Songs for Harri

Verse 1

Boots are steaming by the radiator Mud dried hard upon the floor Every game you left it all out there That's why we're cheering, asking for more

Pre-chorus

We've got candles, we've got voices We've got one more year to praise Let's get louder as it rises

Chorus

Harri, Harri, light the room tonight Nobody plays it quite like you Under all those starry skies we'll carry This one shout for Harri, through and through

Verse 2

Studs still caked from that last tackle Laces knotted, coat all torn Nobody minds the mess you're leaving That's the kind of joy that you were born

Pre-chorus

We've got candles, we've got voices We've got one more year to praise Let's get louder as it rises

Chorus

Harri, Harri, light the room tonight Nobody plays it quite like you Under all those starry skies we'll carry This one shout for Harri, through and through

Bridge

However far you wander off to We'll keep a space beside the fire Whatever year this candle marks now You're still the one we all admire

Chorus

Harri, Harri, light the room tonight Nobody plays it quite like you Under all those starry skies we'll carry This one shout for Harri, through and through

Outro

Leave your boots beside the radiator We'll be here however long you stay

Verse 1

Glass gone misty in the hallway breath and laughter find their way every light is turned up gold this is yours to have and hold

Chorus

Harri, Harri, light the room every corner finds its bloom you make ordinary nights turn starry that's the gift of loving Harri

Verse 2

Steam is climbing up the window shapes are blurring, soft and slow but we know exactly who you are brightest thing beneath the stars

Pre-chorus

Hands are reaching for the switch count to one, then make a wish hold that breath, we're nearly there

Chorus

Harri, Harri, light the room every corner finds its bloom you make ordinary nights turn starry that's the gift of loving Harri

Bridge

Every year we choose you again no candle count could ever explain how the whole room leans your way

Chorus

Harri, Harri, light the room every corner finds its bloom you make ordinary nights turn starry that's the gift of loving Harri

Outro

Wipe the glass, the hall still glowing you're the warmth that keeps it going

Verse 1

We stack the cups up crooked and toast you anyway the table wobbles under us but nobody's leaving today

Chorus

Harri, we're raising every cup let the plastic clink and shout however far you ever go this is what we're about

Verse 2

You always spill a little laughing at your own toast and somehow that's the best bit the one we love the most

Pre-chorus

So light the thing and let it spark we've waited on this all year the whole caravan's about to

Chorus

Harri, we're raising every cup let the plastic clink and shout however far you ever go this is what we're about

Bridge

Not for the cake or the candles just for you, plain and true every single year gets louder because we get to know you

Chorus

Harri, we're raising every cup let the plastic clink and shout however far you ever go this is what we're about

Outro

The cups are empty, table's sticky and we're still glad you're here

Verse 1

Cones and barriers slow the road down You keep tapping out a beat I forget the miles we're losing When your fingers find that seat

Pre-chorus

Nowhere fast has never bothered me Long as your hand stays near This kind of stuck I don't mind, see

Chorus

Harri, you make waiting feel like home Every red light finds us fine Nothing sorry in this slow drive, Harri Long as your hand stays in mine

Verse 2

Radio hums some song we half know You hum it slightly wrong I'd sit here till the engines stall slow Just to keep this small song on

Pre-chorus

Nowhere fast has never bothered me Long as your hand stays near This kind of stuck I don't mind, see

Chorus

Harri, you make waiting feel like home Every red light finds us fine Nothing sorry in this slow drive, Harri Long as your hand stays in mine

Bridge

Let the whole road stay closed tonight Let the queue stretch on and on I've got everything I need in sight

Chorus

Harri, you make waiting feel like home Every red light finds us fine Nothing sorry in this slow drive, Harri Long as your hand stays in mine

Outro

Traffic clears, the road runs free Still I'd rather stay stopped with thee

Verse 1

Steam on the glass, warm bag between us Engine ticking, radio low You laugh at something I barely said I keep that laugh wherever I go

Pre-chorus

I've counted all the ways you hold me Simple ways, nothing to prove And still my chest goes tight and starry

Chorus

Harri, you're the warmth I carry Through every grey and ordinary day Nobody else could ever be Harri You're the one good reason that I stay

Verse 2

You pass the bag, you say be careful Steam still rising off the top I'm never in a hurry with you I'd let the whole world stop

Bridge

No starry speech, no perfect line Just you, the glass, the quiet light I'm sorry if I don't say it plainer You're just easy to love, that's right

Chorus

Harri, you're the warmth I carry Through every grey and ordinary day Nobody else could ever be Harri You're the one good reason that I stay

Outro

Windows clear now, morning's breaking Still I'd marry every hour with you

Verse 1

Grey pebbles crunching under my feet the tide pulling back, slow and discreet you walk beside me, saying nothing much and somehow that feels complete

