Songs for Gemma

Verse 1

Shoes stacked up beside the door More than we could ever fit Every pair walked in for you This whole room lit up for it

Pre-chorus

Door swung open, letting noise in Letting all the love pour through Something's building, hold your breath now

Chorus

Gemma, light the candles high Gather round and raise the noise Gemma, this whole house is yours Every face here knows your joy

Verse 2

Somebody left their coat behind Nobody's rushing to the door You're the reason no one's leaving We'd all stay for one song more

Bridge

Kick your shoes off, join the pile Stay a while, don't count the hours Tonight the whole house beats for you

Chorus

Gemma, light the candles high Gather round and raise the noise Gemma, this whole house is yours Every face here knows your joy

Outro

Door stays open, shoes stay high Happy birthday, Gemma, ours

Verse 1

You light that booth up red Before the switch is ever thrown You walk in and heads turn Some spark that's yours alone

Pre-chorus

Hear the horns start to swing Feel that wheel begin to turn Tonight builds to your name

Chorus

Gemma, the whole room's calling Ride's spinning, and we're all falling For the way you make this night gleam Gemma, you're the one we're toasting

Verse 2

Every booth's got a line But we all came here for you Not the ride, not the lights It's your laugh pulling us through

Bridge

So blow it out, make the wish Let the band play one more round We came for the noise and the shine But we stayed because you're around

Chorus

Gemma, the whole room's calling Ride's spinning, and we're all falling For the way you make this night gleam Gemma, you're the one we're toasting

Outro

Long after that booth goes dark You're still the light we're holding

Verse 1

Down by the lock where the current slows Old trolleys sleep where the green light glows You'd wade right in and you'd make it grand Turn any old junk into wonderland

Pre-chorus

You never needed the shiny stuff Plain old water, that was enough Light up a candle, let's raise a cheer

Chorus

Gemma, Gemma, kick up the spray Nobody laughs quite like you today Gemma, pull up a crate and sit This whole rusty town is better with it

Verse 2

You find the shine in a busted old thing Hum out a tune like you own the spring Cold water splashing right up your knee Still looking like royalty to me

Chorus

Gemma, Gemma, kick up the spray Nobody laughs quite like you today Gemma, pull up a crate and sit This whole rusty town is better with it

Bridge

Here's to another year in the mud Here's to the joy running through your blood Every candle lit just for you tonight

Chorus

Gemma, Gemma, kick up the spray Nobody laughs quite like you today Gemma, pull up a crate and sit This whole rusty town is better with it

Outro

So here's to the lock and the green still tide Happy birthday, Gemma, with you by my side

Verse 1

Two boots left beside the bench dripping slow onto the stone you shake the wet from your sleeve nothing here could feel like a wrench

Pre-chorus

I watch you laugh at the weather and something in me settles down this is the part I was made for

Chorus

Gemma, you make the grey worth having the storm outside stops mattering you're the warm I keep returning to Gemma, this is no dilemma

Verse 2

You peel your socks off, laughing hard water pooling round your feet I hand you the towel I brought this is the whole of my regard

Bridge

No thunder ever scared me half as much as losing this small joy just you, dripping, out of breath under a roof that barely holds

Chorus

Gemma, you make the grey worth having the storm outside stops mattering you're the warm I keep returning to Gemma, this is no dilemma

Outro

Two boots still drying by the door and I would wait through any storm

Verse 1

Paper map spread on the dash Heater humming, low and warm You trace the roads with a steady hand I would follow wherever you land

Pre-chorus

I don't need to know the way Long as you're the one who stays Something's building, I can't hold it in

Chorus

Gemma, you're the reason I don't mind being lost Every mile with you is worth the cost Gemma, you're the fire when the night turns cold Simple kind of love, the kind that holds

Verse 2

Windows fogging, engine low Somewhere quiet, nowhere to go You fold the map but keep your thumb on home Wherever you are, I'm never alone

Chorus

Gemma, you're the reason I don't mind being lost Every mile with you is worth the cost Gemma, you're the fire when the night turns cold Simple kind of love, the kind that holds

Bridge

No dilemma, no doubt in my mind You're the constant I was made to find Every crease in the map leads back to you

Chorus

Gemma, you're the reason I don't mind being lost Every mile with you is worth the cost Gemma, you're the fire when the night turns cold Simple kind of love, the kind that holds

Outro

Fold the map, let the engine rest You were always the road I loved best

Verse 1

An empty bottle on the step catching all the morning light I kept it there on purpose just to hold your fingerprint tight

