The Wool Blanket
Style: Celesta and strings

[Verse 1]
There is a soft wool blanket resting on the old wicker chair
Waiting there to wrap around you when the day has said goodnight
Close your eyes now, let the quiet settle soft into your hair
Nothing out there in the darkness ever needs your worried light

[Chorus]
Gloria, the night is gentle, it was always meant for you
Every star above is humming something quiet and low
Rest inside the hush that holds you, Gloria, all the way through
You are safe here in the stillness, you're the softest thing I know

[Verse 2]
Somewhere in the room the wicker creaks a little in the breeze
Wrapped up warm you don't need answers, you don't need a single thing
Sleep can come as slow as it likes, taking all the time it please
Nothing waits for you but morning and the small songs that it brings

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, let the heavy day slide off your shoulders like a coat
Feel the wool grow warm around you, feel your breathing start to slow
Close your hand around the calm and let it carry you and float

[Chorus]
Gloria, the night is gentle, it was always meant for you
Every star above is humming something quiet and low
Rest inside the hush that holds you, Gloria, all the way through
You are safe here in the stillness, you're the softest thing I know

[Bridge]
Someone folded that soft blanket just to keep you from the cold
Someone always will be near you long past every tale that's told

[Chorus]
Gloria, the night is gentle, it was always meant for you
Every star above is humming something quiet and low
Rest inside the hush that holds you, Gloria, all the way through
You are safe here in the stillness, you're the softest thing I know

[Outro]
The blanket rests there on the chair, still warm from being near you
Sleep now, Gloria, the morning keeps a soft light just for you

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