Songs for Hannah

Verse 1

You dug through boxes stacked so high Just to find the banner, don't ask why Every plate we own is paper thin But you turned this garage into a spin

Pre-chorus

Dust on your hands and stars in your eyes You made an old room feel like a surprise Something is building, count it down

Chorus

Hannah, Hannah, light the room Every year you chase the gloom Hannah, we still call your name Nothing's quite the party without Hannah

Verse 2

You said the boxes could wait a year But tonight we're glad that you brought them here Under all that cardboard, something true This whole scattered mess became about you

Bridge

Blow the candles, spin the floor We're not leaving, not anymore Every year you make it new

Chorus

Hannah, Hannah, light the room Every year you chase the gloom Hannah, we still call your name Nothing's quite the party without Hannah

Outro

Stack the plates up, save the banner Same time next year, Hannah

Verse 1

Yellow curtains, half pulled shut coats piled up beside the door this tiny space feels like a lot when you're the one we're piling for

Chorus

Hannah, light the candles now raise a cup and make it loud we found the best seat in the van Hannah, this whole day's for you somehow

Verse 2

Kettle's on, the window's fogged somebody's laughing far too hard you always make the small look big you turn a cramped old spot to gold

Pre-chorus

Count the coats, count the years count the friends who filled these chairs something's building, can you feel it start

Chorus

Hannah, light the candles now raise a cup and make it loud we found the best seat in the van Hannah, this whole day's for you somehow

Bridge

Doesn't matter where we are tin can, palace, borrowed car wherever you walk in the door that's the place we want to be

Chorus

Hannah, light the candles now raise a cup and make it loud we found the best seat in the van Hannah, this whole day's for you somehow

Outro

Curtains swaying, half drawn still you're the warmth that fills this room

Verse 1

We hauled the ladder up the wall just to watch the cups fly by tar paper warm beneath our boots and you laughing at the sky

Chorus

Hannah, pour the cups out high every one a little cheer Hannah, you're the reason why we climbed to bring the party here

Verse 2

Gravel scattered where we stamped every step a birthday drum you turned round and grabbed our hands and told us all the night had come

Pre-chorus

Somebody's shouting for a song somebody's lighting up the dark we're not done, we're just beginning

Chorus

Hannah, pour the cups out high every one a little cheer Hannah, you're the reason why we climbed to bring the party here

Bridge

Wind can take the cups away let it take the whole blue sky nothing here will fall apart long as you are standing by

Chorus

Hannah, pour the cups out high every one a little cheer Hannah, you're the reason why we climbed to bring the party here

Outro

Last cup's rolling off the ledge we're still up here, we're still glad

Verse 1

The mug is warm but you're warmer Dust turns slow in the light You sit there reading the label Like it's the only thing worth reading tonight

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is asking to be noticed But I notice it because you're near So maybe this is how it starts

Chorus

Hannah, I keep the kettle on for you Just to hear you laugh through the steam You make an ordinary table holy Hannah, you're not a passing dream

Verse 2

You wrap both hands around the cup Like you're holding something that could break Watching you do that simple thing Is worth more than the words I'd make

Chorus

Hannah, I keep the kettle on for you Just to hear you laugh through the steam You make an ordinary table holy Hannah, you're not a passing dream

Bridge

Let the coffee go cold if it has to Stay a minute longer where you are Some days love is only this Sitting close while the light moves far

Chorus

Hannah, I keep the kettle on for you Just to hear you laugh through the steam You make an ordinary table holy Hannah, you're not a passing dream

Outro

The dust still turns above the table Long after you have gone from the room

Verse 1

You left your spoon beside mine again Small careless habit, done without a plan Crumbs in the drawer where the metal lands I notice these things because you're in them

Chorus

Hannah, you're the sound I know by heart Steady little clatter when the drawer's pulled apart Nothing fancy, nothing hard to name Hannah, you're the noise that feels like home

Verse 2

Some folks want the fireworks and the noise I just want you reaching for the same drawer Morning after morning, no need to ask why You're the quiet thing that never gets old

Pre-chorus

I've stopped waiting for the grand, loud proof Love got small and it got sure Now every little sound is leading back to you

Chorus

Hannah, you're the sound I know by heart Steady little clatter when the drawer's pulled apart Nothing fancy, nothing hard to name Hannah, you're the noise that feels like home

Bridge

Two spoons, worn down soft at the edge Still finding each other in all that mess We were never the shiny kind of thing Just the kind that stays, the kind that keeps

Chorus

Hannah, you're the sound I know by heart Steady little clatter when the drawer's pulled apart Nothing fancy, nothing hard to name Hannah, you're the noise that feels like home

Outro

I'll leave my spoon beside yours again Some sounds you keep because they mean you're here

Verse 1

I found this box beneath the stairs Dusty sleeves and worn out squares Didn't mean a thing to me Till you sat with me and made me see

