Songs for Niall

Verse 1

Chrome drums spin beneath the light Numbers tumble, fast and wild Every basket shakes tonight But the room lights up for Niall

Pre-chorus

Paper cups are stacking high Hearts are racing, hopes on trial We don't need to guess or try

Chorus

Niall, the room turns round for you Every number, every smile Cups are piling, wishes true Happy birthday, Niall, our style

Verse 2

Some nights ask for luck and flair Some just ask us to stay a while Nobody here needs to compare When the winner's always Niall

Bridge

Spin it slow now, let it show Every face turned, warm and bright You're the one we're cheering for The best draw of the night

Chorus

Niall, the room turns round for you Every number, every smile Cups are piling, wishes true Happy birthday, Niall, our style

Outro

Let the drums slow to a hush One more spin, and it's still you

Verse 1

Wind is pulling at the paper Wax is dripping down the crater You just laugh and shield the flame Nothing here can dim your name

Pre-chorus

We got sand between our toes Counting all the years you chose Something's building, here it goes

Chorus

Niall, light it up tonight Every candle, every mile We came out here for your smile Niall, dance with us a while

Verse 2

Dunes are glowing gold and grey You were made to steal the day Cup your hands around the spark You're the brightest thing in the dark

Chorus

Niall, light it up tonight Every candle, every mile We came out here for your smile Niall, dance with us a while

Bridge

Blow it out or let it burn We'll follow you at every turn However far the tide has gone We're always here when you come home

Chorus

Niall, light it up tonight Every candle, every mile We came out here for your smile Niall, dance with us a while

Outro

Sand will bury every trace But we still see your shining face

Verse 1

Four crooked candles in a loaf Nobody bought a proper cake But look at all these faces here We came for you, not for the bake

Pre-chorus

Somebody find a light for this Somebody hush now, get in line We're one breath off the biggest wish

Chorus

Niall, put your hands up high Blow it out and make it wild We're dancing now, we don't know why Except we love you, Niall, we smile

Verse 2

The wax is dripping on the crust Nobody cares, the room's too loud Every year we build this mess Just to stand here, just for you, proud

Pre-chorus

Somebody find a light for this Somebody hush now, get in line We're one breath off the biggest wish

Chorus

Niall, put your hands up high Blow it out and make it wild We're dancing now, we don't know why Except we love you, Niall, we smile

Bridge

No candles left, they've all burned down Just you, still glowing in this crowd We'll never need a fancier scene Than you, right here, lit up and loud

Chorus

Niall, put your hands up high Blow it out and make it wild We're dancing now, we don't know why Except we love you, Niall, we smile

Outro

The loaf's gone stale, the wax burned through We'd light it all again for you

Verse 1

Slow light falls on the wooden racks We came in just to pass the time I watch your hand stop on a cover Some quiet thing I can't define

Chorus

Niall, you make the ordinary glow Two names, one aisle, no need to hide I'd walk this row a thousand times Just to end up by your side

Verse 2

You hum a tune you half forget Your thumb keeps time against the case I never planned to feel this much Standing still in this one place

Pre-chorus

No music playing, none at all Just the hush of paper sleeves Something in me wants to fall

Chorus

Niall, you make the ordinary glow Two names, one aisle, no need to hide I'd walk this row a thousand times Just to end up by your side

Bridge

Every cover looks like a door I keep choosing you before

Chorus

Niall, you make the ordinary glow Two names, one aisle, no need to hide I'd walk this row a thousand times Just to end up by your side

Outro

Light still falls on the wooden racks I'd know your hand in any light

Verse 1

The railings shake but never break against the water's steady ache I watched the green come slapping through and thought of how I hold on to you

Pre-chorus

I'm not the kind who says it loud I'm steady, quiet, in the crowd but something's building, I can't hide

Chorus

Niall, you are worth the while I'd walk with you a thousand mile Niall, you're my steady smile the calm I find in every trial

Verse 2

The pillars stand though tides come in they've weathered more than I have seen and still they hold their ground somehow that's how I feel about you now

Chorus

Niall, you are worth the while I'd walk with you a thousand mile Niall, you're my steady smile the calm I find in every trial

Bridge

No grand gesture, no wide open door just this feeling, growing more and more you don't need to shine to be my light

Chorus

Niall, you are worth the while I'd walk with you a thousand mile Niall, you're my steady smile the calm I find in every trial

Outro

The water still comes slapping through but I am always here with you

Verse 1

Two heavy mugs cooling on the desk Invoices stacked beside your pen Work forgot the second you walked in I love you plain, without a test

Pre-chorus

You never asked me for a show Just stayed while all the coffee cooled Now something in me wants to say

