Songs for Jude

Verse 1

Grey carpet stretching down the hall Two doors shut, but I knew mine One little stripe that led me home Straight to the place where you would shine

Pre-chorus

Every year that stripe gets longer You still light it every time So let the room stand up together

Chorus

Jude, you turn the whole house golden Nobody moves quite like you do Every candle here is holdin' Just enough light for me and Jude

Verse 2

I'd tiptoe past your door at night Just to hear you laughing through Whatever mood was in that room Somehow it always came back to you

Chorus

Jude, you turn the whole house golden Nobody moves quite like you do Every candle here is holdin' Just enough light for me and Jude

Bridge

Clap your hands if you feel it Stand up tall, don't be shy One more year and you're still the reason This whole room lights up tonight

Chorus

Jude, you turn the whole house golden Nobody moves quite like you do Every candle here is holdin' Just enough light for me and Jude

Outro

Down that grey stripe, I'd always run Straight to you, my favourite one

Verse 1

Under buzzing lights we stood rows of tins in a metal wood stacked up tall against the wall you made the dull feel understood

Pre-chorus

Nothing here was built to shine but you go and make it fine so let the hum turn into song

Chorus

Jude, you turn the greyest room to food for the heart, for the mood we all get warmer standing near you nobody here has ever been so glued

Verse 2

Shelves don't know what they hold up just cans and dust and one lit cup but you walked through and changed the air suddenly nothing felt abrupt

Bridge

Blow the candle, make the wish hum along however brash every year you find us here turning static into flash

Chorus

Jude, you turn the greyest room to food for the heart, for the mood we all get warmer standing near you nobody here has ever been so glued

Outro

Lights still hum along the shelf but tonight it sounds like you

Verse 1

Through the doorway, spinning fast every year that you've amassed white socks marching in a row cheering loudest, we all know

Pre-chorus

Spin us round till we get dizzy count the years, we've all been busy but the reason we're all here is

Chorus

Jude, the room lights up for you Jude, we mean it, through and through brass bells ringing, trumpets blaring this whole town's been quietly caring

Verse 2

Every door you push flies open people waiting, never hoping just to see that grin appear that's the gift we bring you here

Chorus

Jude, the room lights up for you Jude, we mean it, through and through brass bells ringing, trumpets blaring this whole town's been quietly caring

Bridge

Round and round the glass door turns every candle that it burns says we found you, held on tight glad you spun into our light

Chorus

Jude, the room lights up for you Jude, we mean it, through and through brass bells ringing, trumpets blaring this whole town's been quietly caring

Outro

Through the door and past the socks you're the one who stops the clocks

Verse 1

Two shoes left beneath a bench Nobody rushing, nowhere to be I could sit like this for hours Just so long as it's you next to me

Chorus

Jude, you settle me right down No need to chase, no need to prove Slow is fine when you're around Jude, this is all I want to move toward

Verse 2

Some folks want the noise and the rush You'd rather sit and watch the day I used to think that quiet meant nothing Now I know it's where love likes to stay

Pre-chorus

I've had love that shouted, love that ran Never found one that could stand this still So tell me if you're feeling

Chorus

Jude, you settle me right down No need to chase, no need to prove Slow is fine when you're around Jude, this is all I want to move toward

Bridge

Maybe this is what it means, to stay Two shoes that don't wander far apart

Chorus

Jude, you settle me right down No need to chase, no need to prove Slow is fine when you're around Jude, this is all I want to move toward

Outro

Leave the shoes beneath the bench I'm not going anywhere without you

Verse 1

We lean on the railing, paint gone thin White flakes fall where our elbows have been Dark water pulls slow beneath us I'd stand here for hours with you, Jude

Pre-chorus

You don't need to fill the quiet I've stopped waiting for the right thing to say This is already enough, almost

Chorus

Jude, you make the slow hours kind I found something steady, and I don't mind Nobody else holds still like you Jude, you're the calm I never planned to find

Verse 2

The paint keeps flaking into the water Gone before it even hits the surface I used to think that meant losing something Now I just watch it go, next to you

Bridge

Water doesn't rush, it just keeps moving Taking its time, the way you do I've learned to let things drift like that Slow isn't nothing, not with you

