Songs for Hugo

Verse 1

Towels rolled tight by the splash Waiting there for you Every year you light the room up Give the night a blue glow

Chorus

Hugo, Hugo, feel that beat Nobody moves like you Tonight the whole floor's on its feet Dancing in your blue glow

Verse 2

You never walk in quiet You bring the whole room too Every face turns when you enter Something lifts, something true

Pre-chorus

Count the candles, catch your breath Feel the love that's coming through Here it comes, here it goes

Chorus

Hugo, Hugo, feel that beat Nobody moves like you Tonight the whole floor's on its feet Dancing in your blue glow

Bridge

Another year, still shining Still the one we're dancing to Say the word and we'll keep going All night long for you

Chorus

Hugo, Hugo, feel that beat Nobody moves like you Tonight the whole floor's on its feet Dancing in your blue glow

Outro

Roll the towels, dim the light We'll carry your glow home tonight

Verse 1

Two milk bottles by the step Waiting on the wire mat Something steady, something kept That's the kind of friend you're at

Pre-chorus

Every year the same small sign Something good is on its way Feel that clock start ticking fine

Chorus

Hugo, Hugo, here's your day Light the candles, watch you glow Hugo, put the world away Tonight is yours, so Hugo, go

Verse 2

You leave things out for morning Trusting what the night will bring Never needing any warning You just make the ordinary sing

Chorus

Hugo, Hugo, here's your day Light the candles, watch you glow Hugo, put the world away Tonight is yours, so Hugo, go

Bridge

Doorstep steady, porch light on We were waiting just like you Glad the year has come along Glad it brought us back to you

Chorus

Hugo, Hugo, here's your day Light the candles, watch you glow Hugo, put the world away Tonight is yours, so Hugo, go

Outro

Bottles empty by the mat Another year of trusting that

Verse 1

Flour dusted by the machine Someone laughed at the mess we've seen You just grinned and shrugged it off Turned the chaos into a laugh

Chorus

Hugo, Hugo, light up the room Every year you chase off the gloom We raise a cheer and we shout your name Hugo, nothing feels the same

Verse 2

Cloud of white across the tile You made trouble look like style Everybody stopped to stare Then they cheered because you're there

Pre-chorus

Candles catching, hearts are full Voices rising, warm and full Something's coming, feel the pull

Chorus

Hugo, Hugo, light up the room Every year you chase off the gloom We raise a cheer and we shout your name Hugo, nothing feels the same

Bridge

However the mess gets made We're glad you're the one who stayed No cleaning up who you are You shine like the brightest star

Chorus

Hugo, Hugo, light up the room Every year you chase off the gloom We raise a cheer and we shout your name Hugo, nothing feels the same

Outro

Flour still dusts the old machine Best mess this kitchen's ever seen

Verse 1

The iron's gone soft with rust here where I stand and watch for you gulls keep drifting low over water and I know just what is true

Pre-chorus

I've waited by worse railings for people worth far less this one holds while the tide turns

Chorus

Hugo, you're the true glow the calm beneath it all Hugo, I keep coming back here just to hear you call

Verse 2

Dark water doesn't scare me not with you standing near the gulls don't need a reason and neither does this here

Pre-chorus

I've waited by worse railings for people worth far less this one holds while the tide turns

Chorus

Hugo, you're the true glow the calm beneath it all Hugo, I keep coming back here just to hear you call

Bridge

Let the rust keep spreading let the water stay unknown however far the tide goes out I'm glad to call this home

Chorus

Hugo, you're the true glow the calm beneath it all Hugo, I keep coming back here just to hear you call

Outro

The railings will keep rusting but I'll still be stood with you

Verse 1

Dry branches wait for one small spark I struck the match out in the dark Smoke started rising, slow and thin And that was you, right from the start

Pre-chorus

I never planned to feel this much I just stood near and caught your touch Now watch how quick this fire will grow

Chorus

Hugo, you set the whole night blue There's not another spark like you Some loves take years, some loves are new But mine burns steady, Hugo, true

Verse 2

The pine cracks loud but holds its heat You're quiet, but you don't retreat I've watched you glow through harder wind No cold has ever made you leave

Bridge

Smoke rises up and finds the sky I don't need reasons, I don't need why You're just the warmth I'm standing by

Chorus

Hugo, you set the whole night blue There's not another spark like you Some loves take years, some loves are new But mine burns steady, Hugo, true

Outro

The branches burned down soft and slow And I'd still choose this fire's glow

Verse 1

Before the light gets in the room I strike the flame and think of you The kitchen holds a small blue bloom It knows the things I've yet to do

Pre-chorus

I never say it near enough How steady this whole thing became So let me say the quiet stuff

