Songs for Rayan

Verse 1

Found you out in the garage light Boxes stacked and the evening bright Dust was gold on the old lawnmower You just laughed and said give me one hour

Pre-chorus

Somebody find the candles quick Somebody turn that music up thick Cause the whole room's ready to shout

Chorus

Rayan, Rayan, kick off your shoes This is your night, so pick your view Nobody else could light up a room Rayan, we're all so glad it's you

Verse 2

Every year you make it look easy Steady hands when the rest of us freeze You're the one who keeps us laughing Even when the whole day's crashing

Bridge

Raise a glass for the year that's coming Trumpets loud and the whole floor humming Here's to you and every road you're runnin'

Chorus

Rayan, Rayan, kick off your shoes This is your night, so pick your view Nobody else could light up a room Rayan, we're all so glad it's you

Outro

Dust still gold where the light comes through Happy birthday, Rayan, this one's for you

Verse 1

Boots all lined up by the door caked in garden, worn right through that rusty spade still leans for you nobody works a patch like Rayan

Chorus

Rayan, light the candles now we're raising cups to you somehow the whole street knows your name happy birthday, Rayan

Verse 2

Tomatoes climbing up the cane you grew them out of grit and rain the harvest always finds a way when Rayan gets to have a say

Pre-chorus

So pull the trumpets out today let every horn have something to say because the best of us is here

Chorus

Rayan, light the candles now we're raising cups to you somehow the whole street knows your name happy birthday, Rayan

Bridge

Every seed you touch takes hold every story gets retold you make the ordinary gold

Chorus

Rayan, light the candles now we're raising cups to you somehow the whole street knows your name happy birthday, Rayan

Outro

Leave the boots there by the door we'll need them again next year for sure

Verse 1

You wake this house before the sun Bottles clink like they're playin' a tune You bring the noise that starts my day Best kind of racket this side of June

Pre-chorus

Grab your boots, we're stompin' out Kick the step and give a shout Because today's the day we're

Chorus

Rayan, light the whole street up Loud as bottles hittin' tin We're all here to raise a cup Nobody sings it like Rayan

Verse 2

You laugh so hard the glass all shakes Every neighbour leans to see There's not a soul who doesn't know You're the best noise there could be

Chorus

Rayan, light the whole street up Loud as bottles hittin' tin We're all here to raise a cup Nobody sings it like Rayan

Bridge

Clatter and shine, that's you all over Simple thing that makes us glad Every year that rattle gets louder Best sound that we ever had

Chorus

Rayan, light the whole street up Loud as bottles hittin' tin We're all here to raise a cup Nobody sings it like Rayan

Outro

Long after the milk carts are gone We'll still hear that same old song

Verse 1

Two coats hung on one old rail Yours brushing mine in the breeze The water below never fails To hold what it sees with ease

Chorus

Rayan, you're the one I trust Steady as the tide comes in Nothing here has turned to rust I would choose you, Rayan, again

Verse 2

I forget whose sleeve is whose Out here it hardly matters at all You're the warmth I never lose Even when the evenings turn cold

Pre-chorus

I've stopped counting all the years Stopped waiting for the story to break There's only this, and you still here

Chorus

Rayan, you're the one I trust Steady as the tide comes in Nothing here has turned to rust I would choose you, Rayan, again

Bridge

Let the water rise and fall We'll hang here through it all

Chorus

Rayan, you're the one I trust Steady as the tide comes in Nothing here has turned to rust I would choose you, Rayan, again

Outro

Two coats still hang from that rail Yours next to mine, come what may

Verse 1

A crust of bread between two thumbs Checkered wool across our knees You break it slow and pass me half You always give the better piece

Chorus

Rayan, you keep the small things kind No need to raise your voice for me There's room for both of us right here Rayan, that's all I need to see

Verse 2

We don't need much to call it good Just crumbs and cold and steady light You laugh a little, brush your hands Nothing about this feels like a fight

Pre-chorus

I've watched you give the bigger half So many times I lost the count Something in me starts to

Chorus

Rayan, you keep the small things kind No need to raise your voice for me There's room for both of us right here Rayan, that's all I need to see

Bridge

I don't need the grand gesture kind Just this, just you, just holding still You make the plainest moment count And somehow that's the part that thrills

Chorus

Rayan, you keep the small things kind No need to raise your voice for me There's room for both of us right here Rayan, that's all I need to see

Outro

Still just a crust between two thumbs Still you, still giving me the best

Verse 1

Silver drops run down the glass Light keeps flickering as they pass You lean in and check the sky I forget the reason why

Pre-chorus

Rain's not slowing, neither are we Nowhere I would rather be Something's building, closer now

Chorus

Rayan, I could stand here for hours Watching the light do what it does Rayan, you're the calm in the weather Nothing about this feels like rush

