Songs for Talia

Verse 1

Boxes sliding in the back seat Van took the corner too fast You laughed like nothing could touch you Already living in the future, not the past

Pre-chorus

We didn't know where we were going Only that you made it feel light So let the candles catch that same spark

Chorus

Talia, the room lifts when you enter Every year you make it worth the wait Nobody else could fill a doorway like you Talia, you're the reason we celebrate

Verse 2

Tape peeling off an old cardboard corner Still holding what we couldn't replace You turned a van into a home Just by taking up the space

Pre-chorus

We didn't know where we were going Only that you made it feel light So let the candles catch that same spark

Chorus

Talia, the room lifts when you enter Every year you make it worth the wait Nobody else could fill a doorway like you Talia, you're the reason we celebrate

Bridge

Every mile we've come since then Still feels like turning that same bend You steady us when the road won't hold

Chorus

Talia, the room lifts when you enter Every year you make it worth the wait Nobody else could fill a doorway like you Talia, you're the reason we celebrate

Outro

Somewhere boxes still slide on vinyl Still turning corners, still holding you close

Verse 1

Ice was hanging cold and slow Off the gutters, rusted through Then you stepped out in the snow And the whole street warmed for you

Pre-chorus

Something breaks loose when you're near Something thaws that stayed too still So let the whole room hear

Chorus

Talia, the frost gives way Every year you pull us through You turn grey skies into day Talia, happy birthday to you

Verse 2

Bicycles lined up in rows Waiting under dripping eaves You showed up and none of those Handlebars felt cold as leaves

Bridge

You're the reason winter ends You're the warmth that always spreads Nobody loves like you, my friend Nobody lights the room like that

Chorus

Talia, the frost gives way Every year you pull us through You turn grey skies into day Talia, happy birthday to you

Outro

The gutters run, the ice is gone Because you're here, we carry on

Verse 1

Wind comes tearing cross the sand kicking cans that skip and spin but you stand still and glowing nothing knocks you off your stand

Chorus

Talia, you light the floor every year we want you more spin us round till we're dizzy Talia, open up that door

Verse 2

Every gale that tries to move you just makes your colours show you're the calm inside the chaos steady when the wild winds blow

Pre-chorus

Hear the beat start climbing up feel the room lean into you we're all waiting on your cue

Chorus

Talia, you light the floor every year we want you more spin us round till we're dizzy Talia, open up that door

Bridge

Let them holler out your name clap it loud without a shame you're the one this night was made for nobody here could feel the same

Chorus

Talia, you light the floor every year we want you more spin us round till we're dizzy Talia, open up that door

Outro

Cans still rolling out on the dunes but you're the song that fills this room

Verse 1

The kettle clicks and you look up Steam is climbing off the mugs That old tap keeps dripping still We never fixed the broken washers

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is new or shining Nothing here is loud or rare But I would choose this kitchen

Chorus

Talia, you make the small things hold You make the morning worth its while Talia, this is worth more than gold I'd know your laugh across a mile

Verse 2

You wrap your hands around the warmth Your sleeve is soft against my arm Outside the world is rushing past In here we're safe from any harm

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is new or shining Nothing here is loud or rare But I would choose this kitchen

Chorus

Talia, you make the small things hold You make the morning worth its while Talia, this is worth more than gold I'd know your laugh across a mile

Bridge

Let the tap keep dripping slow Let the years just come and go I don't need a bigger view Just this room and just with you

Chorus

Talia, you make the small things hold You make the morning worth its while Talia, this is worth more than gold I'd know your laugh across a mile

Outro

The mugs are empty, steam long gone Still I'd sit here, holding on

Verse 1

I left the phone off the hook just to hear that low hum stay it sat there humming like it knew talking to you is never work

Pre-chorus

I keep circling back to your voice nothing else in the room compares so I'm reaching for the line again

Chorus

Talia, you steady my whole day every small word finds its way you never had to raise your voice Talia, you're the calm I stay

Verse 2

The table hums under my hand a sound too plain to call a song but it means you're still on the line you don't need volume to be heard

Chorus

Talia, you steady my whole day every small word finds its way you never had to raise your voice Talia, you're the calm I stay

Bridge

No static ever drowned you out you come through clear when it counts

Chorus

Talia, you steady my whole day every small word finds its way you never had to raise your voice Talia, you're the calm I stay

Outro

The phone's back down, the hum has gone but you're the sound that lingers on

Verse 1

Wind pulls hard at the wire rope I hold the peg, you hold the sheet Damp cotton snapping like it knows Nothing about us feels complete without you near

Pre-chorus

You never make the moment loud No speeches, just your hands at work And still I'm caught, still I'm proud

