Songs for Gabriel

Verse 1

The horses spin but you're the reason we keep coming back each season under bulbs that hum and glow you're the best thing that we know

Pre-chorus

Music's climbing, can you feel it hearts are lifting, we can't seal it here it comes, so hold on tight

Chorus

Gabriel, the room lights up for you every candle knows just what to do Gabriel, we're shouting out your name the carousel will never be the same

Verse 2

Painted horses never tire but you're the one who lights the fire every year you turn around you're the sweetest thing we've found

Bridge

Spin us slower, let this last hold this moment, make it fast you're the reason we came here tonight

Chorus

Gabriel, the room lights up for you every candle knows just what to do Gabriel, we're shouting out your name the carousel will never be the same

Outro

The bulbs will dim, the horses slow but you're the glow we'll always know

Verse 1

Cans lined up like soldiers Tire worn but holding strong You keep the whole thing steady You turn the quiet into song

Chorus

Gabriel, you shine like chrome Every room lights up like a channel Nobody builds a better home You're no ordinary mammal

Verse 2

Grease on your hands, still smiling You never needed the shine Some things get stronger with mileage And baby, so do you, so do you, fine

Pre-chorus

Light the candles, turn it up loud Let the whole street hear it swell Tonight we're singing for you now

Chorus

Gabriel, you shine like chrome Every room lights up like a channel Nobody builds a better home You're no ordinary mammal

Bridge

Stack it high, stack it steady Nothing here was ever thrown away You take the broken and you mend it That's the gift you bring today

Chorus

Gabriel, you shine like chrome Every room lights up like a channel Nobody builds a better home You're no ordinary mammal

Outro

Still stacked neat, still holding strong We're glad you're here, we're glad you're here

Verse 1

Curtains tied up high above Stripes all catching the light Somebody set that table for you We been counting down since noon

Pre-chorus

Hear the room start humming your name Feel the candles waiting to glow Everybody's leaning in now

Chorus

Gabriel, the whole room's calling Say it loud before the night's gone Nobody else could fill this room up Gabriel, we're glad you're standing here

Verse 2

That plastic table's seen better days But tonight it's holding your cake We tied the curtains back just for you Whole street could see you shine

Bridge

However far you travel from here However long the years may run This little room will still remember The way you made it feel like home

Chorus

Gabriel, the whole room's calling Say it loud before the night's gone Nobody else could fill this room up Gabriel, we're glad you're standing here

Outro

Let the curtains stay tied back We'll keep this table set for you

Verse 1

The salt shaker tips on the cloth Slow, like it has all the time I watch you catch it before it falls You always know when I need the calm

Chorus

Gabriel, you steady my hands This kitchen knows all our plans Nobody else makes the quiet feel full Gabriel, you're where my calm lands

Verse 2

Red and white squares, worn at the seams We've spilled our share on this old cloth I don't need candles or grand words Just you, still here, still choosing this

Pre-chorus

Some loves need thunder to prove they're real Ours just needs a table and time So pass the salt and let me stay

Chorus

Gabriel, you steady my hands This kitchen knows all our plans Nobody else makes the quiet feel full Gabriel, you're where my calm lands

Bridge

No one else pours coffee like you do Careful, like it might spill over I've stopped waiting for something bigger This is bigger than it looks

Chorus

Gabriel, you steady my hands This kitchen knows all our plans Nobody else makes the quiet feel full Gabriel, you're where my calm lands

Outro

The salt still tips, slow on the cloth And you still catch it, every time

Verse 1

Boots kicked off beside the flame Sparks go up and drift away Nothing here I'd need to explain You just get me, come what may

Pre-chorus

I don't say much when I'm this glad Words feel small next to the fire So I'll let the quiet be what we had And hope you can hear the desire

Chorus

Gabriel, you make the dark feel warm Every ember knows your name Gabriel, you're steady through the storm And I keep coming back to that flame

Verse 2

Your shoulder finds mine without a sound Smoke curls soft against the black Whatever year or place we're found I know the way that leads me back

Pre-chorus

I don't say much when I'm this glad Words feel small next to the fire So I'll let the quiet be what we had And hope you can hear the desire

Chorus

Gabriel, you make the dark feel warm Every ember knows your name Gabriel, you're steady through the storm And I keep coming back to that flame

Bridge

Let the whole world burn down slow We'll stay right here, just let it go No rush to leave, no place to be Just you, the sparks, and me

Chorus

Gabriel, you make the dark feel warm Every ember knows your name Gabriel, you're steady through the storm And I keep coming back to that flame