Chorus

Hugo, you're the warmth I trust No one else can hold my name like you Some loves fade to smoke and dust Ours just settles, steady and true

Verse 2

The water climbs before it sings I stand here waiting, half awake You're woven into ordinary things The kind of love that doesn't shake

Chorus

Hugo, you're the warmth I trust No one else can hold my name like you Some loves fade to smoke and dust Ours just settles, steady and true

Bridge

Not every love needs proving Some just needs the day to start No grand gesture, only knowing You are the calm inside my chart

Chorus

Hugo, you're the warmth I trust No one else can hold my name like you Some loves fade to smoke and dust Ours just settles, steady and true

Outro

The flame goes blue then fades to gold Like you, it never needs to be told

Verse 1

The garden holds its breath beneath a pale and quiet moon Every leaf is heavy now with dew that came so soon Nothing needs to move tonight, nothing needs to grow And you are held as gently as that soft and silver glow

Chorus

Hugo, Hugo, close your eyes and let the night be true There is nowhere calmer in the world than here with you Every star has settled down to watch the way you sleep Hugo, you are loved so deep, so deep, so deep

Verse 2

The tomato leaves are bending soft beneath their silver weight Nothing in this garden ever needs to rush or wait Stillness is the kindest thing that darkness has to show And you are safe beneath it all, however far you go

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the quiet wrap around you like a vine Feel how soft the darkness is, how easy, how benign Sleep is only love that's learned to slow and fold in two

Chorus

Hugo, Hugo, close your eyes and let the night be true There is nowhere calmer in the world than here with you Every star has settled down to watch the way you sleep Hugo, you are loved so deep, so deep, so deep

Bridge

Every drop upon the leaf was waiting just for you Small and bright and full of all the moon shines down and knew

Chorus

Hugo, Hugo, close your eyes and let the night be true There is nowhere calmer in the world than here with you Every star has settled down to watch the way you sleep Hugo, you are loved so deep, so deep, so deep

Outro

The garden sleeps beneath its coat of quiet silver dew And I will hold this moonlit hush right here with you

Verse 1

Somewhere a tap is letting go of one slow silver bead Falling so gently into metal, taking all the time it needs There is no hurry anywhere tonight, not one single thing So let that quiet dripping be the calm that you can bring

Pre-chorus

The house breathes slower now, the dark has settled soft and deep Every small sound in the world is turning into sleep Close your eyes and drift along to where the still things go

Chorus

Hugo, Hugo, hear the water's slow and steady glow Drop by drop it hums you somewhere warm and safe below You are held here closer than the night could ever know Hugo, sleep is coming gentle, soft and true and slow

Verse 2

Every drop that falls is counting down to morning light Nothing in this room can touch you, nothing in the night You are wrapped in something quieter than any word can say Let the small and steady dripping carry you away

Bridge

Rest now, the bucket fills so slow, so sure There is nothing you need chase and nothing to endure

Chorus

Hugo, Hugo, hear the water's slow and steady glow Drop by drop it hums you somewhere warm and safe below You are held here closer than the night could ever know Hugo, sleep is coming gentle, soft and true and slow

Outro

Somewhere still that tap is dripping, soft as breath below Sleep now, you are safe here, Hugo, and the night is slow

Verse 1

Somewhere the water is turning soft circles upon the sand and even the dark cannot dim how gently it comes and goes I hold that same hush and I carry it home in my hands because it reminds me of you, and the calm that you hold

Pre-chorus

The night has gathered its quietest colours for you alone every small light in the house has leaned in close to your bed so let your breathing grow slow as the tide pulling home

Chorus

Hugo, the foam glows soft where the dark meets the shore hush now, my Hugo, there's nothing you need to know only that you are held, only that you are sure sleep now and drift where the quiet tides go

Verse 2

You curl like the shoreline, soft edge where the wide world ends your small breath is steady as waves that keep coming in I watch how the warmth of you settles and slowly bends the whole of my worry to something calm and thin

Pre-chorus

The night has gathered its quietest colours for you alone every small light in the house has leaned in close to your bed so let your breathing grow slow as the tide pulling home

Chorus

Hugo, the foam glows soft where the dark meets the shore hush now, my Hugo, there's nothing you need to know only that you are held, only that you are sure sleep now and drift where the quiet tides go

Bridge

Nothing tonight can reach you, nothing can pull you far the dark is only a blanket thrown soft across the shore you are the calm at the centre of every quiet star

Chorus

Hugo, the foam glows soft where the dark meets the shore hush now, my Hugo, there's nothing you need to know only that you are held, only that you are sure sleep now and drift where the quiet tides go

Outro

Somewhere the foam is still glowing, faint and low on the sand and you are as safe as that light, held soft in my hand