Sleep On, Little Commander
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
The moths are pressing soft against the window pane
They tap and flutter but they never cause you pain
You are curled up warm beneath the heavy quilt
And every worry of the day begins to wane

[Chorus]
Alexander, close your eyes and gently meander
Into sleep where every dream feels warm and grander
The moths outside will never learn how loved you are
Sleep on, my Alexander, my own little commander

[Verse 2]
I will stay beside you till the candle loses all its glow
Watching over dreams that drift and gently ebb and flow
You are held more tightly than the moths against the pane
And love like this will never, ever let you go

[Pre-chorus]
So let the hush of evening settle soft as snow
let every small concern dissolve and gently go
because it's time to sing the name that guards you home

[Chorus]
Alexander, close your eyes and gently meander
Into sleep where every dream feels warm and grander
The moths outside will never learn how loved you are
Sleep on, my Alexander, my own little commander

[Bridge]
Even when the whole wide world is quiet and unseen
you are the warmest corner of everything I mean

[Chorus]
Alexander, close your eyes and gently meander
Into sleep where every dream feels warm and grander
The moths outside will never learn how loved you are
Sleep on, my Alexander, my own little commander

[Outro]
The moths have settled now, and stillness holds the glass
and you are safe inside, my Alexander, sleeping soft at last

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