Leaves Against the Hood
Style: Flute and pad

[Verse 1]
Leaves are tapping soft against the hood above your head
far off streetlamps flicker gently through the dark
you are warm and you are held while all the world's in bed
nothing here can touch you, nothing leaves its mark

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes now, let the tapping be the only sound you hear
let the night come slow around you like a blanket pulled in near
hush now, drift now, morning's waiting somewhere close and clear

[Chorus]
Jacob, sleep is calling soft and low tonight
you are loved beyond the reach of waking
every star has found its place to hold its light
you are safe, and nothing here is shaken

[Verse 2]
The wind is small tonight, it barely moves the leaves at all
you are curled up warm where nothing needs to stir
every corner of this room is answering your call
you are wanted here, of that I am so sure

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes now, let the tapping be the only sound you hear
let the night come slow around you like a blanket pulled in near
hush now, drift now, morning's waiting somewhere close and clear

[Chorus]
Jacob, sleep is calling soft and low tonight
you are loved beyond the reach of waking
every star has found its place to hold its light
you are safe, and nothing here is shaken

[Bridge]
Rest here where the quiet keeps you, where the dark is only kind
leave the day behind you gently, let it slowly fade from mind

[Chorus]
Jacob, sleep is calling soft and low tonight
you are loved beyond the reach of waking
every star has found its place to hold its light
you are safe, and nothing here is shaken

[Outro]
The leaves have stilled against the hood, the lamps have dimmed their glow
sleep now, Jacob, held and certain, safe in all I know

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