Songs for Marshall

Verse 1

Streamers caught up on the hoop Someone's climbing for the loop The whole hall's loud tonight We came here for your group

Pre-chorus

Somebody's cutting up the cake Somebody's counting down the wait And every single face here

Chorus

Marshall, this whole room's for you Every colour, every hue We're clapping loud, we're calling out Marshall, nobody shines like you

Verse 2

Music's spilling through the door Somebody's slipping on the floor Nobody minds at all We only came here for you more

Pre-chorus

Somebody's cutting up the cake Somebody's counting down the wait And every single face here

Chorus

Marshall, this whole room's for you Every colour, every hue We're clapping loud, we're calling out Marshall, nobody shines like you

Bridge

Another year has found you here Still the one we hold so dear Let the whole hall hear it now

Chorus

Marshall, this whole room's for you Every colour, every hue We're clapping loud, we're calling out Marshall, nobody shines like you

Outro

Streamers falling from the hoop Land soft right where you stood

Verse 1

Booth lights flicker down the lane Bulbs are humming, amber gold You walk up and start the game Every night feels brand new, bold

Pre-chorus

Hear the gears begin to turn Feel the night start picking speed Something here is set to burn

Chorus

Marshall, light the whole place up Sparks are jumping off the rail Every ticket says your name Marshall, you're the one we hail

Verse 2

Crowds are moving, lines are long Nobody minds the wait tonight You hum a little party song Turning shadows into light

Chorus

Marshall, light the whole place up Sparks are jumping off the rail Every ticket says your name Marshall, you're the one we hail

Bridge

Give the wheel another spin Let the whole crowd cheer your name Nobody else could pull us in Quite the way that you do, Marshall

Chorus

Marshall, light the whole place up Sparks are jumping off the rail Every ticket says your name Marshall, you're the one we hail

Outro

Booth lights dim but you still glow Happy birthday, Marshall, glow on

Verse 1

Down on the floor, oil and dust Flat on your back, hands full of trust Nothing that's broken you couldn't fix Every gnarl and every twist

Pre-chorus

Light's swinging low on the wall We're banging the drum for you So grab a wrench and stand tall

Chorus

Marshall, light up the room tonight We're raising a cheer for you Nobody burns quite so bright Marshall, happy birthday, it's true

Verse 2

Sparks fly up where you kneel Patient hands on cold, hard steel You'd talk a wreck back to life Turning trouble into delight

Bridge

Every year you've built us something new We're stood here cheering, all for you Raise your glass, the room agrees

Chorus

Marshall, light up the room tonight We're raising a cheer for you Nobody burns quite so bright Marshall, happy birthday, it's true

Outro

Grease stained floor, the engine still We'll toast to you until we're still

Verse 1

I keep one book near the front Worn soft from how I hold it You're the reason I still reach there Some things I never outgrow it

Pre-chorus

No one sees why I go back To the same spine, the same line But you're the reason I do

Chorus

Marshall, you're the shelf I trust Steady when the room goes dark Marshall, under all this dust You're the one thing left to mark

Verse 2

Other books get moved and traded New ones come to take their place You stay put like something founded Nothing else can fill your space

Chorus

Marshall, you're the shelf I trust Steady when the room goes dark Marshall, under all this dust You're the one thing left to mark

Bridge

I don't need the whole thing loud I just need you within reach Some loves are quiet on purpose Yours is the one I keep

Chorus

Marshall, you're the shelf I trust Steady when the room goes dark Marshall, under all this dust You're the one thing left to mark

Outro

I'll take that same book down again Glad you're still the page I'm on

Verse 1

Salt on the railings, worn but strong The bench still holds despite the rust Some things get better the longer they stay And I have learned that in you I trust

Pre-chorus

You never needed to be new Just steady, just close, just true That kind of love is hard to find

Chorus

Marshall, you're the calm inside the storm Nothing about us feels partial You keep me grounded, keep me warm No love has ever felt this vital

Verse 2

The green paint chips but the wood holds firm Weather has tried and weather has failed You are the thing that stayed unmoved When every other comfort paled

Bridge

I don't need soft words or perfect scenes Just you beside me, plain and near Some loves shout and some loves lean Ours just stays, year after year

Chorus

Marshall, you're the calm inside the storm Nothing about us feels partial You keep me grounded, keep me warm No love has ever felt this vital

Outro

The railings hold the salt like skin And I still hold you, same as then

Verse 1

Wet pebbles slide back with the wave Nothing holds still, nothing stays brave But you keep standing on the shore Steadier than I've known before

Pre-chorus

I've watched the water pull and turn Watched how slow some things can learn But you already knew the way

Chorus

Marshall, you're the calm I found Marshall, you're my solid ground Grey sand shifting under my feet You're the one thing constant and sweet

Verse 2

Small cold waves keep taking their leave Nothing out here asks me to believe But your hand stays here in mine That's the proof, that's the sign

Bridge

No grand wave, no crashing sound Just you, steady, safe and sound That's enough, that's always been true I don't need more than you

Chorus

Marshall, you're the calm I found Marshall, you're my solid ground Grey sand shifting under my feet You're the one thing constant and sweet

Outro

The pebbles sink but you remain Steady through the tide and rain