Songs for Harrison

Verse 1

Shoes piled up outside the door Every pair tells where you've been Somebody's always at your heels Chasing the light you carry in

Pre-chorus

Count the footprints on the floor Every one arrived for you Something's building, feel it grow

Chorus

Harrison, the room lights up Everybody's shouting your name Nobody planned to leave so late But nobody's night feels the same

Verse 2

Laces tangled, mud gone dry Proof of every mile you've run Still you're first one out the door Chasing daylight, chasing fun

Pre-chorus

Count the footprints on the floor Every one arrived for you Something's building, feel it grow

Chorus

Harrison, the room lights up Everybody's shouting your name Nobody planned to leave so late But nobody's night feels the same

Bridge

Doesn't matter where you've walked Or how far you're gonna go Every road still leads back home Where we're waiting, letting go

Chorus

Harrison, the room lights up Everybody's shouting your name Nobody planned to leave so late But nobody's night feels the same

Outro

Leave the shoes out on the step We'll be here when you come in

Verse 1

Dust in the mirror catches gold Old glass hallway, story told Every year it finds you standing there Turning ordinary into bold

Pre-chorus

Light comes looking, finds your face Fills the frame and fills the place So strike the horns and give this room a reason

Chorus

Harrison, you light the hall Best surprise that we recall Not embarrassin', we mean it true Harrison, we raise it all for you

Verse 2

Every mirror needs a reason to shine Every hallway needs a face like mine to find You walk in and the whole room wakes up Right on time, right on time

Chorus

Harrison, you light the hall Best surprise that we recall Not embarrassin', we mean it true Harrison, we raise it all for you

Bridge

Blow the candles, let the trumpets swing Nobody else could make this feeling ring Here's to the years still catching light

Chorus

Harrison, you light the hall Best surprise that we recall Not embarrassin', we mean it true Harrison, we raise it all for you

Outro

Dust will settle, glass will stay Glad you walked into our day

Verse 1

Sprinkles bounced across the tile Nobody stopped to sweep the floor Everyone was watching you smile We wanted this laughter, nothing more

Pre-chorus

Sunlight's spilling through the door Somebody's turned the music higher Get ready, Harrison, here's what we're singing for

Chorus

Harrison, light up this room Sweetest mess we're dancing in You're the reason we came too soon Harrison, let the day begin

Verse 2

Icing on your fingers now Somebody's stealing cake off the tray You laugh so loud you don't know how To make a mess feel like a holiday

Bridge

Every year we count on you To turn a kitchen into gold One more candle, one more view Of somebody we're glad to hold

Chorus

Harrison, light up this room Sweetest mess we're dancing in You're the reason we came too soon Harrison, let the day begin

Outro

Sprinkles settle on the floor We'll be here shouting your name once more

Verse 1

Footprints fading on the stones Slower than the tide condones I stood still to watch you go Not ready yet to let you go

Pre-chorus

The beach was empty, just us two Nothing here but me and you Something's rising, breaking through

Chorus

Harrison, you steady me Like the pull of some old sea Harrison, my constant one Long after the tide has run

Verse 2

Dark pebbles hold the water's trace Long after you have left this place That's how you sit inside my chest Quiet proof I'm truly blessed

Chorus

Harrison, you steady me Like the pull of some old sea Harrison, my constant one Long after the tide has run

Bridge

No grand wave, no sudden storm Just the warmth that keeps me warm You don't have to shout to stay You just do, in your own way

Chorus

Harrison, you steady me Like the pull of some old sea Harrison, my constant one Long after the tide has run

Outro

The prints are gone, the sand is bare But I still feel you standing there

Verse 1

I set your coffee on the roof We stood there long past leaving time I wasn't chasing any proof Just found it in that parking line

Pre-chorus

Steam was fading into grey Neither of us moved away Something here I need to say

Chorus

Harrison, the coffee's cold We let it sit, we let it be There's nothing here I'd rather hold Than this whole world with only thee

Verse 2

You laughed and didn't check the time No place to be, no need to run I'm certain this is worth the climb You make the standing still feel done

Pre-chorus

Steam was fading into grey Neither of us moved away Something here I need to say

Chorus

Harrison, the coffee's cold We let it sit, we let it be There's nothing here I'd rather hold Than this whole world with only thee

Bridge

I don't need the grand and loud Just this quiet, just this you Steady as a small warm crowd Simple, certain, through and through

Chorus

Harrison, the coffee's cold We let it sit, we let it be There's nothing here I'd rather hold Than this whole world with only thee

Outro

Two cups sitting on the roof Still there, still ours, still proof

Verse 1

I set the basket on the floor just to hold you a moment more standing in the middle of the aisle and you laugh like you've done this before

