Songs for Ember

Verse 1

Boxes stacked beside the drum Dust on every single one Nobody notices the mess Cause you're the reason we all come

Chorus

Ember, light the whole place up Pour the drinks and fill the cup We came for you tonight Ember, you're enough to trust

Verse 2

Old drum rusted, spotted grey Engine parts from yesterday Nothing here means anything Until you walk in anyway

Pre-chorus

Somebody grab the candles quick Somebody say the words that stick This is the part where we all

Chorus

Ember, light the whole place up Pour the drinks and fill the cup We came for you tonight Ember, you're enough to trust

Bridge

Every box we ever kept Every year we nearly lost We'd burn the lot down for you And never count the cost

Chorus

Ember, light the whole place up Pour the drinks and fill the cup We came for you tonight Ember, you're enough to trust

Outro

Stack the boxes, kill the light You're the spark we needed tonight

Verse 1

Row of washers humming low Chrome drums turning round and round One keeps spinning brighter still That's the joy that you have found

Pre-chorus

Something in you catches fire Warms the room from where you stand Grab a hand and let it rise

Chorus

Ember, Ember, light the floor Everybody stomp and cheer Born to burn a little bolder Ember, glad that you are here

Verse 2

Every year that drum keeps turning Never once has slowed for you Steady heart beneath the noise Warm as everything you do

Chorus

Ember, Ember, light the floor Everybody stomp and cheer Born to burn a little bolder Ember, glad that you are here

Bridge

Fiddle's calling, boots are stomping Circle up and hold on tender Every spark tonight is aiming Straight at you, our bright September

Chorus

Ember, Ember, light the floor Everybody stomp and cheer Born to burn a little bolder Ember, glad that you are here

Outro

Drums keep spinning, quiet, glowing You're the warmth we'll long remember

Verse 1

Old swings hang still and slow Bulbs flash their yellow glow But something's about to start Ember, you light the dark

Chorus

Ember, the whole room's calling your name Nothing tonight will ever feel plain We came for you, we stayed for the fire Ember, you set this night on higher

Verse 2

That rusted chain used to creak Now hear the noise we make We came to fill up the yard Just for you, it's not hard

Pre-chorus

Count the bulbs, count the years Count how far we came here One more reason to raise this cheer

Chorus

Ember, the whole room's calling your name Nothing tonight will ever feel plain We came for you, we stayed for the fire Ember, you set this night on higher

Bridge

Every year you come around We forget how to sit down You turn a yard into a blaze We'll follow you through all our days

Chorus

Ember, the whole room's calling your name Nothing tonight will ever feel plain We came for you, we stayed for the fire Ember, you set this night on higher

Outro

Let the empty swings sway on You're the spark we build upon

Verse 1

Two mugs steaming on the table Bills stacked neat beside the light Nothing here is much to look at But you make the plain hours bright

Pre-chorus

I've counted every kind of morning Some were heavy, some were thin But every single one gets better

Chorus

Ember, you're the warmth I lean on Steady as the month September Through the noise you keep me tender Ember, I will still remember

Verse 2

The coffee's cold before we finish Talking through the bills again There's no grand thing I can promise Just that you make sense of when

Chorus

Ember, you're the warmth I lean on Steady as the month September Through the noise you keep me tender Ember, I will still remember

Bridge

No need to be a hero for you Just here, just steady, just this true Some loves burn loud and then surrender Mine just stays, low and sure, like embers

Chorus

Ember, you're the warmth I lean on Steady as the month September Through the noise you keep me tender Ember, I will still remember

Outro

Two mugs still steaming on the table This is all the love I render

Verse 1

Dusty sleeves slide back into place one by one, without a sound I keep you the way I keep these careful, and always around

Pre-chorus

Nothing here gets left to fade every worn edge finds its home I'm still learning how to say

Chorus

Ember, you're the one I remember long after the room goes still you're the warmth I never surrender the hand I reach for at will

Verse 2

Some things wear soft with the years you only shine a little more I could name every reason why but you're the one I'm reaching for

Chorus

Ember, you're the one I remember long after the room goes still you're the warmth I never surrender the hand I reach for at will

Bridge

Even quiet, you're never far even still, you move through me some kind of low and constant spark

Chorus

Ember, you're the one I remember long after the room goes still you're the warmth I never surrender the hand I reach for at will

Outro

One more sleeve slides into place you're the one I keep, always

Verse 1

The ruts froze hard beneath that sky White ridges no one can untie I walked that field with nothing planned And found your name there in the land

Chorus

Ember, you're the one I remember Warm in the cold of December You steady me when I turn tender Ember, my heart still won't surrender

