Songs for Santiago

Verse 1

Shoes are piled up on the stairs Music thumping through the hall Nobody cares whose feet they were You're the reason we're here at all

Pre-chorus

We came running when we heard That you were turning one year older So raise the roof and raise your voice

Chorus

Santiago, light the candles now Every friend you've got is here Twice as loud as any echo Santiago, we're so glad you're here

Verse 2

Somebody's coat is on the floor Somebody's left their drink up there But every face turns straight to you Like you're the one thing in the air

Bridge

Doesn't matter what the cake says Doesn't matter what the clock claims You make an ordinary evening Feel like something worth the name

Chorus

Santiago, light the candles now Every friend you've got is here Twice as loud as any echo Santiago, we're so glad you're here

Outro

Someday we'll clear those shoes away But tonight we're glad they're in the way

Verse 1

The wind keeps tugging at the wire Paper colours caught up high Somebody laughed and let them go You're the reason they climbed higher

Chorus

Santiago, light the sky tonight Every candle bends toward your light Nobody else could fill this room like you Santiago, hold that shine up tight

Verse 2

This bench has held a hundred waits But none of them felt quite this good You turned a cold platform warm With every joke and every story you'd tell

Pre-chorus

So let the trains run late tonight Let the streamers twist and fight We're not leaving till we've sung this through

Chorus

Santiago, light the sky tonight Every candle bends toward your light Nobody else could fill this room like you Santiago, hold that shine up tight

Bridge

Ribbons torn but holding on Just like you when things went wrong One more year of you is worth the noise One more year we're glad you're born

Chorus

Santiago, light the sky tonight Every candle bends toward your light Nobody else could fill this room like you Santiago, hold that shine up tight

Outro

The wind can have the paper now We kept the best part, we kept you

Verse 1

The wheel turns slow above the crowd You laugh so free, you laugh so loud Grass goes bright then dark then gold Nobody here feels the cold

Chorus

Santiago, spin the night around Turn the music up, turn up the sound Every colour here belongs to you Santiago, blow the candles through

Verse 2

You grab a hand and pull us in The ride lifts off, the fun begins Nobody sings this loud but you You make the whole grass field feel new

Pre-chorus

Hear the fiddle climbing high Feel the sparks light up the sky Here it comes, so hold on tight

Chorus

Santiago, spin the night around Turn the music up, turn up the sound Every colour here belongs to you Santiago, blow the candles through

Bridge

However far you've come to stand right here We're glad it's you, we're glad you're near One more turn before the lights go down

Chorus

Santiago, spin the night around Turn the music up, turn up the sound Every colour here belongs to you Santiago, blow the candles through

Outro

The wheel slows down, the grass turns still We'll carry you home whenever you will

Verse 1

Two cups sit here going cold But what we have will hold Frost is climbing up the pane You keep me out of the rain

Pre-chorus

I never needed much from life Just this room, just this light Just your name to say out loud

Chorus

Santiago, hold my hand tonight Nothing else has to feel this right Santiago, stay a little while I could live inside your smile

Verse 2

Steam is rising off the cup Slow, like we're not giving up Glass is grey but I don't mind You're the warmest thing I find

Pre-chorus

I never needed much from life Just this room, just this light Just your name to say out loud

Chorus

Santiago, hold my hand tonight Nothing else has to feel this right Santiago, stay a little while I could live inside your smile

Bridge

Let the whole world turn to ice I've got everything that's nice Right here beside me, close and true

Chorus

Santiago, hold my hand tonight Nothing else has to feel this right Santiago, stay a little while I could live inside your smile

Outro

Two cups cooling, side by side Still, I'm warmer than the tide

Verse 1

My boots sink deep in frozen mud Beside the fence where the wire's gone red You're the reason I keep walking And I'd walk further for your nod

Pre-chorus

The cold gets into everything But not the place where you belong So hold that warmth a little longer

Chorus

Santiago, you're the ground I stand on Steady as the fields we've walked upon Some folks chase after some far volcano I just want to stay where you are, Santiago

Verse 2

The fence posts lean but they don't fall I've watched you steady through every blow You never asked me to be stronger You just showed me how to grow

Bridge

I don't need the sun to break through I've got what I need standing next to you

Chorus

Santiago, you're the ground I stand on Steady as the fields we've walked upon Some folks chase after some far volcano I just want to stay where you are, Santiago

