Lullabies for Brooks

• The Lantern Swings Low

  Gentle acoustic · Acoustic · Nylon guitar · Soft

  A slow, warm lullaby for winding down at bedtime, built around the gentle sway of a lantern light and the safety it wraps around a sleeping child named Brooks.

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  Verse 1

  The lantern sways above the folded wool so soft and slow Casting all its honey light on everything below Your breathing settles quiet as the wind outside the door This is where the warmest, safest kind of dreams can grow

  Chorus

  Brooks, the whole wide night is holding you so gently now Rest your head, there's nothing here to fear or wonder how Every corner of this room was built to keep you warm Sleep on, Brooks, the dark has softened into something kind somehow

  Verse 2

  Somewhere past the window there are stars that watch and wait Wrapped in wool and lantern glow you're never out too late Little hands can finally rest, they've done enough today Close your eyes and let the hush arrive before it's late

  Pre-chorus

  Hear the quiet creak of rope that holds the light so still Feel the blanket settle warm around you like it will Sleep is coming closer now, so gentle, soft and near

  Chorus

  Brooks, the whole wide night is holding you so gently now Rest your head, there's nothing here to fear or wonder how Every corner of this room was built to keep you warm Sleep on, Brooks, the dark has softened into something kind somehow

  Bridge

  Whatever waits beyond tomorrow, you are loved tonight Swaying slow above you is a small and steady light

  Chorus

  Brooks, the whole wide night is holding you so gently now Rest your head, there's nothing here to fear or wonder how Every corner of this room was built to keep you warm Sleep on, Brooks, the dark has softened into something kind somehow

  Outro

  The lantern dims to embers as the cabin settles deep Sleep now, Brooks, so safe and warm, and drift away to sleep

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• Down the Quiet Hall

  Cello cradle · Cello · Low · Warm

  A slow cello lullaby for settling a little one called Brooks, following soft light down a hallway to the safety of sleep.

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  Verse 1

  The carpet runner leads a soft path past the mahogany doors and midnight holds its breath so nothing in the house can stir every closed room is dreaming, hush caught deep inside the floors and you are held so gently, safer than you ever were

  Pre-chorus

  Every door along this hall is closing soft and slow the whole house settles down to guard the warmth you carry now and sleep is waiting just beyond the glow

  Chorus

  Brooks, the night is wrapping round you like a blanket made of stars you are so loved it fills this whole house to the core rest now, Brooks, there's nothing here to find you and to harm you are the reason every door was closed to keep you sure

  Verse 2

  Somewhere down that quiet hallway a small lamp is burning gold holding back the dark the way my arms are holding you tonight nothing needs to hurry now, no story left untold just the hush, the breath, the dimming of the light

  Chorus

  Brooks, the night is wrapping round you like a blanket made of stars you are so loved it fills this whole house to the core rest now, Brooks, there's nothing here to find you and to harm you are the reason every door was closed to keep you sure

  Bridge

  Sleep can be a small and gentle room where you are never far from love however dark the hallway grows around you

  Chorus

  Brooks, the night is wrapping round you like a blanket made of stars you are so loved it fills this whole house to the core rest now, Brooks, there's nothing here to find you and to harm you are the reason every door was closed to keep you sure

  Outro

  Down that hallway every door is closed and dreaming now and you can rest as safe as you have ever been allowed

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• Every Small Thing Gathered In

  Humming choir · Choir · Wordless · Warm

  A slow, breath-long lullaby for settling a little one to sleep, built from the quiet image of dew gathering safe in the mesh of an old crate.

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  Somewhere out past the door the soft night is falling slow Drawing a hush across the garden down below The wire mesh holds its small round beads of quiet dew And that is how this whole wide house is holding you

  Chorus

  Brooks, the dark is only a blanket pulled round tight Every corner of this room is keeping you in sight Brooks, you are the gentlest thing I ever knew Nothing in the wide night gets close enough to you

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  The crate out on the soil has gathered up its share Every drop of evening resting soft and cared for there Nothing in this house is left to stand out in the cold You are held the same as anything worth holding, worth the gold

  Pre-chorus

  So let your eyes go heavy, let the day slip out of reach Let the hush come nearer than the softest thing I'd teach There is nothing waiting for you but a gentle, gentle sleep

  Chorus

  Brooks, the dark is only a blanket pulled round tight Every corner of this room is keeping you in sight Brooks, you are the gentlest thing I ever knew Nothing in the wide night gets close enough to you

  Bridge

  Rest now the way the garden rests beneath its silver damp Safe as a small light left low and burning like a lamp You are the warmest thing this whole quiet house has known

  Chorus

  Brooks, the dark is only a blanket pulled round tight Every corner of this room is keeping you in sight Brooks, you are the gentlest thing I ever knew Nothing in the wide night gets close enough to you

  Outro

  Sleep now soft as dew that gathers quiet on the wire Held the whole night through, exactly as you did require

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