Songs for Felix

Verse 1

Three chairs circled in the back Watching that old dryer spin We'd sit there just to be near you That's the kind of pull you bring folks in

Pre-chorus

Something in you gathers people close Makes a laundry room feel grand Tonight we're building up to

Chorus

Felix, light the candles now Everybody's raising a glass Felix, we go round for you Like a wheel that's built to last

Verse 2

You'd talk us through the tumbling clothes Like it was the greatest show We stayed for you, not the machine That much every one of us should know

Pre-chorus

Something in you gathers people close Makes a laundry room feel grand Tonight we're building up to

Chorus

Felix, light the candles now Everybody's raising a glass Felix, we go round for you Like a wheel that's built to last

Bridge

Here's to the spark that starts a party Here's to the warmth you hand around Every year that drum keeps turning Every year we're glad you're found

Chorus

Felix, light the candles now Everybody's raising a glass Felix, we go round for you Like a wheel that's built to last

Outro

Pull up a chair beside the spin Another year is coming in

Verse 1

Paper cups stand in a row Under the sign that says let's go Somebody left them there for you Nobody wanted this day to slow

Pre-chorus

Listen how the whole yard hums Feel how the good noise comes Everybody here for one reason

Chorus

Felix, light up the room again We came here just for you, Felix Every cup on that bench was raised You're the one this whole day defends

Verse 2

Someone stacked them three cups high Nobody wanted to say goodbye Music kept us out past dark All because you showed up here tonight

Pre-chorus

Listen how the whole yard hums Feel how the good noise comes Everybody here for one reason

Chorus

Felix, light up the room again We came here just for you, Felix Every cup on that bench was raised You're the one this whole day defends

Bridge

However far this year has pulled you We are glad it brought you here Say your name and watch it echo Felix, loud and clear

Chorus

Felix, light up the room again We came here just for you, Felix Every cup on that bench was raised You're the one this whole day defends

Outro

Cups still standing on that bench Waiting for you to come back

Verse 1

Napkin by the fruit machine Biscuits going stale and sweet Nobody minds the mess we've seen Tonight belongs to you, Felix

Chorus

Felix, the room lifts when you're in it Every trumpet leans your way We're raising cups, we won't stay silent Felix, this whole night's your day

Verse 2

You laugh and someone spills their drink Nobody cares, we're having fun Your name's the toast, no time to think This party doesn't work with none

Pre-chorus

Hear the brass begin to swell Feel it rising, we can tell Something's coming, hear the bell

Chorus

Felix, the room lifts when you're in it Every trumpet leans your way We're raising cups, we won't stay silent Felix, this whole night's your day

Bridge

Whatever year this makes you We're glad you're here to stay We'd pick you every time we choose Nobody else could fill this space

Chorus

Felix, the room lifts when you're in it Every trumpet leans your way We're raising cups, we won't stay silent Felix, this whole night's your day

Outro

Someone's left a biscuit standing Save it, Felix, we're not done

Verse 1

Steam is rising, curtains shut Morning hasn't found us yet Your hand is warm against the cup This is the hour I won't forget

Pre-chorus

Nothing said and nothing owed Just the quiet, just this light I feel the words begin to load Waiting here to get it right

Chorus

Felix, you're the calm I choose Every ordinary day Felix, there's no news to lose When you're the one who stays

Verse 2

Neither of us reach the blinds Morning waits outside the door You trace circles, take your time I don't need the world for more

Pre-chorus

Nothing said and nothing owed Just the quiet, just this light I feel the words begin to load Waiting here to get it right

Chorus

Felix, you're the calm I choose Every ordinary day Felix, there's no news to lose When you're the one who stays

Bridge

Some folk chase the bigger flame I just want this kitchen floor You, still half asleep, my name Said the way you always draw

Chorus

Felix, you're the calm I choose Every ordinary day Felix, there's no news to lose When you're the one who stays

Outro

Two mugs gone cold on the table Still, I wouldn't trade this for the sun

Verse 1

You lean on the rail beside me salt drying white where your hand rests the engines keep on turning under us and I feel steadier with you at my side than most

Chorus

Felix, the deck is shaking under our feet but I'm not holding on for balance Felix, I'm holding on for you this is the steadiest I've been

Verse 2

You don't say much when the water's rough just stand there letting the spray hit and somehow that's enough for me the quiet way you never quit

Pre-chorus

I've loved you in louder places I've loved you when the sea was still but out here it's clearer than it's ever been

Chorus

Felix, the deck is shaking under our feet but I'm not holding on for balance Felix, I'm holding on for you this is the steadiest I've been

Bridge

Whatever this crossing turns out to be I already know I'd choose it twice salt on the rail, your hand on mine that's the only kind of proof I need

