Songs for Keira

Verse 1

Boots are waiting by the door Boxes stack up on the floor Nothing's where it's meant to be Only thing that's clear is you to me

Pre-chorus

Every box is packed with maybe Every road still finding its way But one thing here is certain today

Chorus

Keira, light up every room you're in Like a Sierra wind beneath your skin Happy birthday, loud and true Whole house is better built round you

Verse 2

Damp tiles echo every step Half unpacked but nothing's lost yet Chaos climbing to the ceiling high Steady hands, you keep it all alive

Pre-chorus

Every box is packed with maybe Every road still finding its way But one thing here is certain today

Chorus

Keira, light up every room you're in Like a Sierra wind beneath your skin Happy birthday, loud and true Whole house is better built round you

Bridge

Doesn't matter what we're carrying Doesn't matter how the day begins Wherever we unpack our life You make it feel like it's all right

Chorus

Keira, light up every room you're in Like a Sierra wind beneath your skin Happy birthday, loud and true Whole house is better built round you

Outro

Someday all these boxes settle down Still your name's the warmest sound

Verse 1

Crisps all spilled across the floor Mats stuck fast beneath the leg Nobody cares, we're back for more You're the reason we don't beg to leave

Pre-chorus

Glass raised high, the room gone loud Somebody's shouting, somebody's proud Feels like the start of something bigger

Chorus

Keira, light of every table Nothing here could match your fire Steady as Sierra You're all we came here to admire

Verse 2

Candles lean, the icing's crooked Somebody's already lost their shoe Nobody minds how the night looked We only came because of you

Chorus

Keira, light of every table Nothing here could match your fire Steady as Sierra You're all we came here to admire

Bridge

Every year that turns around Finds you standing strong and true We'll toast you till the sun comes round There's no room we'd rather share with you

Chorus

Keira, light of every table Nothing here could match your fire Steady as Sierra You're all we came here to admire

Outro

Crisps still scattered on the floor We'll keep spilling, loving you more

Verse 1

Oil pools dark in the old tin can hose curled yellow in the grass you fix things nobody else would touch you make the broken pieces last

Chorus

Keira, light the candles now raise a glass up, hold it high Keira, this is your whole day here's to you, don't ask us why

Verse 2

You've got grease under your fingernails from carrying us all this far never asking for the credit just quietly being who you are

Pre-chorus

So let the whole room turn to face you let them see what we already know one more year, and still you're steady

Chorus

Keira, light the candles now raise a glass up, hold it high Keira, this is your whole day here's to you, don't ask us why

Bridge

Nothing shines without a little wear that's the truth of how things run you kept us going all this time now it's your turn to be the one

Chorus

Keira, light the candles now raise a glass up, hold it high Keira, this is your whole day here's to you, don't ask us why

Outro

The tin still sits beside the hose and you still hold us, steady and whole

Verse 1

Somewhere a boat is resting on water so still and so wide You are the reason the dark doesn't frighten the tide Softly the oar leans quiet against the old wooden side Nothing will wake you, my love, for the night is your guide

Chorus

Keira, the water goes calm when you're near Sleep finds you easy, there's nothing to fear Kira, my darling, the ripples lie flat Close your eyes now, there's warmth where you're at

Verse 2

Little waves lift and they lower so slow near the boat Wrapped up and warm is the way that we float Nobody hurries the dark as it gathers you in You are the calm at the centre of everything

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the oar has stopped moving at all Softly the night pulls its blanket and shawl Ready to carry you, gentle and small

Chorus

Keira, the water goes calm when you're near Sleep finds you easy, there's nothing to fear Kira, my darling, the ripples lie flat Close your eyes now, there's warmth where you're at

Bridge

Let the black water hold you the way that I do Steady and slow, only gentle gets through Nothing can reach you where love keeps you deep

Chorus

Keira, the water goes calm when you're near Sleep finds you easy, there's nothing to fear Kira, my darling, the ripples lie flat Close your eyes now, there's warmth where you're at

Outro

Somewhere that boat is still resting on water so wide Sleep now, my Keira, safe on the tide

Verse 1

A small orange light is glowing soft above the blankets Keira, the night has folded up its noisy edges warmth is stacked in woolen piles beside your pillow hush is settling low like something we can't measure

Chorus

Keira, Keira, sleep is calling gentle now let the whole day slip away and loosen from your brow rest is a quiet river and you're drifting with the tide nothing in this soft dark room will ever let you down

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window there's a hum of engines sleeping numbers glow so faintly like a firefly is keeping watch your breathing finds its rhythm slower than the ticking clock this whole room breathes with you until the morning's peeking

Pre-chorus

Close your hands around the warmth that's piled here beside you let your worries fold themselves like blankets tucked in tight sleep is only waiting for the words that carry you

Chorus

Keira, Keira, sleep is calling gentle now let the whole day slip away and loosen from your brow rest is a quiet river and you're drifting with the tide nothing in this soft dark room will ever let you down

Bridge

Every small light in this house is watching over you dimming low so nothing wakes you, keeping steady, keeping true

Chorus

Keira, Keira, sleep is calling gentle now let the whole day slip away and loosen from your brow rest is a quiet river and you're drifting with the tide nothing in this soft dark room will ever let you down

Outro

The little orange light will keep on glowing soft till morning and you'll be wrapped in warmth the whole night long, Keira

Verse 1

Look how the small light spins its slow gold thread across the floor Tiny specks of dust are turning gently, going nowhere at all They drift the way your breathing drifts now, soft against the door This whole quiet room is holding still to catch you when you fall

Pre-chorus

Nothing here will hurry you, nothing here will pull you far The dark outside has folded up and tucked away every star So let your eyes grow heavy now, and drift to where you are

Chorus

Keira, the light is turning slow and low tonight Somewhere past the ceiling stars are dimming down for you There's a hush that finds you softer than the fading light Sleep now, Keira, there is nothing you must do

Verse 2

The little beam still wanders, tracing shapes along the wall It never rushes anywhere, it never needs to try You can let your shoulders loosen, you can let your worries fall The whole house breathes around you like a slow and gentle sigh

Chorus

Keira, the light is turning slow and low tonight Somewhere past the ceiling stars are dimming down for you There's a hush that finds you softer than the fading light Sleep now, Keira, there is nothing you must do

Bridge

Every small light dims to let the bigger dark come near You are held so closely nothing here can touch you now Rest inside the quiet, there is nothing you should fear

Chorus

Keira, the light is turning slow and low tonight Somewhere past the ceiling stars are dimming down for you There's a hush that finds you softer than the fading light Sleep now, Keira, there is nothing you must do

Outro

The dust has settled softly where the little light has gone Sleep on, Keira, the whole quiet night still holds you on