Distant Whistle
Style: Accordion cradle

[Verse 1]
A distant whistle calls and fades behind the hill tonight
Low thunder rolls along so far, so slow, so out of sight
You do not need to fear a single sound beyond this room
I'm holding every corner of the dark to keep you soon

[Pre-chorus]
The whole wide sky is settling low to breathe beside your bed
Every far off sound is turning gentle as it's said
So let your tired eyes grow heavy, let your held breath go

[Chorus]
Zion, Zion, you're the calm behind the fading sound
Nothing in this whole night comes to trouble what you've found
Zion, close your eyes and let the thunder roll on by
You are safe as anything, my quiet little lion

[Verse 2]
The whistle's just a memory of somewhere far away now
You are here, you're warm, you're wrapped in every gentle vow
There's nothing in the rumbling that means you any harm
I'm keeping you here folded soft inside my arm

[Bridge]
Let the thunder hush itself to nothing but a hum
Let the whole wide night grow still, let morning slowly come

[Chorus]
Zion, Zion, you're the calm behind the fading sound
Nothing in this whole night comes to trouble what you've found
Zion, close your eyes and let the thunder roll on by
You are safe as anything, my quiet little lion

[Outro]
That far off whistle's gone now, sunk beneath the hill so slow
Sleep on, my quiet one, there's nowhere safer left to go

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