Songs for Holly

Verse 1

Towels rolled up soft and neat Sun still warm beneath your feet Water catching gold and blue Every good thing leads to you

Chorus

Holly, light the afternoon Nothing feels the same too soon Say your name and watch it glow Holly, this is how we know

Verse 2

Every year the light comes back Finds you right where light was slack You don't chase it, you just stay Somehow gold falls where you play

Pre-chorus

We could sit here all day long Waiting on the same old song But the day won't hold this still

Chorus

Holly, light the afternoon Nothing feels the same too soon Say your name and watch it glow Holly, this is how we know

Bridge

Another year, still turning gold Nothing about you gets old We'll toast you loud, we'll toast you true

Chorus

Holly, light the afternoon Nothing feels the same too soon Say your name and watch it glow Holly, this is how we know

Outro

Fold the towels, keep the sun Holly, glad the day's begun

Verse 1

Yellow cases lined up straight Against the brick you always pick Under clocks that count the wait For the one who makes the day tick

Pre-chorus

Every year you roll on in Bringing light we didn't plan for Now the room starts to begin

Chorus

Holly, Holly, light the station Bring your noise into this place Half the joy of celebration Is watching Holly find her space

Verse 2

You never travel plain or quiet Colour spills from everything you own We were waiting, didn't deny it Glad the minute you were shown

Chorus

Holly, Holly, light the station Bring your noise into this place Half the joy of celebration Is watching Holly find her space

Bridge

Blow the candles, raise the cheer Nobody else could fill this room Another lap, another year And still you bloom

Chorus

Holly, Holly, light the station Bring your noise into this place Half the joy of celebration Is watching Holly find her space

Outro

Leave your cases by the pillar Stay a while, you're home

Verse 1

Oranges piled up so high Under the striped awning's shade You're the reason colours pop You're the brightest thing they've made

Pre-chorus

Something's building in the street Every stallholder feels it too Say the word and let it start

Chorus

Holly, the whole market's calling Nobody shines quite like you Holly, we're stacking up the sunshine Just for you, just for you

Verse 2

Baskets tip with all this joy Every crate stacked just for cheer Nobody counts the candles right When you're the reason we're all here

Bridge

Wheel the trolley through the crowd Let them sing your name out loud Every basket, every bow Is for the one we're cheering now

Chorus

Holly, the whole market's calling Nobody shines quite like you Holly, we're stacking up the sunshine Just for you, just for you

Outro

The oranges still glow that bright Because you walked by in the light

Verse 1

I found you here where the air runs thick Your name still lands like a struck match, quick You breathe and the whole glass room turns warm I stopped minding any kind of storm

Chorus

Holly, you're the heat behind the pane Holly, steady through the wind and rain Nothing outside gets in when you're this near I keep you close and the fog gets clear

Verse 2

You trace a line down the misted glass Time in this room moves slow, lets things last I watch you like you're the only weather Something in me just settles, gets better

Pre-chorus

Every pane keeps dripping slow Every drop knows where to go Straight to you, that's all I know

Chorus

Holly, you're the heat behind the pane Holly, steady through the wind and rain Nothing outside gets in when you're this near I keep you close and the fog gets clear

Bridge

Let the whole world stay cold and grey I've got a warmer place to stay It's wherever your hands are resting However plain, it's never testing

Chorus

Holly, you're the heat behind the pane Holly, steady through the wind and rain Nothing outside gets in when you're this near I keep you close and the fog gets clear

Outro

The glass still runs with slow warm rain I'd choose this room, and you, again

Verse 1

Dust settles slow on the sacks The stove keeps ticking through the chill You lean your head against my back And the room goes softer, goes still

Chorus

Holly, you're the warmth I trust Steady as the fire burns low There's a calm in you I can't explain Holly, I just love you so

Verse 2

Flour on your hands, on your sleeve You laugh like nothing's at stake Some folks chase what they can't keep You just stay, and that's the take

Pre-chorus

No need to shout it from a roof No need to make a grand claim Just this kitchen and this proof

Chorus

Holly, you're the warmth I trust Steady as the fire burns low There's a calm in you I can't explain Holly, I just love you so

Bridge

Years or days, it's all the same Love don't need a bigger stage Just your hand and the low flame Turning seasons into one long page

Chorus

Holly, you're the warmth I trust Steady as the fire burns low There's a calm in you I can't explain Holly, I just love you so

Outro

The dust still falls on the old sacks And I'm still here, and so are you

Verse 1

I walk the frozen field alone boots crunching where the plow lies still but I keep thinking of your voice and how you steady what I feel