Outro

The fire dims but you don't fade Still my favourite warmth, unmade

Verse 1

I turn the water on at dawn Just to feel something wake up Bubbles lift and catch the light And I think of you, Gabriel

Pre-chorus

Small things keep rising here Nothing holds them, nothing tries They just go where they belong

Chorus

Gabriel, you rise like that in me Steady, without any plan Every quiet part of my day Turns to you the way it can

Verse 2

I watch them climb and disappear Never asking why they go You stay with me a different way Grounded in the steadiest glow

Bridge

Some loves crash and some loves flood Ours just rises, slow and sure Nothing loud about the way I hold you Nothing quiet about how much

Chorus

Gabriel, you rise like that in me Steady, without any plan Every quiet part of my day Turns to you the way it can

Outro

The tap still drips behind me now Still lifting something I can't name

Verse 1

The porch light catches every leaf out there in the wet dark Softly it glows just to keep watch while you drift far away Nothing tonight can come close enough to trouble your small heart You are the warmest thing this whole quiet street will know till day

Chorus

Gabriel, hush now, the night has you wrapped in its slow keeping Rain on the leaves is just the world humming you under Sleep finds you soft as the light through the glass gently seeping Gabriel, nothing can reach you, not thunder, not wonder

Verse 2

Somewhere a puddle holds the whole sky folded up small and still Just like that puddle, you hold more than your tiny frame could say Close your eyes now, let the hush of the evening have its will Nobody loved has ever been loved in quite this gentle way

Pre-chorus

Listen how quiet the whole street has gone, holding its breath for you Even the wind has curled up soft against the windowpane Something is waiting to carry you where the soft dark leads to

Chorus

Gabriel, hush now, the night has you wrapped in its slow keeping Rain on the leaves is just the world humming you under Sleep finds you soft as the light through the glass gently seeping Gabriel, nothing can reach you, not thunder, not wonder

Bridge

You are held closer than any lamp holds its own small light Nothing unkind gets past this door, not tonight, not tonight

Chorus

Gabriel, hush now, the night has you wrapped in its slow keeping Rain on the leaves is just the world humming you under Sleep finds you soft as the light through the glass gently seeping Gabriel, nothing can reach you, not thunder, not wonder

Outro

Somewhere the leaves are still glistening under that same porch light Sleep now, you are the softest thing living inside this night

Verse 1

There's a small blue flame keeping watch beneath the kettle low It hums a hush that only sleepy rooms can know Nothing in this house is louder than your breathing Rest now, little one, and let the warm light glow

Pre-chorus

The steam curls up like it's telling you a secret Every corner of this room is soft and yours So let your tired eyes go heavy now and close

Chorus

Gabriel, the night is warm and holding you so gently Sleep is just a boat that carries you so slowly You are safe here as the flame keeps burning steady Gabriel, my dear one, close your eyes completely

Verse 2

Somewhere in the kitchen dark the kettle sighs and settles Its little flame won't flicker out before the dawn You don't have to hold on to a single worry Just breathe it out and let it all be gone

Bridge

Every quiet thing tonight is watching over you The low blue light, the still and steady hum

Chorus

Gabriel, the night is warm and holding you so gently Sleep is just a boat that carries you so slowly You are safe here as the flame keeps burning steady Gabriel, my dear one, close your eyes completely

Outro

The small blue flame will burn on quiet and unhurried Sleep now, Gabriel, you are so deeply loved and carried

Verse 1

Stripes of wool run softly over the old wooden floor and every colour there was chosen to carry you more hush is settling into the corners, quiet and slow this is the last small room you need to know

Pre-chorus

Somewhere a light is dimming to let the stars appear warmth is folding round you, closer than you can hear so let your eyes grow heavy, there is nothing to fear

Chorus

Gabriel, the dark is only a blanket pulled with care Gabriel, my hands are near you, breathing the same soft air nothing tonight will hurry you, nothing will make you rise only my quiet humming, only your closing eyes

Verse 2

Floorboards are creaking gently under the weight of night you are the warmest colour caught in the fading light every thread beneath you holds a piece of the day folding it into stillness, tucking the noise away

Bridge

Sleep is a river carrying you where you need to go carried so gently, softer than you could ever know

Chorus

Gabriel, the dark is only a blanket pulled with care Gabriel, my hands are near you, breathing the same soft air nothing tonight will hurry you, nothing will make you rise only my quiet humming, only your closing eyes

Outro

Somewhere the stripes are fading soft into the floor rest now, my Gabriel, you are held and nothing more