Songs for Oscar

Verse 1

Snow is falling on the street Every step brings closer feet Someone hung a wreath for you Because your birthday's coming true

Pre-chorus

We came walking through the cold Just to tell you what we hold Hearts are lifting, here we go

Chorus

Oscar, open up the door We could not stay home, not more Oscar, hear the trumpets swell Nobody we love as well

Verse 2

Boots are stamping in a row Breath goes rising in the glow Every track was made for you Marking out the way we knew

Pre-chorus

We came walking through the cold Just to tell you what we hold Hearts are lifting, here we go

Chorus

Oscar, open up the door We could not stay home, not more Oscar, hear the trumpets swell Nobody we love as well

Bridge

Candles bright against the frost Nothing here is ever lost Every year we find our way Straight to you on this bright day

Chorus

Oscar, open up the door We could not stay home, not more Oscar, hear the trumpets swell Nobody we love as well

Outro

Footprints fade but we remain Glad we walked the snow again

Verse 1

The coats hang crooked by the door Somebody circled one date more You left your mark before you came Nothing round here looks the same

Pre-chorus

Every mirror in this hallway knows That grin of yours, the way it grows So let the whole room turn and see

Chorus

Oscar, we were counting down Oscar, best face in this town Light every candle, make it loud Nobody outshines you, Oscar

Verse 2

That calendar has waited weeks Now finally the day it speaks You walk in and the hallway grins This is where the party begins

Chorus

Oscar, we were counting down Oscar, best face in this town Light every candle, make it loud Nobody outshines you, Oscar

Bridge

However far you travel or you roam This is the mirror, this is home One more year gets stitched into the frame And it still lights up just saying your name

Chorus

Oscar, we were counting down Oscar, best face in this town Light every candle, make it loud Nobody outshines you, Oscar

Outro

The coat rack waits, the mirror gleams Go circle next year in your dreams

Verse 1

I saw the flower stall this morning and thought of you right on the spot one balloon tied to the post there holding on tighter than it ought

Pre-chorus

The band's about to hit the corner every horn is warming up so raise whatever's in your glass now

Chorus

Oscar, light the whole street up every window, every door Oscar, you're the reason for it we'll be shouting out for more

Verse 2

You walk in like the trumpets called you like the whole parade knew when every stranger stops to grin now you turn corners into friends

Bridge

Let the ribbon come untied let it lift and let it climb you're the brightest thing in sight here on this one particular night

Chorus

Oscar, light the whole street up every window, every door Oscar, you're the reason for it we'll be shouting out for more

Outro

Somewhere that balloon's still rising same as you, we're letting go

Verse 1

Two mugs sit where the papers pile One goes cold while you make me smile You steal my pen, I steal your chair Somehow the mess feels less like mess there

Pre-chorus

I've watched you work through half the night Never once needed to ask if it's right So here's the thing I keep meaning to say

Chorus

Oscar, you're the best part of my day Every small thing turns easy your way Oscar, I would pick this desk, this chair Just to sit and breathe the same air

Verse 2

You leave notes stuck to my monitor Nothing much, just thinking of you more I keep them long after the ink goes dry Proof that you were thinking, that's why

Bridge

No grand plans, no cities we chase Just this desk, this light, this space You reach for your mug, find mine instead We laugh, we swap, nothing needs to be said

Chorus

Oscar, you're the best part of my day Every small thing turns easy your way Oscar, I would pick this desk, this chair Just to sit and breathe the same air

Outro

Two mugs gone cold, papers stacked high You're still the reason I don't mind goodbye

Verse 1

The plant leans toward the morning light I water it and think of you Your slippers waiting on the step Somehow that gets me through

Pre-chorus

I never needed loud or far Just this small step, this quiet start And now I'm reaching for the door

Chorus

Oscar, you're the calm I come home to Every ordinary day feels less like loss, more Nothing fancy, nothing crossed or forced Oscar, you're the one I'm certain for

Verse 2

I know the sound before you knock Your key against the lock, unhurried I leave the porch light on for you Some nights that's all I've worried

Bridge

We don't need much, just this, just here A step, a plant, your shoes nearby No grand gesture, nothing lost Just you, arriving, and that's enough

Chorus

Oscar, you're the calm I come home to Every ordinary day feels less like loss, more Nothing fancy, nothing crossed or forced Oscar, you're the one I'm certain for

Outro

The plant keeps growing by the door Your slippers still know where they're for

Verse 1

You pulled me close on that bench Held the umbrella like a fence Rain came down but we stayed dry I felt safe from the very first inch

Pre-chorus

Now every drop feels like a song I never thought I'd find where I belong But here you are, and I lean in