Verse 2

That low sun barely cleared the trees But still it warmed me, if you please You do that too without a sound You thaw what winter made so bound

Pre-chorus

I don't need seasons to feel sure I've watched you through the coldest door And still I'm reaching for

Chorus

Ember, you're the one I remember Warm in the cold of December You steady me when I turn tender Ember, my heart still won't surrender

Bridge

Some things freeze and some things hold You're the warmth inside the cold No grand words, just this plain truth You're the constant of my youth

Chorus

Ember, you're the one I remember Warm in the cold of December You steady me when I turn tender Ember, my heart still won't surrender

Outro

The ruts will thaw when spring comes round But you're the warmth I've always found

Verse 1

Soft as wax that pools and settles into quiet, warm and slow You are curling into stillness while the dark begins to bend Every worry of the daylight has somewhere safe to go Close your eyes, my little Ember, let the soft night be your friend

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the glow around you finally start to fold Nothing here will hurry past you, nothing here turns cold I am staying till you're drifting, till the story's told

Chorus

Ember, Ember, sleep is calling soft and slender through the air You are held here, you are gentle, you are tender everywhere Ember, Ember, dreams are pooling low and warm without a care Rest inside the light that loves you, safe and known and always there

Verse 2

Wick and wax both lean together, never asking to be seen Even quiet things are precious, even small lights hold their ground You don't have to shine for anyone to know how loved you've been In this hush you are the warmest, softest thing that can be found

Bridge

Let the evening wrap around you slow as candlelight can fall Nothing asks you to remember, nothing asks you to surrender all

Chorus

Ember, Ember, sleep is calling soft and slender through the air You are held here, you are gentle, you are tender everywhere Ember, Ember, dreams are pooling low and warm without a care Rest inside the light that loves you, safe and known and always there

Outro

Melt into the quiet like the wax that pools below the flame Sleep now, little Ember, you will wake up loved the same

Verse 1

The green leaves are rustling so softly beyond your window tonight Cool and damp is the air that comes drifting in with the light Nothing out there can reach you, nothing at all You are held here so closely, you are wrapped up so tight

Pre-chorus

Let the hush of the vine leaves carry you low and slow Let your breathing grow easy as the night begins to grow Close your eyes now, my darling, there's nowhere else to go

Chorus

Ember, the dark is gentle when you are here with me Warm as a low flame burning quiet as it can be Ember, I will remember every hour of this September Nothing will touch you softer than the love that lets you be

Verse 2

Somewhere the vines are curling round the fence in the cool night air Nothing is asking for you now, there is no need to be anywhere Only the rain on the window, only my hand in yours Only this quiet room and the sound of you breathing there

Pre-chorus

Let the hush of the vine leaves carry you low and slow Let your breathing grow easy as the night begins to grow Close your eyes now, my darling, there's nowhere else to go

Chorus

Ember, the dark is gentle when you are here with me Warm as a low flame burning quiet as it can be Ember, I will remember every hour of this September Nothing will touch you softer than the love that lets you be

Bridge

Sleep now, and let the whole wide night turn slender and small Nothing can find you here, nothing at all

Chorus

Ember, the dark is gentle when you are here with me Warm as a low flame burning quiet as it can be Ember, I will remember every hour of this September Nothing will touch you softer than the love that lets you be

Outro

The leaves outside are settling, and so, my love, are you Sleep now in the green dark, held safe the whole night through

Verse 1

Dust is falling slow through the stripe of evening light Turning without hurry as it settles on the floor You are watching it with eyes that soon will close tonight Safe inside this quiet, you could not want for more

Chorus

Ember, Ember, glowing soft and low Warm as candlelight, the gentlest of the year Ember, hold this stillness before you go Sleep is close and so am I, my dear

Verse 2

Every little breath you take is steady as the dust Falling through the gold that spills across the room You are held here safely, you are someone I can trust To carry sweetly into sleep and all its gentle bloom

Pre-chorus

The light is nearly gone now, sinking soft and slow Your eyes are growing heavy, your small hand loosens too There is nowhere safer than this room I know

Chorus

Ember, Ember, glowing soft and low Warm as candlelight, the gentlest of the year Ember, hold this stillness before you go Sleep is close and so am I, my dear

Bridge

Rest now in the hush that gathers round your bed Nothing in this darkness means you any harm

Chorus

Ember, Ember, glowing soft and low Warm as candlelight, the gentlest of the year Ember, hold this stillness before you go Sleep is close and so am I, my dear

Outro

The dust has settled now and left the room in peace You are held so gently, let your dreaming never cease