Songs for Liliana

Verse 1

Stacked chairs against the wall tonight Nobody cares the hall is cold We came to watch you catch the light You make this tired old room feel gold

Pre-chorus

Someone's hand is on the switch Every voice is finding pitch Here it comes, don't hold it in

Chorus

Liliana, light the ceiling up Louder now than Roxanna ever could We're shouting out your name like Susanna Liliana, you're the best thing in this hood

Verse 2

The hoop still hangs above the noise Nobody's shooting hoops tonight We're only here to raise our voice And watch you glow beneath these lights

Pre-chorus

Someone's hand is on the switch Every voice is finding pitch Here it comes, don't hold it in

Chorus

Liliana, light the ceiling up Louder now than Roxanna ever could We're shouting out your name like Susanna Liliana, you're the best thing in this hood

Bridge

Every year this hall gets smaller You get bigger in our chest Nothing here could feel much taller Than the way you make us blessed

Chorus

Liliana, light the ceiling up Louder now than Roxanna ever could We're shouting out your name like Susanna Liliana, you're the best thing in this hood

Outro

Stack the chairs and turn out slow We'll carry this glow wherever you go

Verse 1

Something left the party drifting past the lock where the gate is lifting green water holds it, slow and steady just like you hold this whole town

Pre-chorus

Everybody's raising up their glass waiting on this moment to pass but we're not letting go so fast

Chorus

Liliana, light the candles now we've been waiting to sing it out loud nobody fills a room like Anna happy birthday, we're shouting it proud

Verse 2

Paper plates go floating by the water nothing fancy, nothing that we bought her but you make plain things feel like treasure you turn Tuesday into a crowd

Pre-chorus

Everybody's raising up their glass waiting on this moment to pass but we're not letting go so fast

Chorus

Liliana, light the candles now we've been waiting to sing it out loud nobody fills a room like Anna happy birthday, we're shouting it proud

Bridge

However far this year has carried you we are so glad it brought you here stand still a second, let us tell you you're the one thing we hold dear

Chorus

Liliana, light the candles now we've been waiting to sing it out loud nobody fills a room like Anna happy birthday, we're shouting it proud

Outro

Let the water carry off the plates we'll still be here, however late

Verse 1

You drop the coin and grin the glass door starts to spin one more year gets you in step through and start again

Pre-chorus

Count it down from three hands up, we're ready light's about to hit the floor

Chorus

Liliana, this is your minute every coin we saved is spent on you Liliana, we're all shouting your name nothing spins the room like you do

Verse 2

The candles catch and flare we're stamping on the stair you push the door with care and laughing, you don't care

Chorus

Liliana, this is your minute every coin we saved is spent on you Liliana, we're all shouting your name nothing spins the room like you do

Bridge

One more spin before you go one more year we get to know you hold the moment, let it show we are so glad we know you

Chorus

Liliana, this is your minute every coin we saved is spent on you Liliana, we're all shouting your name nothing spins the room like you do

Outro

The door keeps turning round we're glad that you walked through

Verse 1

The blanket's worn thin where we sit Steam stopped rising an hour ago You're tracing shapes on my wrist Nowhere left that we need to go

Chorus

Liliana, stay right where you are This is all the ground I need You make the slow hours feel like nothing Liliana, that's all I need

Verse 2

That apple core's gone brown between us Neither one of us moved to clear it Your voice is low, half a laugh I could sit here and just hear it

Pre-chorus

I keep looking over just to check That you're still here, still soft, still near And my chest gets loud like it might

Chorus

Liliana, stay right where you are This is all the ground I need You make the slow hours feel like nothing Liliana, that's all I need

Bridge

No plans, no clock, no reason to leave Just tartan wool and going cold I never thought this plain could be so much Until I had you here to hold

Chorus

Liliana, stay right where you are This is all the ground I need You make the slow hours feel like nothing Liliana, that's all I need

Outro

Two mugs sit forgotten in the grass Warm enough, just holding onto you

Verse 1

Heavy shoes on wet gravel One amber light starts to travel I know this street half asleep But you're the reason I keep

Pre-chorus

No map, no plan, no design Just this road and this line Every step pulls me to

Chorus

Liliana, I'm coming home to you Under one light, that's all I do Liliana, nothing fancy or new Just gravel, dark, and you

Verse 2

The lamp flickers, then holds steady Like you, always ready No noise, no need to pretend You're where the walking ends

Bridge

Some loves shout, some loves race Mine just walks at an even pace Straight to your door, straight to your light

Chorus

Liliana, I'm coming home to you Under one light, that's all I do Liliana, nothing fancy or new Just gravel, dark, and you

Outro

Same street, same amber glow Still the only way I know

Verse 1

Rain keeps time on the windscreen You hum along, half asleep Lights slide over the dashboard This is a peace I get to keep

