Songs for Emilia

Verse 1

Red string pulled loose and waiting Flour on the old wood slab Somebody made this just for you And that's the kind of love you grab

Pre-chorus

Every year you get one candle brighter Every year the table's fuller too So before the singing gets much louder

Chorus

Emilia, open up the box now Let the sweetness spill on through There's a room here that adores you Emilia, happy birthday to you

Verse 2

You always save the last piece Pass it round before you eat Somehow that's the whole of you Giving more than what you keep

Pre-chorus

Every year you get one candle brighter Every year the table's fuller too So before the singing gets much louder

Chorus

Emilia, open up the box now Let the sweetness spill on through There's a room here that adores you Emilia, happy birthday to you

Bridge

Untie the string, let the lid fall back Let somebody spoil you for one day

Chorus

Emilia, open up the box now Let the sweetness spill on through There's a room here that adores you Emilia, happy birthday to you

Outro

The string's still curled up on the table We're glad we get to share this slice with you

Verse 1

The wind grabs the cups off the table Sends them spinning while we're still able To catch our breath and raise a glass You make every party stable

Pre-chorus

Something's lifting, something's rising Nobody here needs much disguising How we feel when you walk in

Chorus

Emilia, light the candles now Somehow you always show us how To turn a plain old Tuesday golden Emilia, take your bow

Verse 2

Paper plates go sailing skyward Nothing here is tame or wired down You laugh and chase them through the grey Turning chaos into a crown

Pre-chorus

Something's lifting, something's rising Nobody here needs much disguising How we feel when you walk in

Chorus

Emilia, light the candles now Somehow you always show us how To turn a plain old Tuesday golden Emilia, take your bow

Bridge

However this year has bent you However far the wind has sent you You landed here, right where we are That's the gift, that's plenty

Chorus

Emilia, light the candles now Somehow you always show us how To turn a plain old Tuesday golden Emilia, take your bow

Outro

The cups will settle, the plates come down But you're still the best thing found

Verse 1

Six little flames on the table Wax running down where you're able Old wood still holding the mark We came together in the dark

Chorus

Emilia, light up the room Say your name like a favourite tune Nobody moves quite like you do We came tonight just to sing to you

Verse 2

Wax on the wood, it won't fade Same with the plans that we made Round this old table we stand Holding a cup, holding your hand

Pre-chorus

Make a wish, let it fly Hold your breath, count to five We're all waiting on you

Chorus

Emilia, light up the room Say your name like a favourite tune Nobody moves quite like you do We came tonight just to sing to you

Bridge

Every year the wax falls the same But you're never quite the same You keep growing brighter somehow We just wanted to say it now

Chorus

Emilia, light up the room Say your name like a favourite tune Nobody moves quite like you do We came tonight just to sing to you

Outro

Blow the six flames out slow Take the warmth with you, go

Verse 1

Amber light is spilling soft across the window where you lie Rain is drawing slow lines down the glass like a lullaby Nothing out there needs you now, nothing calls you from this room Close your eyes, my darling, let the whole wide night go by

Pre-chorus

Every small sound softens now, the world has turned its volume down Somewhere past the fogged up glass the rain keeps falling round and round Let it carry you to sleep before you know it's begun

Chorus

Emilia, the light is low and warm as amber ever glows Rain is only rain out there, it cannot reach where safety grows Sleep is close and gentle now, it's waiting just for you Emilia, drift on down to where the quiet river flows

Verse 2

Somewhere engines hum a tune too soft to ever keep you waking Windows hold the night outside while warmth is what you're taking Every drop that slides the glass is only tracing time You are held here safe and still while all the dark is shaking

Bridge

Rest inside this small warm space where nothing asks you to be more Let the hush of tyres and rain be all you're listening for

Chorus

Emilia, the light is low and warm as amber ever glows Rain is only rain out there, it cannot reach where safety grows Sleep is close and gentle now, it's waiting just for you Emilia, drift on down to where the quiet river flows

Outro

Amber still is glowing soft though your eyes have finally closed Sleep now, in the warm and quiet dark, exactly where you're loved most

Verse 1

Down the quiet hallway something swings so soft and slow keeping time so gently, easy, steady as you go every tick a promise that the night will hold you near close your eyes, my love, there's nothing waiting here to fear

Chorus

Emilia, the whole house breathes in time with you tonight hush now, little one, and let the hallway dim its light rest inside the warmth that's wrapped around you like a song Emilia, you were always where this whole night's love belongs

Verse 2

Behind the glass the pendulum keeps swinging slow and true it doesn't rush, it only waits the way I wait for you every hour it turns is one more hour you are held safe beneath the covers where the quiet has been spelled

Pre-chorus

Somewhere down the hall the clock is counting soft and low folding up the evening into shadows head to toe and every swing is closer to the dream you're about to know

Chorus

Emilia, the whole house breathes in time with you tonight hush now, little one, and let the hallway dim its light rest inside the warmth that's wrapped around you like a song Emilia, you were always where this whole night's love belongs

Bridge

Let the ticking carry you where nothing needs to hurry sleep is only love that's learned to move without a worry

Chorus

Emilia, the whole house breathes in time with you tonight hush now, little one, and let the hallway dim its light rest inside the warmth that's wrapped around you like a song Emilia, you were always where this whole night's love belongs

Outro

Somewhere the pendulum is swinging slower now than before and you are already sleeping, safe behind that quiet door

Verse 1

Dark feathers brush the window where the streetlight starts to flicker Soft as a breath against the cold and quiet glass You are folded up in blankets, warm and safe and heavy eyed While the whole wide sleeping world goes drifting slowly past

Pre-chorus

Let the shadows out there settle, let the streetlight dim and sway There is nothing in this room but you and me and gentle grey Close your eyes now, hold my hand, and drift the dark away

Chorus

Emilia, the night is only velvet, soft and kind Nothing out there means you harm, nothing out there ever will Rest inside the quiet now and leave the world behind Emilia, sleep is only stillness, calm and still

Verse 2

Streetlights flicker far beyond the glass but cannot reach you here Every wing that moves outside is only settling for the night You are wrapped in something warmer than the coldest windowpane Held so close that nothing out there ever comes to sight

Pre-chorus

Let the shadows out there settle, let the streetlight dim and sway There is nothing in this room but you and me and gentle grey Close your eyes now, hold my hand, and drift the dark away

Chorus

Emilia, the night is only velvet, soft and kind Nothing out there means you harm, nothing out there ever will Rest inside the quiet now and leave the world behind Emilia, sleep is only stillness, calm and still

Bridge

Every flutter at the glass is only settling to rest You are the warmest thing this whole cold night has ever known

Chorus

Emilia, the night is only velvet, soft and kind Nothing out there means you harm, nothing out there ever will Rest inside the quiet now and leave the world behind Emilia, sleep is only stillness, calm and still

Outro

The feathers settle soft against the glass and then are still Sleep now, you are held, and nothing out there ever will