Chorus

Niall, you got a hold on me so slow Steady as a mile, easy as a smile No trial in loving you, no doubt to disprove Niall, it's you I'm building my whole life around

Verse 2

The pens roll off the edge again You catch them without breaking stride Some kind of ease you carry inside Makes the whole room feel like a friend

Pre-chorus

You never asked me for a show Just stayed while all the coffee cooled Now something in me wants to say

Chorus

Niall, you got a hold on me so slow Steady as a mile, easy as a smile No trial in loving you, no doubt to disprove Niall, it's you I'm building my whole life around

Bridge

Some loves come loud, dressed up, on fire Ours just sits here, warm and true Quiet don't mean it's small I'd choose this over anything new

Chorus

Niall, you got a hold on me so slow Steady as a mile, easy as a smile No trial in loving you, no doubt to disprove Niall, it's you I'm building my whole life around

Outro

The mugs are empty, the papers signed You're still the warmest thing I've got

Verse 1

Bare feet find the cool of the floor beneath you now Somewhere a brass handle holds its own small drop of rain Softly the last light goes quiet, bowing to your slow breath Nothing in this house is waiting, nothing brings you pain

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the hallway dim and settle round your feet Every little sound tonight is folding into one Close your eyes before the count of ten is through

Chorus

Niall, the whole wide house is holding still for you Sleep is a mile of soft dark road we'll travel down together Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to chase or chew Niall, you are the warmest thing in any kind of weather

Verse 2

Somewhere behind you cools a handle you no longer need to hold You've crossed the floor already, you are safe here in my arm Every step tonight has led you closer to the fold Nothing out there in the dark tonight can bring you harm

Chorus

Niall, the whole wide house is holding still for you Sleep is a mile of soft dark road we'll travel down together Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to chase or chew Niall, you are the warmest thing in any kind of weather

Bridge

Rest your small head, let the night turn over slow and kind Nobody needs you to be anything but sleepy now

Chorus

Niall, the whole wide house is holding still for you Sleep is a mile of soft dark road we'll travel down together Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to chase or chew Niall, you are the warmest thing in any kind of weather

Outro

Somewhere that handle has gone still and dry and done its dripping Sleep now, love, the whole house breathes in time with your soft breathing

Verse 1

A narrow line of yellow settles soft across the floor Drifting gently over patterns that you know so well It slips in past the hinge that swings so quiet on the door Watching over you tonight, and all is calm to tell

Pre-chorus

The hush is spreading slowly over every little sound Your breathing finds its rhythm as the evening settles down And something warm is waiting just to wrap you safe around

Chorus

Niall, the dark won't ever hold you, love is standing by Rest your head and let the quiet carry you a while Every worry drifts away and softens like a sigh Niall, close your eyes and dream a slow and gentle mile

Verse 2

The carpet holds the shapes of all your footsteps from the day And now they rest beneath you like a story tucked away You don't need to hold on tightly, let the hours ease and sway There's nothing you should carry now until the morning ray

Bridge

Somewhere past the hinge and past the hush of falling night You are held as gently as that thin and golden light

Chorus

Niall, the dark won't ever hold you, love is standing by Rest your head and let the quiet carry you a while Every worry drifts away and softens like a sigh Niall, close your eyes and dream a slow and gentle mile

Outro

The light will still be waiting soft and low along the floor And you'll be safe and sleeping long before it fades once more

Verse 1

A small warm light is glowing soft beside your blue cotton bed Its plastic case has gathered all the warmth your breathing spread Nothing in this room can reach you now, nothing dark or wild Close your eyes, my quiet one, my Niall, my gentle child

Pre-chorus

Every thread upon your blanket holds a little of the glow Your small chest rises soft and slow, easy as the tide is slow So let the hush wrap round you now, and let the night unfold

Chorus

Niall, the light is holding steady, warm against the tide of dark Sleep is closer than a mile, closer than a whispered spark Nothing here will wake you, nothing sharp or loud or wide Niall, you are the warmest thing this quiet house will hide

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window, everything has gone to rest and still Only this small glow keeps watch, patient on the sill You don't have to hold on to anything tonight at all Just let the small light guide you gently, soft and small

Chorus

Niall, the light is holding steady, warm against the tide of dark Sleep is closer than a mile, closer than a whispered spark Nothing here will wake you, nothing sharp or loud or wide Niall, you are the warmest thing this quiet house will hide

Bridge

Hush now, let the colours dim to blue and soften into grey Nothing that you carry has to leave with you at day

Chorus

Niall, the light is holding steady, warm against the tide of dark Sleep is closer than a mile, closer than a whispered spark Nothing here will wake you, nothing sharp or loud or wide Niall, you are the warmest thing this quiet house will hide

Outro

Sleep now, small one, let the little light keep watching over you Warm against the blue, my Niall, the whole night through