Far Off Rails
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
Somewhere far away a train goes humming down the line
Its sound so low and soft it barely stirs the air
Rest your little head and let that far sound carry you
Down into a sleep as easy as a held breath there

[Pre-chorus]
The rails are singing softly to the dark tonight
Nothing in the world is asking you to wake
Close your eyes now, let the quiet gather round you

[Chorus]
Cynthia, the night has folded gently in around you
Every little sound out there was only kin to you
Sleep is just a train that carries you off slowly
Nothing waits out there that hasn't always been to you

[Verse 2]
The steel is trembling soft beneath a sky gone grey and still
Far off wheels are turning, but they turn so quiet now
Nothing in that distant sound was ever meant to trouble you
Only night, and you, and one more gentle breath somehow

[Pre-chorus]
The rails are singing softly to the dark tonight
Nothing in the world is asking you to wake
Close your eyes now, let the quiet gather round you

[Chorus]
Cynthia, the night has folded gently in around you
Every little sound out there was only kin to you
Sleep is just a train that carries you off slowly
Nothing waits out there that hasn't always been to you

[Bridge]
Hush now, let the far off hum become a lullaby
Nothing has to hurry, nothing has to try
You are held here safer than a whisper in the dark

[Chorus]
Cynthia, the night has folded gently in around you
Every little sound out there was only kin to you
Sleep is just a train that carries you off slowly
Nothing waits out there that hasn't always been to you

[Outro]
Far off now, the train has faded soft into the grey
Sleep on, little one, the dark will keep you safe till day

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