Birthday Songs for Santiago

• Shoes on the Stairs

  Barbershop · Harmony · Close

  A warm barbershop birthday singalong that turns a pile of kicked off shoes on the stairs into a picture of how much this room loves having Santiago in it.

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  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

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• Streamers in the Wire

  Synthpop · Retro · Neon

  A windswept, synthpop birthday song that turns a tangle of streamers caught above a platform bench into a bright toast for Santiago, sung by anyone who loves them.

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  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

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• Lights on Wet Grass

  Ceilidh jig · Ceilidh · Accordion · Whirling

  A whirling, footstomping birthday song built for a whole room to sing, lit up like a fairground wheel spinning coloured light.

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  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

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