Songs for Mohammed

Verse 1

Three cups left out in the damp Still holding on to the laughter Nobody rushed to leave this park We stayed for you, and stayed after

Pre-chorus

Candles are lit, the room's gone quiet Somebody's counting how old you are We're leaning in before the riot

Chorus

Mohammed, we came here for you Let every glass be raised and slammed Nobody else could fill this room Happy birthday, Mohammed

Verse 2

You always talk till the light gives out Keep the bench warm past the cold Somehow you make the small hours count Turning a Tuesday into gold

Bridge

Another year, you crammed it full Of people who came just to see you Nothing about you feels ordinary We're glad the world contains you

Chorus

Mohammed, we came here for you Let every glass be raised and slammed Nobody else could fill this room Happy birthday, Mohammed

Outro

Those cups will sit there till morning Just like this love, still standing

Verse 1

A balloon got loose above the tracks Stuck up high where no one gets it back Shining silver, going nowhere fast Kind of like the shadow that you cast

Pre-chorus

Everybody's watching, waiting still Feeling something building, feeling it fill Get the candles ready, here it comes

Chorus

Mohammed, we're all here for you Nobody walks a room like you do Light it up, come on and slam it Happy birthday, we're glad, dammit

Verse 2

That balloon won't fall, it just won't quit Caught up high, refusing to sit still You're the same, you never do slow down Turning any station into your town

Bridge

Make a wish before the moment's gone Everyone you know is singing along We don't need a reason, we've got one

Chorus

Mohammed, we're all here for you Nobody walks a room like you do Light it up, come on and slam it Happy birthday, we're glad, dammit

Outro

That balloon's still shining way up there Just like you, lighting up the air

Verse 1

Blue box tipping on the counter Powder spilling, nobody minds it You laugh loud at the mess we made We just love the way you find it

Chorus

Mohammed, come and take a bow We've been waiting to sing it right now Cake is lit and the room's gone wild Mohammed, we're glad you're ours somehow

Verse 2

You turn small things into treasure A spill becomes a joke we keep Every year you gather us in You're the spark that won't stay asleep

Pre-chorus

Hands are clapping, feet are stomping Somebody's shouting speech, speech, speech Here's the moment we've been reaching

Chorus

Mohammed, come and take a bow We've been waiting to sing it right now Cake is lit and the room's gone wild Mohammed, we're glad you're ours somehow

Bridge

However far this year has rammed it However hard the days have crammed it We still turn up and we still jam it All because it's you, Mohammed

Chorus

Mohammed, come and take a bow We've been waiting to sing it right now Cake is lit and the room's gone wild Mohammed, we're glad you're ours somehow

Outro

Powder settles on the rubber rim One more year, and still we're singing

Verse 1

Dark feathers brush so softly on the glass tonight and frost is spreading slowly in the pale moonlight but nothing cold can reach you where you softly lie you're warmer than the candle burning close and shy

Chorus

Sleep now, Mohammed, the night is holding you tight close now, Mohammed, you're safe till morning light the world can hush its worries, they can wait till day for you're the one I treasure, come what may

Verse 2

The wind may tap and wander but it can't come in this room is built of comfort, soft beneath your skin and every little shadow that moves across the wall is only dreaming with you, gentle, calm, and small

Pre-chorus

Let your breathing slow now, let your fingers rest you don't have to wonder, you are surely blessed and as your eyes grow heavy, let the hush begin

Chorus

Sleep now, Mohammed, the night is holding you tight close now, Mohammed, you're safe till morning light the world can hush its worries, they can wait till day for you're the one I treasure, come what may

Bridge

Every quiet creature curls up somewhere warm tonight you are not alone here, you are held so right the frost can paint its pictures on the windowpane but nothing in the winter ever brings you pain

Chorus

Sleep now, Mohammed, the night is holding you tight close now, Mohammed, you're safe till morning light the world can hush its worries, they can wait till day for you're the one I treasure, come what may

Outro

The dark feathers settle, the frost stops its climb and you are still breathing, safe and warm and mine

Verse 1

Little drops slide down the warm tiled wall tonight Sliding soft and slow like they've got nowhere to be There's a hush that settles wherever you lay your head And the whole quiet room breathes easy just to have you near

Pre-chorus

Every drop that falls finds its own gentle way down Nothing rushes here, nothing needs to be planned So let your eyes grow heavy, let the hours be kind

Chorus

Mohammed, the night is holding you like water holds the light Close your eyes now, let the dark be soft and slow You are the warmest thing this whole house ever crammed in Mohammed, sleep and know you're loved more than you know

Verse 2

The tiles are cool but you are always warm inside Wrapped up in blankets, safe from anything that's loud Somewhere a drop is sliding, taking its own sweet time And nothing in this world could ever make me prouder

Bridge

Rest now, small one, let the quiet do its work Every drop that falls just finds its way back home

Chorus

Mohammed, the night is holding you like water holds the light Close your eyes now, let the dark be soft and slow You are the warmest thing this whole house ever crammed in Mohammed, sleep and know you're loved more than you know

Outro

Somewhere a last small drop is sliding down the tiled wall Sleep now, you are held, and you are loved through it all

Verse 1

Outside the window the flakes are falling soft and slow Settling gently where the lamplight barely reaches Nothing in the whole wide night is asking you to go There is only stillness now, and all the calm it teaches

Pre-chorus

The snow has hushed the streets and hushed the trees as well Even the wind has curled up warm and let its worry drop So let your breathing slow to match the quiet of the snowfall

Chorus

Mohammed, close your eyes, the night has come to jam it Full of soft white hush and every star it crammed it Sleep is only love that someone gently rammed it Deep inside your chest where nothing bad could dammit

Verse 2

The glass is cold but you are warm beneath the blankets Wrapped up safe while snowflakes drift and land unhurried You are the softest thing this whole night ever planted Held here closer than the hush the falling snow just carried

Bridge

Let the hours melt away like snow against the pane Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will strain

Chorus

Mohammed, close your eyes, the night has come to jam it Full of soft white hush and every star it crammed it Sleep is only love that someone gently rammed it Deep inside your chest where nothing bad could dammit

Outro

Snow is still falling soft and slow upon the sill You are held and warm and loved, and drifting still