Songs for Hamza

Verse 1

Boxes stacked up by the wheel arch Whole life ready to roll Wherever you go we're coming with you You've always been the goal

Pre-chorus

Load it up and hit the horn Something good is being born Tonight we raise the roof for you

Chorus

Hamza, this is your bonanza Everybody sing your name Hamza, star of the whole stanza We're not the same without your flame

Verse 2

New street, same old feeling You make anywhere home Doesn't matter where you're standing We follow where you roam

Pre-chorus

Load it up and hit the horn Something good is being born Tonight we raise the roof for you

Chorus

Hamza, this is your bonanza Everybody sing your name Hamza, star of the whole stanza We're not the same without your flame

Bridge

Blow the trumpets, kick the drums Here's to all the years to come However far that van might drive We're glad as anything you're alive

Chorus

Hamza, this is your bonanza Everybody sing your name Hamza, star of the whole stanza We're not the same without your flame

Outro

Whatever's packed inside those boxes We're glad you're here to stay

Verse 1

You work quiet, hands stay steady Oil on cardboard, patient ground Nothing flashy, always ready Still the best thing I have found

Chorus

Hamza, tonight we raise it louder Every candle knows your name Something in you, sure as powder Hamza, lighting up this flame

Verse 2

Under benches, small things gather Quiet proof of all you give Doesn't matter, weather or whether You're the reason this town lives

Pre-chorus

Clocks keep spinning, years keep turning Every one of them was earned Feel the room now, feel it burning

Chorus

Hamza, tonight we raise it louder Every candle knows your name Something in you, sure as powder Hamza, lighting up this flame

Bridge

Grease and grit and gold together That's the shine that never fades Through the wildest kind of weather You're the one who never trades

Chorus

Hamza, tonight we raise it louder Every candle knows your name Something in you, sure as powder Hamza, lighting up this flame

Outro

Long after the oil settles You're the shine we won't forget

Verse 1

Boots hit the gravel, walking in slow Whole room lights up, ready to glow Something about the way you arrive You steal the whole show

Pre-chorus

Feel that crunch beneath your feet Hear the beat start climbing up the street Building to the sound we came to hear

Chorus

Hamza, this beat was made for you Every step you take, we're stepping too Like a bonanza wrapped in gravel and light Hamza, blow the candles through

Verse 2

Tar and gravel, ledge in the sun You walk it easy, like it's already won Everybody's clapping before you speak You make the party fun

Pre-chorus

Feel that crunch beneath your feet Hear the beat start climbing up the street Building to the sound we came to hear

Chorus

Hamza, this beat was made for you Every step you take, we're stepping too Like a bonanza wrapped in gravel and light Hamza, blow the candles through

Bridge

Another year of walking your own way Ground shakes a little when you say your name We're all just glad you're here to stay

Chorus

Hamza, this beat was made for you Every step you take, we're stepping too Like a bonanza wrapped in gravel and light Hamza, blow the candles through

Outro

Boots on gravel, walking home tonight We'll hear that crunch and think of you

Verse 1

Amber light is pooling soft beside your unmade bed Rest your busy little thoughts, they've earned some quiet instead Nothing in this room can hurt you, nothing here will stray Close your eyes and let the evening settle round your head

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window, the whole wide world slows down Every worry from your day has quietly left town Let your breathing find the rhythm that the dark allows

Chorus

Hamza, sleep is calling soft and low Nothing waits to chase you where you go Every shadow here is kind and warm Hamza, let the gentle stillness grow

Verse 2

Somebody folded up the day and set it on the chair Wrapped you up in warmth enough to spare and spare and spare Your small breaths are the quietest song this house has known Sink in deep, there's nowhere safer waiting anywhere

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window, the whole wide world slows down Every worry from your day has quietly left town Let your breathing find the rhythm that the dark allows

Chorus

Hamza, sleep is calling soft and low Nothing waits to chase you where you go Every shadow here is kind and warm Hamza, let the gentle stillness grow

Bridge

You are held here, you are wanted, you are warm clear through Sleep will keep you safe till morning finds its way to you

Chorus

Hamza, sleep is calling soft and low Nothing waits to chase you where you go Every shadow here is kind and warm Hamza, let the gentle stillness grow

Outro

Amber light still pools beside the bed where you are lying Sleep now, little one, there's nothing left worth trying

Verse 1

Two small drops are racing slowly down the cold glass pane Neither one in any hurry to arrive Just like you, you do not need to chase the world tonight You are already the safest thing alive

Chorus

Hamza, close your eyes and let the night come soft and slow Nothing out there needs you now, so let it go Hamza, you are held here warmer than a summer day I will stay until the morning finds its way

Verse 2

The wind can knock as gently as it likes upon the glass It will never find a way to reach your bed Every little sound out there is only saying goodnight While the quiet gathers softly round your head

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window all the world is turning slow The lamp is low, the blankets warm, the hour kind Close your eyes and let the small light guide you home

Chorus

Hamza, close your eyes and let the night come soft and slow Nothing out there needs you now, so let it go Hamza, you are held here warmer than a summer day I will stay until the morning finds its way

Bridge

Rest now, little racer, you have nowhere left to run There is no finish line before the sun You have already won the only thing that matters, rest

Chorus

Hamza, close your eyes and let the night come soft and slow Nothing out there needs you now, so let it go Hamza, you are held here warmer than a summer day I will stay until the morning finds its way

Outro

The drops have stopped their racing, settled quiet on the glass Sleep now, Hamza, morning comes at last

Verse 1

The little wheels have stopped their turning, quiet fills the air and you are still, your breathing slower than the ride the small bright bars have gone to stillness everywhere and I am here to keep you safe and warm inside

Pre-chorus

The whole wide day is folding softly out of view every sound has settled low and turned to grey so let the hush come closer now and hold onto you

Chorus

Hamza, close your eyes, the night is wide and gentle nothing here can touch you, nothing needs to start Hamza, you are held in something quiet and parental sleep is just another word for resting near my heart

Verse 2

You rode so far today on roads that only you could see holding tight to handles that would never let you fall now the journey folds itself and settles into me and the dark outside is smaller than it seemed at all

Bridge

Wherever you have travelled, you will always land back here safe inside the quiet where the ones who love you stay

Chorus

Hamza, close your eyes, the night is wide and gentle nothing here can touch you, nothing needs to start Hamza, you are held in something quiet and parental sleep is just another word for resting near my heart

Outro

The little wheels are resting now, so still against the floor and you can rest the same way, needing nothing more