Songs for Emma

Verse 1

Paper cups left on the ground Leaves came down soft and slow That's where your laugh was found Lighting up everyone you know

Pre-chorus

Everybody's here to sing Hearts are lifted, hands are high So let the whole room ring

Chorus

Emma, this one's for you Every year you shine so bright Emma, all the love comes through You're our favourite kind of light

Verse 2

Seasons change but you stay warm Steady through the wind and rain You've weathered every storm And still you smile through pain

Pre-chorus

Everybody's here to sing Hearts are lifted, hands are high So let the whole room ring

Chorus

Emma, this one's for you Every year you shine so bright Emma, all the love comes through You're our favourite kind of light

Bridge

Friends who love you loud Years that still come through We raise our cups up now Emma, this song's for you

Chorus

Emma, this one's for you Every year you shine so bright Emma, all the love comes through You're our favourite kind of light

Outro

Long after the cups are gone Emma, your light still shines on

Verse 1

A blue bucket, turned on the sand shells inside, shining and small you filled it before the tide came keeping every treasure for us all

Chorus

Emma, tonight the room is yours candles burn like they know your name raise your glass, let laughter pour Emma, you outshine the flame

Verse 2

We've collected days like shells some come broken, some come bright you always find what's worth keeping and turned the dull ones into light

Pre-chorus

So here's to you, under these lights hearts all leaning your way tonight let's give this moment your name

Chorus

Emma, tonight the room is yours candles burn like they know your name raise your glass, let laughter pour Emma, you outshine the flame

Bridge

Another year has come around and still your light comes shining through no matter what the tide has found it always circles back to you

Chorus

Emma, tonight the room is yours candles burn like they know your name raise your glass, let laughter pour Emma, you outshine the flame

Outro

The bucket's turned, the shells still gleam Emma, you outshine every dream

Verse 1

Paper maps across your knee Streetlights turning gold and free You picked roads that no one knew Just to see what we could do

Pre-chorus

Every mile you make it bright Turning darkness into light Tonight we're singing out your name

Chorus

Emma, Emma, light the way Turn this ordinary day Every road leads back to you Happy birthday, through and through

Verse 2

You turn ordinary nights to gold Stories that are yours to hold Every year you light the spark That guides us safely through the dark

Bridge

Some folks wait for perfect skies You just drive and improvise Every wrong turn feels like fate When you're the one who navigates

Chorus

Emma, Emma, light the way Turn this ordinary day Every road leads back to you Happy birthday, through and through

Outro

Fold the map, streetlights fade Every road we took, you made

Verse 1

Two spoons tap the side of the mugs you pass one over, half awake the kettle clicks off in the hush and something in me just unclogs

Chorus

Emma, this is the sound I trust two small spoons and the morning light you stir the sugar, I stir mine Emma, this is enough for us

Verse 2

Some days we barely speak a line just steam and steps around each other still I could point to where you stand and call that exact spot mine

Pre-chorus

I used to think love needed noise some big line I hadn't found but then you handed me the cup

Chorus

Emma, this is the sound I trust two small spoons and the morning light you stir the sugar, I stir mine Emma, this is enough for us

Bridge

No one's watching, no one claps it's just a counter and two cups but I would choose this every day over anything louder than this

Chorus

Emma, this is the sound I trust two small spoons and the morning light you stir the sugar, I stir mine Emma, this is enough for us

Outro

The kettle's cold, the spoons put down still humming from that small bright sound

Verse 1

I watch the glass go blurred with rain and think how you steady all my strain the bricks stay red no matter what you're the calm I trust a lot

Chorus

Emma, you're the warmth I lean toward something steady I can't ignore under grey I feel so sure Emma, you're the one thing pure

Verse 2

The shelter fills with strangers passing through but I'm only waiting here for you the bus goes by and I don't care because my mind is always there

Pre-chorus

I trace a line down the fogged up pane and think of how you hold my rain this feeling's building, about to land

Chorus

Emma, you're the warmth I lean toward something steady I can't ignore under grey I feel so sure Emma, you're the one thing pure

Bridge

No grand gesture, no big design just your hand resting easy in mine quiet love that never needs to shout this is what I can't live without

Chorus

Emma, you're the warmth I lean toward something steady I can't ignore under grey I feel so sure Emma, you're the one thing pure

Outro

The glass clears slow, the bricks stay red and you're still here, right by my head

Verse 1

Rain runs off the metal gutter finds the leaves and feeds the root nobody claps for slow things growing but I have watched you take and give truth

