Orange Light, Little Emerson
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
The lamps slide soft across the buckle where your small hand rests
Everything outside is blurring into amber and calm
You are held so close beneath the strap against your chest
There is nothing in this world that means to bring you harm

[Pre-chorus]
Your eyes are growing heavy as the lights begin to blur
Every mile is folding you in closer than before
So let the hush of travelling be all you have to hear

[Chorus]
Sleep now, sleep now, little Emerson, the night is soft and slow
You are cradled safe in orange light that drifts as we go
Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will ask you more
Rest easy, rest easy, Emerson, there's nowhere else to go

[Verse 2]
The buckle glows a moment then it fades to dark again
Just like that the whole wide world is dimming into rest
You don't need to understand the rhythm or explain
Only close your eyes and know you're safest on this chest

[Chorus]
Sleep now, sleep now, little Emerson, the night is soft and slow
You are cradled safe in orange light that drifts as we go
Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will ask you more
Rest easy, rest easy, Emerson, there's nowhere else to go

[Bridge]
Every light that passes over you is bowing as it goes
Watching you sleep is the gentlest thing I know

[Chorus]
Sleep now, sleep now, little Emerson, the night is soft and slow
You are cradled safe in orange light that drifts as we go
Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will ask you more
Rest easy, rest easy, Emerson, there's nowhere else to go

[Outro]
The lamps keep sliding gently though your eyes have long since closed
Sleep on, little Emerson, safe in the light and held in the glow

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