Pre-chorus

No one's waiting up for this Just the wipers and the radio hum I feel the words start to build

Chorus

Liliana, you steady my chest Even the silence feels like a plan Nothing about you needs a test Liliana, I'd know you anywhere I can

Verse 2

Streetlights blink across your face Gone before I can hold the shape You laugh at something on the radio And the whole night rearranges scale

Chorus

Liliana, you steady my chest Even the silence feels like a plan Nothing about you needs a test Liliana, I'd know you anywhere I can

Bridge

No one's watching this happen No one else needs to know Just the two of us and the engine Just how easy this love can go

Chorus

Liliana, you steady my chest Even the silence feels like a plan Nothing about you needs a test Liliana, I'd know you anywhere I can

Outro

The wipers slow, the road goes quiet Still your hand finds mine in the dark

Verse 1

Watch how the small flame leans and settles low tonight A pool of wax is hardening soft upon the plate Nothing in this room is asking you to hold on tight Just close your eyes now, darling, it is getting late

Chorus

Liliana, the night is holding you so gently now Sleep is coming closer, warm as any hand can be Rest here, Liliana, let the hush unwind your brow There is nowhere calmer in the world than here with me

Verse 2

Shadows stretch out slowly on the wall beside your bed Softly they are folding into corners out of sight Nothing here will hurry you, no words that must be said Only quiet settling like snow across the night

Pre-chorus

Feel the room grow heavy with a warmth that wants to stay Every little worry has already drifted far Let the hush come nearer as the candle fades away

Chorus

Liliana, the night is holding you so gently now Sleep is coming closer, warm as any hand can be Rest here, Liliana, let the hush unwind your brow There is nowhere calmer in the world than here with me

Bridge

Small and steady, that is how the light was burning bright You are held as softly as that low and golden glow

Chorus

Liliana, the night is holding you so gently now Sleep is coming closer, warm as any hand can be Rest here, Liliana, let the hush unwind your brow There is nowhere calmer in the world than here with me

Outro

Now the flame is quiet, hardened smooth upon the plate Sleep, my Liliana, safe and warm, it's getting late

Verse 1

Heavy cotton lifts a little against the frosted glass Night is folding softly down around this small warm room You are curled up safe beneath the quilt I drew across Nothing in the dark tonight will wake you far too soon

Chorus

Liliana, hush now, let the whole wide night go still Close your eyes, my love, and drift where dreams are always kind Liliana, you are held, you always will be held Sleep will find you gently, and I'm not far behind

Verse 2

Outside the pane the frost is drawing quiet little ferns Warmth is pooling underneath the blanket by your chin You breathe so slow and even, like a tide that barely turns Rest is just a small room where the whole world can't get in

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the curtain the cold has lost its way Nothing here can touch you, nothing here will stay Close now, little one, while the hush begins to sway

Chorus

Liliana, hush now, let the whole wide night go still Close your eyes, my love, and drift where dreams are always kind Liliana, you are held, you always will be held Sleep will find you gently, and I'm not far behind

Bridge

Even the fabric settles slow against the glass Even the dark grows gentle when it holds you like this

Chorus

Liliana, hush now, let the whole wide night go still Close your eyes, my love, and drift where dreams are always kind Liliana, you are held, you always will be held Sleep will find you gently, and I'm not far behind

Outro

Heavy cotton settles soft against the frosted pane Sleep now, little Liliana, love will keep tonight the same

Verse 1

Snow is falling soft and slow past the window pane Streetlight paints the floorboards gold again and again You are curled up warm beneath the blankets deep Nothing in this quiet house can trouble your sleep

Chorus

Liliana, close your eyes, let the night grow still Hush now, Liliana, rest here on the windowsill of dreams Every breath you take is soft as falling snow Liliana, drift away to where the warm light glows

Verse 2

Outside the flakes keep tumbling past the amber light Inside your little hands are tucked in safe and tight Watch how the glow moves slowly across the wooden floor Nothing can reach you now behind this quiet door

Pre-chorus

Somewhere the snow is settling soft on every ledge Somewhere the light is holding steady at the edge Sleep is coming closer now, warm and low and slow

Chorus

Liliana, close your eyes, let the night grow still Hush now, Liliana, rest here on the windowsill of dreams Every breath you take is soft as falling snow Liliana, drift away to where the warm light glows

Bridge

Rest your head, let go of all you carried through the day Nothing waits for you but morning, far and safe away Sleep will hold you gentle till the light turns new

Chorus

Liliana, close your eyes, let the night grow still Hush now, Liliana, rest here on the windowsill of dreams Every breath you take is soft as falling snow Liliana, drift away to where the warm light glows

Outro

Snow still falls in orange light across the floor Sleep now, little one, you are loved forevermore