Faded Blue and Fast Asleep
Style: Soft piano

[Verse 1]
Faded blue cushions creak beneath the woollen blanket you keep
a small, familiar sound that settles you gently to sleep
and every breath you take is watched with quiet, steady care
you are the calmest thing that fills this whole night air

[Chorus]
Alexander, close your eyes, the night is soft and slow
Stars are low and gentle now, they know just where you go
Alexander, you are held, you never sleep alone
Warmth surrounds you always, saying you are loved and known

[Verse 2]
The house grows quiet as the evening settles into rest
and something warm is folded gently against your chest
though shadows stretch and wander through the corners of the room
you're safe inside this quiet, held beneath the rising moon

[Pre-chorus]
So let the quiet carry every worry far away
let the soft dark wrap around you till the break of day
and hear how gently love is calling out your name

[Chorus]
Alexander, close your eyes, the night is soft and slow
Stars are low and gentle now, they know just where you go
Alexander, you are held, you never sleep alone
Warmth surrounds you always, saying you are loved and known

[Bridge]
No matter how the hours turn, no matter how they roam
you are the steady centre of this quiet, sleepy home

[Chorus]
Alexander, close your eyes, the night is soft and slow
Stars are low and gentle now, they know just where you go
Alexander, you are held, you never sleep alone
Warmth surrounds you always, saying you are loved and known

[Outro]
The faded blue cushions settle soft beneath the woollen blanket's fold
and you sleep on, Alexander, safe and warm and whole

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