Pre-chorus

Something in the way you touch old things Careful like they still have wings Makes me want to hold you closer now

Chorus

Hannah, you're the sweetest sound I know Steady as the seasons come and go Hannah, when the whole wide world feels loud You're the quiet I've been dreaming of

Verse 2

You held one sleeve up to the light Said this one got us through a fight I didn't know you'd kept the song Guess that's how you loved me all along

Chorus

Hannah, you're the sweetest sound I know Steady as the seasons come and go Hannah, when the whole wide world feels loud You're the quiet I've been dreaming of

Bridge

Every worn out groove still plays Every old thing finds its way back home So do you, so do I We keep spinning, we don't let go

Chorus

Hannah, you're the sweetest sound I know Steady as the seasons come and go Hannah, when the whole wide world feels loud You're the quiet I've been dreaming of

Outro

That box is closed now, tucked away But you're the song that's here to stay

Verse 1

Far below the cliff the pebbles turn in the tide Softly tumbling where the dark water runs deep Nothing out there needs to trouble what's inside This whole house is built around your sleep

Chorus

Hannah, hush now, let the night come slow and kind Every wave out there is rocking you to rest Hannah, close your eyes and leave the world behind You are held here, you are safe, you are blessed

Verse 2

The stones don't hurry as they roll along the shore Taking their time in the cool and the foam Nothing in this world could love you any more You are the warmest light in this small home

Pre-chorus

Somewhere the tide is turning soft and slow Somewhere the wind has settled down to rest And here the lamp is low and getting lower

Chorus

Hannah, hush now, let the night come slow and kind Every wave out there is rocking you to rest Hannah, close your eyes and leave the world behind You are held here, you are safe, you are blessed

Bridge

Sleep now, there is nothing you need carry Only breath, only warmth, only you The dark outside is gentle, never scary

Chorus

Hannah, hush now, let the night come slow and kind Every wave out there is rocking you to rest Hannah, close your eyes and leave the world behind You are held here, you are safe, you are blessed

Outro

Down past the cliff the pebbles settle in the sand You are held here tonight, safe within this hand

Verse 1

Raindrops are tracing their way down the frosted glass tonight hidden behind the curtain where the candle keeps its light out there the wind is combing through the bare and sleepy trees but nothing cold can reach you here, so rest and take your ease

Pre-chorus

The wool hangs heavy, keeping every draught outside the room the whole wide night is turning slow beneath a quiet moon and you are safe as anything while sleep comes rolling in

Chorus

Hannah, the dark is only velvet pulled across the pane Hannah, you're warmer than a hundred summers after rain nothing can touch you, nothing can reach where you softly lie sleep now, my Hannah, underneath this gentle sky

Verse 2

Somewhere the droplets slide together, joining as they fall learning the shape of that small window like they know it all but you don't need to watch them, you can let your eyelids close the whole room hums the hush that any good night knows

Chorus

Hannah, the dark is only velvet pulled across the pane Hannah, you're warmer than a hundred summers after rain nothing can touch you, nothing can reach where you softly lie sleep now, my Hannah, underneath this gentle sky

Bridge

Let the cold stay out there tapping, let it wander on alone you are held in something steadier, something like a home

Chorus

Hannah, the dark is only velvet pulled across the pane Hannah, you're warmer than a hundred summers after rain nothing can touch you, nothing can reach where you softly lie sleep now, my Hannah, underneath this gentle sky

Outro

The window keeps its quiet watch while you dream on unseen and the curtain holds the whole night back so soft and green

Verse 1

A little blue light is blinking soft on the kitchen wall Keeping its quiet watch while the whole wide house grows small Nothing needs waking now, everything's settled and still And you are the softest part of it all

Pre-chorus

The rain is counting slowly on the window pane The piano hums low like a tide going out again And sleep is coming closer, gentle as it can

Chorus

Hannah, the dark is only resting, nothing more Every small light in this house is glowing just for you You are held here, you are wanted here Hannah, this is where you're safe till morning comes for you

Verse 2

Somewhere a clock ticks slow like it's rocking itself to rest The blanket knows the shape of you, it holds you like it's blessed Every corner of this room is leaning in to keep you warm And you're the reason this whole house feels dressed

Pre-chorus

The rain is counting slowly on the window pane The piano hums low like a tide going out again And sleep is coming closer, gentle as it can

Chorus

Hannah, the dark is only resting, nothing more Every small light in this house is glowing just for you You are held here, you are wanted here Hannah, this is where you're safe till morning comes for you

Bridge

Close your eyes, there's nothing out there you should fear Somebody's here, and somebody's always near

Chorus

Hannah, the dark is only resting, nothing more Every small light in this house is glowing just for you You are held here, you are wanted here Hannah, this is where you're safe till morning comes for you

Outro

The little blue light keeps blinking, steady as your breath Sleep now, Hannah, there is nothing here but rest