Ruby Thorne - Council Estate Carol Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Tinsel from the pound shop, hanging limply on display
Mum's counting pennies in the kitchen, bills she's got to pay
Second-hand baubles catching light through broken blinds
While next door's TV flickers stories of better times

[Chorus]
Council estate carol, singing through the walls
Heating's on a timer, but we've got it all
Fairy lights are blinking, half of them are dead
But there's magic in the making when the sky turns red

[Verse 2]
Mrs. Wilson from number four brought 'round some mince pies
Says her daughter's doing well now, but I caught her lies
Empty bottles by the bin tell different tales
While paper angels guard our secrets through December's veil

[Bridge]
Nana used to say that pride won't keep you warm
But there's dignity in how we weather every storm
Factory whispers lullabies through frosted air
And somewhere in this concrete maze, someone still cares

[Chorus]
Council estate carol, singing through the walls
Heating's on a timer, but we've got it all
Fairy lights are blinking, half of them are dead
But there's magic in the making when the sky turns red

[Verse 3]
Kids make snowmen from the slush beside the bins
Their laughter echoes hollow off these weathered skins
Some windows stay dark through the festive nights
While others share their glow like distant satellite

[Outro]
And when the morning breaks on Christmas Day
We'll wake to frost-kissed windows, anyway
These tower blocks hold stories yet untold
Of love that keeps us warm when nights grow cold
Council estate carol, one more time
Till fairy lights fade into morning light