Birthday Songs for Gloria

• Copper for Gloria

  Indie folk · Gentle · Fingerpicked

  A big, warm birthday singalong built around one small coin dropped in a corner shop machine, and how much bigger the person is than any moment could hold.

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  Verse 1

  A copper coin, a green machine Outside the shop where we'd convene You'd feed it in and hold your breath Waiting for whatever came next

  Chorus

  Gloria, you light the street up Every candle, every cup Nobody fills a room like you do There's only one, and that's the truth

  Verse 2

  You always shared whatever came The plastic charm without a name You'd press it in my open hand Like it was gold, like it was grand

  Pre-chorus

  So let the whole town raise a glass Let every ordinary thing turn to gold as it passes Because tonight is yours at last

  Chorus

  Gloria, you light the street up Every candle, every cup Nobody fills a room like you do There's only one, and that's the truth

  Bridge

  We didn't need the prize inside Just you, laughing, eyes open wide That corner shop, that green machine Turned into somewhere golden

  Chorus

  Gloria, you light the street up Every candle, every cup Nobody fills a room like you do There's only one, and that's the truth

  Outro

  Somewhere a green machine still turns Still holding all the joy it earns

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• Bench in the Gold Light

  Swing big band · Swing · Big band · Brassy

  A big, brassy birthday singalong for Gloria, built around one small forgotten bench that turns out to be the whole point of the picture.

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  Rusted bench on an empty platform Waiting there since half past four Nobody sat till you came walking Now the whole place wants some more

  Pre-chorus

  Trains keep leaving without you Good, because we're not done yet Tonight the whole platform's singing

  Chorus

  Gloria, light up this station Two names couldn't hold your glow Call it luck or call it fate, you're Someone this town loves to know

  Verse 2

  Paint's gone thin but the bench still holds you Steady as it's always been You could sit on any corner Still the brightest thing we've seen

  Pre-chorus

  Clocks keep ticking without you Good, we'll stop them if we must Every voice here wants to say it

  Chorus

  Gloria, light up this station Two names couldn't hold your glow Call it luck or call it fate, you're Someone this town loves to know

  Bridge

  Sing it loud from the back row Sing it soft from where you stand Whatever platform life puts you on We're glad to have you close at hand

  Chorus

  Gloria, light up this station Two names couldn't hold your glow Call it luck or call it fate, you're Someone this town loves to know

  Outro

  That old bench still waits for no one Except you, every single year

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• Empty Pots, Big Plans

  Funk strut · Funk · Clavinet · Strut

  A funky, room-shaking birthday song that turns bare terracotta pots into a promise of good things coming, built to celebrate someone bursting with life.

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  Verse 1

  Pots stacked up beside the shed Nothing planted, nothing said But you walk by and grin at them Like you know what lies ahead

  Pre-chorus

  You've got that spark that won't sit still Something's brewing, some kind of thrill Get the candles, get the noise up

  Chorus

  Gloria, Gloria, light of this room Nothing dull when you're in bloom We're calling out your name tonight Gloria, chase away the gloom

  Verse 2

  Empty clay just waiting there Like a breath before a prayer You make plain things feel like promise Just by being standing there

  Chorus

  Gloria, Gloria, light of this room Nothing dull when you're in bloom We're calling out your name tonight Gloria, chase away the gloom

  Bridge

  Fill the pots or leave them bare Either way we're glad you're here Every year that rolls around Finds you shining, unaware

  Chorus

  Gloria, Gloria, light of this room Nothing dull when you're in bloom We're calling out your name tonight Gloria, chase away the gloom

  Outro

  Someday something grows in those pots But tonight, we've got you

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