Copper and Quiet
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
Somewhere in the dark the old tap counts the seconds soft and slow
Every drop a little promise falling down into the zinc below
Nothing in this house is rushing, nothing here has anywhere to go
And you are held so gently here, the safest thing I know

[Chorus]
Craig, the night is only quiet, nothing here will do you harm
Close your eyes and let it settle, you are wrapped in steady warm
Craig, the dark is just a blanket pulled up soft around your form
Sleep now, sleep now, little Craig, safe within the calm

[Verse 2]
The kitchen holds its breath a moment while the water finds its way
Falling slow like time itself has nowhere else it needs to stay
And I sit here in the shadow watching over where you lay
Wishing you the gentlest dreaming till the coming of the day

[Pre-chorus]
Listen to the dripping copper, steady as a lullaby
Nothing waits beyond the window, nothing needs a reason why
Just the hush and just the softness pulling you to close your eye

[Chorus]
Craig, the night is only quiet, nothing here will do you harm
Close your eyes and let it settle, you are wrapped in steady warm
Craig, the dark is just a blanket pulled up soft around your form
Sleep now, sleep now, little Craig, safe within the calm

[Bridge]
Drop by drop the hours are falling, gentle as a held hand
Nothing here will ever hurry, nothing here will ever demand

[Chorus]
Craig, the night is only quiet, nothing here will do you harm
Close your eyes and let it settle, you are wrapped in steady warm
Craig, the dark is just a blanket pulled up soft around your form
Sleep now, sleep now, little Craig, safe within the calm

[Outro]
Somewhere still that tap is dripping, soft and steady, on and on
Sleep now, dearest Craig, until the gentle breaking of the dawn

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