Songs for Frederick

Verse 1

You hit the water like bedrock Every head turns when you walk Tiles are ringing with your feet Everybody catches your beat

Chorus

Frederick, the party starts right here Frederick, we been waiting all year Two of us know just how you shine Nobody else moves quite so fine

Verse 2

Chlorine air can't touch your glow You're the reason this whole room flows Voices bounce and echo your name Frederick lights up every frame

Pre-chorus

Feel the rhythm building through the crowd Hear the cheer getting good and loud Something's coming, something we been owed

Chorus

Frederick, the party starts right here Frederick, we been waiting all year Two of us know just how you shine Nobody else moves quite so fine

Bridge

Every splash is a cheer for you Every echo says it's true We spread it thick, we say it clear

Chorus

Frederick, the party starts right here Frederick, we been waiting all year Two of us know just how you shine Nobody else moves quite so fine

Outro

Water's still, the tiles still hum Happy birthday, Frederick, you've come

Verse 1

Boots lined up beside the mower Seed trays empty, work all done You give more than most folks ever know You make the hardest days feel won

Pre-chorus

We see the hours you don't mention Every quiet thing you do So light the candles, raise the tension

Chorus

Frederick, we're calling your name out loud Spin around, you earned this crowd Frederick, stand up, take your bow Nobody shines the way you shine right now

Verse 2

You never wait to be asked twice You just show up and get it done Rust and mud, you don't think twice You're steady when the rest of us run

Pre-chorus

We see the hours you don't mention Every quiet thing you do So light the candles, raise the tension

Chorus

Frederick, we're calling your name out loud Spin around, you earned this crowd Frederick, stand up, take your bow Nobody shines the way you shine right now

Bridge

Tonight the work can wait a while Let the music pull you in Every year you're worth the mile Let the whole room say it again

Chorus

Frederick, we're calling your name out loud Spin around, you earned this crowd Frederick, stand up, take your bow Nobody shines the way you shine right now

Outro

Leave the boots there by the door We've got dancing left in store

Verse 1

Morning light on the old glass door Sugar dust in the yellow air You walk in like you've done before Every face turns, glad you're there

Pre-chorus

We saved the corner table just for you Lit a candle, made it burn thick Now the whole room's leaning into

Chorus

Happy birthday, Frederick Solid as a bedrock, built to last We're glad you made it, Frederick Here's to you and every year that's passed

Verse 2

Trays come out all warm and sweet Cinnamon rolling through the room You laugh loud from your favourite seat Chase the whole grey morning's gloom

Chorus

Happy birthday, Frederick Solid as a bedrock, built to last We're glad you made it, Frederick Here's to you and every year that's passed

Bridge

Spread it thick, don't hold back now Let the icing drip and shine We were waiting on you somehow Glad you're here to share the line

Chorus

Happy birthday, Frederick Solid as a bedrock, built to last We're glad you made it, Frederick Here's to you and every year that's passed

Outro

Flour settling soft on every tray We're happier with you, today

Verse 1

My tea's gone cold on the table again I forget it's there while I listen for you There's static humming soft on the line But your voice still comes through fine

Pre-chorus

Distance never learned how to win I keep the kettle on just in case Waiting for the moment you say

Chorus

Frederick, you're steady as bedrock Miles don't shift you, you don't stop Two mugs cooling, two rooms apart Still the warmest thing is your heart

Verse 2

You laugh and the crackle disappears I forget how many miles this is Your voice finds me through all the noise Nothing about this ever feels like choice

Bridge

Some loves need the same four walls Ours just needs a voice that calls I'd know you through a thousand wires Steady, plain, and never tired

Chorus

Frederick, you're steady as bedrock Miles don't shift you, you don't stop Two mugs cooling, two rooms apart Still the warmest thing is your heart

Outro

My tea's gone cold, I don't mind at all Your voice still keeps me warm through it all

Verse 1

Elbows brush past bags of crisps Music thumping through the wall Nobody else in the room exists You catch my eye and that's all

Pre-chorus

My heart forgets its normal pace Something steady starts to build Every noise fades except this space

Chorus

Frederick, you make it simple Standing here beside the sink Nothing fancy, nothing subtle Just you're the one I always pick

Verse 2

Kitchen full of noise and light Somebody's playlist far too loud Still you're the only thing in sight Calm right there inside the crowd

Pre-chorus

My heart forgets its normal pace Something steady starts to build Every noise fades except this space

Chorus

Frederick, you make it simple Standing here beside the sink Nothing fancy, nothing subtle Just you're the one I always pick

Bridge

No need for candles or for speeches Just your shoulder next to mine Love that lives in ordinary reaches Steady as a bedrock line

Chorus

Frederick, you make it simple Standing here beside the sink Nothing fancy, nothing subtle Just you're the one I always pick

