Under the Green and Turning Light
Style: Cello cradle

[Verse 1]
Green leaves are moving soft above the wheels that carried you home
Shadows are swaying slow across the path we came to know
Nothing is chasing us, there's nowhere left that we must go
Rest now beneath the branches, let the evening breezes blow

[Chorus]
Halima, close your eyes, the whole wide night is holding you
Nobody's leaving, love, this quiet house is holding you
Halima, hush now, sleep, the dark is soft and holding you
Every little breath you take, this warmth is holding you

[Verse 2]
The wheels have stopped their turning now, the afternoon has slipped away
Somewhere the light is folding into blankets made of grey
You don't need to hold on tight, there's nothing here that pulls or strays
Only the sound of breathing slow to carry you through the day

[Pre-chorus]
The wind has laid its leaves down gentle where you're going to sleep
Nothing tonight will ask you for more than you can keep
So let your small hands loosen, let the heavy hours go

[Chorus]
Halima, close your eyes, the whole wide night is holding you
Nobody's leaving, love, this quiet house is holding you
Halima, hush now, sleep, the dark is soft and holding you
Every little breath you take, this warmth is holding you

[Bridge]
You are the calm at the end of the turning day
Loved in the hush where the green light used to play

[Chorus]
Halima, close your eyes, the whole wide night is holding you
Nobody's leaving, love, this quiet house is holding you
Halima, hush now, sleep, the dark is soft and holding you
Every little breath you take, this warmth is holding you

[Outro]
The leaves have settled now above the wheels that brought us home
Sleep soft, Halima, you are never, ever on your own

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