Lullabies for Ayesha

• Slow as Candlelight

  Fingerpicked night · Fingerpicked · Guitar · Quiet

  A gentle bedtime lullaby that watches the night settle like slow melting wax, and turns that stillness into a promise of safety for the child being sung to.

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  Verse 1

  The candle leans and lets its warmth run slowly down the wall A thin red thread of light that takes its time to fall Nothing in this room is asked to hurry, nothing at all Rest is just a river, and I'll carry you through it all

  Chorus

  Ayesha, close your eyes, the dark is soft tonight Somewhere past the window every star has dimmed its light Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will fright Ayesha, you are held here, you are safe and held here tight

  Verse 2

  The wax forgets the flame and pools where no one thinks to look Slow and warm and quiet like a page in a closing book Your breathing finds its rhythm like a bird that's found its nook Sleep is just a shoreline and I'll anchor every hook

  Pre-chorus

  Hush now, let the ceiling turn to velvet overhead Let the whole loud world go soft and fold itself to thread There's nothing you need carry now, only rest your head

  Chorus

  Ayesha, close your eyes, the dark is soft tonight Somewhere past the window every star has dimmed its light Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will fright Ayesha, you are held here, you are safe and held here tight

  Bridge

  Every drop of light that falls finds somewhere soft to land Just like you will always find a steady waiting hand No shadow in this house is bigger than my love for you

  Chorus

  Ayesha, close your eyes, the dark is soft tonight Somewhere past the window every star has dimmed its light Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will fright Ayesha, you are held here, you are safe and held here tight

  Outro

  The candle settles low and lets its last light softly fall You are the warmest thing I've ever known at all

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• Lights on the Ceiling

  Folk cradle song · Folk · Dulcimer · Rocking

  A slow folk cradle song for winding down at bedtime, built around the small lights that drift across the ceiling while a little one settles to sleep.

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  Verse 1

  Little lights are drifting slow across the ceiling now Slipping past the blinds like they've got somewhere warm to be Nothing in this room can touch you, I don't know how But you are held so gently here, just breathe with me

  Pre-chorus

  The house is settling into its quietest hour Every worry of the day has gone to rest So let your small hand loosen, let your eyes grow softer

  Chorus

  Ayesha, the dark is only kindness in disguise Nothing here will ever come to trouble you or harm you Close your lovely, tired, wondering eyes There's no place that I would rather be than near you, Ayesha

  Verse 2

  The lights keep moving gently, never in a hurry Tracing paths across the ceiling, soft and slow You don't need to chase a single thing or worry Everything you need is already here, you know

  Chorus

  Ayesha, the dark is only kindness in disguise Nothing here will ever come to trouble you or harm you Close your lovely, tired, wondering eyes There's no place that I would rather be than near you, Ayesha

  Bridge

  Sleep can be a soft place, not a far one You are not alone in any hour of the night I will be the quiet you are drifting into

  Chorus

  Ayesha, the dark is only kindness in disguise Nothing here will ever come to trouble you or harm you Close your lovely, tired, wondering eyes There's no place that I would rather be than near you, Ayesha

  Outro

  The little lights keep moving, soft as breathing, on the ceiling And you are already halfway into dreaming

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• Soft as Snow

  Kalimba night · Kalimba · Plucked · Small

  A slow, hushed lullaby for winter nights, built around the quiet image of snow settling on the window as a stand in for how gently this small person is held.

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  Verse 1

  Outside the flakes are falling soft against the darkened glass Each one is landing quiet like it never means to pass The whole wide world is slowing down to breathe And you are warm while winter turns to ash

  Chorus

  Ayesha, close your eyes now, let the hush come in Nothing in this whole night could ever touch your skin You are the safest thing that I have ever known Ayesha, sleep is calling soft, so let it begin

  Verse 2

  The window holds the cold but never lets it through the pane Just like these arms will hold you steady through the rain You do not have to carry anything tonight There is no worry here that you must explain

  Pre-chorus

  Somewhere past the glass the snow keeps falling white and slow And every flake that lands is one more hush I know So let your breathing find the rhythm of the snow

  Chorus

  Ayesha, close your eyes now, let the hush come in Nothing in this whole night could ever touch your skin You are the safest thing that I have ever known Ayesha, sleep is calling soft, so let it begin

  Bridge

  You do not need to keep the morning waiting on your mind Rest is just another kind of quiet you can find

  Chorus

  Ayesha, close your eyes now, let the hush come in Nothing in this whole night could ever touch your skin You are the safest thing that I have ever known Ayesha, sleep is calling soft, so let it begin

  Outro

  Somewhere the snow is still coming down soft on the glass And you are held here gently till the darkness passes

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