Outro

My boots are still sinking in that mud But I'm not going anywhere without you

Verse 1

Steam is climbing up the tiles water beading, slow to fall I can hear you humming low some mornings say it all

Chorus

Santiago, stay a minute more let the water run and wait you don't have to say a word I already know it's great

Verse 2

Your reflection fogs the mirror half of you I can't quite see but I know you by your shoulders by the way you look at me

Pre-chorus

I've loved you in the loud times I've loved you in the plain now I'm loving you in quiet and it feels the same

Chorus

Santiago, stay a minute more let the water run and wait you don't have to say a word I already know it's great

Bridge

Drops are falling, one by one nothing rushed, nothing loud this is how I'd choose you if I had to choose right now

Chorus

Santiago, stay a minute more let the water run and wait you don't have to say a word I already know it's great

Outro

The tiles are dry by morning but I still feel you there

Verse 1

Low green branches lean to keep the wind from finding you Every shadow here has learned to move slow and kind Somewhere past the leaves a small light hums you steady This whole quiet world was built to ease your mind

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let your small hands loosen from the day Close your eyes before the last star wanders home Sleep is only love with all its noise put away

Chorus

Santiago, nothing here can reach you now Warm as morning, safe as roots below the snow You are held by every branch that bends above you Santiago, it is only you I know

Verse 2

The hood above you trembles soft as breathing does Rocking gentle where the darkened leaves have curled Nothing out there needs an answer until morning You can rest and let it hold the whole wide world

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let your small hands loosen from the day Close your eyes before the last star wanders home Sleep is only love with all its noise put away

Chorus

Santiago, nothing here can reach you now Warm as morning, safe as roots below the snow You are held by every branch that bends above you Santiago, it is only you I know

Bridge

Let the wheels go quiet, let the dark stay kind Somebody is watching over every breath you take

Chorus

Santiago, nothing here can reach you now Warm as morning, safe as roots below the snow You are held by every branch that bends above you Santiago, it is only you I know

Outro

Sleep now under branches leaning low and green You are the calm this whole night was dreaming of

Verse 1

Brown feathers rest so still upon the cold windowsill tonight while the grey sky settles slowly out of sight and you are warm here, wrapped and held so near under blankets soft and heavy, tucked in tight

Pre-chorus

The wind outside has nothing left to say so let the hush come drifting in and stay while your small breaths slow to meet the quiet coming

Chorus

Santiago, close your eyes now, let the night come soft and low Rest here safely, you're the warmest thing I know this house holds you like a nest holds sago Santiago, sleep now, drifting where the calm winds go

Verse 2

Somewhere past the glass the evening folds its wings to rest and every worry settles low into your chest the whole wide sky has nothing more to ask of you tonight so let it go and lean into what's best

Bridge

Nothing out there needs you now, no answer to be found just this room, this breath, this gentle sound

Chorus

Santiago, close your eyes now, let the night come soft and low Rest here safely, you're the warmest thing I know this house holds you like a nest holds sago Santiago, sleep now, drifting where the calm winds go

Outro

The feathers on the sill have settled soft as you have now so sleep, my love, the whole grey sky allows

Verse 1

A small yellow light hangs above the wooden stair watching every step you take as you climb up there The house breathes quiet now, its work is finally done and all it wants is rest for its littlest one

Chorus

Santiago, close your eyes, let the whole house sigh the glow on the steps will keep watch till the morning's nigh You are held so gently, safe in this warm cocoon Santiago, drift away, soft beneath the moon

Verse 2

Bare wood under bare feet, but nothing here feels cold every corner of this hallway has your name to hold The dark outside the window cannot come and find you here because the light above the stairs will always keep you near

Pre-chorus

Somewhere a kalimba hums low along the hall soft notes falling gentle like the slowest kind of fall and everything is leaning in to sing you down to sleep

Chorus

Santiago, close your eyes, let the whole house sigh the glow on the steps will keep watch till the morning's nigh You are held so gently, safe in this warm cocoon Santiago, drift away, soft beneath the moon

Bridge

No shadow here will ever learn your name nothing in this house will wake you but the same small yellow light that never leaves its post loving you the most of all it ever could host

Chorus

Santiago, close your eyes, let the whole house sigh the glow on the steps will keep watch till the morning's nigh You are held so gently, safe in this warm cocoon Santiago, drift away, soft beneath the moon

Outro

The light above the staircase will still be glowing there when you wake up warm and safe, wrapped in loving care