Songs for Everly

Verse 1

Your boots track mud across the step and nobody minds the trail because you make an ordinary yard feel like a fairground stall

Chorus

Everly, you light the greenhouse up Streamers catch you passing by Everly, we're glad you're here tonight There's no one quite so cleverly you

Verse 2

You hung the paper streamers crooked laughing at the tomato vine We didn't fix a single one because the mess was fine

Pre-chorus

Something's building in this garden Candles waiting to be lit We're all leaning toward the moment

Chorus

Everly, you light the greenhouse up Streamers catch you passing by Everly, we're glad you're here tonight There's no one quite so cleverly you

Bridge

Every year you turn up grinning Boots still caked from getting here Every year we love you louder Nothing shifts that, that's clear

Chorus

Everly, you light the greenhouse up Streamers catch you passing by Everly, we're glad you're here tonight There's no one quite so cleverly you

Outro

Your boots will wait beside the door We'll be right here when you're home

Verse 1

The drums kick in, floor starts to shake Foil candles catch the light we make Everyone here came just for you We came because our joy's at stake

Pre-chorus

Feel the bass move through the tiles Feel the room light up for miles Hold that breath before it flies

Chorus

Everly, the room is yours tonight Nobody shines with half your light We came here just to see you glow Everly, you make the dark feel bright

Verse 2

You laugh and the whole crowd turns Your joy is a fire that always burns We keep no count of all your years Just how much brighter this house has grown

Chorus

Everly, the room is yours tonight Nobody shines with half your light We came here just to see you glow Everly, you make the dark feel bright

Bridge

Every candle bends toward your name Every hand here claps the same You are the reason this floor moves You are the spark that lit this flame

Chorus

Everly, the room is yours tonight Nobody shines with half your light We came here just to see you glow Everly, you make the dark feel bright

Outro

The drums go quiet, the foil still gleams You are the brightest thing we've seen

Verse 1

Oil is pooling by the boxes paper plates still in their wrap someone's folding you a crown now cardboard sceptre, cardboard cap

Chorus

Everly, put the crown on wear it crooked, wear it proud we've been saving up this moment Everly, sing it loud

Verse 2

Nobody planned it neat or shiny concrete floor and stacked up crates but we'd choose this over palaces we'd choose you over gold and gates

Pre-chorus

Hear the trumpets start to gather hear the room begin to hum something's turning into music

Chorus

Everly, put the crown on wear it crooked, wear it proud we've been saving up this moment Everly, sing it loud

Bridge

Every plate held up like treasure every voice a bit off key you're the reason we're all standing right here, exactly where we'd be

Chorus

Everly, put the crown on wear it crooked, wear it proud we've been saving up this moment Everly, sing it loud

Outro

Oil still shines beside the boxes and the crown still fits you now

Verse 1

The lamp burns low above our heads You turn the page before I've read Your thumb finds mine along the spine I lose my place, but I don't mind

Chorus

Everly, you're steady as the light Everly, you turn the dark to bright Two thumbs touching, nothing said I'd rather hold this book than bed

Verse 2

I feel the warmth before I look I know your breathing like a book Your quiet says more than a shout This is the part I can't live without

Pre-chorus

Every story needs a pause Every hand that finds a cause I'm reaching for you like I always do

Chorus

Everly, you're steady as the light Everly, you turn the dark to bright Two thumbs touching, nothing said I'd rather hold this book than bed

Bridge

No one else gets this hour No one else holds this power Just the lamp and just your hand This is the only place I stand

Chorus

Everly, you're steady as the light Everly, you turn the dark to bright Two thumbs touching, nothing said I'd rather hold this book than bed

Outro

The lamp still burns above our heads You're still the reason I turn pages

Verse 1

Leaves are stuck along the pavement crack Orange light comes down so slow I keep walking just to stay near you There is nowhere else I need to go

Chorus

Everly, you steady me like nothing else can Some things fade, but you don't fade You're the warmth I find on the coldest street Everly, you're the best thing this town ever made

Verse 2

Rain has stopped but the ground still shines Every crack is holding on to light I think that's how I hold on to you Quiet, careful, keeping you in sight

Pre-chorus

I've walked this street a hundred times alone Never knew what I was waiting for Then you showed up like the lamp turned on

Chorus

Everly, you steady me like nothing else can Some things fade, but you don't fade You're the warmth I find on the coldest street Everly, you're the best thing this town ever made

Bridge

Doesn't matter if it's new or old as bones This kind of love just knows how to stay Like light that keeps on falling soft and slow Finding every crack to lay itself away