Pre-chorus

I never needed the noise or the show just this quiet way that you know how to stay when the light starts to go

Chorus

Harri, you're the one I want to carry every small grey stone I find I'd marry mornings just like this one Harri, you are always on my mind

Verse 2

Some days the water is rough and it roars other days it barely touches the shores you're steady either way, standing near me like you've done this a hundred times before

Pre-chorus

I never needed the noise or the show just this quiet way that you know how to stay when the light starts to go

Chorus

Harri, you're the one I want to carry every small grey stone I find I'd marry mornings just like this one Harri, you are always on my mind

Bridge

No starry speech, no grand design just your hand finding mine I'm not sorry for a single quiet year I'd choose this over anything fine

Chorus

Harri, you're the one I want to carry every small grey stone I find I'd marry mornings just like this one Harri, you are always on my mind

Outro

The tide comes in, the pebbles disappear but I'll still want you standing here

Verse 1

Yellow beams are glowing soft across the patterned little bed warm and low like honey pouring gently round your sleepy head every fold and every seam is catching up the fading light and you are held inside it, safe and quiet, through the night

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the hours grow slow and wide and deep the whole house is breathing with you, settling in for sleep and something soft is holding you, right down into your dreams

Chorus

Harri, Harri, the light is low and kind nothing in this room will ever leave you far behind you are carried gently, easy as can be Harri, you are held here, safe as safe can be

Verse 2

Outside the stars are starry, small and far and softly true but nothing out there shines as steady as the love for you the shadows on the ceiling only rock and drift and sway keeping watch beside you till the dark gives way to day

Chorus

Harri, Harri, the light is low and kind nothing in this room will ever leave you far behind you are carried gently, easy as can be Harri, you are held here, safe as safe can be

Bridge

Sleep now, let the quiet wrap around you like a song nothing you could dream of could ever lead you wrong

Chorus

Harri, Harri, the light is low and kind nothing in this room will ever leave you far behind you are carried gently, easy as can be Harri, you are held here, safe as safe can be

Outro

The yellow beams are fading now, soft as breath, so slow sleep tight, my dear, and know you're loved wherever dreams may go

Verse 1

The floorboards creak so softly halfway up the stair Somebody's coming careful through the dark to find you there Every gentle footstep says how much you're loved and rare Nothing in this whole wide house will ever cause you care

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the quiet settle on your chest Hear the house breathe slow around you as you take your rest Warm and held and waiting for the softest kind of yes

Chorus

Harri, Harri, sleep is calling low and sweet Under blankets safe and heavy, dreaming at your feet Nobody could ever love you half as starry, Harri Rest here where the dark and quiet meet

Verse 2

The stairs are old and know your name from all the nights before Every worn and gentle hollow led me to your door Small and warm beneath the covers, that is all you're for tonight Just to breathe and drift and settle into starlight

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the quiet settle on your chest Hear the house breathe slow around you as you take your rest Warm and held and waiting for the softest kind of yes

Chorus

Harri, Harri, sleep is calling low and sweet Under blankets safe and heavy, dreaming at your feet Nobody could ever love you half as starry, Harri Rest here where the dark and quiet meet

Bridge

Somewhere past the ceiling the whole night is standing guard Nothing gets to reach you, nothing gets to feel too hard You are held by every creak and every careful sound

Chorus

Harri, Harri, sleep is calling low and sweet Under blankets safe and heavy, dreaming at your feet Nobody could ever love you half as starry, Harri Rest here where the dark and quiet meet

Outro

The stairs go quiet now, the whole house settling down to rest Sleep, my Harri, you are carried, you are always blessed

Verse 1

The streetlights flash orange across the window glass and you are curled so quiet against the seat Every light that passes lets the darkness pass and you are carried home safe and warm and sweet

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the road hum low the night is wrapping round you soft and slow and there is nowhere safer you could go

Chorus

Harri, Harri, hush now, drift away under all these starry, quiet skies Nothing here will hurt you, come what may Harri, sleep is calling, close your eyes

Verse 2

The world outside goes orange, then goes grey while you stay wrapped in blankets soft as air Nothing in the dark will make you tarry because you know that you are held with care

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the road hum low the night is wrapping round you soft and slow and there is nowhere safer you could go

Chorus

Harri, Harri, hush now, drift away under all these starry, quiet skies Nothing here will hurt you, come what may Harri, sleep is calling, close your eyes

Bridge

Somebody loves you more than words can carry more than any light along the way You are the softest thing this whole night holds

Chorus

Harri, Harri, hush now, drift away under all these starry, quiet skies Nothing here will hurt you, come what may Harri, sleep is calling, close your eyes

Outro

The lights outside grow fainter now and slow and you are carried gently home to sleep