Quiet Falls the Garden
Style: Gentle acoustic

[Verse 1]
Quiet falls the garden while the whole wide world rests easy
Something soft is gathering, so slow you'd hardly see it
Every leaf is holding what the dark has gently given
Just like you are held here, safe and warm and living

[Pre-chorus]
Nothing needs to hurry now, no reason left to keep you waking
The night is only settling, its quiet hands are making
A softness just for you before the morning comes

[Chorus]
Athena, close your eyes, the dark is only kindness
Every hush around you holds no trace of any sadness
Sleep now, Athena, you are cradled and you're known
Athena, you were never meant to rest here on your own

[Verse 2]
Down among the cabbage leaves the smallest drops are forming
Nobody had to ask them, they arrived while you were dreaming
That's the kind of love that finds you even in the shadows
Quiet, sure and patient, it will still be there tomorrow

[Pre-chorus]
Nothing needs to hurry now, no reason left to keep you waking
The night is only settling, its quiet hands are making
A softness just for you before the morning comes

[Chorus]
Athena, close your eyes, the dark is only kindness
Every hush around you holds no trace of any sadness
Sleep now, Athena, you are cradled and you're known
Athena, you were never meant to rest here on your own

[Bridge]
However far the morning waits, this moment still is yours
Held here in the stillness, wanted, needed, adored

[Chorus]
Athena, close your eyes, the dark is only kindness
Every hush around you holds no trace of any sadness
Sleep now, Athena, you are cradled and you're known
Athena, you were never meant to rest here on your own

[Outro]
Somewhere in the garden the leaves are holding still their treasure
Sleep now, you are held too, gently, always, beyond measure

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