Birthday Songs for Mohammed

• Cups on the Bench

  Indie folk · Gentle · Fingerpicked

  A warm birthday singalong that finds the day's magic in a small, ordinary moment: cups left behind after good company. Perfect for a room full of people to sing together.

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  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

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• Silver in the Rafters

  Piano pop · Piano · Pop · Bright

  A big, warm piano pop birthday singalong that spins a stray foil balloon caught up in the station rafters into a toast for someone impossible to miss.

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  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

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• Powder on the Rim

  Bluegrass romp · Bluegrass · Mandolin · Fast

  A stomping bluegrass birthday round for Mohammed, built from the small kitchen memory of soap spilling over a blue box rim, sung by everybody in the room.

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  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

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