Songs for Warren

Verse 1

Three plastic chairs are waiting here Cardigans stacked up to the ceiling Something in that hum feels warm We came for you, that's clear

Chorus

Warren, light the whole machine up Dance between the spinning dryers Nobody else could make this shine We're clapping for you, Warren, speak up

Verse 2

Stripes on stripes in every basket You'd find gold in a lost sock We drag you out on any day Just to watch you laugh at nothing

Pre-chorus

Count the coins, count the years Every spin brings us closer This is the moment we've been building to

Chorus

Warren, light the whole machine up Dance between the spinning dryers Nobody else could make this shine We're clapping for you, Warren, speak up

Bridge

Some people warm a room by staying You warm it walking in Every candle we're not storing Gets lit tonight for you

Chorus

Warren, light the whole machine up Dance between the spinning dryers Nobody else could make this shine We're clapping for you, Warren, speak up

Outro

Fold it all up, the day is done Warren, you're the warmest one

Verse 1

Grey slush swallowed every trace Footprints gone without a trace One lamp flickered, bent and worn Then you laughed and lit the dawn

Pre-chorus

Cold can't hold you, never could Every step you take does good So grab your glass and raise it now

Chorus

Warren, Warren, up on your feet Come and stomp it out to the beat You're the warmth we're storing up Fill again, another cup

Verse 2

Streets forget the ones who pass You're the one who breaks the glass Every year you shine on through Nothing foreign, just simply you

Chorus

Warren, Warren, up on your feet Come and stomp it out to the beat You're the warmth we're storing up Fill again, another cup

Bridge

No slush, no cold can dim this sight You're the reason we're out tonight Circle round and hold on tight

Chorus

Warren, Warren, up on your feet Come and stomp it out to the beat You're the warmth we're storing up Fill again, another cup

Outro

That lamp still flickers down the road But you're the light that lights our road

Verse 1

There's a bench out under yellow leaves Where the crumbs still catch the light You left your mark on every plank Just by sitting there each night

Pre-chorus

Every year the leaves come down Every year we raise a cheer Cause the best part of this town is

Chorus

Warren, gather round for Warren Nothing foreign in this cheer We've been storin' up this moment Just to have you sitting here

Verse 2

You could sit in any corner Still the whole place feels like home Crumbs and leaves and worn out wood Somehow never sit alone

Bridge

No warrant needed to adore you Every candle proves it true Another year has landed softly Right where we keep loving you

Chorus

Warren, gather round for Warren Nothing foreign in this cheer We've been storin' up this moment Just to have you sitting here

Outro

Leave the leaves however they fall We'll save your seat right here

Verse 1

Rain runs slow on this window pane Watching the car park in the grey again I think of your hands, still and warm Miles from here, safe from the storm

Pre-chorus

I could stare at this glass all night Waiting on some kind of light But it's you I'm holding onto

Chorus

Warren, you're the steady in my heart No distance keeps us far apart Warren, you're the calm after the noise The only thing my quiet heart enjoys

Verse 2

The car park empties, one by one Every stranger's got somewhere to run But I'm not lonely, not one bit You're the reason this old room still fits

Chorus

Warren, you're the steady in my heart No distance keeps us far apart Warren, you're the calm after the noise The only thing my quiet heart enjoys

Bridge

Doesn't matter how far I've gone You're the reason I keep going on Every road just leads me home

Chorus

Warren, you're the steady in my heart No distance keeps us far apart Warren, you're the calm after the noise The only thing my quiet heart enjoys

Outro

The rain still runs down this same pane But you make the grey feel like home again

Verse 1

Green floor glowing under that hum Yellow light on your tired face Nothing here was built for beauty Somehow it's where I want to stand

Pre-chorus

I wasn't looking for this feeling It just came and stayed anyway Now it's building into something I can't hold back

Chorus

Warren, you make plain things matter Some nights it's just you and this light Nobody else could hold me steady Warren, you're worth every minute

Verse 2

You laugh at the coins that get stuck Lean on the glass like it's holding you up This is not the place I pictured But you make it the only one

Bridge

No candles, no music, no plan Just a hallway and the hum of a machine And you, still the best thing in it Still the reason I'm not leaving

Chorus

Warren, you make plain things matter Some nights it's just you and this light Nobody else could hold me steady Warren, you're worth every minute

Outro

The floor's still green, the light's still on And I would choose this over anything

Verse 1

The railing wears its white like armour salt has crept in every line We stood there far from home or harbour and I knew that you were mine

Chorus

Warren, you're the steady one I hold to Nothing shakes the way you stay Warren, every road I've travelled told you you're the port I sail to, come what may

Verse 2

The water's grey but you're not distant Cold outside, but warm in view I've been reckless, you've been consistent still and sure in all you do

Pre-chorus

I've seen storms take weaker anchors watched them drift and lose their name But you don't move, you don't feel foreign

Chorus

Warren, you're the steady one I hold to Nothing shakes the way you stay Warren, every road I've travelled told you you're the port I sail to, come what may

Bridge

Let the metal rust and gather Let the tide come, let it go I'm not asking for much other than the calm that you bestow

Chorus

Warren, you're the steady one I hold to Nothing shakes the way you stay Warren, every road I've travelled told you you're the port I sail to, come what may

Outro

The salt stays crusted on the railing and I stay here, close to you