Songs for Ethan

Verse 1

The park is empty now but us cups crushed down by our feet nobody left to make a fuss just you and me on this street

Pre-chorus

Every year it comes back round this same worn wooden bench something in me lifts at the sound

Chorus

Ethan, blow the candles out this is your night, no doubt you're the reason we stuck around Ethan, best thing I found

Verse 2

Paper plates are blowing loose half a cake left in the box you're still laughing, uncooked and unloose not ready to turn back the clocks

Chorus

Ethan, blow the candles out this is your night, no doubt you're the reason we stuck around Ethan, best thing I found

Bridge

Doesn't matter who else leaves early you're the one who makes it worth staying every single year, surely you're the light that keeps us waiting

Chorus

Ethan, blow the candles out this is your night, no doubt you're the reason we stuck around Ethan, best thing I found

Outro

Long after the plates blow away you're the part that gets to stay

Verse 1

Up above the busy street chairs are set out in a row waiting for the ones who love you waiting for the light to grow

Pre-chorus

Something in the air is rising every empty seat will fill hold on now, here it comes

Chorus

Ethan, this whole room is breathin' just to say your name out loud nobody stands here neither quiet Ethan, sing it clear and proud

Verse 2

Chimney smoke goes drifting upward like the years you've carried through every chair up here was empty till the ones who love you knew

Bridge

Bring the folding chairs together gather close and hold the line you're the reason we came climbing you're the reason we're aligned

Chorus

Ethan, this whole room is breathin' just to say your name out loud nobody stands here neither quiet Ethan, sing it clear and proud

Outro

Every chair up on that rooftop turns to face the one it's for

Verse 1

I tied three strings to the railing waited there for you, never failing wind kept tugging, wouldn't let go just like I won't stop hailing

Chorus

Ethan, blow the candles out this is what your day's about we've been waiting, breathin', bright let the whole town hear us shout

Verse 2

Colours faded but I kept them every year I re-invent them you're still worth the walk out here one more year and I present them

Pre-chorus

Bridge is creaking, balloons swaying hearts are racing, no delaying something's building, hear it climb

Chorus

Ethan, blow the candles out this is what your day's about we've been waiting, breathin', bright let the whole town hear us shout

Bridge

Neither rain nor time could beat us either way, this crowd still greets you every year the string holds tight you're the reason we come streetward

Chorus

Ethan, blow the candles out this is what your day's about we've been waiting, breathin', bright let the whole town hear us shout

Outro

Three balloons still on that railing one more year of never failing

Verse 1

Rain keeps coming down in sheets You're the warmest thing I've got Our shoes are soaked clean through But your hand is what completes

Chorus

Ethan, hold me closer still Nothing here I'd rather feel This little storm can't touch us now Ethan, you're the one thing real

Verse 2

Water dripping off the black Puddles forming at our feet You laugh like it's no thing I never want to give that back

Pre-chorus

Let the thunder do its worst I've got you and nothing's cursed My heart's been building to this line

Chorus

Ethan, hold me closer still Nothing here I'd rather feel This little storm can't touch us now Ethan, you're the one thing real

Bridge

Every scuff upon your shoe Just means you walked it all with me No shelter needed half as much As standing here so close to you

Chorus

Ethan, hold me closer still Nothing here I'd rather feel This little storm can't touch us now Ethan, you're the one thing real

Outro

Shoes still wet but hearts stay dry You're the shelter, you're my why

Verse 1

The tin sits closed between us now You lean in, I don't ask you how One mug is chipped, the other's plain Still you always pour the same

Chorus

Ethan, you make the small hours kind Nothing rushed and nothing timed Ethan, steady as the step below You're the one sure thing I know

Verse 2

We don't talk much, we just sit close You roll it slow, the smoke, the toast Some nights it's new, some nights it's worn Either way I'm glad you're born

Pre-chorus

I could list a hundred little things How you laugh, the way the evening sings But it comes down to one thing true

Chorus

Ethan, you make the small hours kind Nothing rushed and nothing timed Ethan, steady as the step below You're the one sure thing I know

Bridge

Doesn't matter how long we've been here New or old, you're always near The mugs go cold before we're done

Chorus

Ethan, you make the small hours kind Nothing rushed and nothing timed Ethan, steady as the step below You're the one sure thing I know

Outro

The tin still sits between us now Still, somehow, you make it good

Verse 1

We left our coats up on the hill Folded together, side by side I didn't plan to feel this much But something settled when you sighed

