Songs for Rupert

Verse 1

Someone's sweeping up the mess Underneath the table's rest Kitchen lights are low and gold We keep circling back to you, I confess

Chorus

Rupert, put the candles high Rupert, watch the sparks catch fire Everybody wants a piece of you No wonder nobody says goodbye

Verse 2

Chairs get pushed and voices rise Someone drops a plate, it flies Laughter spilling out the door You're the reason nobody minds the noise

Pre-chorus

Every year the crumbs return Every year the candles burn So let the whole room turn to you

Chorus

Rupert, put the candles high Rupert, watch the sparks catch fire Everybody wants a piece of you No wonder nobody says goodbye

Bridge

We'll sweep it up tomorrow Tonight we let it stay You're worth the mess, you're worth it However far you stray

Chorus

Rupert, put the candles high Rupert, watch the sparks catch fire Everybody wants a piece of you No wonder nobody says goodbye

Outro

Long after the plates are cleared We'll still be glad you're here

Verse 1

Boxes stacked against the glass Every one addressed to you Nobody builds a pile like this Just to say the year is due

Chorus

Rupert, blow the candles out Let the whole room hear it Every year we stack it higher Nobody loves it like we love it

Verse 2

Ribbons tangled, tags all crooked Somebody wrapped these half in haste But every box holds something certain You are worth the mess and waste

Pre-chorus

Listen close before it starts Somebody's counting down for you Get ready, here's the moment

Chorus

Rupert, blow the candles out Let the whole room hear it Every year we stack it higher Nobody loves it like we love it

Bridge

Doesn't matter how they're stacked However far the boxes lean You're still the one we're gathering for The best thing in the room, unseen

Chorus

Rupert, blow the candles out Let the whole room hear it Every year we stack it higher Nobody loves it like we love it

Outro

One more box against the glass One more year we're glad to spend

Verse 1

There's a bench gone soft with green Under branches, calm and clean Wood that's weathered, still stands tall Kind of steady you recall

Pre-chorus

Candles waiting, room gone still Something's building, given time it will Turn to something we can't hold back now

Chorus

Rupert, let the whole room stir it Light one more and watch it blur it Nobody sings the way we do for you Happy birthday, Rupert, straight on through

Verse 2

Maple leaves keep letting go Falling soft on moss below Something old but never done Kind of like the years you've won

Chorus

Rupert, let the whole room stir it Light one more and watch it blur it Nobody sings the way we do for you Happy birthday, Rupert, straight on through

Bridge

Every year that comes to call Finds you standing, weathering all We keep gathering round your name Grateful that you're still the same

Chorus

Rupert, let the whole room stir it Light one more and watch it blur it Nobody sings the way we do for you Happy birthday, Rupert, straight on through

Outro

That old bench under green and gold Still holds you like it always could

Verse 1

Fingers moving slow through the sleeves Nothing here I'm in a rush to find Then your name comes up in my head Rupert, and the whole day settles in my mind

Chorus

Rupert, you're the one I stop for Halfway through the metal wire Something steady in a room of noise You're the calm I didn't know I'd require

Verse 2

Every sleeve looks the same at first Cardboard corners, dust and old ink Then I think of how you laugh at nothing And I'm smiling before I even blink

Pre-chorus

I could stand here for another hour Not looking for a single thing Just thinking how you make it simple

Chorus

Rupert, you're the one I stop for Halfway through the metal wire Something steady in a room of noise You're the calm I didn't know I'd require

Bridge

No need to play the record loud You hum it quiet and it's enough I never thought I'd want this slowness Until you showed me how to trust it

Chorus

Rupert, you're the one I stop for Halfway through the metal wire Something steady in a room of noise You're the calm I didn't know I'd require

Outro

I'll keep flicking through the sleeves Knowing you're the one I'll pick, Rupert

Verse 1

I ducked in from the rain with you water ran the glass in lines this small shelter caught us both and standing near you slowed my mind

Pre-chorus

The drops keep sliding, slow and sure something in this hush feels true I feel it building, close and near

Chorus

Rupert, you're the one I choose under glass where light gets blurred calm moves through me when you're near this quiet love I'd never lose

Verse 2

The yellow roof holds off the storm but nothing holds off how I feel you laugh and steam clouds up the pane I know right then that this is real

Pre-chorus

The drops keep sliding, slow and sure something in this hush feels true I feel it building, close and near

Chorus

Rupert, you're the one I choose under glass where light gets blurred calm moves through me when you're near this quiet love I'd never lose

Bridge

Let the whole world stay outside I've got shelter here in you

Chorus

Rupert, you're the one I choose under glass where light gets blurred calm moves through me when you're near this quiet love I'd never lose

Outro

The rain will always find that glass but I'll keep standing here with you

Verse 1

Cold wheels bump down the shining floor past tins stacked up in rows You reach for one, then something more and warmth just sort of grows

