Names That Keep the Night

Intro

Kelly bright-headed, Kendal by the river

(oh-oh, oh) yeah

Verse

Kelly bright-headed, morning in her eyes

Kendal valley-humming where the water lies

George the earthworker, hands know how to sow

Sharyn fertile plain where the wildflowers grow

Elloise the warrior, steady and strong (uh-huh)

Sia with a thousand names, a shadow and a song (yah)

Ruby burning crimson, sapphire running deep

Jade green and patient, secrets that she keeps

Pre-chorus

Honor on the doorway, Daniel stands and says

Nevaeh reaching upward where the sky relays

Ryan small crowned strolling, Robbie laughing fame

Mel holding all the pieces, calling every name

Chorus

We are the stories stitched in one bright thread (oh-oh)

We are the names that keep the night from dread (oh-oh)

From riverbeds to battlefields, from stones to sky (ah)

Call out, call out—let them fly, let them fly (let them fly)

Verse

Ruby like a sunrise, melting into song

Sapphire like a memory that keeps you holding on

Jade like early morning, cool beneath the skin

Honor in the welcome when the light comes in

Daniel with the verdict, Nevaeh with the wings

Ryan with a crown of small and golden things

Robbie with a laughter rolling down the lane

Mel with quiet measures, steady through the rain

Pre-chorus

George keeps the soil ready, Sharyn keeps it wide

Elloise stands fearless, Sia sings at his side

Kelly opens windows, Kendal keeps the stream

All our names like lanterns, burning gentle beams

Chorus

We are the stories stitched in one bright thread (oh-oh)

We are the names that keep the night from dread (oh-oh)

From riverbeds to battlefields, from stones to sky (ah)

Call out, call out—let them fly, let them fly (let them fly)

Bridge

(ta-ta-touch) every name a turning wheel

(na-na) every meaning something real

(heyi ya) every voice a map to where we go

(ah-ah) every spark a place to grow

Chorus

We are the stories stitched in one bright thread (oh-oh)

We are the names that keep the night from dread (oh-oh)

From riverbeds to battlefields, from stones to sky (ah)

Call out, call out—let them fly, let them fly (let them fly)

Outro

Kelly, Kendal, George and Sharyn

Elloise, Sia, Ruby, Honor—yeah

Daniel, Nevaeh, Ryan, Robbie

Mel, Sapphire, Jade—let them fly (let them fly)