Songs for Idris

Verse 1

Bus is packed and the brakes complain Three cups roll and knock about You just laugh like it's champagne That's the sound we came here to shout out

Pre-chorus

Every head turns when you walk in Whole room catches your grin We've been waiting to begin

Chorus

Idris, light the whole place up Nobody else can do it like this We're banging spoons on a paper cup Cheers to you, Idris

Verse 2

Traffic stops but you don't mind Turn the delay into a dance Rattling cups keep perfect time You make a dull road feel like a chance

Pre-chorus

Every head turns when you walk in Whole room catches your grin We've been waiting to begin

Chorus

Idris, light the whole place up Nobody else can do it like this We're banging spoons on a paper cup Cheers to you, Idris

Bridge

Candles catch and start to sway Sing it louder, don't you dare hold back This is your day, your day, your day And we're not letting one bit slack

Chorus

Idris, light the whole place up Nobody else can do it like this We're banging spoons on a paper cup Cheers to you, Idris

Outro

Bus rolls on but the noise stays here Happy birthday, our Idris, loud and clear

Verse 1

Sunlight catches something small Foil stuck up on that old wire wall Nobody else would stop and stare But you'd find treasure anywhere

Pre-chorus

Small things shine when you're around You turn the ordinary golden Feel that rhythm building now

Chorus

Idris, put your hands up high Sweetest one under this sky We came here just to make some noise Idris, this whole day is yours

Verse 2

Gates swing open, morning bright You walked through like pure delight Every school run, every year Someone's glad that you are here

Bridge

Blow the candles, let it go Everybody that you know Came to sing and shout your name

Chorus

Idris, put your hands up high Sweetest one under this sky We came here just to make some noise Idris, this whole day is yours

Outro

That little glint caught in the fence Still shines like you, still makes no sense

Verse 1

Cans go rolling on the gravel noon light burning clean and white you laugh and everybody follows you turn the rooftop into flight

Pre-chorus

Something's building past the edges count it down before it's gone we're all waiting on the moment

Chorus

Idris, this is your whole minute hold it like it's yours to keep nobody here wants to dismiss it this is not a thing we'd miss

Verse 2

Sun is loud and so's the racket noise you make just fills the air every can that hits the concrete sounds like someone who's still here

Bridge

Say the year out like a dare we don't care what number lands you're the reason we're all standing cheering on this gravel ground

Chorus

Idris, this is your whole minute hold it like it's yours to keep nobody here wants to dismiss it this is not a thing we'd miss

Outro

Let the empty cans keep rolling you're the noise that we came for

Verse 1

Look how the small dust turns in the pale light by the window Slow as a breath that has nowhere left to go This cotton fold is warm from the day you spent inside it And you are the reason this whole room glows so

Pre-chorus

Every small thing in this room is turning gentle now The lamp, the hush, the fold of white laid soft and low All of it leaning in to keep you

Chorus

Idris, the dust is falling slower than a kiss Sleep is a quiet you were always meant for, Idris Nothing tonight will come to pull you out of this Rest here, where all my love has learned to live

Verse 2

The light moves slow enough to seem like it is thinking Choosing you to settle over, soft and near Even the air seems to be holding still to watch you As if it knows how precious you are here

Pre-chorus

Every small thing in this room is turning gentle now The lamp, the hush, the fold of white laid soft and low All of it leaning in to keep you

Chorus

Idris, the dust is falling slower than a kiss Sleep is a quiet you were always meant for, Idris Nothing tonight will come to pull you out of this Rest here, where all my love has learned to live

Bridge

No need to chase the light, it will still be here tomorrow Waiting the same way I will always wait for you Close your eyes now, let the whole world turn to hush

Chorus

Idris, the dust is falling slower than a kiss Sleep is a quiet you were always meant for, Idris Nothing tonight will come to pull you out of this Rest here, where all my love has learned to live

Outro

The cotton holds its fold, still warm from where you lay Sleep now, Idris, the light will keep till day

Verse 1

The window has gone soft with a small cloud of breath tonight Blurring the corner where the cold world tries to peer in Nothing out there can touch you while you're wrapped up so tight You are the warmest thing in this whole room, Idris

Chorus

Idris, close your eyes now, let the quiet take its turn Somebody loves you further than the furthest hill and past it You are the reason this small room feels lit and warm and safe Idris, you are held here, so soft you'd never miss it

Verse 2

Outside the glass turns silver, but you never have to know it Frost can write its slow little secrets on the pane if it must Inside there's only breathing, and the blanket's gentle rise and fall You are the calm at the centre of all of this

Pre-chorus

Let the last light dim down soft behind your heavy little lids Nothing needs you now but sleep, and sleep is coming kind Rest here where it's warm, where every worry starts to slip

Chorus

Idris, close your eyes now, let the quiet take its turn Somebody loves you further than the furthest hill and past it You are the reason this small room feels lit and warm and safe Idris, you are held here, so soft you'd never miss it

Bridge

Whatever the night is doing out beyond that fogged up glass It can't come in, it can't undo this hush we've built for you

Chorus

Idris, close your eyes now, let the quiet take its turn Somebody loves you further than the furthest hill and past it You are the reason this small room feels lit and warm and safe Idris, you are held here, so soft you'd never miss it

Outro

The window keeps its soft grey cloud until the morning comes Sleep now, Idris, warm and certain, loved the whole night through

Verse 1

A small moth taps against the hallway glow tonight Wings so soft you'd hardly hear them if they cried And nothing in this house will come to bring you fright I'm holding all the dark away, right by your side

Chorus

Idris, close your eyes, the whole wide house is still Every breath you take is safe here, warm and slow Idris, you are held, and nothing means you ill Sleep now, little one, there's nowhere else to go

Verse 2

The light along the hall burns low and gold for you Soft as any wing that beats against the glass Nothing in this night has come to trouble you Only quiet now, and dreams that drift and pass

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the hours turn as gentle as a sigh Let the whole wide world go soft and blur and fade Somebody is here, and isn't going to say goodbye

Chorus

Idris, close your eyes, the whole wide house is still Every breath you take is safe here, warm and slow Idris, you are held, and nothing means you ill Sleep now, little one, there's nowhere else to go

Bridge

Even moths must rest their wings when morning's far away And you can rest here too, however long you stay

Chorus

Idris, close your eyes, the whole wide house is still Every breath you take is safe here, warm and slow Idris, you are held, and nothing means you ill Sleep now, little one, there's nowhere else to go

Outro

The light will keep on glowing soft when you're asleep And I'll be here to watch it, keeping you to keep