Songs for Seren

Verse 1

The porch is a mess and nobody cares Three plates and a fork left behind We danced till the candles burned down to flares Best kind of chaos you'll find

Chorus

Seren, the whole yard's calling your name Grab a plate, come on back again You light up this porch like a struck matchflame Nobody parties like you, Seren

Verse 2

Somebody's cousin brought the wrong cake You laughed and said bring it on then We'll dance on the step till the floorboards shake Sing happy birthday again

Pre-chorus

Raise your cup, there's one more round Somebody strike that fiddle up again Hear how loud this porch can sound

Chorus

Seren, the whole yard's calling your name Grab a plate, come on back again You light up this porch like a struck matchflame Nobody parties like you, Seren

Bridge

Every year we say the same old thing You make the plainest evening shine Doesn't matter what this porch light brings Long as you're here one more time

Chorus

Seren, the whole yard's calling your name Grab a plate, come on back again You light up this porch like a struck matchflame Nobody parties like you, Seren

Outro

Leave the plates, leave the fork where they lay We'll toast to you again some day

Verse 1

Crepe paper hanging loose and bright you turned this hall to gold tonight chairs leaning on the radiator now but we were dancing, we don't know how

Pre-chorus

Somebody light the candles quick the room's about to lift and tip we're holding breath for what comes next

Chorus

Seren, Seren, hear us sing you make this tired room take wing twice as bright as everything, Seren we clap for you again, again

Verse 2

We'll fold the tables, sweep the floor but you're the reason we came through that door the streamers sag and the balloons will fall you're still the best part of it all

Bridge

Every candle burning low still remembers how you glow long after the last chair's stacked we'll carry home what this room had

Chorus

Seren, Seren, hear us sing you make this tired room take wing twice as bright as everything, Seren we clap for you again, again

Outro

The chairs are stacked against the wall but you're the one we won't let fall

Verse 1

Under the bench the mower waits Bag of soil slumped on the floor You'll haul it out come Saturday Same as you did before

Pre-chorus

Nobody claps when you get it running Nobody sees the work you do But we noticed, we always noticed So tonight this song's for you

Chorus

Seren, light the candles now Seren, let the room sing loud We're raising cups to one more year And you should feel so proud

Verse 2

You've got oil on your fingers still Grease under every nail We love that you never sit still Love that you never fail

Chorus

Seren, light the candles now Seren, let the room sing loud We're raising cups to one more year And you should feel so proud

Bridge

Rusty old blades still cut the grass Same as your hands still hold us fast Nothing you touch stays broken long

Chorus

Seren, light the candles now Seren, let the room sing loud We're raising cups to one more year And you should feel so proud

Outro

That mower will start again come spring And so will you, so sing

Verse 1

High in the round room the brass lens turns and gleams Soft through the curved glass it pours its golden beams You are the harbour where all of that light is bound Sleepy and certain, the warmest place around

Pre-chorus

Somewhere the tide is pulling low and slow tonight Nothing can reach you past that turning light Close your eyes now, let the dark come gentle in

Chorus

Seren, my Seren, the beam turns for you alone Every slow circle is calling you home Rest here, Seren, where the warm light will stay Watching you softly until the break of day

Verse 2

Somewhere a keeper winds the old brass wheel by hand Turning it gentle so the light won't ever stand You are the reason the lamp keeps its slow, warm pace Held in the shine of this quiet little space

Pre-chorus

Somewhere the tide is pulling low and slow tonight Nothing can reach you past that turning light Close your eyes now, let the dark come gentle in

Chorus

Seren, my Seren, the beam turns for you alone Every slow circle is calling you home Rest here, Seren, where the warm light will stay Watching you softly until the break of day

Bridge

Little one, sleep, while the lantern turns round Nothing but calm in this glowing, safe ground Nobody's small in the warmth of this glow

Chorus

Seren, my Seren, the beam turns for you alone Every slow circle is calling you home Rest here, Seren, where the warm light will stay Watching you softly until the break of day

Outro

The brass lens turns slower now, easing to rest You are the light this whole room loves best

Verse 1

A small speaker hums low on the wooden table by the bed There's a glass of water catching all the light the lamp has shed Seren, the whole house is quiet and settling into rest You are the softest word that this old room has ever said

Pre-chorus

Let the hum fold into breathing, let the breathing slow right down Every worry from the daylight is allowed to leave you now Close your eyes and drift where nothing sharp can follow you around

Chorus

Seren, sleep and know you're held here safe and warm and near Nothing in the dark tonight has any cause for fear You are loved beyond the counting, loved in every single glen Seren, rest now, Seren, we'll still be here again

Verse 2

The hum keeps its quiet rhythm while the water glass stays still Shadows on the wall are gentle, nothing here can do you ill Seren, you're the reason this whole evening feels so kind Sleep will come and find you softly, drifting slow along the sill

Pre-chorus

Let the hum fold into breathing, let the breathing slow right down Every worry from the daylight is allowed to leave you now Close your eyes and drift where nothing sharp can follow you around

Chorus

Seren, sleep and know you're held here safe and warm and near Nothing in the dark tonight has any cause for fear You are loved beyond the counting, loved in every single glen Seren, rest now, Seren, we'll still be here again

Bridge

However far the night runs on, however dark it grows You are the warmth that never leaves, the peace this whole house knows

Chorus

Seren, sleep and know you're held here safe and warm and near Nothing in the dark tonight has any cause for fear You are loved beyond the counting, loved in every single glen Seren, rest now, Seren, we'll still be here again

Outro

The small speaker hums on softly as the glass of water gleams Sleep now, Seren, gently carried into quiet, easy dreams

Verse 1

A yellow circle falls across the carpet floor tonight warming all the little folded things laid soft and low somewhere in that quiet gold you're gathered in the light and everything is slower now, and nothing needs to go

Chorus

Seren, Seren, close your eyes and let the evening keep you the house breathes low around you like a friend Seren, hush now, let the dark be kind and gently steer you into sleep, and rest, and morning, and again

Verse 2

The lamp beside the washing hums a soft and steady tune folding shadows into shapes that never mean you harm you are wrapped in something warmer than an afternoon held the way the light holds every quiet little charm

Pre-chorus

Nothing in this house is louder than your breathing now the dark outside has nothing that could reach you here so let your small hands loosen, let your shoulders bow

Chorus

Seren, Seren, close your eyes and let the evening keep you the house breathes low around you like a friend Seren, hush now, let the dark be kind and gently steer you into sleep, and rest, and morning, and again

Bridge

Every fold of cloth was smoothed by someone's careful hand and every bit of you was loved that same soft way

Chorus

Seren, Seren, close your eyes and let the evening keep you the house breathes low around you like a friend Seren, hush now, let the dark be kind and gently steer you into sleep, and rest, and morning, and again

Outro

The circle of light will still be waiting when you wake and you'll be just as loved as you were, for its own sake