Songs for Mabli

Verse 1

Boxes folding flat on the ground Bruised plums stacked without a sound Even the tired end of the day Feels like gold when you're on your way

Pre-chorus

Something in the air starts to hum Feet already know what's to come Everybody's turning, here you come

Chorus

Mabli, Mabli, light up the yard We been waiting, didn't take long Mabli, we sing it loud and hard Today the whole street sings your song

Verse 2

Crates get heavy, nobody minds Good things always take their time You walk in and the mood turns gold Best story that this market's told

Bridge

Not the fruit and not the crate It's you that makes the whole thing great Every year you come back round Best noise this old street has found

Chorus

Mabli, Mabli, light up the yard We been waiting, didn't take long Mabli, we sing it loud and hard Today the whole street sings your song

Outro

Boxes folded, plums put away Still we're singing your name today

Verse 1

A yellow ticket on the rail Snapping loud against the breeze You laughed and chased it down the trail Turning simple things to ease

Chorus

Mabli, hold that ticket high This whole street is calling your name Nobody moves through life so ably Light the candles, feel the flame

Verse 2

You found the gold in ordinary days Made the greyest morning gleam Every window catches your gaze Turns the whole thing to a dream

Pre-chorus

Something's building in the air tonight Feel it rising, feel it climb Say the word and we'll ignite

Chorus

Mabli, hold that ticket high This whole street is calling your name Nobody moves through life so ably Light the candles, feel the flame

Bridge

We're clapping loud for one more year Every corner knows your face Nothing about you feels shabbily worn You carry such easy grace

Chorus

Mabli, hold that ticket high This whole street is calling your name Nobody moves through life so ably Light the candles, feel the flame

Outro

That ticket's still against the rail Flapping like it means to stay

Verse 1

Canvas roof is snapping loud Ducks all lined up in a row Somebody's picked the lucky one But you're the best prize that we know

Pre-chorus

Music's up and lights are on Everybody's found their place Waiting on the count of three

Chorus

Mabli, light the candles now Mabli, let the whole room sing Nobody feels a room like you You make the ordinary thing

Verse 2

Hook goes wide and hook comes back Nobody minds if you play twice Every duck deserves a turn But you're the one we're watching, Mabli

Chorus

Mabli, light the candles now Mabli, let the whole room sing Nobody feels a room like you You make the ordinary thing

Bridge

Another year has spun around Still the brightest thing in sight Whatever's next, we're glad it's you Holding all this noise and light

Chorus

Mabli, light the candles now Mabli, let the whole room sing Nobody feels a room like you You make the ordinary thing

Outro

Roof still snapping, ducks still turning We're glad we found you, Mabli

Verse 1

The lace is stirring softly against the cold windowpane While something warm is curled here safe beneath the eaves You breathe so slow beside me like the hush before the rain And all the night grows gentle just for you, Mabli, believes

Chorus

Mabli, Mabli, close your eyes and let the dark be kind Nothing in this room tonight would ever wish you harm You are held so closely, Mabli, you will always find This quiet little world of ours will keep you safe and warm

Verse 2

The curtain taps so lightly like it's humming you to rest Outside the glass is cold but nothing cold can reach this bed You are the warmest thing I know, held gently to my chest And every worry of the day dissolves inside your head

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the wind outside just whisper as it pleases Nothing in the shadows here has ever meant you ill So let your breathing slow right down until the whole world eases

Chorus

Mabli, Mabli, close your eyes and let the dark be kind Nothing in this room tonight would ever wish you harm You are held so closely, Mabli, you will always find This quiet little world of ours will keep you safe and warm

Bridge

Sleep can feel so far away when little hands won't settle But you are safe as candlelight cupped gently from the breeze There is nothing sharp or loud allowed to touch this cradle Only soft and slow tonight, only hush and only ease

Chorus

Mabli, Mabli, close your eyes and let the dark be kind Nothing in this room tonight would ever wish you harm You are held so closely, Mabli, you will always find This quiet little world of ours will keep you safe and warm

Outro

The lace has settled quiet now against the cold windowpane And you are sleeping softly where you always will belong

Verse 1

A small blue flame is burning low beneath the heavy pan Keeping warm the supper made for you since day began Nothing needs to hurry now, the kitchen settles still You are wrapped in all the warmth this quiet house can spill

Chorus

Mabli, close your eyes now, let the evening hold you tight Rest here, little Mabli, nothing stirs beyond the light Mabli, you are steady as the flame beneath the pan Sleep now, gentle Mabli, safe as any heart can plan

Verse 2

Underneath the iron lid the water hums a slow goodnight Shadows on the ceiling move so softly, out of sight You are held the way that flicker holds its patient glow Never rushing, never fading, burning steady, burning low

Pre-chorus

Listen how the kettle sighs and settles into rest Feel how every worry of the day has lost its zest Something warm is waiting here to wrap you like a nest

Chorus

Mabli, close your eyes now, let the evening hold you tight Rest here, little Mabli, nothing stirs beyond the light Mabli, you are steady as the flame beneath the pan Sleep now, gentle Mabli, safe as any heart can plan

Bridge

Wherever you may drift tonight, you carry this small glow Someone keeps it burning gently, quiet, soft and slow Nothing in the dark can touch the warmth you always know

Chorus

Mabli, close your eyes now, let the evening hold you tight Rest here, little Mabli, nothing stirs beyond the light Mabli, you are steady as the flame beneath the pan Sleep now, gentle Mabli, safe as any heart can plan

Outro

The little flame burns on beneath the heavy iron pan Sleep now, you are held here, safe as ever you began

Verse 1

The brass behind the glass door swings so slow and low tonight It seems to wait for you before it dares to move at all Everything in this room has learned to breathe the way you breathe And nothing needs to hurry now, not while you're holding tight

Chorus

Mabli, the whole house has gone quiet just for you Sleep is a door swinging softly, letting the dark come through Nobody could love this small a heartbeat quite so fierce Close your eyes now, Mabli, there is nothing left to do

Verse 2

The pendulum keeps counting out the minutes till you dream It never rushes, never stops, it only rocks and gleams You are the reason it keeps time at all inside this house Rest now, little one, you're safer than you've ever been

Pre-chorus

Hear how the ticking settles into something like a song Feel how the dark has turned so soft it couldn't do you wrong Let every worry drift away, there's nowhere else to be but

Chorus

Mabli, the whole house has gone quiet just for you Sleep is a door swinging softly, letting the dark come through Nobody could love this small a heartbeat quite so fierce Close your eyes now, Mabli, there is nothing left to do

Bridge

Swing slow, swing low, however long the night may seem You will still be held when morning finds you deep in dream Nothing can reach you here where the brass light barely gleams

Chorus

Mabli, the whole house has gone quiet just for you Sleep is a door swinging softly, letting the dark come through Nobody could love this small a heartbeat quite so fierce Close your eyes now, Mabli, there is nothing left to do

Outro

The brass will keep on swinging gently long after you're asleep And I'll be here still watching over everything you keep