Chorus

Felix, the deck is shaking under our feet but I'm not holding on for balance Felix, I'm holding on for you this is the steadiest I've been

Outro

The salt will dry and wash off again but I'll still be standing here with you

Verse 1

We stopped walking, didn't say why Leaves stuck fast where our boots lie Light came down in one soft ring You looked at me like some sure thing

Pre-chorus

I've counted all the ways I know That I don't want this night to go So stay right here before we move

Chorus

Felix, hold this moment still Nobody else could make me feel The kind of calm I've waited for Felix, I don't want the door

Verse 2

Rain had stopped an hour ago We stayed because we're never slow To find a reason not to leave You take my hand, I still believe

Bridge

Not every love needs a big scene Sometimes it's just you and me Standing where the light got caught Wanting nothing we haven't got

Chorus

Felix, hold this moment still Nobody else could make me feel The kind of calm I've waited for Felix, I don't want the door

Outro

Leaves will dry and blow away But I'll remember how you stay

Verse 1

A small green light is glowing soft beside the sleeping cat The wool blanket is warm and heavy, holding in the day Somewhere a dial hums a quiet note that only you can hear And every breath you take is carrying the noise away

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hours turn to something slow The house is settling gently into shadows soft and low And nothing in the dark tonight is asking you to go

Chorus

Felix, the night is holding you the way the blanket does Quiet as a green light glowing steady in the room Nothing here can reach you, nothing here will ask you twice Felix, you can rest now, you were never lost to sleep

Verse 2

The cat has curled up smaller now, its breathing slow and sure You are learning how to trust the dark the way it trusts it too Somewhere far away a tuning note keeps holding to its pitch And it hums the same soft promise that the whole wide house holds true

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hours turn to something slow The house is settling gently into shadows soft and low And nothing in the dark tonight is asking you to go

Chorus

Felix, the night is holding you the way the blanket does Quiet as a green light glowing steady in the room Nothing here can reach you, nothing here will ask you twice Felix, you can rest now, you were never lost to sleep

Bridge

Every small light dims but never leaves you all alone Even sleeping things are watching over what they love

Chorus

Felix, the night is holding you the way the blanket does Quiet as a green light glowing steady in the room Nothing here can reach you, nothing here will ask you twice Felix, you can rest now, you were never lost to sleep

Outro

The green light dims but stays there, watching gently as you sleep And the wool is warm around you, holding softly what you keep

Verse 1

Somewhere behind the blind the water taps a sleepy rhythm one small drop falling slow into the waiting enamel deep the whole wide house is dimming down to just this golden inch of evening and you are held inside it, safe enough to finally sleep

Pre-chorus

The yellow light is folding soft around the edges of the room hush now, let the ticking water be the only sound you hear let it carry you down gentle into

Chorus

Felix, the whole night is humming just for you close your eyes and let the dark be kind nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to move rest here, Felix, you were made to be this warm and mine

Verse 2

The blind is drawn but not quite closed, a thread of moonlight finds you anyway it lays a quiet line across the blanket where your breathing slows somewhere far off a tap is dripping steady as a lullaby and every drop that falls is one more minute this soft feeling grows

Bridge

Sleep can be a small warm room where nothing sharp is allowed to enter let the dripping be a clock that counts you gently into rest

Chorus

Felix, the whole night is humming just for you close your eyes and let the dark be kind nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to move rest here, Felix, you were made to be this warm and mine

Outro

The water in the sink has slowed to just a whisper now sleep on, the light is low and you are held, and all is well

Verse 1

Soot comes tumbling soft down the old red flue tonight settling slow where the last of the embers glow their light and you are curled where the quiet holds you warm and deep safe in the hush that is carrying you to sleep

Pre-chorus

Outside the wind is turning gentle circles round the house the fire breathes low, no louder than a mouse and everything is leaning in to keep you held and near

Chorus

Felix, the night has folded soft around your bed every worry of the day has quietly fled Felix, you are loved more than words could ever say rest now, and let the dark carry you away

Verse 2

The ashes settle grey and light where the flames once played and the whole small room grows warm in the dark they made you don't need to know how far the morning waits to come just that you are held, and safe, and loved by someone

Chorus

Felix, the night has folded soft around your bed every worry of the day has quietly fled Felix, you are loved more than words could ever say rest now, and let the dark carry you away

Bridge

Sleep now, nothing here can come to trouble you the embers glow the way that steady love does too

Chorus

Felix, the night has folded soft around your bed every worry of the day has quietly fled Felix, you are loved more than words could ever say rest now, and let the dark carry you away

Outro

The soot lies still and soft where the fire has said goodnight and you are wrapped in warmth until the morning light