Verse 2

The shelter hums with flickering light You laugh at how we lost the night Water pools around our feet Even the cold feels kind of sweet

Pre-chorus

Rain's not slowing, neither are we Nowhere I would rather be Something's building, closer now

Chorus

Rayan, I could stand here for hours Watching the light do what it does Rayan, you're the calm in the weather Nothing about this feels like rush

Bridge

No umbrella, no plan, no clock Just you, steady as a rock I'd take this over sunny days With you, the rain's alright

Chorus

Rayan, I could stand here for hours Watching the light do what it does Rayan, you're the calm in the weather Nothing about this feels like rush

Outro

Someday the glass will dry out clear Still I'll want you standing here

Verse 1

There's a key on a hook by the telephone, quiet and still tonight Nobody needs to use it now, everything's locked up tight The house breathes slow around you, soft in the lamplight glow And you are the safest thing that this house will ever know

Pre-chorus

Every door is closed now, every little sound has settled down Nothing can reach you here, wrapped up warm beneath the crown Of a ceiling full of shadows turning gentle, turning slow

Chorus

Rayan, Rayan, the whole house is holding you tonight Nothing stirs beyond your window but the soft and fading light Sleep is calling gently now, and you don't need to fight Rayan, hush now Rayan, you were always held just right

Verse 2

That small key never wanders, it just waits there on its hook Steady as the bedtime story kept inside your favourite book You don't need to worry over locks or latches, dark or deep Because you're loved enough to simply close your eyes and sleep

Chorus

Rayan, Rayan, the whole house is holding you tonight Nothing stirs beyond your window but the soft and fading light Sleep is calling gently now, and you don't need to fight Rayan, hush now Rayan, you were always held just right

Bridge

Somewhere a clock ticks soft and low, keeping time with your breath Nothing in this quiet house could ever wish you harm or hurt You are the warmest kind of certain, safer than a locked front door

Chorus

Rayan, Rayan, the whole house is holding you tonight Nothing stirs beyond your window but the soft and fading light Sleep is calling gently now, and you don't need to fight Rayan, hush now Rayan, you were always held just right

Outro

The key stays on its hook till morning, patient by the door Sleep now, you are kept and wanted, always, ever more

Verse 1

There's a small warm glow still breathing on the sideboard by your bed Soft as a heartbeat, orange as the last of daylight said It hums so quietly, just a whisper wrapped in cloth Watching over you, Rayan, till the whole wide dark has fled

Pre-chorus

Your eyes are growing heavy now, the day has had its say Let every worry fold itself and drift so far away Close your eyes, my darling, there is nowhere else to stay

Chorus

Rayan, Rayan, sleep is calling soft and low Somewhere warm and gentle, that's the only place to go Every breath you're taking says you're safe here, close and slow Rest now, Rayan, let the quiet hold you so

Verse 2

The little light keeps glowing while the whole house settles down Nothing sharp or hurried, nothing wearing any frown Just the gentle pulsing like a small and steady friend Watching you sleep softly as the evening turns around

Bridge

Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to try Let the hours go quiet, let the night breathe by

Chorus

Rayan, Rayan, sleep is calling soft and low Somewhere warm and gentle, that's the only place to go Every breath you're taking says you're safe here, close and slow Rest now, Rayan, let the quiet hold you so

Outro

The small light glows on gently while you drift so far from harm Sleep now, little Rayan, wrapped in all this quiet warmth

Verse 1

The little red light glows soft in the back seat a small steady star while the night rolls on by and you are so warm with your breathing so sweet safe under my arm as the streetlights slide by

Pre-chorus

Close now your eyes, let the humming machine sing let go of the day, let your shoulders sink deep I'm holding you close while the dark wraps around us

Chorus

Rayan, my Rayan, the night belongs to you hush now, my darling, there's nothing left to fear Rayan, my Rayan, I'll carry you on through every road leads home while I am sitting here

Verse 2

The velvet is dark but your hand finds mine anyway curled up so small in the corner of the seat and every small sound that you make on your way tells me you're dreaming, and dreaming is sweet

Chorus

Rayan, my Rayan, the night belongs to you hush now, my darling, there's nothing left to fear Rayan, my Rayan, I'll carry you on through every road leads home while I am sitting here

Bridge

No need to be sayin' a word, love, just rest the whole world can wait while you're playin' with sleep I'll watch over you like the calmest of skies and hold every dream that is yours now to keep

Chorus

Rayan, my Rayan, the night belongs to you hush now, my darling, there's nothing left to fear Rayan, my Rayan, I'll carry you on through every road leads home while I am sitting here

Outro

The little red light will keep watch while you sleep and I will be here when the morning comes creeping