Songs for Horace

Verse 1

Chairs go up against the wall Somebody grab that basketball The hall is cold but nobody cares We came tonight because you're here

Pre-chorus

Somebody's cutting up the cake Somebody's shouting for your sake Feel that warm-up start to rise

Chorus

Horace, light the whole room up Pass the candle, pass the cup Everybody sing it out for us Nobody shines the way you do, Horace

Verse 2

Music bounces off the floor Somebody's propping up the door Doesn't matter that the heater's broke When you laugh the whole crowd woke

Pre-chorus

Somebody's cutting up the cake Somebody's shouting for your sake Feel that warm-up start to rise

Chorus

Horace, light the whole room up Pass the candle, pass the cup Everybody sing it out for us Nobody shines the way you do, Horace

Bridge

No fancy hall, no golden lights Just us, and you, and one good night We'd stack a thousand chairs to stay

Chorus

Horace, light the whole room up Pass the candle, pass the cup Everybody sing it out for us Nobody shines the way you do, Horace

Outro

Last chair stacked against the hoop We're still here because of you

Verse 1

The plates are sliding off again Nobody minds the mess You laugh until the tea goes cold You make the chaos less

Pre-chorus

We packed in tight to see you Squashed up on every side Something in this room is building

Chorus

Horace, light the candles now Sing it like a chorus Every voice is here for you We came for you, Horace

Verse 2

You steady cups with just a look You keep the whole thing whole Even when the table tips You're still the steady soul

Bridge

Another year of holding on Another year of you Nothing here was ever porous Not the love, not the crew

Chorus

Horace, light the candles now Sing it like a chorus Every voice is here for you We came for you, Horace

Outro

The plates can slide, we'll catch them all We'll always catch you, Horace

Verse 1

Boots piled up beneath the glass Tracking mud straight through the hall You never wipe your feet But we don't mind you, we're a laugh

Pre-chorus

Every year you crash back in Louder than the year before We're already cheering

Chorus

Horace, light the candles up Grab a glass and fill your cup We're singing like a chorus Loud enough for Horace

Verse 2

You leave a mess where you have been Doors wide open, coat on the floor But every room feels brighter The second you walk through the door

Bridge

Here's to another lap around Here's to the noise you make Here's to you, still standing Right where we need you, for our sake

Chorus

Horace, light the candles up Grab a glass and fill your cup We're singing like a chorus Loud enough for Horace

Outro

Leave your boots beneath the mirror We'll always save you room

Verse 1

Eggs roll off the tartan cloth you catch them before I lose both careless with a steady hand this is how I understand

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is dressed to impress just salt and bread and quietness and something building word by word

Chorus

Horace, you make the plain days good you sit right where the sun rate stood Horace, there's no need to chase I found my calm inside this place

Verse 2

You peel the shell in one long turn hand it over, plain concern the little things you always do say more than speeches ever knew

Chorus

Horace, you make the plain days good you sit right where the sun rate stood Horace, there's no need to chase I found my calm inside this place

Bridge

No one else would sit this still just you, the grass, the window sill and somehow that is everything

Chorus

Horace, you make the plain days good you sit right where the sun rate stood Horace, there's no need to chase I found my calm inside this place

Outro

The eggs have stopped, the cloth lies still you're the one I'm choosing still

Verse 1

Frost on the ground, and our breath rising Steam off the flasks, no need for talking Cold cuts through the whole white forest You just hand me the cup you're holding

Chorus

Horace, you keep the warmth close by No need to reach, no need to try This is love with the noise stripped out Horace, you never taught me to lie

Verse 2

Some folks need the words said loudly I just need you standing near me Your hand finds mine without looking That's the kind of love that's steady

Pre-chorus

I've watched you love without asking for praise Watched you give without counting the days Now the quiet's about to break

Chorus

Horace, you keep the warmth close by No need to reach, no need to try This is love with the noise stripped out Horace, you never taught me to lie

Bridge

Let the whole field freeze around us Let the light go thin and grey I've got what I need already You're not going anywhere

Chorus

Horace, you keep the warmth close by No need to reach, no need to try This is love with the noise stripped out Horace, you never taught me to lie

Outro

Two flasks steaming in the cold still One is yours, and it always will

Verse 1

I laid the dry wood down for you Stacked it slow inside the stones Waited for a single spark Something old woke in my bones

Pre-chorus

I've carried matches half my life Never struck them till you came Now the circle's holding light

Chorus

Horace, you're the flame that stayed Steady when the wind got fierce Every branch I lay for you Catches like it's meant to burn, Horace

Verse 2

You don't need the whole forest lit One warm ring is all we need Sit here with me on the stone Watch the sparks rise up and feed

Chorus

Horace, you're the flame that stayed Steady when the wind got fierce Every branch I lay for you Catches like it's meant to burn, Horace

Bridge

Let the smoke climb high and slow No need to chase what doesn't stay This is the kind of fire I know Small, and built to last the day

Chorus

Horace, you're the flame that stayed Steady when the wind got fierce Every branch I lay for you Catches like it's meant to burn, Horace

Outro

The stones are warm long after dark I'm glad I brought you here to spark