Songs for Kirsty

Verse 1

Muddy boots piled by the mat Coats all dropped across a chair Everyone comes crowding in Just to be where you're at

Pre-chorus

We lose our shoes and lose our coats We track the whole house through But nothing here feels right without

Chorus

Kirsty, light the candles now Happy birthday, take a bow We are loud because we love you Kirsty, show us how

Verse 2

You leave the door wide open still Even when the wind blows through Somehow that's exactly why We all keep coming back to you

Bridge

Another year of all this noise Another year we chose you first Every mess we make in here Means we couldn't stay away

Chorus

Kirsty, light the candles now Happy birthday, take a bow We are loud because we love you Kirsty, show us how

Outro

The boots will pile up again next year We'll still be glad to be right here

Verse 1

Boxes stacked against the drums Strip lights humming overhead You walked in and something changed Turned the whole grey room to gold instead

Pre-chorus

Every year the candle climbs Every year I think of you Tonight we let the noise begin

Chorus

Kirsty, pour the glasses full You've been ours since we were thirsty Every year you're something new No one lights a room like Kirsty

Verse 2

Oil drums catching all the light Cardboard towers by the door Nothing here was ever much Until you walked across the floor

Chorus

Kirsty, pour the glasses full You've been ours since we were thirsty Every year you're something new No one lights a room like Kirsty

Bridge

Raise it up for one more year Raise it loud so it gets heard You are worth the whole shift's noise You're the best part of this world

Chorus

Kirsty, pour the glasses full You've been ours since we were thirsty Every year you're something new No one lights a room like Kirsty

Outro

Turn the fluorescent lights down low Kirsty, you're the glow we know

Verse 1

Studs crunch hard on frozen ground Breath comes out in clouds around You laced up before the light Chasing down the frosty white

Pre-chorus

Rusted goalpost, morning chill Nothing ever dents your will So we're lighting up the hill

Chorus

Kirsty, Kirsty, here's your day Every candle lights the way Twice as loud we'll sing it clear Kirsty, glad that you are here

Verse 2

Frost was thick but you were quick Ball went sailing off your kick Every winter, come what may You still show up, first to play

Chorus

Kirsty, Kirsty, here's your day Every candle lights the way Twice as loud we'll sing it clear Kirsty, glad that you are here

Bridge

However cold the morning gets You warm up every room you're in We count on you, no small bets Here's to the year that you're about to win

Chorus

Kirsty, Kirsty, here's your day Every candle lights the way Twice as loud we'll sing it clear Kirsty, glad that you are here

Outro

Frost will melt but this will stay We're glad you're ours, another day

Verse 1

Diesel drifting past the railing salt crust white where hands have leaned I stood there waiting for a bus and thought of nothing till you rang

Pre-chorus

Some days give you nothing back just fumes and rust and standing still then your voice comes through the noise

Chorus

Kirsty, you're the warmth in all this grey the reason grey can hold a while you steady me like nothing else can Kirsty, worth the waiting, come what may

Verse 2

The railing holds the salt for years it never asked for that at all but you chose me and kept on choosing that's the difference, that's it all

Pre-chorus

Some days give you nothing back just fumes and rust and standing still then your voice comes through the noise

Chorus

Kirsty, you're the warmth in all this grey the reason grey can hold a while you steady me like nothing else can Kirsty, worth the waiting, come what may

Bridge

No one built that railing to be loved yet something soft still gathers there and I didn't plan on you either but here we are, and here we stay

Chorus

Kirsty, you're the warmth in all this grey the reason grey can hold a while you steady me like nothing else can Kirsty, worth the waiting, come what may

Outro

The fumes will clear, the salt will stay and I'll still choose you either way

Verse 1

I feel the ground go loose and steep You take my hand before I fall Grey cloud is heavy, but I keep Walking easy, since you called

Pre-chorus

Every step gets harder to trust Except the one that's next to you So tell me now before we must

Chorus

Kirsty, you're the steady in my walk No one else could hold me true Kirsty, when the whole world starts to talk I only ever listen to you

Verse 2

The needles slide but you stand still You're the one thing I don't doubt Cloud can't touch us on this hill You're what this grey can't wash out

Chorus

Kirsty, you're the steady in my walk No one else could hold me true Kirsty, when the whole world starts to talk I only ever listen to you

Bridge

Long love or new, quiet or loud It doesn't matter how we got here I'd know your grip in any crowd You make the steep ground feel less near

Chorus

Kirsty, you're the steady in my walk No one else could hold me true Kirsty, when the whole world starts to talk I only ever listen to you

Outro

The path still slides, the sky stays grey You're the reason I don't slip away

Verse 1

I stood out there before the light watching frost let go of the vines thinking how you hold on tighter through every one of our hard times

Pre-chorus

I've seen what cold can do to green I've seen you stay when things went wrong so tell me if I'm dreaming

