Songs for Kinsley

Verse 1

We set the green chairs in a ring Under lines where the washing flew Every seat was saved for you We couldn't wait to start without you

Pre-chorus

Hear the fiddle start to climb Feel the circle pull you in This is your night, this is your time

Chorus

Kinsley, come and take your seat Kinsley, dance until you're weak We're clapping loud to keep the beat You're the brightest thing this week

Verse 2

The washing snapped in the evening air But nobody looked away from you We'd cheer you on through any weather Nothing else we'd rather do

Bridge

Every chair here knows your name Every string is strummed for you Blow the candles, start the game The whole green circle shouts for you

Chorus

Kinsley, come and take your seat Kinsley, dance until you're weak We're clapping loud to keep the beat You're the brightest thing this week

Outro

The chairs stay warm when you have gone But we'll set them out again

Verse 1

Boxes stacked up by the sack Waiting there for you to come Every year we build it back Higher than the last one done

Pre-chorus

Hear the horns start to swell Feel the room begin to sway Something's climbing, hard to tell

Chorus

Kinsley, light the whole place up Trumpets calling out your name Kinsley, raise the loudest cup You still burn the brightest flame

Verse 2

Flour dust across the floor Sweetened by the fuss we make Nobody loves a birthday more Nobody earns it like you take

Chorus

Kinsley, light the whole place up Trumpets calling out your name Kinsley, raise the loudest cup You still burn the brightest flame

Bridge

However tall the pile gets However far the years have flown You're still the one this room forgets How to sing this song alone

Chorus

Kinsley, light the whole place up Trumpets calling out your name Kinsley, raise the loudest cup You still burn the brightest flame

Outro

Boxes leaning towards the sky Just like us, we'll never fall

Verse 1

Amber water spins round your feet Trainers white against the street You walk in like you own the show Everybody catch that glow

Pre-chorus

Candles waiting, room's gone loud Somebody grab the birthday crowd We're winding up to shout it out

Chorus

Kinsley, Kinsley, look at you shine Wembley couldn't hold this vibe tonight Turn the music up, turn the year around We came here to make your favourite sound

Verse 2

You spin the room without a sound Every head just turns around Something about the way you move Puts the whole place in your groove

Chorus

Kinsley, Kinsley, look at you shine Wembley couldn't hold this vibe tonight Turn the music up, turn the year around We came here to make your favourite sound

Bridge

Another year of stepping bold Another shade of amber gold We're proud to know you, proud to stay So let us sing your name today

Chorus

Kinsley, Kinsley, look at you shine Wembley couldn't hold this vibe tonight Turn the music up, turn the year around We came here to make your favourite sound

Outro

Amber water still spins round Kinsley, we're glad that you're around

Verse 1

Two boots stood there on the step Wet concrete, the porch light on I heard you coming up the walk And something in me settled down

Pre-chorus

You shake the rain out of your hair Hang your coat behind the door And I forget what I was thinking

Chorus

Kinsley, you're the one I wait for Every evening, every noise outside Kinsley, nothing fancy, nothing loud Just you home safe, and I'm alright

Verse 2

We don't say much when you walk in Just the kettle, just the light But I could tell you from your footsteps Long before you're in my sight

Pre-chorus

You shake the rain out of your hair Hang your coat behind the door And I forget what I was thinking

Chorus

Kinsley, you're the one I wait for Every evening, every noise outside Kinsley, nothing fancy, nothing loud Just you home safe, and I'm alright

Bridge

Some days are ordinary, plain as this A door, a step, your name on my breath But I would know your walk in any crowd I'd know your boots among a hundred pairs

Chorus

Kinsley, you're the one I wait for Every evening, every noise outside Kinsley, nothing fancy, nothing loud Just you home safe, and I'm alright

Outro

Two boots resting by the door That's all I need to know you're home

Verse 1

I built this ladder plank by plank Leaning it high against the bank Of every book I thought I knew Then I looked up and found just you

Pre-chorus

Every rung I climbed alone Brought me closer to your door Now my hands won't let go

Chorus

Kinsley, you're the reason I climb Steady as a Sunday rhyme Height was never worth the fright Till you stood there in the light

Verse 2

You never asked me to be brave Just held the ladder while it swayed Your voice below kept me from falling Something in it felt like calling

Pre-chorus

Every rung I climbed alone Brought me closer to your door Now my hands won't let go

Chorus

Kinsley, you're the reason I climb Steady as a Sunday rhyme Height was never worth the fright Till you stood there in the light

Bridge

Books can teach you nothing true About the calm I find in you Every step's worth taking twice Just to land inside your eyes

Chorus

Kinsley, you're the reason I climb Steady as a Sunday rhyme Height was never worth the fright Till you stood there in the light

