Songs for Eugene

Verse 1

Plates were sliding on the table Caravan was tipping sideways Nobody minded, not one bit You just laughed and grabbed the cake

Pre-chorus

Every year the ground goes strange Everything shifts, nothing stays But one thing here won't move

Chorus

Eugene, you're the calm we lean on Steady when the floor gives in Happy birthday, hold that centre Eugene, you make chaos serene

Verse 2

Orange formica, cardboard plates Candles wouldn't stay upright We didn't need them straight at all You lit the whole room right

Chorus

Eugene, you're the calm we lean on Steady when the floor gives in Happy birthday, hold that centre Eugene, you make chaos serene

Bridge

Whatever tilts, whatever spins However far we've been You're the one thing that stays true The best scene we've ever seen

Chorus

Eugene, you're the calm we lean on Steady when the floor gives in Happy birthday, hold that centre Eugene, you make chaos serene

Outro

Let the whole world tilt and slide We'll be laughing by your side

Verse 1

Muddy shoes stacked by the door Under a mirror round and small You track the whole world in with you And light up the hallway wall

Pre-chorus

We hear your boots upon the step We know that laugh before you're seen So raise the roof and raise a glass

Chorus

Happy birthday to you, Eugene Come stand where the candles gleam You're the best thing walking in between Happy birthday to you, Eugene

Verse 2

You leave your mark on every room Never quiet, never mean Whatever mess the day has made You're the calm in the canteen

Bridge

So let the fiddle start the tune Let every voice come find the beat Tonight it's you we're dancing for Tonight the whole house stamps its feet

Chorus

Happy birthday to you, Eugene Come stand where the candles gleam You're the best thing walking in between Happy birthday to you, Eugene

Outro

Kick off your shoes beneath the glass Home is wherever you have been

Verse 1

You drift along so easy Nothing ever makes you queasy Steady in the deep end scene Calm as still water, Eugene

Chorus

Eugene, you keep us all serene Blue kickboard drifting in between Happy birthday, hold the scene Eugene, our evergreen

Verse 2

You never rush the routine Floating easy, cool and clean Light as plastic on the tide Steady hands on either side

Pre-chorus

Candles ready on the tray Everybody's here to say We've been waiting all day

Chorus

Eugene, you keep us all serene Blue kickboard drifting in between Happy birthday, hold the scene Eugene, our evergreen

Bridge

Water holds you like we do Nothing shakes your point of view Another year and still you glide Steady heart on either side

Chorus

Eugene, you keep us all serene Blue kickboard drifting in between Happy birthday, hold the scene Eugene, our evergreen

Outro

Float on through the deep end, friend Eugene, drift easy round the bend

Verse 1

Salt is building on the railing wind is working at the paint you just watch it, never failing calm as something with no name saint

Chorus

Eugene, you keep me steady here standing where the sea runs between nothing fancy, nothing to fear just this deck and you, Eugene

Verse 2

Spray keeps coming off the water cold enough to sting my face you don't flinch, you just get harder planted in your quiet place

Pre-chorus

I've watched you weather every crossing never once you turned for home something in me keeps on tossing

Chorus

Eugene, you keep me steady here standing where the sea runs between nothing fancy, nothing to fear just this deck and you, Eugene

Bridge

Rust will spread and paint will thin but you don't ask the years to slow I'd take this rail again, again just to stand where you still go

Chorus

Eugene, you keep me steady here standing where the sea runs between nothing fancy, nothing to fear just this deck and you, Eugene

Outro

Let the salt keep coming, let it stay you're the one thing I don't wash away

Verse 1

I turn the desk lamp on at nine Just to feel you're in the room Two mugs of tea gone cold and fine Your voice still cuts right through the gloom

Pre-chorus

You ask me how my day has been Nothing much to tell you, honestly But I don't want to hang up yet

Chorus

Eugene, you make the quiet kind This calm, I've never known before Yellow light and your voice, Eugene Is worth more than a crowded room

Verse 2

You laugh and the whole house feels warm Even though you're miles away I trace circles on the old wood grain Waiting on whatever you'll say

Bridge

No big words, no grand routine Just this lamp and you on the line That's enough to make it good

Chorus

Eugene, you make the quiet kind This calm, I've never known before Yellow light and your voice, Eugene Is worth more than a crowded room