Pre-chorus

You never asked to be the loud one you just kept showing up and stayed and now I can't stop leaning

Chorus

Emma, you're the steady kind of love the kind that doesn't need a stage quiet in the morning, sure by evening Emma, you don't age like other things do age

Verse 2

Green leaves don't ask why it's raining they just open up and drink it in that's how I take whatever you're giving you're the calm I didn't know I'd win

Chorus

Emma, you're the steady kind of love the kind that doesn't need a stage quiet in the morning, sure by evening Emma, you don't age like other things do age

Bridge

I don't need the sky to open wide a little water finds its way you don't have to shout to hold me you already do, every single day

Chorus

Emma, you're the steady kind of love the kind that doesn't need a stage quiet in the morning, sure by evening Emma, you don't age like other things do age

Outro

Somewhere the water's still finding the leaves and I'm still finding my way to you

Verse 1

The woollen tassels sway against the wooden chair slow as breathing, slow as the falling night Every little swing is a promise hung in air that you are held and everything's alright

Pre-chorus

Quiet spreads like water through this room tonight Tassels rest quietly against the wooden arm and I will stay to keep you safe till light

Chorus

Emma, Emma, close your eyes and rest night gathers close and wraps you soft in gold Emma, you are loved, you are so blessed safe within the warmth this house will hold

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window the stars begin to climb watching over you as sleep comes soft and slow An old chair creaks in a gentle, steady time and every creak reminds you, you are loved, you know

Bridge

Every worry drifts away like dust caught in light you are wrapped in warmth that holds you through the night

Chorus

Emma, Emma, close your eyes and rest night gathers close and wraps you soft in gold Emma, you are loved, you are so blessed safe within the warmth this house will hold

Outro

Tassels still now, swinging soft and slow Emma, sleep in peace, for love will always grow

Verse 1

A train goes humming soft beneath the floor tonight and folds the whole wide house in something warm and deep you are the calmest thing I've ever held in sight and nothing hums as soft as this to bring you sleep

Pre-chorus

The night leans in as soft as breath against the windowpane and every worry drifts away like light after the rain so let it hold you gently now, and carry you along

Chorus

Emma, Emma, everything is quiet here tonight and every worry far away can't come too near you are the softest, warmest, safest kind of light so rest now, Emma, everything you need is here

Verse 2

The house breathes slow now, echoes fading far along the floor and every worry of the world dissolves into a hush I think of steel and distance, and I love you even more because no sound could ever match the calm of this quiet rush

Pre-chorus

The night leans in as soft as breath against the windowpane and every worry drifts away like light after the rain so let it hold you gently now, and carry you along

Chorus

Emma, Emma, everything is quiet here tonight and every worry far away can't come too near you are the softest, warmest, safest kind of light so rest now, Emma, everything you need is here

Bridge

Long after every train has run its rails to sleep this love will still be humming low and holding you nothing distant, nothing far, has half the hold I keep so rest inside the quiet, Emma, it is only true

Chorus

Emma, Emma, everything is quiet here tonight and every worry far away can't come too near you are the softest, warmest, safest kind of light so rest now, Emma, everything you need is here

Outro

The tracks below have quieted, and so has all the world sleep now, Emma, you are held, you are safe, you are loved

Verse 1

The tent glows gold where a small beam finds its way You curl inside that light like nothing else could stay Outside the world quiets down to just a hush I know that you are loved more than words can say

Chorus

Emma, the night holds you soft as a light Nothing can touch you, you're held and you're tight Somewhere the moon is turning to gold Emma, my Emma, you're safe here tonight

Verse 2

Every shadow bends aside to let you rest Your breathing settles soft as evening at its best Somewhere stars are settling into their place You are the calm this whole night keeps as its guest

Pre-chorus

Hush now, and let this day dissolve to rest Let every worry settle like a bird to nest for something warm is waiting still to hold you close

Chorus

Emma, the night holds you soft as a light Nothing can touch you, you're held and you're tight Somewhere the moon is turning to gold Emma, my Emma, you're safe here tonight

Bridge

No matter how far the morning may roam you will always have this quiet as your home and further than dreaming, love will bring you back

Chorus

Emma, the night holds you soft as a light Nothing can touch you, you're held and you're tight Somewhere the moon is turning to gold Emma, my Emma, you're safe here tonight

Outro

The beam has dimmed but still it holds the room and you sleep on, wrapped safe inside its glow