever stuck You always circle back for us Tear the tape off, make some noise This is your day, so make some noise

Chorus

Eloise, light up the skies Every year's a fresh surprise You walk in and the whole room stands Eloise, we raise our cries

Outro

Leave the boxes on the bench You're not going anywhere tonight

Verse 1

Morning comes in grey and slow You're already awake before me Steam climbs up the narrow glass You hand me mine, no need to ask

Pre-chorus

I could stay in this small room Nothing here is asking for more The kettle clicks, the light gets wide

Chorus

Eloise, the window's turning gold You're the warmest thing I hold Outside the whole street's waking up loud Eloise, you're worth the wait, worth the cold

Verse 2

You blow across the cup to cool it Watch the cars begin to move below Somebody's always in a hurry You just sit here, in no hurry

Pre-chorus

I could stay in this small room Nothing here is asking for more The kettle clicks, the light gets wide

Chorus

Eloise, the window's turning gold You're the warmest thing I hold Outside the whole street's waking up loud Eloise, you're worth the wait, worth the cold

Bridge

Some loves shout, but ours just sits Quiet as the steam, as easy as this No grand gesture, no dressed up disguise Just you, still here, when the light arrives

Chorus

Eloise, the window's turning gold You're the warmest thing I hold Outside the whole street's waking up loud Eloise, you're worth the wait, worth the cold

Outro

Two cups gone cold on the sill You're still the one I want here still

Verse 1

Wind cuts hard against the rail You pull the zipper to your chin No fuss, no drama in your hands That's where your kind of love begins

Pre-chorus

I watch you brace against the cold Nothing about you needs to try And still I feel it building

Chorus

Eloise, you keep the warmth in Quiet as a closing door Eloise, I found my harbour Simple as I've ever known before

Verse 2

Salt spray catches on your sleeve You don't flinch, you just hold on I've seen you weather bigger storms Long before this one came along

Pre-chorus

I watch you brace against the cold Nothing about you needs to try And still I feel it building

Chorus

Eloise, you keep the warmth in Quiet as a closing door Eloise, I found my harbour Simple as I've ever known before

Bridge

No grand light, no sudden sky Just you, steady, at my side That's the only proof I need

Chorus

Eloise, you keep the warmth in Quiet as a closing door Eloise, I found my harbour Simple as I've ever known before

Outro

The deck still shakes beneath our feet But your hand stays right on mine

Verse 1

Two baskets resting side by side Nothing planned, no reason, no pride You picked one up and handed me mine I felt something settle, something fine

Pre-chorus

It was only an ordinary aisle No music, no reason, just your smile But something in me turned toward the light

Chorus

Eloise, you make the plain things shine Every quiet minute feels like mine Eloise, I'd choose this every day Just to walk beside you, come what may

Verse 2

We didn't buy much, didn't need to talk Just the sound of trolleys, our slow walk You checked the list, I watched your hands Some kind of luck I don't understand

Bridge

Love isn't always the grand surprise Sometimes it's baskets, sometimes it's your eyes Sometimes it's nothing, sometimes it's this An ordinary aisle turned into bliss

Chorus

Eloise, you make the plain things shine Every quiet minute feels like mine Eloise, I'd choose this every day Just to walk beside you, come what may

Outro

Two baskets left there, side by side Eloise, you're still my quiet paradise

Verse 1

Up above the stairs a small moth turns in the glow circling that warm little bulb, so slow, so slow You are curled up safe while the house grows still and dim and nothing in the dark tonight can trouble you or him

Chorus

Eloise, the night is holding you in its quiet hands soft as feathers, soft as hush across the sleeping lands Close your eyes, Eloise, and drift where dreaming lies you are loved beyond the reach of every worry that could rise

Verse 2

That small moth only wants the warmth of one gold light and you are held by warmth much wider through the night Rest your head, let every sound grow distant, soft and far you are watched the way the darkness watches over one bright star

Pre-chorus

Hear how quiet settles down along the narrow stair feel how nothing in this house would ever let you scare close your eyes now, little one, and float on gentle air

Chorus

Eloise, the night is holding you in its quiet hands soft as feathers, soft as hush across the sleeping lands Close your eyes, Eloise, and drift where dreaming lies you are loved beyond the reach of every worry that could rise

Bridge

Wings will rest when morning finally comes to call light will find you gently, softer than a falling shawl

Chorus

Eloise, the night is holding you in its quiet hands soft as feathers, soft as hush across the sleeping lands Close your eyes, Eloise, and drift where dreaming lies you are loved beyond the reach of every worry that could rise

Outro

That small moth folds its wings against the fading light and you sleep on, held safe and warm, all through the night

Verse 1

The salt is drying slow upon the pebbles white and round and far away the waves are rolling in without a sound You are the quiet held inside this evening's gentle hush the softest thing that this old tired shore has ever found

Pre-chorus

So let your busy little hands go still against my chest let every wave outside come closer, carrying you to rest because the whole wide sea tonight is singing you to sleep

Chorus

Eloise, the night has folded gently over you and every star above is holding on to what it knew Close your eyes, Eloise, and let the dark be kind there is nothing out there waiting but the calm and quiet skies

Verse 2

The tide keeps coming slowly, never rushing, never loud it only wants to reach you soft, the way a sleep sound should You are held the way that pebbles keep their salt without a fight and nothing in this whole wide world could ever love you wrong

Chorus

Eloise, the night has folded gently over you and every star above is holding on to what it knew Close your eyes, Eloise, and let the dark be kind there is nothing out there waiting but the calm and quiet skies

Bridge

Sleep now, let the water have its slow and steady way tomorrow holds a sunrise that will call you back to day

Chorus

Eloise, the night has folded gently over you and every star above is holding on to what it knew Close your eyes, Eloise, and let the dark be kind there is nothing out there waiting but the calm and quiet skies

Outro

The salt will still be drying when the morning comes around and you'll still be the softest thing this quiet shore has found

Verse 1

The radio hums so quiet it could just be dreaming and silver foil is rustling soft beside your pillow a tiny sound to hold the dark and keep it gentle the whole wide room is folding down to keep you safe and warm

Chorus

Eloise, the night has wrapped you up in quiet skies close your eyes and let the hush become your paradise nothing here can reach you, nothing here can harm Eloise, you're held so close, no need for a surprise

Verse 2

The little radio glows so soft it barely flickers and every rustle folds you deeper into stillness this room remembers every breath you've ever taken and holds it warm and safe until the morning finds you

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window the whole wide world is turning but here it's only breathing, slow and warm and near you let it carry you where all the soft lights rise

Chorus

Eloise, the night has wrapped you up in quiet skies close your eyes and let the hush become your paradise nothing here can reach you, nothing here can harm Eloise, you're held so close, no need for a surprise

Bridge

Sleep is just a gentle kind of hiding nothing lost, only softly kept till morning

Chorus

Eloise, the night has wrapped you up in quiet skies close your eyes and let the hush become your paradise nothing here can reach you, nothing here can harm Eloise, you're held so close, no need for a surprise

Outro

The foil settles quiet, the small light dims to nothing and you sleep on, held safe, until the soft sunrise