Grey Wool, Quiet Knees
Style: Glockenspiel

[Verse 1]
Grey woollen threads lie still across a pair of knees tonight
Nothing is asking you to move or hurry anymore
Corduroy holds the shape of all this quiet like a promise
You are the reason these tired hands stay soft and sure

[Pre-chorus]
Somewhere a clock has slowed its hands to match your breathing
Every small sound in the house is turning down to rest
Close your eyes now, let the last of daylight go on leaning

[Chorus]
Marvin, the dark is only warmth with all the lights turned low
Sleep is a boat that only knows the way to carry you
Nobody rocks it half as gently as this arm will, Marvin
There is nowhere safer in the whole wide night than you

[Verse 2]
Wool doesn't wander, it just settles where it's laid to stay
Knees don't tire of holding weight they've chosen as their own
Somewhere beneath this stillness is a whole heart simply saying
You were worth the waiting, worth the softness, worth the home

[Pre-chorus]
Somewhere a clock has slowed its hands to match your breathing
Every small sound in the house is turning down to rest
Close your eyes now, let the last of daylight go on leaning

[Chorus]
Marvin, the dark is only warmth with all the lights turned low
Sleep is a boat that only knows the way to carry you
Nobody rocks it half as gently as this arm will, Marvin
There is nowhere safer in the whole wide night than you

[Bridge]
Hush now, let the little threads of worry come undone
Nothing in this room would ever dream of doing you harm

[Chorus]
Marvin, the dark is only warmth with all the lights turned low
Sleep is a boat that only knows the way to carry you
Nobody rocks it half as gently as this arm will, Marvin
There is nowhere safer in the whole wide night than you

[Outro]
Grey wool goes still again across these knees grown warm and slow
Sleep now, small one, held exactly where you're meant to go

Free from Songbird: lovesongbirds.com