Mariana, Close Your Eyes
Style: Fingerpicked night

[Verse 1]
Far away a train is humming low along the tracks tonight
The window glass is trembling with a whisper soft and slow
I am holding you as gently as the fading light
There is nowhere safer in the world than here, you know

[Chorus]
Mariana, close your eyes now, let the night come drifting in
Every sound outside is fading like a far and gentle song
You are loved beyond the reaching of the dark and of the wind
Mariana, rest here quietly, you have carried nothing wrong

[Verse 2]
The wheels are turning softer now, a hush across the hills
Somewhere out beyond the glass the whole wide world lies still
You are wrapped in every warmth this small room ever gives
There is nothing you must carry, there is nothing you must fill

[Pre-chorus]
Let the rattle of the distance turn to nothing but a hum
Let your breathing slow to match the quiet you are folded in
There is nowhere you need travel, there is no place left to run

[Chorus]
Mariana, close your eyes now, let the night come drifting in
Every sound outside is fading like a far and gentle song
You are loved beyond the reaching of the dark and of the wind
Mariana, rest here quietly, you have carried nothing wrong

[Bridge]
Sleep is only love that's learned to hum instead of speak
Every train that passes by is singing you to sleep

[Chorus]
Mariana, close your eyes now, let the night come drifting in
Every sound outside is fading like a far and gentle song
You are loved beyond the reaching of the dark and of the wind
Mariana, rest here quietly, you have carried nothing wrong

[Outro]
The tracks grow quiet now, the glass has settled into rest
You are held here safe and steady, you are gathered, you are blessed

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