Chorus

Talia, you're the calm inside the storm Every line we hang together holds Talia, this is how love forms Slow and plain and worth more than gold

Verse 2

The flannel dries a little more each hour You fold a corner, pass it on to me Nothing fancy, nothing full of power Just you beside me, easy as can be

Pre-chorus

You never make the moment loud No speeches, just your hands at work And still I'm caught, still I'm proud

Chorus

Talia, you're the calm inside the storm Every line we hang together holds Talia, this is how love forms Slow and plain and worth more than gold

Bridge

Some say love should shout, should burn I say let it hang there, let it learn The weight of you is quiet, sure and real

Chorus

Talia, you're the calm inside the storm Every line we hang together holds Talia, this is how love forms Slow and plain and worth more than gold

Outro

The last peg clicks, the sheet holds fast I'm glad to still be standing here with you

Verse 1

Somewhere a rope leans soft against old painted wood holding a raft that rocks so slow, so good you are that raft and I'm the rope tonight tied to you gently till the morning light

Chorus

Talia, hush now, let the dark be kind close your small hand and leave the day behind nothing will pull you loose from where you lay Talia, I'm holding you till light finds day

Verse 2

Water below you moves but never far under a sleepy, half closed silver star every small creak is just the rope's soft song singing you safely all the whole night long

Pre-chorus

Your breathing slows to match the tide's own beat warmth wraps around you like a woollen sheet and something steady keeps you close and near

Chorus

Talia, hush now, let the dark be kind close your small hand and leave the day behind nothing will pull you loose from where you lay Talia, I'm holding you till light finds day

Bridge

Let the knot hold, let the current pass nothing can shake you loose from where you rest at last

Chorus

Talia, hush now, let the dark be kind close your small hand and leave the day behind nothing will pull you loose from where you lay Talia, I'm holding you till light finds day

Outro

Somewhere that rope still leans on painted wood holding you steady, just like it always could

Verse 1

A yellow beam is sweeping over old and peeling paint the railing wears its rust like it has waited up for you I'll watch it slide so slowly till the whole street turns to quiet and nothing out there moves now except this gentle light and you

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the sweeping light become a lullaby there's nothing sharp or hurried in the way this night goes by so let the hush come nearer, love, and settle where you lie

Chorus

Talia, the night is only warmth wrapped soft around your bed no shadow here would dare to touch the calm inside your head Talia, you are held by every quiet thing unsaid sleep now, little dahlia, let the dark be kind instead

Verse 2

The paint has flaked in patches where the years have leaned against it but still that beam comes sliding down as steady as a hand I think of how you breathe so slow, so certain, so unhurried and how the whole wide dark tonight has softened where you stand

Chorus

Talia, the night is only warmth wrapped soft around your bed no shadow here would dare to touch the calm inside your head Talia, you are held by every quiet thing unsaid sleep now, little dahlia, let the dark be kind instead

Bridge

Rest inside the rocking hush, the slowest kind of tide there is nowhere safer built than right here at your side

Chorus

Talia, the night is only warmth wrapped soft around your bed no shadow here would dare to touch the calm inside your head Talia, you are held by every quiet thing unsaid sleep now, little dahlia, let the dark be kind instead

Outro

The beam will keep on sweeping soft across the old iron rail and I'll stay here beside you, love, until the morning's pale

Verse 1

Somewhere a grey feather settles on a low, damp branch tonight the pine needles hush themselves quiet to let it rest right nothing out there stirs or worries once the light has gone you are held just as gently, tucked away out of sight

Chorus

Talia, the dark is only a blanket pulled soft round the trees close your eyes now, Talia, and drift on this slow, easy breeze nothing can reach you here, nothing will trouble your rest sleep finds you the way that morning always finds the leaves

Verse 2

Out in the wet woods a small wing folds and goes still the whole forest breathes slower, settling under the hill no need to listen for footsteps, no need to keep watch you can let go of the day now, however it went

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the branches hold their small, quiet weight feel how the night wraps round without a single sound and carries you gently toward whatever comes next

Chorus

Talia, the dark is only a blanket pulled soft round the trees close your eyes now, Talia, and drift on this slow, easy breeze nothing can reach you here, nothing will trouble your rest sleep finds you the way that morning always finds the leaves

Bridge

Rest easy, the whole wide night is holding its breath for you every shadow has gone soft, every worry has slipped from view

Chorus

Talia, the dark is only a blanket pulled soft round the trees close your eyes now, Talia, and drift on this slow, easy breeze nothing can reach you here, nothing will trouble your rest sleep finds you the way that morning always finds the leaves

Outro

Somewhere that feather still rests on its low, quiet branch and you rest just as safely, held here until the light comes back