The Slow Turn of the Tide
Style: Flute and pad

[Verse 1]
Foam is washing soft over pebbles laid out flat and still
The dark water turns so slowly, taking its own sweet time
Nothing in this whole wide night means you any kind of ill
Rest inside the hush now, let the quiet be your rhyme

[Chorus]
Regina, the tide is turning gentle just for you
Every wave that reaches you knows just what to do
Close your eyes, Regina, let the dark be warm and true
Sleep is only love in stillness, wrapping round you

[Verse 2]
Somewhere past the window the sea forgets to hurry on
Small stones are kept and held there, none of them alone
You are held the same way, long after the light has gone
No harm can find you here, you are so deeply known

[Pre-chorus]
The tide will keep on turning long after you're asleep
Soft as flute and quiet as the breath you're learning to keep
Close now, let the warmth come nearer, let it climb and creep

[Chorus]
Regina, the tide is turning gentle just for you
Every wave that reaches you knows just what to do
Close your eyes, Regina, let the dark be warm and true
Sleep is only love in stillness, wrapping round you

[Bridge]
However far the water goes it comes home again
You are the shore it never once forgets to find

[Chorus]
Regina, the tide is turning gentle just for you
Every wave that reaches you knows just what to do
Close your eyes, Regina, let the dark be warm and true
Sleep is only love in stillness, wrapping round you

[Outro]
The pebbles settle deeper as the water pulls away
Sleep now, Regina, held here till the edge of day

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