Chorus

Harrison, you steady my whole day nothing fancy, nothing to display just this ordinary minute we're in Harrison, you make it stay

Verse 2

People move around us in a rush you reach out and the world goes hush I forget what I came here for this feeling doesn't need a push

Pre-chorus

I've loved you in the loud rooms too but this is where I trust it's true small and plain and leaning into

Chorus

Harrison, you steady my whole day nothing fancy, nothing to display just this ordinary minute we're in Harrison, you make it stay

Bridge

Some loves need a grand parade I just need this aisle, unafraid the weight of you beside me now is the only proof I've made

Chorus

Harrison, you steady my whole day nothing fancy, nothing to display just this ordinary minute we're in Harrison, you make it stay

Outro

I'll leave the basket where it stood and love you plainly, like I should

Verse 1

A small brass glow is spilling soft across the floor tonight and everything it touches turns to honey coloured light your breathing slows to match the hush that settles on this room and sleep is coming gentle now, arriving like the moon

Pre-chorus

Hold on to nothing but the warmth this quiet room is keeping let every worry fall away and leave you room for sleeping the whole wide house is settling down to breathe along with you

Chorus

Harrison, the light won't fade before the morning comes for you there's nothing in this darkened house that means you any harm rest inside the golden hush that's holding you so near Harrison, you're safe as any heart has ever been right here

Verse 2

The floorboards hum a quiet tune beneath that steady amber beam and shadows curl up soft and small like they are in a dream nothing in this room will stir before the morning light returns so let the small flame watch you close while every candle burns

Pre-chorus

Hold on to nothing but the warmth this quiet room is keeping let every worry fall away and leave you room for sleeping the whole wide house is settling down to breathe along with you

Chorus

Harrison, the light won't fade before the morning comes for you there's nothing in this darkened house that means you any harm rest inside the golden hush that's holding you so near Harrison, you're safe as any heart has ever been right here

Bridge

Somewhere past the window all the stars are settling low watching over you the way this lamp was always meant to glow

Chorus

Harrison, the light won't fade before the morning comes for you there's nothing in this darkened house that means you any harm rest inside the golden hush that's holding you so near Harrison, you're safe as any heart has ever been right here

Outro

Sleep now while the lamp burns low across the wooden floor you are held here, always held here, long after night is o'er

Verse 1

Somewhere a train is rolling on beyond the hill tonight its window humming softly as it fades into the dark you don't need to listen, you can let the sound drift by for nothing in this whole wide world can leave its gentle mark

Pre-chorus

The rattle far away is just the night breathing slow it carries on past windows while you're warm here in your bed and every sound outside is only saying

Chorus

Harrison, my Harrison, the dark is soft and kind close your eyes and rest now, leave the whole wide world behind nothing out there needs you, nothing calls you from your sleep Harrison, my Harrison, it's you that I will keep

Verse 2

The metal windows rattle gently as the train rolls through but here the walls are quiet and the blankets hold you tight you are the calm at centre while the distant world moves on and you can drift off knowing you are safe from any night

Bridge

Let every far off sound become a hush against your ear there's nothing you must carry, there is nothing you should fear

Chorus

Harrison, my Harrison, the dark is soft and kind close your eyes and rest now, leave the whole wide world behind nothing out there needs you, nothing calls you from your sleep Harrison, my Harrison, it's you that I will keep

Outro

Far off now the train has gone to wherever trains must go and you are here beside me, sleeping soft and safe and slow

Verse 1

Softly the water breathes out and lets go of the shore Somewhere far off a wave hums a note it has hummed before Nothing tonight has to hurry or reach for the light You are the calm that the whole dark is waiting for

Chorus

Harrison, close your eyes, let the tide take the day Sleep is a shoreline that gently keeps drawing away Nothing can find you, no hurry, no harm Harrison, rest now, you're held either way

Verse 2

Down where the foam goes it leaves not a mark on the sand Quietly, quietly, sleep comes to take you by hand You don't need to follow the pull of the world tonight Only to rest here as soft as the tide was planned

Pre-chorus

Hear how the far waves keep folding to hush and to fold Nothing goes missing, though nothing stays still to be told So let your breathing grow slow as the night comes near

Chorus

Harrison, close your eyes, let the tide take the day Sleep is a shoreline that gently keeps drawing away Nothing can find you, no hurry, no harm Harrison, rest now, you're held either way

Bridge

You are the quiet the whole sea is bending to keep Wrapped up and certain and safe as you slip into sleep

Chorus

Harrison, close your eyes, let the tide take the day Sleep is a shoreline that gently keeps drawing away Nothing can find you, no hurry, no harm Harrison, rest now, you're held either way

Outro

Somewhere the foam is still sliding away without sound You are the still point where all of that quiet is found