Quiet as the Oar
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
The river has finished its long day of turning
Every ripple has gone soft and stopped its churning
Somewhere a small boat has come home to rest
Just like you, my love, with the lamp light burning

[Pre-chorus]
Lay your head down where the water grows still
Let the dark be gentle, let it ask nothing until
Morning comes calling soft over the hill

[Chorus]
Amir, the night is holding you so near
Nothing in the dark has any cause for fear
Rest now like the oar against the skiff
Amir, I am here, and you are dear

[Verse 2]
The oar does not wonder where the current went
It leans on the wood, it is glad and it is spent
You can lay your worries down beside the door
There is nowhere left tonight that you are meant

[Pre-chorus]
Lay your head down where the water grows still
Let the dark be gentle, let it ask nothing until
Morning comes calling soft over the hill

[Chorus]
Amir, the night is holding you so near
Nothing in the dark has any cause for fear
Rest now like the oar against the skiff
Amir, I am here, and you are dear

[Bridge]
No further to row, no far shore to reach
Only this stillness, only this quiet beach
You are the reason the whole night feels so near

[Chorus]
Amir, the night is holding you so near
Nothing in the dark has any cause for fear
Rest now like the oar against the skiff
Amir, I am here, and you are dear

[Outro]
Sleep now the way the oar rests against the side
Held here so gently, drifting on the tide

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