Pre-chorus

I've said your name a hundred ways Quiet, careless, in the dark But nothing fits it quite like this

Chorus

Ethan, you're the calm I choose Not the fire, not the storm Ethan, you're the steady hand That keeps this whole heart warm

Verse 2

The wind was sharp but you weren't cold You gave the warmth before I froze However long this love has been It's you that any season shows

Chorus

Ethan, you're the calm I choose Not the fire, not the storm Ethan, you're the steady hand That keeps this whole heart warm

Bridge

I don't need the view from here I just need you standing near

Chorus

Ethan, you're the calm I choose Not the fire, not the storm Ethan, you're the steady hand That keeps this whole heart warm

Outro

Two coats left folded on the grass Still warm from you, however long it lasts

Verse 1

Moonlight slips across your wall and finds a home tonight Leaves outside are painting shadows soft and edged with light Somewhere far an owl is calling low and slow and true Nothing in this quiet house can come between me and you

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the dark feel like a friend Every little sound out there is just the night's own breathing Let it carry you to sleep before it has to end

Chorus

Ethan, hush now, let the hours drift away Nothing waits to harm you, only rest and gentle grey Ethan, you are held here, warm beneath the sheet Safe as any heartbeat, safe as sleep is sweet

Verse 2

Branches sway a little dance against the window pane Shadows on your ceiling never bring a bit of pain You are wrapped in blankets thick as any love could be Nothing in this whole wide night is stronger than what holds you close to me

Chorus

Ethan, hush now, let the hours drift away Nothing waits to harm you, only rest and gentle grey Ethan, you are held here, warm beneath the sheet Safe as any heartbeat, safe as sleep is sweet

Bridge

Sleep can feel like floating on a river slow and wide Every breath you're breathing keeps you drifting on that quiet tide

Chorus

Ethan, hush now, let the hours drift away Nothing waits to harm you, only rest and gentle grey Ethan, you are held here, warm beneath the sheet Safe as any heartbeat, safe as sleep is sweet

Outro

Moonlight still is resting soft and easy on the wall Sleep now, little one, you're loved through every hour, through it all

Verse 1

A soft orange light is spreading slowly over your small hands Warmth is gathering in the wool that's tucked around your knees Every breath you take is settling deeper into quiet Nothing in this room tonight is anything but ease

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the glow hold steady while you rest Feel the weight of blankets settle soft against your chest There is nowhere in this world you're held and loved the best

Chorus

Ethan, the fire is low and the whole house is breathin' Sleep is a blanket that never once slips away You are the warmest thing in this room, Ethan Nothing will wake you before the soft edge of day

Verse 2

Somewhere a kettle ticks as it cools on the stove behind us Shadows are folding themselves into corners of the wall You are the centre of every small thing that is quiet Held so completely you couldn't feel small at all

Chorus

Ethan, the fire is low and the whole house is breathin' Sleep is a blanket that never once slips away You are the warmest thing in this room, Ethan Nothing will wake you before the soft edge of day

Bridge

Let your small fists uncurl, let your shoulders finally loosen There is no clock in this hour, only you and this light

Chorus

Ethan, the fire is low and the whole house is breathin' Sleep is a blanket that never once slips away You are the warmest thing in this room, Ethan Nothing will wake you before the soft edge of day

Outro

The wool still holds the warmth long after the flame has settled Sleep now, Ethan, you are held here safe till morning

Verse 1

The window's fogged with a warm and sleepy light Red numbers glowing soft where your head leans Nothing in this whole wide world can touch you tonight You're carried safe through every hush between the scenes

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, let the gentle rocking hold you Every mile is folding soft around your rest The night is only here to fold you

Chorus

Ethan, sleep now, let the quiet in There's nowhere warmer than this breathing space So easy now to drift where dreams begin Ethan, you are held in this small place

Verse 2

Somewhere past the glass the whole world's turning slow Streetlights blur to gold like honey poured in rain You don't need to know the places we might go Just rest your head, there's nothing here to explain

Bridge

Warm against the cool night breathing at the pane Nothing asked of you but rest and rest again

Chorus

Ethan, sleep now, let the quiet in There's nowhere warmer than this breathing space So easy now to drift where dreams begin Ethan, you are held in this small place

Outro

The red light dims now, soft as breathing slowing down Sleep on, you're carried gently, safe and sound