Songs for Emily

Verse 1

Wind is catching wrappers on the wire boxes stacked up higher than the fence you walk past like it's nothing much but you make plain things feel entire

Pre-chorus

Nobody else could turn a street like that into somewhere worth remembering so let the whole room lean in close

Chorus

Emily, we're lighting up for you the ordinary bends when you walk through you make the dull days shine somehow Emily, we're glad you made it to

Verse 2

Cardboard corners soft against the light you'd find something there worth keeping still the wrappers dance but you just smile like every scrap could turn out right

Bridge

You never needed much to make it good just showing up was always understood one more year of you is one more gift

Chorus

Emily, we're lighting up for you the ordinary bends when you walk through you make the dull days shine somehow Emily, we're glad you made it to

Outro

Let the wind keep catching what it finds you're the one who makes it shine

Verse 1

Your bicycle leans on the gate Mud on the wheels, green on the stone Old iron locks have seen you pass You never travel through alone

Pre-chorus

Bring out the trumpets, bring the drum Let every horn and voice arrive Something in this town gets brighter

Chorus

Emily, the room lights up Everyone here is glad you came We raise our glasses, raise a cheer Nothing feels the same without your name

Verse 2

The towpath's quiet till you're on it Then the whole canal seems to grin You bring the noise, you bring the laughing Everybody wants you in

Bridge

However far your tyres have gone However long the road's been rough Somebody's always glad you're home You are more than close enough

Chorus

Emily, the room lights up Everyone here is glad you came We raise our glasses, raise a cheer Nothing feels the same without your name

Outro

Leave your bicycle by the lock We'll still be singing when you're near

Verse 1

Chairs been leaning on the shed waiting for the call to play nobody sits till you walk in then the whole yard starts the day

Pre-chorus

Something's coming, feel it building hose still coiled but not for long grab a chair and pull it closer

Chorus

Emily, unfold the chairs now everybody's turning your way we don't sit down till you tell us Emily, you made today

Verse 2

Green hose curling by the wall waiting too for you to choose half the fun is watching you decide who gets crowned and who's on cues

Chorus

Emily, unfold the chairs now everybody's turning your way we don't sit down till you tell us Emily, you made today

Bridge

However far the year has pulled us one shout brings us back again you're the reason we keep showing up

Chorus

Emily, unfold the chairs now everybody's turning your way we don't sit down till you tell us Emily, you made today

Outro

Leave the chairs out one more evening we're not finished loving you yet

Verse 1

Small white stones on the sand Stay right there where they land I found something steady in you Something that stays, something true

Pre-chorus

I am not looking for more than this Just your hand and a long, slow kiss Something is building, I feel it start

Chorus

Emily, you're the calm in my chest Emily, you're the place I rest No one holds me the way you do Nothing compares to loving you

Verse 2

Foam bubbles pop and they're gone Still something in you carries on You don't need to shine or to try I love you dimly lit or bright eyed

Chorus

Emily, you're the calm in my chest Emily, you're the place I rest No one holds me the way you do Nothing compares to loving you

Bridge

Let the tide come in, let it go You're the one thing I always know Quiet love is the kind that stays

Chorus

Emily, you're the calm in my chest Emily, you're the place I rest No one holds me the way you do Nothing compares to loving you

Outro

Small white stones still rest on the shore I love you now, I'll love you more

Verse 1

The tomato leaves brush my sleeve Inside this glass, the air runs warm I forget what I came here to do When you stand there, still as dawn

Pre-chorus

Something in the way you breathe Slows the whole world down to one And I am learning how to stay

Chorus

Emily, you steady me Like the frame that holds the glass Emily, so quietly You make the loudest love feel calm

Verse 2

The cotton catches on the vine You laugh and pull yourself free I've watched you move through smaller rooms And still you make the whole thing breathe

Chorus

Emily, you steady me Like the frame that holds the glass Emily, so quietly You make the loudest love feel calm

Bridge

I don't need the roof to hold I just need you here, unhurried Every damp and ordinary morning Feels chosen when it's you I'm near

Chorus

Emily, you steady me Like the frame that holds the glass Emily, so quietly You make the loudest love feel calm

Outro

The leaves still lean against the glass And I still lean the same, on you

Verse 1

Grass leans low across grey stones Bells ring far off, soft and slow I hear them and think of you Some things you just come to know

Pre-chorus

I've stopped waiting for the loud proof Stopped needing the sky to prove it You're the quiet I keep choosing