Outro

I'll leave this lamp burning for you Two mugs waiting, side by side

Verse 1

The fire is down to ash and glow Everything loud has gone down low Still I find you in the haze Eugene, you steady all my days

Pre-chorus

I don't need the flame to roar Don't need more than what's in store Just this warmth that pulls me in

Chorus

Eugene, you're the ember not the blaze Burning slow through all my days Quiet love that holds the scene Nothing shakes what's calm between

Verse 2

Smoke goes up and disappears You've stayed steady through the years Ash falls soft but you remain Warmer than the wind and rain

Bridge

Let the sparks all fade to grey I'm not going, come what may You're the coal beneath it all Steady when the embers fall

Chorus

Eugene, you're the ember not the blaze Burning slow through all my days Quiet love that holds the scene Nothing shakes what's calm between

Outro

The fire's gone but you still glow You're the warmth I'll always know

Verse 1

Somewhere a tap is letting go of silver water, slow and every drop falls soft into the dark below the kitchen holds its breath and lets the hours drift while you lie warm and safe inside this gentle shift

Chorus

Eugene, the night is closing soft between the house is dim and calm and almost serene hush now, my love, and settle into the scene sleep finds you first, my quiet little Eugene

Verse 2

The water taps a rhythm on the old steel sink steady as a heartbeat, slower than you think and every falling drop is saying you are held by arms that will not tire and love that has not felled

Pre-chorus

Outside the dark is deep but never unkind the whole world softens down and leaves its noise behind and something in the quiet is reaching out to find you

Chorus

Eugene, the night is closing soft between the house is dim and calm and almost serene hush now, my love, and settle into the scene sleep finds you first, my quiet little Eugene

Bridge

Drip by drip the night pulls closer in folding round the small and steady rise of your breathing nothing here can hurry you, nothing here will call only the water counting time so soft and small

Chorus

Eugene, the night is closing soft between the house is dim and calm and almost serene hush now, my love, and settle into the scene sleep finds you first, my quiet little Eugene

Outro

The tap falls quiet now, the kitchen dark and still and you sleep on, held safe, exactly as I will

Verse 1

Somewhere behind the wall a heavy gear is turning slow Turning just to keep this whole house steady through the dark And every small click settles deeper than you know Nothing in this night can leave a single mark

Pre-chorus

The pendulum swings behind the glass, so patient and so sure Rocking time itself to sleep before it comes to you So let your eyes grow heavy, you have nothing to endure

Chorus

Eugene, the whole house holds its breath for you tonight Every corner soft and hushed and turned down low You are the reason the dark feels warm, not a fright Eugene, close your eyes now, let the quiet grow

Verse 2

Far off in some other room the brass wheels catch and turn Small and steady, never rushing, never loud Nothing in this house was built to make you yearn You are the calm center underneath this cloud

Bridge

Let the ticking be the sound that carries you away Nothing here will change before the morning comes

Chorus

Eugene, the whole house holds its breath for you tonight Every corner soft and hushed and turned down low You are the reason the dark feels warm, not a fright Eugene, close your eyes now, let the quiet grow

Outro

Somewhere the gear keeps turning slow, so patient, so unseen Sleep now, you are so deeply loved, Eugene

Verse 1

White sparks are rising and fading between the dark beams Softly the log gives its heat to the room Nothing tonight will disturb these calm evenings You are the warmth that will chase away gloom

Pre-chorus

Watch how the embers are settling low and serene Hush now, the house has gone still and unhurried Sleep is a door that is waiting between

Chorus

Eugene, the fire is folding to gold and to grey Close your eyes, let the glow be your keeper Nothing will wake you before the soft day Eugene, you are held while the dark grows deeper

Verse 2

Charcoal is cooling where once the flame danced free Quietly the smoke curls its way to the ceiling Rest now, there's nowhere you need to be You are the calm that this whole house is feeling

Chorus

Eugene, the fire is folding to gold and to grey Close your eyes, let the glow be your keeper Nothing will wake you before the soft day Eugene, you are held while the dark grows deeper

Bridge

Every small spark finds its rest in the ash Just like the light you will keep safe till morning

Chorus

Eugene, the fire is folding to gold and to grey Close your eyes, let the glow be your keeper Nothing will wake you before the soft day Eugene, you are held while the dark grows deeper

Outro

Sparks have gone quiet, the log settles into its bed Sleep now, Eugene, with the warm dark ahead