Songs for Victoria

Verse 1

Wet boots dancing on chalk lines Colours running past the fences Yellow squares beneath your feet We chase you like we're chasing sunshine

Chorus

Victoria, light of the party Every room feels like euphoria You spin and the whole crowd follows Nobody shines the way you carry

Verse 2

Rain came down but you kept jumping Puddles turned to gold beneath you Every square a little triumph We're still here trying to keep up with you

Pre-chorus

So raise your hands, the beat is coming Feel it move through every shoulder Tonight is yours, so let it go

Chorus

Victoria, light of the party Every room feels like euphoria You spin and the whole crowd follows Nobody shines the way you carry

Bridge

However far the years may travel You still land soft, still land laughing We hold this night up like a banner Nothing dims what you keep gathering

Chorus

Victoria, light of the party Every room feels like euphoria You spin and the whole crowd follows Nobody shines the way you carry

Outro

Chalk fades but the mark still holds you We'll dance you home through every fence

Verse 1

Suitcases lined against the wall Brass bells ringing loud and true Something in this room lights up Every single time it's you

Pre-chorus

We hear the bells start calling Feet are already moving Get ready for the sound of

Chorus

Victoria, come dance with us tonight Nobody shines like you, Victoria Turn the whole room into pure euphoria We're all here just for you, Victoria

Verse 2

Pillars painted gold and bright Doors thrown open, come on through We packed our hearts to bring them here Just to spend this day with you

Bridge

Every bell tonight rings your name Every step we take's the same We would travel any distance Just to watch that spark you claim

Chorus

Victoria, come dance with us tonight Nobody shines like you, Victoria Turn the whole room into pure euphoria We're all here just for you, Victoria

Outro

Leave the suitcase by the door You're already home, we're sure

Verse 1

Rain runs off the chimney stack geraniums drying in the sun but nothing dulls the joy you bring you shine when all is said and done

Chorus

Victoria, we raise a cheer the room lights up when you walk in so grab a glass, the good stuff's here tonight belongs to you, begin

Verse 2

You keep the pots along the ledge alive through every kind of storm that steady hand, that quiet edge is why we all feel safe and warm

Pre-chorus

So fetch the fiddler, call the tune let every voice come find its place we've waited on this whole afternoon

Chorus

Victoria, we raise a cheer the room lights up when you walk in so grab a glass, the good stuff's here tonight belongs to you, begin

Bridge

Here's to the years behind you now here's to the ones still on their way you carry us, we don't know how so dance it out, it's your day

Chorus

Victoria, we raise a cheer the room lights up when you walk in so grab a glass, the good stuff's here tonight belongs to you, begin

Outro

The gutters drip, the pots stay true just like the ones who love you do

Verse 1

Somewhere a train is rolling slow through valley fog and pine Its wheels are clicking softer now, a hush along the line I hold you closer as that sound goes drifting out of view There's nothing in this whole wide world as safe and warm as you

Chorus

Victoria, the night is yours to keep Sleep now, sleep now, let the dark be kind Victoria, I'll watch you as you sleep No trouble in this world will find your mind

Verse 2

The distant engine hums a tune too far to understand But you don't need the words to know you're held by gentle hands I feel your breathing slowing as the whistle fades to grey There's nowhere I would rather be than watching you this way

Pre-chorus

The valley keeps its secrets and the fog rolls soft and low Every little sound out there is settling down to nothing And still I stay right here with you before the quiet grows

Chorus

Victoria, the night is yours to keep Sleep now, sleep now, let the dark be kind Victoria, I'll watch you as you sleep No trouble in this world will find your mind

Bridge

Far off wheels are turning slower into silence, into rest You are turning with them, sinking deeper into what is best Nothing out there in the dark can ever reach where you belong

Chorus

Victoria, the night is yours to keep Sleep now, sleep now, let the dark be kind Victoria, I'll watch you as you sleep No trouble in this world will find your mind

Outro

The last of that old engine sighs and settles into fog And you are safe and still and mine, sleeping sound and warm

Verse 1

The brass along the floor is holding on to daylight Softly where the cold wool carpet meets the wall You are curled up small beneath a blanket made for keeping Nothing in this room will let you fall

Pre-chorus

Listen how the house has gone as quiet as a heartbeat Every corner settling to hold you safe till morning Close your eyes and let the hush come pouring

Chorus

Victoria, the light is low and gentle now Nothing in the dark tonight can find you here Victoria, you're held by every corner of this room Sleep is closer now than any fear

Verse 2

The skirting glows a soft and steady yellow through the shadows While the carpet's cooler edges fade from view Somewhere between the warm brass and the quiet Sleep is waiting patiently for you

Bridge

You are the warmest thing this whole house carries Long after every little light goes low Rest now, let the stillness carry all you are tonight

Chorus

Victoria, the light is low and gentle now Nothing in the dark tonight can find you here Victoria, you're held by every corner of this room Sleep is closer now than any fear

Outro

The brass will still be glowing when the morning finds you Warm and safe, exactly where you always are

Verse 1

A blue checkered blanket lies soft at your feet tonight Folded across the slippers that kept your toes warm and light The house has gone quiet, the lamp has grown low and mild And nothing but calm is coming for my small child

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the day slip away and rest Every worry can wait till morning, held gently, held blessed Feel how the dark is only the softest kind of nest

Chorus

Victoria, sleep now, the night is calm and deep Nothing will wake you, nothing will break your sleep You are the story I will always want to tell Victoria, you are held, you are safe, you are well

Verse 2

The wool beneath the blanket still holds the warmth of you Every thread remembers the shape of what you do Somewhere the moon is rising slow behind the trees And carries every hope I have for you with ease

Bridge

Rest your small hands, let the breathing slow and spread Let every soft thing in this room hold up your head

Chorus

Victoria, sleep now, the night is calm and deep Nothing will wake you, nothing will break your sleep You are the story I will always want to tell Victoria, you are held, you are safe, you are well

Outro

The blue checkered edges still rest across your slippers there Sleep now, Victoria, you are held, you are cared for, you are rare