The Kettle's Gone Quiet
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
The kettle on the stove has cooled and settled into rest
Nothing in this house is stirring, nothing rushed or loud
Rest your head down soft against the warmth upon your chest
You are held here safely, small and wanted and allowed

[Pre-chorus]
Somewhere on the counter a wooden spoon lies still and slow
The whole house breathes around you, gentle, dim and low
Close now, little one, and let the quiet start to grow

[Chorus]
Reginald, the night has come to hold you soft and slow
Sleep will find you kindled by a warmth you always know
Nothing here can touch you, nothing here will make you go
Reginald, my dear one, let your breathing ebb and flow

[Verse 2]
Shadows on the wall are only shapes the lamplight made
Nothing in the dark tonight was ever meant to scare
You are wrapped in blankets, you are safe, you are not afraid
Sleep will come and find you like it always finds you there

[Bridge]
Hush now, let the hours turn without a single sound
Morning waits beyond you, but the night will hold its ground

[Chorus]
Reginald, the night has come to hold you soft and slow
Sleep will find you kindled by a warmth you always know
Nothing here can touch you, nothing here will make you go
Reginald, my dear one, let your breathing ebb and flow

[Outro]
The kettle's gone quiet, the spoon lies still upon the stone
Sleep now, little Reginald, you are never here alone

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