Chorus

Everly, you steady me like nothing else can Some things fade, but you don't fade You're the warmth I find on the coldest street Everly, you're the best thing this town ever made

Outro

The leaves will always find that same old crack And I'll always find my way back to you

Verse 1

Dust on the cover, soft in my hand This old sleeve still keeps its shape You never needed the record to spin Just being near you feels like escape

Pre-chorus

Nothing on this turntable moves Yet something in me starts to swell Say the word and I'll set it playing

Chorus

Everly, you steady my heart Quiet as a held out hand Nothing about you comes apart You're the calm I understand

Verse 2

Some nights we don't need any sound Your presence fills up the room Take away the horns and the strings You're still the thing I'm tuned to

Chorus

Everly, you steady my heart Quiet as a held out hand Nothing about you comes apart You're the calm I understand

Bridge

Play it or don't, the choice is small Beside you either way is fine Whatever room we're standing in Turns into a kind of shrine

Chorus

Everly, you steady my heart Quiet as a held out hand Nothing about you comes apart You're the calm I understand

Outro

The sleeve goes back upon the shelf Held safe there, the same as you

Verse 1

Brass light is spilling soft gold across the floorboards where you lie Warmth is folding round you gentle as a low and settled sigh Somewhere past the window every star has started dimming down You are already drifting like a slow and easy reverie

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the whole wide house grow quiet just for you Nothing in the dark tonight has any need to reach you Close your eyes and let the last light carry you along

Chorus

Everly, the night has come to hold you soft and slow Sleep is calling gentle as the warmest thing you know You were made for quiet corners, curled and safe and small Everly, there's nowhere in this world you need to go

Verse 2

Blankets curl around you like the softest kind of shore Every worn old floorboard hums a tune it's hummed before Nothing waits beyond this room but morning coming slow You can rest here fully, nothing asking anymore

Chorus

Everly, the night has come to hold you soft and slow Sleep is calling gentle as the warmest thing you know You were made for quiet corners, curled and safe and small Everly, there's nowhere in this world you need to go

Bridge

Let the lamp burn low and steady while you settle deep Nothing you could dream tonight would ever come to harm you

Chorus

Everly, the night has come to hold you soft and slow Sleep is calling gentle as the warmest thing you know You were made for quiet corners, curled and safe and small Everly, there's nowhere in this world you need to go

Outro

That same brass light will still be watching gently when you wake You'll find the floor, the blanket, and this quiet still in place

Verse 1

Grey ash is settling soft in the hearth as the house breathes low Wood smoke taps gently against the glass like it wants to stay Every small ember has somewhere warm and slow to go And you are held here closer than the ending of the day

Pre-chorus

The last of the light is folding itself down into the floor Nothing is asking you to open your eyes once more So let the quiet carry you where it was always heading

Chorus

Everly, the whole room is turning soft and heavenly Hush now, there is nothing here that means you any harm Sleep is just a kindness that keeps arriving endlessly And you are the reason this small house feels so warm

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window the night is folding itself in half Nothing out there needs you, nothing out there ever will Only this low room and the last coals having their laugh And you, breathing slower, going still and still

Bridge

Let the smoke go where the smoke has always gone Let your held breath finally set itself down

Chorus

Everly, the whole room is turning soft and heavenly Hush now, there is nothing here that means you any harm Sleep is just a kindness that keeps arriving endlessly And you are the reason this small house feels so warm

Outro

The ash has gone quiet now, grey and settled in its bed Sleep the way the embers sleep, with nothing left unsaid

Verse 1

Salt air is drifting soft across the window sill tonight White foam is folding over pebbles far below Nothing out there needs you now, so let it drift from sight Close your eyes and let the quiet gently take you slow

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the tide has said all it came to say Rest here, where nothing sharp can find you in the dark Sleep is only a soft wave away

Chorus

Everly, the night has wrapped you warm and near Nothing in this house will let you fall You are held here safer than the heavenly stars up there Sleep now, Everly, my dearest of them all

Verse 2

Dark pebbles hold the memory of every gentle wave Warm inside, you're miles from anything unkind Breathe slow, let the sound outside become the peace you crave Somewhere far off, the water's rocking you to unwind

Bridge

No storm comes tonight, only breath and only tide Rest inside the calm that's spreading wide

Chorus

Everly, the night has wrapped you warm and near Nothing in this house will let you fall You are held here safer than the heavenly stars up there Sleep now, Everly, my dearest of them all

Outro

Somewhere the foam still folds over sleeping pebbled shores You are already dreaming, safe behind the quiet doors