Chorus

Jude, you make the slow hours kind I found something steady, and I don't mind Nobody else holds still like you Jude, you're the calm I never planned to find

Outro

The railing's worn but it still holds I'm glad it's you I'm standing next to

Verse 1

Wet grey pebbles under my feet Stretching out until they're gone I walk further than I should Because you're the reason I keep going on

Chorus

Jude, you're the one thing I trust Even when the fog rolls through Nothing here is ever rushed When I'm standing next to you, Jude

Verse 2

I don't need to see the end To know the shore is really there You're the calm I can't pretend And the quiet that we share

Pre-chorus

Some days the whole world turns to grey There's no line where sea meets sky But you're the one who makes me stay

Chorus

Jude, you're the one thing I trust Even when the fog rolls through Nothing here is ever rushed When I'm standing next to you, Jude

Bridge

No need to hurry, no need to prove We can stand here as long as it takes I've never once had cause to move Since you're the ground and not the shakes

Chorus

Jude, you're the one thing I trust Even when the fog rolls through Nothing here is ever rushed When I'm standing next to you, Jude

Outro

The pebbles still go on and on But I don't need to see that far

Verse 1

Frost is settling on the lane tonight Houses glowing gold beyond the white Footprints fade where someone came this way Jude, I'm counting down the Christmas day

Pre-chorus

Every light draws closer to the fire Every step brings someone we desire Can you feel it in the winter air

Chorus

Jude, the season turns and finds you here Jude, the one we've waited all year for Carols rising from the frost and fear Welcome home, we've kept your place at our door

Verse 2

Snow is holding still the world tonight All the windows burning warm and bright Footprints melting tells where love has gone Jude, you're what we've been counting on

Chorus

Jude, the season turns and finds you here Jude, the one we've waited all year for Carols rising from the frost and fear Welcome home, we've kept your place at our door

Bridge

The table's laid, the kettle's on the boil Nothing here requires you to toil

Chorus

Jude, the season turns and finds you here Jude, the one we've waited all year for Carols rising from the frost and fear Welcome home, we've kept your place at our door

Outro

All the houses holding out their light Leading Jude back home this Christmas night

Verse 1

Frost blooms on the windowpane today Your voice carries clear across the cold We gather round to hear you say The carols that we've always known and hold

Chorus

Jude, your kindness lights the winter through When all the year has left us in the grey We count the days until we're close to you For Jude means everything on Christmas Day

Verse 2

The fire glows while we sit side by side Our breath clouds up and mingles in the air There's nowhere else that we would rather hide Than here with you, with nothing left to spare

Pre-chorus

So raise your glass and let the season know That you're the one we're always holding near When winter nights grow long and shadows grow

Chorus

Jude, your kindness lights the winter through When all the year has left us in the grey We count the days until we're close to you For Jude means everything on Christmas Day

Bridge

The table's set, the lights are burning bright You're here with us, the year comes home at last

Chorus

Jude, your kindness lights the winter through When all the year has left us in the grey We count the days until we're close to you For Jude means everything on Christmas Day

Outro

Frost blooms on the window once again And still you're here, and still you warm our days

Verse 1

Water beads on crystal, polished dry Each glass placed with care and pride We prepare this room for warmth and cheer Because Jude, we're so glad you're here

Chorus

Jude brings light like frost on winter's dawn Everything feels right when you come along Gather close, the fire burning bright Jude, the heart that makes the season right

Verse 2

Candles flicker, casting golden shine Holly, evergreen, and mulled wine All the carols waiting to be sung But the song rings truest when you're young

Pre-chorus

Every place set down, every hand we hold Every moment here is precious gold

Chorus

Jude brings light like frost on winter's dawn Everything feels right when you come along Gather close, the fire burning bright Jude, the heart that makes the season right

Bridge

Distance fades when you are in our hearts You're the spark that sets the season apart

Chorus

Jude brings light like frost on winter's dawn Everything feels right when you come along Gather close, the fire burning bright Jude, the heart that makes the season right

Outro

Water beads on crystal, shining clear Jude, we're grateful that you're near