Chorus

Oscar, you're my shelter from the storm Oscar, in your arms I feel so warm No matter what the weather brings With you, my heart is never torn

Verse 2

The streets were slick, the sky was grey But your laughter chased the clouds away You held my hand like it was gold In your eyes, I found my say

Pre-chorus

Now every drop feels like a song I never thought I'd find where I belong But here you are, and I lean in

Chorus

Oscar, you're my shelter from the storm Oscar, in your arms I feel so warm No matter what the weather brings With you, my heart is never torn

Bridge

Rain may fall, but we won't part You're the rhythm in my heart Every beat, I feel you near With you, there's nothing I fear

Chorus

Oscar, you're my shelter from the storm Oscar, in your arms I feel so warm No matter what the weather brings With you, my heart is never torn

Outro

Under one umbrella, we found our place Oscar, forever, I see your face

Verse 1

Branches sway above you, painted soft in silver light drawing slow and gentle patterns through the quiet night you are wrapped in warmth where nothing sharp can reach safe inside the hush before the dark can teach you fear

Chorus

Oscar, close your eyes now, let the shadows dance alone you are held here always, you are never on your own Oscar, drift off gently, let the rain outside sing low nothing in this room will let the little light go

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window trees are bending in the breeze but here inside the covers you can rest with perfect ease every moving shadow is a friend and not a foe watching while you settle into sleep so soft and slow

Pre-chorus

Rain is tapping softly on the glass beside your head piano notes are falling like a blanket on the bed hold that feeling closer as the quiet pulls you in

Chorus

Oscar, close your eyes now, let the shadows dance alone you are held here always, you are never on your own Oscar, drift off gently, let the rain outside sing low nothing in this room will let the little light go

Bridge

Even when the branches seem to reach a little near know that you are cherished, know there's nothing here to fear sleep will carry you where all your dreams are kind and slow

Chorus

Oscar, close your eyes now, let the shadows dance alone you are held here always, you are never on your own Oscar, drift off gently, let the rain outside sing low nothing in this room will let the little light go

Outro

Moonlight keeps on falling, tracing branches overhead you are loved beyond all measure, gently sleeping in your bed

Verse 1

The kitchen is dark but for one small light on the counter The kettle sits cold and the whole house has gone quiet Somewhere beyond the window the last stars are climbing Everything settles the moment you're near, my love

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the day has folded itself soft and small I'll carry you up through the dim of the hallway And lay you down where the dark holds nothing but calm

Chorus

Oscar, my Oscar, the night belongs to you Nothing can touch you, nothing can follow you through Close your eyes now, let the quiet come near Oscar, you're held here, however far you'd go

Verse 2

The floor creaks once as I cross it soft in the shadows Your breathing slows like the hush after a long day I'll leave the small light burning low on the counter So morning finds its way back gently to you

Bridge

Sleep isn't far, it's only just past the window Warm as a blanket pulled up close round your shoulder

Chorus

Oscar, my Oscar, the night belongs to you Nothing can touch you, nothing can follow you through Close your eyes now, let the quiet come near Oscar, you're held here, however far you'd go

Outro

The kettle stays cold and the small light stays burning Sleep now, my Oscar, you're safe till the morning

Verse 1

Down the hallway the rug has gone quiet and still One small toy is waiting there for morning to come Everything soft has stopped moving now to rest Oscar, my love, the whole house breathes for you

Pre-chorus

Let your small hands unclench and your breathing grow slow Nothing tonight needs holding but the warmth of your bed Close your eyes and let the hush carry you home

Chorus

Oscar, the dark is only night wrapped soft around you Sleep now, and know how deeply you are adored You are the reason this house glows warm and quiet Oscar, you're held closer than a door that's locked to guard

Verse 2

Somewhere your shoes sit waiting by a coat too big for you Tomorrow will find them the moment you wake and stand Tonight though belongs to stillness and to sleeping You are the softest thing that this house understands

Pre-chorus

Let your small hands unclench and your breathing grow slow Nothing tonight needs holding but the warmth of your bed Close your eyes and let the hush carry you home

Chorus

Oscar, the dark is only night wrapped soft around you Sleep now, and know how deeply you are adored You are the reason this house glows warm and quiet Oscar, you're held closer than a door that's locked to guard

Bridge

Rest now, and let the quiet do its gentle work Every soft sound out there is only night settling in

Chorus

Oscar, the dark is only night wrapped soft around you Sleep now, and know how deeply you are adored You are the reason this house glows warm and quiet Oscar, you're held closer than a door that's locked to guard

Outro

Sleep now, and let the toy on the floor wait for you Morning will find you, safe as you were tonight