Lullabies for Barbara

• A Drop of Silver Light

  Fingerpicked night · Fingerpicked · Guitar · Quiet

  A slow, hushed fingerpicked lullaby for a little one named Barbara, built around a single drop of water catching the night light, gentle enough for the final rocking before sleep.

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  Verse 1

  A drop of water hangs upon the silver tap tonight waiting there so quiet, holding onto all its light it doesn't have to fall just yet and neither do you, love, you're held soft and tight

  Chorus

  Barbara, Barbara, the house has gone still and slow every little sound has somewhere warm to go I will watch you breathing while the dark rolls by Barbara, you are safe here, that's all you need to know

  Verse 2

  The kitchen light is off now, only moonlight on the floor one small drop still hanging like it's waiting by the door it holds so still, so gently, just like you wrapped in blankets, needing nothing more

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes now, let the whole wide house go quiet let the ticking clock and creaking stairs go by it nothing in the dark tonight can reach you here

  Chorus

  Barbara, Barbara, the house has gone still and slow every little sound has somewhere warm to go I will watch you breathing while the dark rolls by Barbara, you are safe here, that's all you need to know

  Bridge

  Let go now, let the falling be a soft and easy thing like a drop that finally lets loose from the spout there is nothing you need hold onto or bring only sleep, only stillness, only rest without a doubt

  Chorus

  Barbara, Barbara, the house has gone still and slow every little sound has somewhere warm to go I will watch you breathing while the dark rolls by Barbara, you are safe here, that's all you need to know

  Outro

  Somewhere a drop lets go and falls so soft you'd never hear it and you drift down after it, held close, held near, held dear

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• Quiet as the Dew

  Clarinet nightlight · Clarinet · Woodwind · Round

  A gentle bedtime lullaby that turns the hush of a garden at nightfall into a promise of safety, for anyone settling a little one named Barbara to sleep.

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  Verse 1

  Somewhere the leaves are holding their small silver drops of rain You are held just as softly as any beginning thing Quiet has settled over the garden and over the lane Nothing tonight will trouble the peace that your breathing brings

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes now, let the dark be kind and slow The watering can rests silver beneath the falling dew Sleep is only the softest place that you will ever go

  Chorus

  Barbara, the night is a blanket made just for you Nothing can reach you, not the wind or the cold or the dark Every star up above has been counted for Barbara too Sleep now, my love, and carry no worry, no mark

  Verse 2

  Green leaves are cupping the small clear beads of the night You are the warmth that no shadow could ever undo Morning will come with its ordinary golden light But for now there is only this hush, and only you

  Chorus

  Barbara, the night is a blanket made just for you Nothing can reach you, not the wind or the cold or the dark Every star up above has been counted for Barbara too Sleep now, my love, and carry no worry, no mark

  Bridge

  Rest inside this small and steady hour No need to be anything but held

  Chorus

  Barbara, the night is a blanket made just for you Nothing can reach you, not the wind or the cold or the dark Every star up above has been counted for Barbara too Sleep now, my love, and carry no worry, no mark

  Outro

  Somewhere the dew is still gathering, quiet and slow Sleep now the same way, and know you are loved so

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• Engine Cooling

  Flute and pad · Flute · Airy · Floating

  A slow, breath-length lullaby for settling a small child to sleep, built from the quiet after a night drive: orange lamps blinking past the window while the engine ticks and cools.

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  Verse 1

  Orange lamps go blinking soft along the glass beside you Nothing in this whole wide world will ever come to find you Engine ticking quiet now, its work for tonight is done You are held here safer than the setting of the sun

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes, the road can rest, the wheels have turned enough Every mile that carried you was carrying you home Let the hush wrap round you now, so warm and never rough

  Chorus

  Barbara, sleep, the lamps are low and steady Nothing tonight will ever come unready You are the warmth that this whole house is keeping Barbara, hush now, drift on into sleeping

  Verse 2

  Shadows move so slowly where the streetlight starts to fade Nothing out there frightens you, you're not the least afraid Windows fog a little with the warmth of breathing slow There is nowhere in this world you'd rather be than home

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes, the road can rest, the wheels have turned enough Every mile that carried you was carrying you home Let the hush wrap round you now, so warm and never rough

  Chorus

  Barbara, sleep, the lamps are low and steady Nothing tonight will ever come unready You are the warmth that this whole house is keeping Barbara, hush now, drift on into sleeping

  Bridge

  Rest now, the engine's still, the journey's turned to quiet Whatever waits tomorrow can wait outside tonight

  Chorus

  Barbara, sleep, the lamps are low and steady Nothing tonight will ever come unready You are the warmth that this whole house is keeping Barbara, hush now, drift on into sleeping

  Outro

  The lamps outside will keep their watch till morning comes up slow Sleep now, you are already exactly where you should go

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