Songs for Luca

Verse 1

Glasses stack up on the table Sticky wood beneath the light Every one of them a story And you're the reason for tonight

Chorus

Luca, Luca, lift your glass up Neon buzzing overhead We're all here because we love you Every word out loud, not left unsaid

Verse 2

Count the empties, count the laughing Nobody wants to call it late You keep the whole room feeling golden You're the one who makes it great

Pre-chorus

Somebody's ordering another round The band picks up a swinging beat And every eye comes back to you

Chorus

Luca, Luca, lift your glass up Neon buzzing overhead We're all here because we love you Every word out loud, not left unsaid

Bridge

Here's to another year of trouble Here's to nights that run too long You're the toast that we keep making You're the reason for the song

Chorus

Luca, Luca, lift your glass up Neon buzzing overhead We're all here because we love you Every word out loud, not left unsaid

Outro

Table's full of empty glasses Still we're cheering out your name

Verse 1

Chrome drum spinning by the door Little light on tile and stone Nothing fancy, nothing more But it shines because you're home

Pre-chorus

Candle catching on the steel Something warm about to start Every small thing here feels real When you're standing where you are

Chorus

Luca, light up every wall Spin us round and make us grin Luca, gather one and all Happy birthday, let it in

Verse 2

Tiles flicker, gold and low Like the whole floor's dancing too Watch the little sparks that glow Every single one's for you

Chorus

Luca, light up every wall Spin us round and make us grin Luca, gather one and all Happy birthday, let it in

Bridge

However far you've come and gone This room still turns for you Steady as that drum spins on We're glad you made it through

Chorus

Luca, light up every wall Spin us round and make us grin Luca, gather one and all Happy birthday, let it in

Outro

The candle's low, the tiles still glow Happy birthday, Luca, we love you so

Verse 1

Flour on the floor, low chair pulled in Somebody knocked the bag clean off the bin We laughed till we could not stand And you were grinning like you'd win

Pre-chorus

Cold tile under bare feet Kitchen loud, mess complete Hold that breath, here it comes

Chorus

Luca, light up this whole room Cake in the oven, grab a broom We're kicking up dust for you tonight Luca, you're the reason we bloom

Verse 2

White handprints on the wooden chair Someone's shirt has flour in the hair You just laughed and rolled up sleeves Made a mess feel like a prayer

Pre-chorus

Cold tile under bare feet Kitchen loud, mess complete Hold that breath, here it comes

Chorus

Luca, light up this whole room Cake in the oven, grab a broom We're kicking up dust for you tonight Luca, you're the reason we bloom

Bridge

Every year you make the mess worth keeping Every year we're glad you're here

Chorus

Luca, light up this whole room Cake in the oven, grab a broom We're kicking up dust for you tonight Luca, you're the reason we bloom

Outro

Flour still settling on that chair We'll love you always, everywhere

Verse 1

Wrapped up warm against this old wool sweater rocking slow while the wicker hums its tune holding you closer as the house goes quiet nothing tonight could ever hold you better

Pre-chorus

Every creak is a small and steady promise soft as breathing, low as candlelight and it's carrying you toward sleep tonight

Chorus

Luca, the dark is only resting nothing out there can reach where you lie you are held here, safe past all questing Luca, hush now, close your eyes

Verse 2

Somewhere a clock keeps time with the rocking but all that matters is this gentle sway you curl in closer, warm against the stitching and the whole wide night just fades away

Bridge

Rest your small hand where the wool is softest let the chair sing you the last mile home

Chorus

Luca, the dark is only resting nothing out there can reach where you lie you are held here, safe past all questing Luca, hush now, close your eyes

Outro

The chair goes still, the wool grows heavy and warm sleep now, little one, held safe till morn

Verse 1

A thin gold line is resting beneath the door tonight and little bits of dust are drifting slow through the beam you're curled up safe and warm inside that quiet light holding on to sleep the way a river holds a dream

Chorus

Luca, Luca, the whole house breathes for you every corner soft and hushed and low you are the warmest thing this night runs through Luca, closer than the candle's glow

Verse 2

Somewhere past the door the lamps are burning down to gold and everything out there is folding into rest you don't need to know what tomorrow's going to hold just let the dark wrap round you like it knows you best

