The Gate Swings Soft
Style: Glockenspiel

[Verse 1]
Somewhere a gate is swinging slow against the old brick wall
Moonlight is resting quiet on every little thing
You are so warm and so safe inside this hush that falls
Sleep is the gentlest home that your tired heart can bring

[Chorus]
Leonard, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind
Nothing can reach you here while you softly dream
You are the calmest thought that ever crossed my mind
Leonard, my darling, safer than you'll ever know you've been

[Verse 2]
Hinges hum a lullaby too old for anyone to name
Night is folding softly round the wall and round the gate
You curl up smaller than the hush that holds the frame
Nothing in this whole wide dark has any need to wait

[Pre-chorus]
Hear how quiet the garden goes when everything lies still
Feel how slow my hand moves as it strokes your sleepy head
Something in the stillness says it's time to rest until

[Chorus]
Leonard, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind
Nothing can reach you here while you softly dream
You are the calmest thought that ever crossed my mind
Leonard, my darling, safer than you'll ever know you've been

[Bridge]
Let the wind find its own slow way to sing
Let the metal sway while you lie still and small
You don't need to hold on tight to anything

[Chorus]
Leonard, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind
Nothing can reach you here while you softly dream
You are the calmest thought that ever crossed my mind
Leonard, my darling, safer than you'll ever know you've been

[Outro]
Somewhere that same old gate is swinging soft against the wall
You are already halfway into dreams too deep to fall

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