Chorus

Kirsty, you're the warmth I trust when everything else turns to frost Kirsty, I was low as dust you found me first and never lost

Verse 2

The stakes stand bare where green once grew but you don't need a season to stay you're steady when the whole thing changes you're steady on an ordinary day

Chorus

Kirsty, you're the warmth I trust when everything else turns to frost Kirsty, I was low as dust you found me first and never lost

Bridge

Nothing lasts the way we think it should but you keep coming back like spring I'm not asking you for good I'm asking for this one true thing

Chorus

Kirsty, you're the warmth I trust when everything else turns to frost Kirsty, I was low as dust you found me first and never lost

Outro

The frost will turn to water soon and I'll still be right here with you

Verse 1

A passing car sends light across the wall above your head it slips along so slowly like a boat upon a bed watch the bars of shadow drifting easy overhead you are held here safely, nothing waits for you to dread

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the darkness wrap you soft and slow feel your breathing settle into rhythms it will know this whole wide house is quiet, keeping watch for you below

Chorus

Kirsty, hush now, let the night come drifting in nobody is safer than you sleeping, Kirsty, in your skin the shadows on the wall are only passing by unseen sleep now, little Kirsty, let the quiet begin

Verse 2

Somewhere out beyond the glass the whole world settles too cars and lights and voices fading soft the way they do nothing out there needs an answer, nothing comes for you just the gentle hush of evening folding soft and blue

Chorus

Kirsty, hush now, let the night come drifting in nobody is safer than you sleeping, Kirsty, in your skin the shadows on the wall are only passing by unseen sleep now, little Kirsty, let the quiet begin

Bridge

Rest your small hand open, let it loosen from the day let every worry drifting near just wander far away

Chorus

Kirsty, hush now, let the night come drifting in nobody is safer than you sleeping, Kirsty, in your skin the shadows on the wall are only passing by unseen sleep now, little Kirsty, let the quiet begin

Outro

Watch the light slide gentle as the last car rolls away you are loved here always, through the night and into day

Verse 1

There's a small gold light asleep upon the stairs tonight drifting soft and slow like dust caught inside its light every step we climb is warm and every step is slow you are held so close, there's nowhere else we need to go

Pre-chorus

The house breathes quiet now, the day has laid its worries down hush is spreading gentle through each shadow, every room and all the light is folding in to keep you safe and warm

Chorus

Kirsty, the evening's turning gold just for you rest now, my Kirsty, there's nothing left to do the stairs are still, the whole wide house exhales sleep now, Kirsty, while the quiet tells its tales

Verse 2

Watch how the little specks go turning in the fading beam floating without a sound like something out of a dream nothing tonight is asking you to stay awake and see just let it drift, and let it carry you to sleep with me

Pre-chorus

The house breathes quiet now, the day has laid its worries down hush is spreading gentle through each shadow, every room and all the light is folding in to keep you safe and warm

Chorus

Kirsty, the evening's turning gold just for you rest now, my Kirsty, there's nothing left to do the stairs are still, the whole wide house exhales sleep now, Kirsty, while the quiet tells its tales

Bridge

No need to climb, no need to reach for morning yet just sink down deep where all the day's noise is forgot you're wrapped in warmth as soft and slow as fading gold

Chorus

Kirsty, the evening's turning gold just for you rest now, my Kirsty, there's nothing left to do the stairs are still, the whole wide house exhales sleep now, Kirsty, while the quiet tells its tales

Outro

The last light settles soft along the stairs and fades from sight sleep now, you are held, and loved, and safe tonight

Verse 1

A silver ribbon drifts so gently where the low hum plays You settle deeper into shadows soft as fallen down Somewhere a bass note hums beneath these quiet ways Nothing but calm is waiting for you in this town

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the humming carry you along Every worry folds up small and drifts away tonight Rest here safe inside the warmth of this slow song

Chorus

Kirsty, the hum is holding you so soft and low You are the calm that settles when the lights go dim Nothing can touch you, Kirsty, nothing here will go Sleep on this gentle current, sleep on this cradling hymn

Verse 2

Ribbon of silver sways above the quiet speaker's glow You breathe in time with rhythms only night can keep Softly the walls are humming with a warmth you know Let every sound around you carry you to sleep

Chorus

Kirsty, the hum is holding you so soft and low You are the calm that settles when the lights go dim Nothing can touch you, Kirsty, nothing here will go Sleep on this gentle current, sleep on this cradling hymn

Bridge

Hush now, the dark is only another kind of light You are so loved you could never be alone Sink into stillness, let the hum hold you tonight

Chorus

Kirsty, the hum is holding you so soft and low You are the calm that settles when the lights go dim Nothing can touch you, Kirsty, nothing here will go Sleep on this gentle current, sleep on this cradling hymn

Outro

Still the ribbon settles soft against the sleeping wall You are held here always, safe below it all