Leaf Shadows
Style: Clarinet nightlight

[Verse 1]
Leaf shadows move so slowly across the canvas hood tonight
Heavy branches sway above you, easing into rest
Every gentle shifting shape is dimming out of sight
The whole wide world is quiet now, and you are truly blessed

[Chorus]
Carter, close your eyes now, let the dark be warm and kind
Somebody is watching over every breath you take
Carter, you are held so close, you're never left behind
Sleep now in the stillness that the quiet hours make

[Verse 2]
The branches hush their whispers as the evening settles low
Nothing in this moment asks a single thing of you
Wrapped up safe and steady while the gentle breezes blow
Rest inside the calm that only nighttime ever knew

[Pre-chorus]
Let the swaying shadows carry all your worries far away
Nothing here can touch you while the darkness holds you tight
Feel how safe and certain you are made to feel tonight

[Chorus]
Carter, close your eyes now, let the dark be warm and kind
Somebody is watching over every breath you take
Carter, you are held so close, you're never left behind
Sleep now in the stillness that the quiet hours make

[Bridge]
You are loved beyond the reach of any counted hour
Softly as the branches settle, so may you settle too

[Chorus]
Carter, close your eyes now, let the dark be warm and kind
Somebody is watching over every breath you take
Carter, you are held so close, you're never left behind
Sleep now in the stillness that the quiet hours make

[Outro]
The leaf shadows still are moving, slow and soft above your head
Sleep now, gentle Carter, sleep now in your bed

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