Songs for Holden

Verse 1

Water's splashing off the tile Bouncing loud around the hall Somebody hollers out your name And it rings above us all

Pre-chorus

We been waiting on this day Boots are itching, hearts are wide Grab your hands, we're pulling you in

Chorus

Holden, this year's turning golden Light is dancing on the blue Every splash out here tonight Holden, we're all cheering you

Verse 2

Voices bounce off every locker Echo like they're singing too Nobody here forgets your laugh It's the loudest thing we knew

Chorus

Holden, this year's turning golden Light is dancing on the blue Every splash out here tonight Holden, we're all cheering you

Bridge

Kick your boots up, spin around Let the whole room hear you shout Older now but never old This is what the day's about

Chorus

Holden, this year's turning golden Light is dancing on the blue Every splash out here tonight Holden, we're all cheering you

Outro

Water's still, the hall grows quiet We'll carry your name home with us tonight

Verse 1

Booth is cracked but still our favourite seat bottles empty, stacked up at your feet crates are piled like years gone by nobody here would call it beat

Pre-chorus

Light comes low through dusty glass every story starts to pass and we all lean in close for this

Chorus

Holden, light the candles now raise a glass and take your bow you're the reason we're all golden this old room don't care about how

Verse 2

Red vinyl split but it still holds tight just like you do on a rough old night glasses clinking, nothing planned everybody's heart feels light

Pre-chorus

Light comes low through dusty glass every story starts to pass and we all lean in close for this

Chorus

Holden, light the candles now raise a glass and take your bow you're the reason we're all golden this old room don't care about how

Bridge

Every year stacked like the crates nothing here depreciates you make the chipped seats feel brand new we're glad we never left this place

Chorus

Holden, light the candles now raise a glass and take your bow you're the reason we're all golden this old room don't care about how

Outro

Same booth, same crooked light Holden, you make it feel right

Verse 1

Wet grass clinging to the tires Washing lines are hanging low You come tearing past the briars Grinning wide, the wind your show

Pre-chorus

Every year you ride on in Bringing noise and bringing light So let the trumpets now begin

Chorus

Holden, Holden, sound the horn Bright as brass this whole night through This is why this day was born Holden, we adore you true

Verse 2

Bicycle spokes are catching sunshine Mud upon your happy feet You make ordinary moments shine You're the reason we repeat

Chorus

Holden, Holden, sound the horn Bright as brass this whole night through This is why this day was born Holden, we adore you true

Bridge

Blow the candles, raise the cheer Nothing golden comes but you Every single wheel turn near Brings us back to something true

Chorus

Holden, Holden, sound the horn Bright as brass this whole night through This is why this day was born Holden, we adore you true

Outro

Damp grass drying on the line Happy birthday, Holden, shine

Verse 1

The lamp throws its amber light soft across the wall and shadows go wandering slow across the floral vine you watch them with eyes that are heavy, about to fall and everything gentle in this room is only yours and mine

Chorus

Holden, the light is turning golden just for you sleep now, the whole wide house is holden safe tonight Holden, I'll stay until the darkness turns to blue nothing can touch you here beneath this amber light

Verse 2

The wallpaper flowers lean in closer as the night grows deep and every shadow moving slow is only kind and true I'll hum you something quiet till you slip away to sleep there's nothing in this room that isn't watching over you

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let your breathing slow and settle like the light let the amber glass shade hold its warmth around your bed the whole wide world can wait outside this golden night

Chorus

Holden, the light is turning golden just for you sleep now, the whole wide house is holden safe tonight Holden, I'll stay until the darkness turns to blue nothing can touch you here beneath this amber light

Bridge

Long shadows fold themselves so soft around your little bed every olden tale of comfort lives in this one room I'll keep the small lamp burning gold till morning's overhead

Chorus

Holden, the light is turning golden just for you sleep now, the whole wide house is holden safe tonight Holden, I'll stay until the darkness turns to blue nothing can touch you here beneath this amber light

Outro

Sleep now, the amber shade still glows across the floral wall and I am here beside you, holden safe through it all

Verse 1

Watch the pale light ripple soft along the wall above your head Water somewhere far off sends its glow to find you here Everything is quiet now, and you are warm inside your bed Nothing in this whole wide night will ever bring you fear

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the hush come settle on your chest Feel the calm collecting slow like snow upon a hill I will stay so near to you, right here to guard your rest

Chorus

Holden, sleep is calling soft and low and gold Dream a while beneath this gentle light You are held by everything this house can hold Holden, drift on through the quiet night

Verse 2

Somewhere far the water moves and paints the plaster pale and slow Just like that the day breaks off and lets its worries go You are wrapped in something warmer than a blanket ever sewed Safe as any small thing sleeping ever gets to know

Chorus

Holden, sleep is calling soft and low and gold Dream a while beneath this gentle light You are held by everything this house can hold Holden, drift on through the quiet night

Bridge

No harm can find you where this soft light falls You are the dearest thing that fills this room

Chorus

Holden, sleep is calling soft and low and gold Dream a while beneath this gentle light You are held by everything this house can hold Holden, drift on through the quiet night

Outro

Let the ripple on the wall keep watch till morning comes Sleep now, Holden, loved through every hour that hums

Verse 1

Velvet curtains lean and sway against the white wooden frame Night comes soft and asks for nothing but your name Somewhere past the glass the stars are lighting one by one You are the reason this whole quiet house feels tame

Chorus

Holden, Holden, rest your head where all is warm and slow Nothing in the dark can touch the love that wraps you so Every breath you take tonight is golden through and through Holden, you're the calm this old house waited to know

Verse 2

Curtains brush the sill like hands that never mean to wake you Moonlight finds a seam of white and settles there to stay Somewhere far the wind decides to soften just for you Sleep is only love that learned a quieter way

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the folds of night hang heavy, hang slow Feel the breeze that barely moves the fabric to and fro Close your eyes and drift where all the warm light seems to go

Chorus

Holden, Holden, rest your head where all is warm and slow Nothing in the dark can touch the love that wraps you so Every breath you take tonight is golden through and through Holden, you're the calm this old house waited to know

Bridge

Somewhere the window holds the night the way I hold you now Still and sure, unbothered by the hours drifting past This little room remembers every gentle thing somehow

Chorus

Holden, Holden, rest your head where all is warm and slow Nothing in the dark can touch the love that wraps you so Every breath you take tonight is golden through and through Holden, you're the calm this old house waited to know

Outro

The curtain settles soft against the frame and goes still Sleep now, Holden, safe and warm, however long you will