Chorus

Emily, you're the calm I trust Not the fire, just the glow Emily, when the noise dies down You're the one thing left I know

Verse 2

The field doesn't rush to bloom Takes its time to find its way You never asked me to hurry And I love you more each day

Bridge

Maybe love isn't the lightning Maybe it's this steady ground Maybe it's a bell still ringing Long after the sound

Chorus

Emily, you're the calm I trust Not the fire, just the glow Emily, when the noise dies down You're the one thing left I know

Outro

The grass will keep on bending Long after the bells go still

Verse 1

The little speaker hums so low beside your bed tonight its green light glowing steady like a small and patient light it listens while you settle into breathing soft and slow and I am here beside you till the morning comes in sight

Pre-chorus

The hum goes quiet, folding into shadows on the wall your eyelids growing heavy as the evening starts to fall and every worry empties out before it learns to grow

Chorus

Emily, the dark is only resting, nothing more sleep is just a door that opens softly to the shore nothing here will tremble-y or ever come undone you are held here gently till the rising of the sun

Verse 2

The static hushes softer than a whisper in your ear it hums the way the ocean hums when nothing else is near your small hand curls around the blanket, warm and slow and I will stay unmoving till the morning light appears

Pre-chorus

The hum goes quiet, folding into shadows on the wall your eyelids growing heavy as the evening starts to fall and every worry empties out before it learns to grow

Chorus

Emily, the dark is only resting, nothing more sleep is just a door that opens softly to the shore nothing here will tremble-y or ever come undone you are held here gently till the rising of the sun

Bridge

Somewhere a small green light keeps watching over you tonight it does not blink or wander, it just glows there calm and mild and I will keep on watching in that same unhurried way until the dark dissolves again to soft and ordinary light

Chorus

Emily, the dark is only resting, nothing more sleep is just a door that opens softly to the shore nothing here will tremble-y or ever come undone you are held here gently till the rising of the sun

Outro

The little light still glows there, soft and steady by your bed sleep now, Emily, the whole night hums you gently on ahead

Verse 1

The lamps go drifting orange bars across the dark soft as a hand that's tracing where you are Engines hum their low and far away tune and you are held here, safe beneath the moon

Pre-chorus

Let every light that passes be a gentle friend let every hum of distance say the day can end close your eyes now, let the soft dark in

Chorus

Emily, the night is holding you so gently warm against the world that hums so distantly Sleep is close and love surrounds you endlessly Emily, my Emily, rest here with me

Verse 2

The seatbelt line goes dim, then bright, then dim again a quiet little rhythm like a lullaby's refrain Nothing in the dark tonight can trouble you I am here beside you, and I always will be too

Chorus

Emily, the night is holding you so gently warm against the world that hums so distantly Sleep is close and love surrounds you endlessly Emily, my Emily, rest here with me

Bridge

Every mile becomes a hush, every hush a place to land you are known and you are loved, held in careful hands

Chorus

Emily, the night is holding you so gently warm against the world that hums so distantly Sleep is close and love surrounds you endlessly Emily, my Emily, rest here with me

Outro

The lamps will keep on glowing soft and slow and you'll sleep safe in orange light's warm glow

Verse 1

Heavy leaves brush soft against your little hood tonight Streetlights blink like sleepy eyes along our quiet way Nothing in the shadows here can give you any fright Close against me, you'll be safe until the break of day

Chorus

Emily, hush now, let the night grow dimly slow Every step we take is one more step toward sleep Emily, gentle as the leaves that dip and blow Close your eyes, my darling, dreams are yours to keep

Verse 2

Drops of light are scattered soft along the darkened street Wrapped up warm, you're rocking slow to rhythms that we make Nothing out here matters more than these small tired feet Carrying you homeward for my family's sake

Pre-chorus

Hear how quiet the whole wide world has finally become Feel your breathing slowing down to match the beating drum Let the hush of evening pull you gently, gently home

Chorus

Emily, hush now, let the night grow dimly slow Every step we take is one more step toward sleep Emily, gentle as the leaves that dip and blow Close your eyes, my darling, dreams are yours to keep

Bridge

Every flicker of the light is just a lullaby in code Telling you you're loved on every inch of this small road

Chorus

Emily, hush now, let the night grow dimly slow Every step we take is one more step toward sleep Emily, gentle as the leaves that dip and blow Close your eyes, my darling, dreams are yours to keep

Outro

Somewhere the leaves are still swaying above an empty street Rest now, you are carried, safe and warm and always sweet