Pre-chorus

It's nothing much, this trolley, this light just you beside me, easy, unplanned and still my whole chest turns toward you tonight

Chorus

Rupert, you make the plain hours shine turning small errands into something rare Rupert, I'd choose this life, this line just for the chance that you'd be there

Verse 2

You hum some tune I half-forget pushing on past the bread Nobody else has noticed it but I have heard what you said

Bridge

No big speech, no grand affair just tinned soup and fluorescent light But you're the reason I'm still here and that is enough, tonight

Chorus

Rupert, you make the plain hours shine turning small errands into something rare Rupert, I'd choose this life, this line just for the chance that you'd be there

Outro

Wheels still turn down that same old floor and I would walk it again, once more

Verse 1

White cotton curtains are swaying so slow above your head Every breath that you take fills this room up with peace Nothing out there in the dark can come near this warm bed You are held here so gently, your worries can cease

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the evening grow still around you Somewhere far off the wind hums a soft, sleepy tune Rest here safely while the night settles quietly through

Chorus

Rupert, my love, let the quiet world stir it Nothing will wake you, nothing will blur it Sleep now, sweet Rupert, the stars won't disturb it You're wrapped up in calm, let the night just occur it

Verse 2

Small wooden crib holding you like a nest built with care Shadows are soft things that only mean gentle goodnight Breathe in the hush that is filling this warm little air Nothing will trouble this small, quiet island of light

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the evening grow still around you Somewhere far off the wind hums a soft, sleepy tune Rest here safely while the night settles quietly through

Chorus

Rupert, my love, let the quiet world stir it Nothing will wake you, nothing will blur it Sleep now, sweet Rupert, the stars won't disturb it You're wrapped up in calm, let the night just occur it

Bridge

Somewhere the curtains still breathe with the breeze Carrying you gently through hours of ease

Chorus

Rupert, my love, let the quiet world stir it Nothing will wake you, nothing will blur it Sleep now, sweet Rupert, the stars won't disturb it You're wrapped up in calm, let the night just occur it

Outro

White cotton curtains keep drifting so soft over your rest You are the calm that this whole quiet house loves best

Verse 1

Down by the fence where the dark soil is turning Small sleepy birds have all tucked in their wings The night is soft and it asks nothing of you So let your eyes close on these gentle small things

Pre-chorus

The whole wide dark has gone quiet and slow Nothing tonight is in any hurry to go So breathe out easy and let the hush stir it

Chorus

Rupert, the night folds round you like a feather Nothing can touch you, we're wrapped here together Sleep finds you gentle, it never will hurt you Close your eyes, Rupert, let quiet occur to you

Verse 2

Under the fence the soil keeps its own kind of warm Holding the small things safe from the storm You are held closer than any bird's nest Wrapped up and certain and ready to rest

Chorus

Rupert, the night folds round you like a feather Nothing can touch you, we're wrapped here together Sleep finds you gentle, it never will hurt you Close your eyes, Rupert, let quiet occur to you

Bridge

However far this soft dark goes on turning You are the light that it keeps on returning

Chorus

Rupert, the night folds round you like a feather Nothing can touch you, we're wrapped here together Sleep finds you gentle, it never will hurt you Close your eyes, Rupert, let quiet occur to you

Outro

Somewhere the birds sleep warm in the soil's low hollow And you are the peace that this whole night will follow

Verse 1

A round little glow leans low above the rug tonight Warm amber light pools softly where you finally lie still Every shadow in the room turns gentle just for you Rest now, little Rupert, let the quiet come and stir it

Pre-chorus

Your breathing settles slower than the light upon the floor Nothing in this room would ever dare to wake you now So close your eyes, my love, and drift a little more

Chorus

Rupert, Rupert, the lamp is glowing just for you Sleep is soft and sure, and morning won't disturb it You are held so close that nothing here could blur it Rupert, hush now, let the warm light see you through

Verse 2

Patterns on the rug go soft and blurry as you drift Somewhere past the door the whole wide house grows still Nothing needs to happen now, no reason to bestir it You are wrapped in warmth that only sleep could offer you

Pre-chorus

Your breathing settles slower than the light upon the floor Nothing in this room would ever dare to wake you now So close your eyes, my love, and drift a little more

Chorus

Rupert, Rupert, the lamp is glowing just for you Sleep is soft and sure, and morning won't disturb it You are held so close that nothing here could blur it Rupert, hush now, let the warm light see you through

Bridge

Whatever waits beyond this room can wait a little longer Here there's only warmth, and you, and nothing to occur

Chorus

Rupert, Rupert, the lamp is glowing just for you Sleep is soft and sure, and morning won't disturb it You are held so close that nothing here could blur it Rupert, hush now, let the warm light see you through

Outro

The amber glow will keep its watch till morning finds you Sleep now, Rupert, warm and safe, exactly as we knew you