Blue Checkered Quiet
Style: Ambient wash

[Verse 1]
A blue checkered blanket lies soft at your feet tonight
Folded across the slippers that kept your toes warm and light
The house has gone quiet, the lamp has grown low and mild
And nothing but calm is coming for my small child

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes now, let the day slip away and rest
Every worry can wait till morning, held gently, held blessed
Feel how the dark is only the softest kind of nest

[Chorus]
Victoria, sleep now, the night is calm and deep
Nothing will wake you, nothing will break your sleep
You are the story I will always want to tell
Victoria, you are held, you are safe, you are well

[Verse 2]
The wool beneath the blanket still holds the warmth of you
Every thread remembers the shape of what you do
Somewhere the moon is rising slow behind the trees
And carries every hope I have for you with ease

[Bridge]
Rest your small hands, let the breathing slow and spread
Let every soft thing in this room hold up your head

[Chorus]
Victoria, sleep now, the night is calm and deep
Nothing will wake you, nothing will break your sleep
You are the story I will always want to tell
Victoria, you are held, you are safe, you are well

[Outro]
The blue checkered edges still rest across your slippers there
Sleep now, Victoria, you are held, you are cared for, you are rare

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