Pre-chorus

The cold gets into everything except the place you keep for me that warmth is pulling me back home

Chorus

Holly, you're the reason I come back past the rust and past the frost two names carved should read like this Holly, you're worth what the cold has cost

Verse 2

That old plow hasn't moved in years but you and I still find our way through fields that freeze and thaw again you're the warmth that chose to stay

Bridge

Some loves are loud, some loves are new mine's just steady, plain and true I don't need spring to know it's real I feel it standing here with you

Chorus

Holly, you're the reason I come back past the rust and past the frost two names carved should read like this Holly, you're worth what the cold has cost

Outro

The grass will thaw, the field will turn but what I feel for you still burns

Verse 1

High on the wall where the dark wallpaper glows you watch the little brass key catch the light and I keep it there just to open your dreams turning them soft and turning them bright

Pre-chorus

Nothing can reach you while that small key waits holding the hush of the whole quiet house and the night leans in close, gentle and slow

Chorus

Holly, my Holly, the house breathes so still every small sound settling down for the night close now your eyes, let the brass key keep watch Holly, you're held until morning light

Verse 2

The hook on the wall never lets the key fall steady as breathing, as constant as this and I am as certain that you will be safe wrapped in the warmth of a slow goodnight kiss

Pre-chorus

Nothing can reach you while that small key waits holding the hush of the whole quiet house and the night leans in close, gentle and slow

Chorus

Holly, my Holly, the house breathes so still every small sound settling down for the night close now your eyes, let the brass key keep watch Holly, you're held until morning light

Bridge

Sleep now, and let every worry unwind the key never moves and neither does my love

Chorus

Holly, my Holly, the house breathes so still every small sound settling down for the night close now your eyes, let the brass key keep watch Holly, you're held until morning light

Outro

The brass key still hangs where the soft shadows fall and you, little Holly, are held safe through it all

Verse 1

The grey ash slides down slowly through the red and fading coals While the whole small world is quiet, breathing soft around your bed Every ember dims to whisper as the warm night gently rolls And I sit here close beside you with my hand upon your head

Pre-chorus

The fire is turning gentle, letting go of all its flame Everything is settling softer, nothing here will cause you harm So let your eyes grow heavy as I quietly say your name

Chorus

Holly, Holly, sleep is calling soft and low Nothing in this room can touch you, nothing you should fear Close your eyes and drift on gently where the warm winds blow Holly, you are held and treasured, you are safe right here

Verse 2

The coals keep glowing quiet under all that soft grey ash Nothing rushes in this stillness, nothing here will ever crash You are wrapped in every blanket, every hush the night can give Sleep will carry you so gently, this is how the calm days live

Bridge

Rest your small hand on my finger, let the fire hum you down Nothing waits beyond the window, only stars in velvet gown

Chorus

Holly, Holly, sleep is calling soft and low Nothing in this room can touch you, nothing you should fear Close your eyes and drift on gently where the warm winds blow Holly, you are held and treasured, you are safe right here

Outro

The ash lies soft and silver where the last light used to glow Sleep now, Holly, you are cherished, and I will not let you go

Verse 1

A strap swings slow above the seats where you lie curled and warm Every light outside the window drifts by soft as falling snow Nothing in this whole wide night can reach you here You are held so gently, safe from any storm

Pre-chorus

Your breathing slows to match the wheels that hum below Rocking easy, rocking sweet, the journey nearly done Close your eyes, we're almost to the place you're going

Chorus

Holly, Holly, rest your head, the night is soft and slow Nobody in this whole wide world was ever loved you so Let the hush of home wrap round you, warm and low Holly, you're the reason every light will always glow

Verse 2

Dark blue seats have carried you while dreams began to rise Somewhere past the glass the streets are turning into skies You don't need to know the way, just let your eyelids fall Safe inside this rumbling hush, no need to wonder why

Chorus

Holly, Holly, rest your head, the night is soft and slow Nobody in this whole wide world was ever loved you so Let the hush of home wrap round you, warm and low Holly, you're the reason every light will always glow

Bridge

Hold on to nothing but the warmth against your side There's nowhere in this whole night that you need to hide

Chorus

Holly, Holly, rest your head, the night is soft and slow Nobody in this whole wide world was ever loved you so Let the hush of home wrap round you, warm and low Holly, you're the reason every light will always glow

Outro

That strap still sways above you as the last stop nears Sleep now, Holly, you are carried gently home from here