Songs for Michael

Verse 1

Paper cups are empty now Ribbon's blowing down the path But nobody wants to leave yet We're all still here for you

Pre-chorus

Something's tugging at the night Nobody's ready for goodbye We're all just waiting on

Chorus

Michael, you're the spark that started this Every single cup we raise says your name You make the ordinary feel vital Michael, we're glad you're the final call

Verse 2

Gravel crunches under boots Streetlights humming, low and gold You're the one who kept us laughing Long after the music stopped

Pre-chorus

Something's tugging at the night Nobody's ready for goodbye We're all just waiting on

Chorus

Michael, you're the spark that started this Every single cup we raise says your name You make the ordinary feel vital Michael, we're glad you're the final call

Bridge

However far this road runs on We'll come back round to you No candle burns out on its own You keep the whole street warm

Chorus

Michael, you're the spark that started this Every single cup we raise says your name You make the ordinary feel vital Michael, we're glad you're the final call

Outro

Ribbon's settled on the gravel We'll carry your name home tonight

Verse 1

Muddy tyres against the wall Boxes stacked up ten feet tall Half your life in that old shed Still you're the one who's up ahead

Pre-chorus

You keep the mess and make it good You fix things nobody else would Tonight we're raising up our glass

Chorus

Michael, Michael, light the candles now Sing it loud and sing it proud somehow You make this crooked family shine Michael, here's to you tonight, it's your time

Verse 2

That bike's been rusting since July You never learned to say goodbye To broken things or bent old frames Just like you, they keep their names

Chorus

Michael, Michael, light the candles now Sing it loud and sing it proud somehow You make this crooked family shine Michael, here's to you tonight, it's your time

Bridge

Another year of boxes packed Another year we're glad you're back You're steady when the rest fall down The best thing standing in this town

Chorus

Michael, Michael, light the candles now Sing it loud and sing it proud somehow You make this crooked family shine Michael, here's to you tonight, it's your time

Outro

Leave the tyres, leave the boxes there Just know how much we love you, Michael, everywhere

Verse 1

Yellow chalk lines on the tarmac Wire fence catching morning sun Even then you had that swagger Marked out ground before you'd won

Pre-chorus

Every year you cross another line Every time you make it look so easy So pour it up, the moment's yours

Chorus

Michael, light the candles now Two feet planted, chin held high Michael, this whole room's for you Born to strut, not wondering why

Verse 2

Same old gate, a different season Still you walk it like you own the place Something in the way you move through reasons Nobody else can take your space

Chorus

Michael, light the candles now Two feet planted, chin held high Michael, this whole room's for you Born to strut, not wondering why

Bridge

Rival, tribal, final, cycle You've spun through every one of these Vital as the sun that finds you Still the name that we believe in

Chorus

Michael, light the candles now Two feet planted, chin held high Michael, this whole room's for you Born to strut, not wondering why

Outro

Chalk fades but the ground remembers You still walking, still the reason

Verse 1

Frost is climbing slowly up the window pane tonight spreading like a secret in the lamplight's fading light but you are wrapped in blankets, warm and safe and still while the sleepy lane grows quiet past the windowsill

Pre-chorus

The streetlamp flickers softly like a far off star nothing in the darkness needs to travel very far and closer than the frost is everything you are

Chorus

Michael, close your eyes now, let the night be kind leave the frost and shadows and the cold behind you are held here gently, you are loved this way Michael, rest here softly till the break of day

Verse 2

The glass is growing quiet with its silver lace nothing cold can reach you in this tender place somewhere down the lane a light begins to dim but here the warmth is steady, here the world is calm

Pre-chorus

The streetlamp flickers softly like a far off star nothing in the darkness needs to travel very far and closer than the frost is everything you are

Chorus

Michael, close your eyes now, let the night be kind leave the frost and shadows and the cold behind you are held here gently, you are loved this way Michael, rest here softly till the break of day

Bridge

Let the frost keep climbing, let the lamp keep flickering low none of it can touch you, none of it can go where your breathing settles soft and slow

Chorus

Michael, close your eyes now, let the night be kind leave the frost and shadows and the cold behind you are held here gently, you are loved this way Michael, rest here softly till the break of day

Outro

The frost will keep its quiet watch upon the glass while you drift off gently and the night slips past

Verse 1

A slow shadow swings above the skirting heater's glow Softly it circles where the old wallpaper curls and fades You are held here safely while the warmth begins to grow Nothing in this room will hurry you, nothing invades

Pre-chorus

Hear how quiet settles deep into the walls tonight Feel the heat rise gently underneath the sleepy air Close your eyes now, Michael, drifting toward the light

Chorus

Michael, Michael, rest inside this calm and steady tide Sleep is only love that's learned to lie down by your side Michael, you are treasured more than words could ever say Let the shadows rock you gently till the break of day

Verse 2

Down along the corner where the heater hums so low Small the room, but big enough to hold you safe and warm You don't need to know which way the pendulum will go Only that this quiet keeps you far away from harm

Bridge

Every sweep and turn is just the night saying goodnight Nothing here will leave you, nothing pulls away the light

Chorus

Michael, Michael, rest inside this calm and steady tide Sleep is only love that's learned to lie down by your side Michael, you are treasured more than words could ever say Let the shadows rock you gently till the break of day

Outro

Still the shadow sweeps so softly on the faded wall Sleep now, Michael, safe and certain, loved through it all

Verse 1

Red tail lights are fading past the trees now, soft and slow Somewhere far a wire is humming low and warm and gentle Nothing in this world can reach you here where you are held Close your eyes and let the humming carry you below

Pre-chorus

Every little sound is turning into hush and rest Distant roads are settling into shadow and to sleep So let the dark come gently, it will hold you like the best

Chorus

Michael, the night is wrapping soft around you now Nothing will wake you, nothing will disturb your peaceful vow Stars are lighting gently over rooftop and the pine Rest here, Michael, this is where you always will belong somehow

Verse 2

Far away a car is turning down some quiet lane You are warm and safe beneath this blanket made of evening Every hum outside becomes a song to lull you deeper Sleep will come so easy, you have nothing left to explain

Bridge

Wires still hum their quiet tune above the sleeping ground You are held so close tonight, no need to make a sound

Chorus

Michael, the night is wrapping soft around you now Nothing will wake you, nothing will disturb your peaceful vow Stars are lighting gently over rooftop and the pine Rest here, Michael, this is where you always will belong somehow

Outro

Somewhere the lights are fading soft behind the trees Sleep now, you are held, and everything is gentle ease