Rattle and Rest
Style: Folk cradle song

[Verse 1]
Somewhere a train is rolling on through the dark and quiet night
the racks above it swaying gently, catching all the light
but here in this room the world has slowed to a hush
and nothing can reach you now, no rattle, no rush

[Chorus]
Tracy, Tracy, close your eyes and let the night be kind
the whole wide world can wait outside while you unwind
nothing moves too fast for you, nothing gets too near
Tracy, you are held so close, you are safe right here

[Verse 2]
Far off metal wheels are humming softly over the tracks
easing every worry down and setting your mind to rest
the sound rolls on and fades away like a tide going out
and you are warm and you are still, with nothing left to doubt

[Pre-chorus]
Let the distant clatter turn to nothing but a hush
let your breathing find the rhythm of the falling dusk
and drift now toward the quiet that is waiting just for you

[Chorus]
Tracy, Tracy, close your eyes and let the night be kind
the whole wide world can wait outside while you unwind
nothing moves too fast for you, nothing gets too near
Tracy, you are held so close, you are safe right here

[Bridge]
Every small and far off sound is only passing through
it cannot touch the quiet space that's kept for only you
so let the night roll on the way that gentle rivers do

[Chorus]
Tracy, Tracy, close your eyes and let the night be kind
the whole wide world can wait outside while you unwind
nothing moves too fast for you, nothing gets too near
Tracy, you are held so close, you are safe right here

[Outro]
Somewhere trains keep rolling on but their sound has grown so small
and here you rest, so loved, so safe, through it all

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