Songs for Leilani

Verse 1

Coats piled high on the bench tonight Every hook in the hallway full and tight Mirror catching the porch light glow We came here just to bring you delight

Pre-chorus

Listen close now, the room's gone quiet Somebody's counting, the candles are lit We're leaning in for the sound about to start

Chorus

Leilani, the whole house is singing Voices climbing, the rafters ringing Nobody else makes a room feel this way You're the reason the bells keep swinging

Verse 2

Somebody's laughing by the door Boots and scarves piled up on the floor We keep the porch light on for you Glad you walked in, glad you're here for more

Chorus

Leilani, the whole house is singing Voices climbing, the rafters ringing Nobody else makes a room feel this way You're the reason the bells keep swinging

Bridge

Every year the pile gets higher Every year the fire burns brighter Because you walked back through that door again

Chorus

Leilani, the whole house is singing Voices climbing, the rafters ringing Nobody else makes a room feel this way You're the reason the bells keep swinging

Outro

Coats still waiting on the bench Glad you're home, glad you're home

Verse 1

Lemons rolling off the crates Bright as anything I've seen Nobody minds if the whole cart shakes When you walk through, loud and keen

Chorus

Leilani, light up the stall Grab a lemon, throw it high You make the market forget it all Leilani, Leilani, that's you and I

Verse 2

Every trader knows your name Calls it out across the noise You turn the whole street to a game Better than any prize or toy

Pre-chorus

Someone's counting candles now Someone's shouting, pass the cake We're all leaning in somehow

Chorus

Leilani, light up the stall Grab a lemon, throw it high You make the market forget it all Leilani, Leilani, that's you and I

Bridge

Juice on your fingers, sun on your face Every year you own this place

Chorus

Leilani, light up the stall Grab a lemon, throw it high You make the market forget it all Leilani, Leilani, that's you and I

Outro

Boxes empty, crowd gone home Still your laughter's all we own

Verse 1

Crisp packets sliding on the table Sticky glasses, lights half broke But nobody's leaving early When you're the reason for the joke

Pre-chorus

You get the whole room swaying Even the quiet ones stand up Something's building, something's calling

Chorus

Leilani, light the whole place up Nobody moves like you, Leilani Every corner turns to gold Say the name and watch it start, honey

Verse 2

Someone spilled a drink on purpose Just to get you laughing loud You could turn this dead-end backroom Into something like a crowd

Pre-chorus

You get the whole room swaying Even the quiet ones stand up Something's building, something's calling

Chorus

Leilani, light the whole place up Nobody moves like you, Leilani Every corner turns to gold Say the name and watch it start, honey

Bridge

Blow the candles, raise the roof Every year you shine more true We don't need the fancy venue We just need a night with you

Chorus

Leilani, light the whole place up Nobody moves like you, Leilani Every corner turns to gold Say the name and watch it start, honey

Outro

Packets scattered, glasses empty Still the best night on the calendar

Verse 1

Yellow light is falling soft across your bending knee tonight Green wool keeps you gathered in, so drowsy and so light Every little sound has slowed to nothing but your breath Sleep is only kindness now, it never means a thing like death

Chorus

Leilani, close your eyes, the lamp will keep on glowing gold Nothing in this quiet house can touch you or grow cold Rest inside the warmth that loves you, hushed and hidden deep Leilani, drift away, Leilani, fall asleep

Verse 2

Under all that soft green wool your small knee starts to still Nothing asks a thing of you, no climbing, no long hill You can let the whole day loosen out of every limb Darkness is a gentle room and you were made for him

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the lamplight hold the shape of you a while Nothing but the quiet dark and one small drowsy smile Come and let the night wrap round you soft as any tune

Chorus

Leilani, close your eyes, the lamp will keep on glowing gold Nothing in this quiet house can touch you or grow cold Rest inside the warmth that loves you, hushed and hidden deep Leilani, drift away, Leilani, fall asleep

Bridge

You are held the way the light holds on to green Soft and slow and certain, never harsh, never mean

Chorus

Leilani, close your eyes, the lamp will keep on glowing gold Nothing in this quiet house can touch you or grow cold Rest inside the warmth that loves you, hushed and hidden deep Leilani, drift away, Leilani, fall asleep

Outro

Somewhere still that small lamp glows on wool as green as spring You are safe inside its light, however softly you are sleeping

Verse 1

Warm air climbs the glass while the white lace leans and settles Softly it folds back like a hand that will not let go You are curled beneath it, further in than any petal Held closer than the curtain holds the winter's breath of snow

Pre-chorus

Nothing in this room can reach you, nothing sharp or loud Only warmth and quiet gathering slowly overhead Only sleep unfolding gently like a soft grey cloud

Chorus

Leilani, the night has wrapped its arms around this house Sleep now, little one, there is nowhere safer to be Rest here, Leilani, while the lace breathes calm above you Nothing in the dark can ever come and trouble thee

Verse 2

The pane holds the cold outside and lets the warmth stay in here Just like this small room keeps all the noise of night at bay You are the reason every quiet corner feels so dear You are why the whole wide dark can wait until the day

Pre-chorus

Nothing in this room can reach you, nothing sharp or loud Only warmth and quiet gathering slowly overhead Only sleep unfolding gently like a soft grey cloud

Chorus

Leilani, the night has wrapped its arms around this house Sleep now, little one, there is nowhere safer to be Rest here, Leilani, while the lace breathes calm above you Nothing in the dark can ever come and trouble thee

Bridge

Somewhere past the glass the whole world dims its light for you Every star is turning low to watch you drift and dream

Chorus

Leilani, the night has wrapped its arms around this house Sleep now, little one, there is nowhere safer to be Rest here, Leilani, while the lace breathes calm above you Nothing in the dark can ever come and trouble thee

Outro

Still the lace lifts softly by the warm and steady glass Sleep on, dear one, this quiet night will hold you till it's past

Verse 1

A thin line of gold slips under the door tonight reaching across the grey floor to find where you lie softer than a whisper, steady as a tide telling you that someone is near and holding the light

Chorus

Leilani, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind Sleep is only a doorway, and I'm right behind you never have to wonder if the warmth will stay Leilani, my Leilani, drifting into the tide

Verse 2

The floorboards hum so quiet you could mistake it for song cool beneath the golden light that stretches so long nothing out there is waiting, nothing there is wrong you are wrapped in something gentle the whole night long

Pre-chorus

Your breath is slowing now, soft as falling snow the hallway light is steady, it isn't going to go hold onto that glow and let your worries go

Chorus

Leilani, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind Sleep is only a doorway, and I'm right behind you never have to wonder if the warmth will stay Leilani, my Leilani, drifting into the tide

Bridge

Even when the house falls silent, even when the night grows deep that thin gold seam will hold its place while you're asleep you are the reason it was ever lit at all

Chorus

Leilani, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind Sleep is only a doorway, and I'm right behind you never have to wonder if the warmth will stay Leilani, my Leilani, drifting into the tide

Outro

The light will still be there when morning finds the floor you are so loved, you never have to ask for more