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let your breathing slow and settle deep nothing in this room can reach you, nothing tries the whole night's leaning close to carry you to sleep

Chorus

Luca, Luca, the whole house breathes for you every corner soft and hushed and low you are the warmest thing this night runs through Luca, closer than the candle's glow

Bridge

Even the dust seems to slow when it finds you drifting so gently it forgets how to fall you are the reason this whole night feels quiet

Chorus

Luca, Luca, the whole house breathes for you every corner soft and hushed and low you are the warmest thing this night runs through Luca, closer than the candle's glow

Outro

Sleep now, while the light still hums beneath the door you are held, you are kept, you are loved evermore

Verse 1

Copper is cooling now on the old iron stove and quiet comes creeping through every open door you're wrapped in the hush that the evening lets fall safe in this house where I'm holding it all

Pre-chorus

Traffic hums soft like a tune far away fading to nothing as it turns into grey and all of that distance is leading to you

Chorus

Luca, my Luca, the night holds you tight wrapped up in stillness and cradled in light nothing can touch you, no shadow, no sound Luca, my Luca, so safely you're found

Verse 2

Steam that once rose has gone soft into air curling away without worry or care you breathe just as slow as the kettle grows still resting in warmth that no chill ever will

Chorus

Luca, my Luca, the night holds you tight wrapped up in stillness and cradled in light nothing can touch you, no shadow, no sound Luca, my Luca, so safely you're found

Bridge

Sleep is a blanket that only grows deeper hush is a hand that will always come near you rest now, my darling, the dark is your keeper nothing tonight has the power to fear you

Chorus

Luca, my Luca, the night holds you tight wrapped up in stillness and cradled in light nothing can touch you, no shadow, no sound Luca, my Luca, so safely you're found

Outro

The kettle sits quiet, its warmth tucked to rest and you are the warmth that I love the very best

Verse 1

Dust is falling through the loft window pane Cardboard boxes stacked up high today Tinsel spilling out like silver rain You're the reason we could bear to stay

Chorus

Luca, light the fire up tonight Luca, we're so glad you're here this way Frost is creeping at the windowsill You keep the whole world warm

Verse 2

Decorations tucked away so long Waiting for a voice to sing them home Every carol that we got wrong Feels like music when you're not alone

Pre-chorus

The table's laid, the lights are burning bright Bells are ringing down the frozen street We're still reaching for

Chorus

Luca, light the fire up tonight Luca, we're so glad you're here this way Frost is creeping at the windowsill You keep the whole world warm

Bridge

When the year turns over, when the cold comes down You're the warmth we gather round

Chorus

Luca, light the fire up tonight Luca, we're so glad you're here this way Frost is creeping at the windowsill You keep the whole world warm

Outro

Dust is falling, tinsel shining gold You are why we never felt the cold

Verse 1

Through frosted windows, lights come through The city glows, but we see you Route numbers fade as darkness falls You're what we're waiting for in halls

Pre-chorus

And as the season turns around Your warmth is what we've always found Come close, come close

Chorus

Luca, Luca, gather near The fire's bright, the table's clear We've saved a place beside the light Luca, you make Christmas right

Verse 2

The carols rise through frosted air We saved your seat, we saved your share Every song we sing, we sing for you Every wish we make, it starts with true

Bridge

Whether here or far away You're with us every Christmas day

Chorus

Luca, Luca, gather near The fire's bright, the table's clear We've saved a place beside the light Luca, you make Christmas right

Outro

Through frosted windows, warm and gold Luca, you're our story told

Verse 1

Bags spilling across the car park ground Luca's coming home for Christmas Frost is gathering all around And warmth is what we're missing

Pre-chorus

Pull the shopping from the boot Stack it high and pile it near Someone's almost through the door

Chorus

Luca, Luca, light the way Everything feels right today Luca's here among us all Carols ringing through the hall

Verse 2

Kettle whistling in the kitchen bright You've travelled far to find us Frost and starlight burning white And joy comes close behind you

Chorus

Luca, Luca, light the way Everything feels right today Luca's here among us all Carols ringing through the hall

Bridge

Table set and fire alight You've come back where you belong

Chorus

Luca, Luca, light the way Everything feels right today Luca's here among us all Carols ringing through the hall

Outro

Frost is falling soft outside Luca's home for Christmas