Songs for Kieran

Verse 1

Somebody left the shed door wide Streamers all caught up on the rake We came outside to find you there Lighting the candles on your cake

Pre-chorus

Whole garden's buzzing, string lights swinging Voices climbing, hands are clapping We're building up to something bigger

Chorus

Kieran, the whole yard's singing your name Nobody here does it like you're doing Kieran, you've turned this into a flame Look at this love that you've been brewing

Verse 2

You dragged that rake out just for fun Hung it with ribbons, called us near Somehow you make the smallest thing Feel like the reason we're all here

Pre-chorus

Whole garden's buzzing, string lights swinging Voices climbing, hands are clapping We're building up to something bigger

Chorus

Kieran, the whole yard's singing your name Nobody here does it like you're doing Kieran, you've turned this into a flame Look at this love that you've been brewing

Bridge

Every year we find you here Holding the door, holding us near Grateful just to call you ours Under these borrowed garden stars

Chorus

Kieran, the whole yard's singing your name Nobody here does it like you're doing Kieran, you've turned this into a flame Look at this love that you've been brewing

Outro

Leave the shed door open wide We're glad we followed you outside

Verse 1

We climbed the stairs to find you With half the street behind you Someone brought a speaker up And filled your hand a cup

Pre-chorus

The night's still young, the cups still full Somebody's shoutin', somebody's pulled A chair up close to sing to you

Chorus

Kieran, get up, we're tearin' it up Pass round the plates, don't stop, don't stop Kieran, we came for you and no one else We're sharing this roof, we're sharing this air

Verse 2

The old machine hums under us Steady as a heartbeat, patient, safe You're laughing at something daft again And nobody wants to leave this place

Pre-chorus

The night's still young, the cups still full Somebody's shoutin', somebody's pulled A chair up close to sing to you

Chorus

Kieran, get up, we're tearin' it up Pass round the plates, don't stop, don't stop Kieran, we came for you and no one else We're sharing this roof, we're sharing this air

Bridge

Every year we find a way up here Just to tell you plain, you're loved down here No fancy hall, no grand affair Just us, the stars, and you up there

Chorus

Kieran, get up, we're tearin' it up Pass round the plates, don't stop, don't stop Kieran, we came for you and no one else We're sharing this roof, we're sharing this air

Outro

Long after the lights go dim below We'll still be here, and so will you

Verse 1

Somebody grabbed the chalk today drew a wobbly ring your way eight lines crooked, none of them straight that's the shape of how we're feeling

Chorus

Kieran, the pitch is yours tonight every crooked line drawn right we're out here sharing all the noise happy birthday, Kieran, shine

Verse 2

You could laugh at how it's drawn chalk dust fading by the dawn but nobody minds it isn't neat we just wanted you to see it

Pre-chorus

So stand right there in the middle let the whole ground hold its breath because we've all been waiting for this

Chorus

Kieran, the pitch is yours tonight every crooked line drawn right we're out here sharing all the noise happy birthday, Kieran, shine

Bridge

However far you end up wearing that same old grin, that same old care we'll still be here, still cheering, sharing this one circle, drawn just for you

Chorus

Kieran, the pitch is yours tonight every crooked line drawn right we're out here sharing all the noise happy birthday, Kieran, shine

Outro

The chalk will wash away by morning but you're the mark that always stays

Verse 1

The landing's dark but under your door a soft light glows a quiet strip of orange that only your room knows it waits there just for you, so patient and so still holding back the shadows wherever it goes

Pre-chorus

So let your busy hands go loose upon the sheet let every little worry finally lose its feet close your eyes now, love, and drift to somewhere sweet

Chorus

Kieran, sleep is calling soft and low there's nowhere safer than this room you know the whole wide dark can't touch you here Kieran, let the quiet warmth just grow

Verse 2

I'll leave a little light on, just enough to see a gentle gold that settles like a hand upon the knee it's not the dark that matters, it's who's watching over you and I am here as long as you need me to be

Pre-chorus

So let your busy hands go loose upon the sheet let every little worry finally lose its feet close your eyes now, love, and drift to somewhere sweet

Chorus

Kieran, sleep is calling soft and low there's nowhere safer than this room you know the whole wide dark can't touch you here Kieran, let the quiet warmth just grow

Bridge

Even when the house falls silent, even when the hallway's still someone loves you fierce and quiet, and always will

Chorus

Kieran, sleep is calling soft and low there's nowhere safer than this room you know the whole wide dark can't touch you here Kieran, let the quiet warmth just grow

Outro

That line of light will still be glowing when the morning comes and you'll still be the one I'm watching over, little one

Verse 1

The leaves hang low and catch the rain before it finds you Every drop that falls is losing all its way Nothing cold or loud will ever come and blind you I am close beside you, watching over where you lay

Pre-chorus

Rain is only humming now, a soft and steady sound Nothing in this whole wide night can pull you from the ground Close your eyes, my love, and let the hush come round

Chorus

Kieran, the rain is only singing you to rest Softer than a breath upon your little sleeping head Kieran, you are held here, you are warm, you are the best Safe beneath the leaves and tucked in tight within your bed

Verse 2

The hood above you keeps the whole wet sky away Rocking gently while the darkness turns to grey Nothing out there matters more than how you're feeling Wrapped in something soft that keeps the cold from stealing

Pre-chorus

Rain is only humming now, a soft and steady sound Nothing in this whole wide night can pull you from the ground Close your eyes, my love, and let the hush come round

Chorus

Kieran, the rain is only singing you to rest Softer than a breath upon your little sleeping head Kieran, you are held here, you are warm, you are the best Safe beneath the leaves and tucked in tight within your bed

Bridge

Every drop that falls is falling soft for you alone Somewhere warm and quiet you will always call your own

Chorus

Kieran, the rain is only singing you to rest Softer than a breath upon your little sleeping head Kieran, you are held here, you are warm, you are the best Safe beneath the leaves and tucked in tight within your bed

Outro

Rest now underneath the leaves where the soft rain fell Sleeping safe and sound in the quiet where you dwell

Verse 1

Close your eyes now, let the little boat stop drifting Oars are lying flat and quiet on the wooden seats Nothing on this water needs to move before the morning You are safe within the hush of all these gentle beats

Pre-chorus

Every ripple settles softer as the night grows deep Nothing out here asks for anything but rest So let the quiet carry you toward sleep

Chorus

Kieran, the water's still and so are you Hushed and held while the whole wide dark is caring Kieran, there's nowhere else you need to be Just here, just safe, just Kieran, softly sharing

Verse 2

Somewhere past the water, stars are lighting slowly Watching over you the way they always do No need to reach for them, they'll still be here at morning Sleep now, little one, the sky belongs to you

Chorus

Kieran, the water's still and so are you Hushed and held while the whole wide dark is caring Kieran, there's nowhere else you need to be Just here, just safe, just Kieran, softly sharing

Bridge

Drift a little further, nothing here will stir Rest against the quiet, let the dark be kind

Chorus

Kieran, the water's still and so are you Hushed and held while the whole wide dark is caring Kieran, there's nowhere else you need to be Just here, just safe, just Kieran, softly sharing

Outro

Sleep now, the little boat has found its stillness You are held as gently as the water holds its own