Outro

Music's still thumping through that wall You're still the best part of it all

Verse 1

I watch the board flick over names You keep your hand on mine instead Wherever this train takes us next I'd rather go than stay ahead

Pre-chorus

Every place I've been feels smaller Next to how you make me feel This platform's not the point at all

Chorus

Frederick, the clock can spin all night I'm not watching where it's led Two cases waiting on the mat And you're the only thing I've read

Verse 2

The letters click to some new town I couldn't tell you what it said You laughed at something small and true And that's the part that stayed in my head

Bridge

Let the trains all leave without us We've got nowhere better to be I'd sit here till the lights went dark If it meant more time with you near me

Chorus

Frederick, the clock can spin all night I'm not watching where it's led Two cases waiting on the mat And you're the only thing I've read

Outro

Let the board keep turning names We're not moving from this mat

Verse 1

Soot is tapping soft against the brickwork of the flue and the sparks are dancing gentle where the shadows spread thick every little ember knows exactly what to do settling down to rest beside you, quiet as bedrock

Pre-chorus

Outside the wind is humming low and losing all its bite the whole wide house is folding down around this one small light and everything is turning soft and slower into night

Chorus

Frederick, the fire is low and all the sparks are still nothing needs to hurry now, nothing climbs the hill rest your head and let the quiet carry what it will Frederick, you are held here closer than the chill

Verse 2

Somewhere up the chimney breath the last spark turns to grey and the brick holds all its warmth for one more hour of you nothing in this house is asking you to stay awake only asking you to breathe the way the embers do

Pre-chorus

Outside the wind is humming low and losing all its bite the whole wide house is folding down around this one small light and everything is turning soft and slower into night

Chorus

Frederick, the fire is low and all the sparks are still nothing needs to hurry now, nothing climbs the hill rest your head and let the quiet carry what it will Frederick, you are held here closer than the chill

Bridge

Sleep is just the fire dimming, never going out you are safe as bedrock underneath the last soft light

Chorus

Frederick, the fire is low and all the sparks are still nothing needs to hurry now, nothing climbs the hill rest your head and let the quiet carry what it will Frederick, you are held here closer than the chill

Outro

The soot has gone to quiet where the small sparks used to play and you are drifting warmer than the embers, love, away

Verse 1

Wool socks on the floorboards, soft as a hush going by Someone still moves near you long after the toys are put down Frederick, the house holds its breath just to let you drift There is nothing tonight that can reach you, nothing around

Pre-chorus

The hallway light stays low and gold beneath the door You are wrapped in a quiet that nothing can undo Close your eyes now, there is nowhere safer to be

Chorus

Frederick, sleep, the whole night leans in soft and slow Nobody's leaving, the light stays on, you can let go Frederick, rest, you are held closer than you know Sleep like the tide going out, easy and low

Verse 2

Every creak in the floor is only someone watching over you A small sound of care moving quietly past your door Frederick, you don't have to keep your eyes open to be safe Rest is not something you earn, it was always yours

Pre-chorus

The hallway light stays low and gold beneath the door You are wrapped in a quiet that nothing can undo Close your eyes now, there is nowhere safer to be

Chorus

Frederick, sleep, the whole night leans in soft and slow Nobody's leaving, the light stays on, you can let go Frederick, rest, you are held closer than you know Sleep like the tide going out, easy and low

Bridge

Even the dark by the door is only resting, not gone You will wake to the same warm hush, still holding on

Chorus

Frederick, sleep, the whole night leans in soft and slow Nobody's leaving, the light stays on, you can let go Frederick, rest, you are held closer than you know Sleep like the tide going out, easy and low

Outro

Somewhere close, soft steps still cross the old wood floor Sleep now, Frederick, there's a light left low under the door

Verse 1

Watch how the fire folds itself down soft and slow letting go of all its colour, letting go of its glow nothing left but warmth that settles deep into the room holding back the dark and making gentle space for you

Chorus

Frederick, the embers bank and dim this whole house breathes slower just for him... for you, for him Frederick, my quiet bedrock, sleep nothing in this night has any need to keep

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window the cold has lost its bite tucked away and softened by the low lamp's light you are held here safer than a coal beneath grey ash wrapped in something steady that will always outlast

Pre-chorus

Feel how the guard has cooled, how the last spark rests how the whole small room has settled into you at your chest and how the quiet asks for nothing else but this

Chorus

Frederick, the embers bank and dim this whole house breathes slower just for him... for you, for him Frederick, my quiet bedrock, sleep nothing in this night has any need to keep

Bridge

You are the warmth that stays after the flame has said quick goodnight you are the reason this dark feels kind instead of tight

Chorus

Frederick, the embers bank and dim this whole house breathes slower just for him... for you, for him Frederick, my quiet bedrock, sleep nothing in this night has any need to keep

Outro

Sleep now, while the ash turns soft and white and still you are the warmth this whole house carries, and always will