Outro

I'll leave the ladder where it stands Since I've got you instead of plans

Verse 1

Engine off, windows going grey You're still talking, I forgot the time Steam giving up on the dashboard I'd sit here past midnight, no crime

Pre-chorus

Nowhere I'm needed more than this seat Nothing I'd trade for your voice Stay a while longer, don't move

Chorus

Kinsley, the tea's gone cold and I don't care Every road runs quiet back to you Kinsley, this is the whole of my day Whatever you're saying, I want it too

Verse 2

You laugh and the windscreen fogs up more I wipe it clear just to see your face Somebody's calling, we don't answer We're not in any kind of race

Bridge

Let the mugs sit there and turn to nothing Let the whole town drive on past I've got what I came here looking for I'm not letting go of it fast

Chorus

Kinsley, the tea's gone cold and I don't care Every road runs quiet back to you Kinsley, this is the whole of my day Whatever you're saying, I want it too

Outro

Steam's long gone from the dashboard now Still warm right here, next to you

Verse 1

A small brass hook is swinging soft against the wall catching just a little of the lamp's low golden light and nothing in this room is asking you for anything at all only that you rest here, safe and warm tonight

Pre-chorus

The hush is gathering slowly round the edges of the bed and every little sound outside is turning into hush too so let the day slip gently from your small and heavy head

Chorus

Kinsley, close your eyes now, let the quiet in you are held here fully, you are safe within nobody could love you more than you are loved, Kinsley the whole wide house is breathing slow to keep you sleeping easy

Verse 2

The wallpaper goes pale and soft beneath the fading light and the hook keeps swinging gently like a pendulum at rest marking out the minutes as they carry you through night while you curl up smaller, warmer, tucked against my chest

Chorus

Kinsley, close your eyes now, let the quiet in you are held here fully, you are safe within nobody could love you more than you are loved, Kinsley the whole wide house is breathing slow to keep you sleeping easy

Bridge

Even when the morning comes to find you this same soft feeling will still be here behind you

Chorus

Kinsley, close your eyes now, let the quiet in you are held here fully, you are safe within nobody could love you more than you are loved, Kinsley the whole wide house is breathing slow to keep you sleeping easy

Outro

The little hook has stilled now, swinging softer, slower, slight and you are sleeping deeply, wrapped in warmth and held in light

Verse 1

Soft yellow fabric is stirring above your small bed Drifting so gently like breath that is barely said Nothing tonight comes to trouble this room of ours Only the hush of the dark and the sleep it pours

Pre-chorus

Close those tired eyes now, let the evening grow still Nothing will wake you, no shadow, no chill Rest here beside me while the curtain starts to sway

Chorus

Kinsley, the night is holding you soft and slow Nothing can reach you here that you need to know Kinsley, the window breathes while you drift and dream Wrapped in the calm of this quiet golden gleam

Verse 2

Somewhere the wind is learning to move so light Carrying nothing but comfort into the night You are the reason this whole small room feels warm Held here, untouched by any far distant storm

Chorus

Kinsley, the night is holding you soft and slow Nothing can reach you here that you need to know Kinsley, the window breathes while you drift and dream Wrapped in the calm of this quiet golden gleam

Bridge

Sleep is a boat and you're rocked upon it well Nobody's leaving, there's nothing you need to tell

Chorus

Kinsley, the night is holding you soft and slow Nothing can reach you here that you need to know Kinsley, the window breathes while you drift and dream Wrapped in the calm of this quiet golden gleam

Outro

Still that pale yellow fabric moves easy above your head Watching you sleeping safe and warm in your bed

Verse 1

Thin silver light is creeping slow across the yellow wood Sliding so softly nothing in the room can stir The dark is settling gentle now the way it always should And you are safe here, quiet as the light is on the fur

Chorus

Kinsley, Kinsley, close your eyes and let the night come in Nothing here will trouble you, nothing here will start Every hush across this room is holding what you've been Kinsley, you are carried soft and close against the heart

Verse 2

The window holds the evening like a hand around a flame Steady while the house breathes low and settles into rest Nothing in the shadows knows the shape of any blame You are wrapped in all the warmth that loves you best

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the quiet come and fold around your bed Let the last light dim to nothing on the floor Sleep is waiting gently just ahead

Chorus

Kinsley, Kinsley, close your eyes and let the night come in Nothing here will trouble you, nothing here will start Every hush across this room is holding what you've been Kinsley, you are carried soft and close against the heart

Bridge

Rain is falling soft against the glass to keep you still Piano notes are folding slow into the dark Nothing asks you to be more than resting on this sill Only that you drift and let the quiet leave its mark

Chorus

Kinsley, Kinsley, close your eyes and let the night come in Nothing here will trouble you, nothing here will start Every hush across this room is holding what you've been Kinsley, you are carried soft and close against the heart

Outro

The silver light has faded soft across the yellow wood And you are held here, sleeping, safe as anything good