Pre-chorus

I don't need much to feel it just a small thing you have touched it's building up inside me now

Chorus

Gemma, you're the calm I trust not a fire, just a glow Gemma, steady through the dust you're the one thing I still know

Verse 2

Some nights the glass just catches streetlight and I think of how you stay you don't need to say much to me you just make the noise go away

Chorus

Gemma, you're the calm I trust not a fire, just a glow Gemma, steady through the dust you're the one thing I still know

Bridge

I don't need the grand gestures just you, sitting close to me that bottle's stayed there through three winters the way you've stayed, patiently

Chorus

Gemma, you're the calm I trust not a fire, just a glow Gemma, steady through the dust you're the one thing I still know

Outro

That bottle's still there on the step and so, somehow, are you

Verse 1

The floorboards outside your door are holding the last of the light a thin gold line that promises everything is still all right you don't have to watch it, you don't have to keep your eyes open just breathe in the hush and let go of the day, half spoken

Pre-chorus

Nobody needs you to stay awake and mind the hour somewhere close by, warmth is gathering like a slow flower so sink a little deeper while the whole house settles down

Chorus

Gemma, the dark isn't empty, it's only the day lying still rest in the quiet, there's nothing out there that means you ill you are the reason this room stays soft and low and warm Gemma, you're held here, safe from any far off storm

Verse 2

Somewhere a door is shut gently so the hallway light won't spill in too far your blanket is heavier than any worry, heavier than any star sleep doesn't ask you for anything, it only asks you to lean into the pillow, into the hush, into everything unseen

Bridge

Whatever the day carried, it can rest by the bed tonight let your shoulders drop, let your breathing grow light

Chorus

Gemma, the dark isn't empty, it's only the day lying still rest in the quiet, there's nothing out there that means you ill you are the reason this room stays soft and low and warm Gemma, you're held here, safe from any far off storm

Outro

The light beneath the door will still be there when morning comes to call and you'll wake up loved, exactly the same as before you fell

Verse 1

Somewhere behind the wall a small pipe hums its tune Ticking warm and slow while shadows learn to bend Close your eyes now, love, beneath the watching moon Nothing in this room will wake before you mend

Pre-chorus

Hear how the quiet holds you, soft as it can be Breathe with the ticking, let it carry you along Sleep is coming gentle, closer than you see

Chorus

Gemma, the night is only warmth wrapped tight Nothing can touch you, nothing dares to try Gemma, you're held here safely through the night Rest now, my Gemma, underneath this sky

Verse 2

Wallpaper flowers fade to grey but you stay bright Curled beneath the blankets where the warmth collects Every little tick is just the house saying goodnight You are the softest thing this whole room protects

Pre-chorus

Hear how the quiet holds you, soft as it can be Breathe with the ticking, let it carry you along Sleep is coming gentle, closer than you see

Chorus

Gemma, the night is only warmth wrapped tight Nothing can touch you, nothing dares to try Gemma, you're held here safely through the night Rest now, my Gemma, underneath this sky

Bridge

Let the small sounds be the ones that guard your rest Let the dark feel like a blanket, not a stranger You are the dearest thing that this house has ever pressed Close against its heart, kept far from any danger

Chorus

Gemma, the night is only warmth wrapped tight Nothing can touch you, nothing dares to try Gemma, you're held here safely through the night Rest now, my Gemma, underneath this sky

Outro

Somewhere the pipe still ticks its patient, tender song You are already drifting where you belong

Verse 1

White foam is washing soft over the dark and quiet stones tonight The moon hangs orange and steady, watching over everything you do It never hurries, never worries, holding all its gentle light And I am watching over you the whole night through

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the tide roll slow and low Every wave that comes is kinder than the one before So let the quiet carry you where you need to go

Chorus

Gemma, the moon is low and the water's calm and true There is nowhere safer in the whole wide world than here with you Gemma, rest your head and let the dark be kind and slow You are held here softly, and that is all you need to know

Verse 2

Somewhere far off a small light glimmers out across the bay It does not ask for anything, it simply glows and stays And that is how you're loved here, steady, needing nothing more Just a warm and constant presence by your door

Bridge

Every stone gets softer for the water passing through So let the night wash over you and settle deep and true

Chorus

Gemma, the moon is low and the water's calm and true There is nowhere safer in the whole wide world than here with you Gemma, rest your head and let the dark be kind and slow You are held here softly, and that is all you need to know

Outro

The foam still turns so gently on the dark and sleeping stones And you are held as softly as the moonlight holds its own