Lullabies for Cora

• Grey Ash Falling

  Rocking chair waltz · Waltz · Rocking · Slow

  A slow rocking waltz for settling Cora to sleep, built around the soft hush of ash falling through the grate as the wind sighs outside.

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  Verse 1

  Wind is rattling gently at the old flue up above you Nothing in that sound was ever meant to cause you harm Ash comes tumbling slow like it has somewhere soft to fall to Curled here safe and close within the circle of this arm

  Chorus

  Cora, hush now, let the whole wide house grow still around you Every little sound out there is only passing through Close your eyes, my Cora, let the dark grow soft and kind now Nothing in this night was ever, ever meant for you

  Verse 2

  Embers settle quiet, breathing slower than they did at sunset Watch them fade to grey the way your eyelids fade to rest You were held before this fire ever learned to flicker gently Long before tonight you were the one that I loved best

  Pre-chorus

  Let the wind outside keep turning, it will never reach this room Every worry you were carrying can loosen now and go Stay a little longer here before the sleep comes

  Chorus

  Cora, hush now, let the whole wide house grow still around you Every little sound out there is only passing through Close your eyes, my Cora, let the dark grow soft and kind now Nothing in this night was ever, ever meant for you

  Bridge

  Some small things fall so gently that they never make a sound You are held so much more surely than the dark is bound

  Chorus

  Cora, hush now, let the whole wide house grow still around you Every little sound out there is only passing through Close your eyes, my Cora, let the dark grow soft and kind now Nothing in this night was ever, ever meant for you

  Outro

  Somewhere low the ash keeps falling soft as breath upon the iron Sleep now, you are held here, you are warm and you are mine

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• Soft Against the Stones

  Folk cradle song · Folk · Dulcimer · Rocking

  A slow folk cradle song for settling Cora to sleep, built around the hush of quiet water on a dark shore.

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  Verse 1

  Far off the white foam hushes soft against the stones tonight No moon is out to watch you, only starless quiet light But you are wrapped in warmth where nothing cold can ever creep And every gentle wave is singing you to sleep

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes, the dark is only velvet, soft and slow There is nothing in this night that means you harm, you know So let the hush and the tide carry you where dreams will go

  Chorus

  Cora, Cora, sleep is calling low and sweet Nothing in the dark can reach the warmth around your feet You are held here safer than the shore holds every stone Cora, you are never, ever, sleeping here alone

  Verse 2

  The water does not need a moon to find its gentle way It hums along the stones the same at night as it does by day And you don't need to see the path to know that you are safe You just need arms to hold you soft until the morning waits

  Bridge

  Somewhere past the edge of sight the water folds in black and grey But nothing out beyond that dark will ever come this way

  Chorus

  Cora, Cora, sleep is calling low and sweet Nothing in the dark can reach the warmth around your feet You are held here safer than the shore holds every stone Cora, you are never, ever, sleeping here alone

  Outro

  Let the far off foam keep hushing soft against the stones You are already home, and never, ever, on your own

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• Soft as the Water

  Celesta and strings · Celesta · Strings · Dreamy

  A quiet lullaby for settling Cora to sleep, drawn from the small hush of a dripping tap in a dark kitchen, turned into a promise of safety and love.

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  Verse 1

  Somewhere below us a tap lets its slow small drops go falling into a bowl that hums low like the house is breathing too and all of that quiet is only the world settling down around you because nothing tonight has anywhere better to be than with you

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes now, let the dark come soft and unhurried every small sound in this house is only here to keep you calm and I am right here while the night folds itself around us

  Chorus

  Cora, the dark is only a blanket that loves you nothing out there can reach where you softly lie Cora, I'll stay till your breathing goes even and easy you are the warmest thing underneath this whole sky

  Verse 2

  The kitchen forgets itself slowly, the light going gentle and grey and even the water sounds like it's humming you under

  Chorus

  Cora, the dark is only a blanket that loves you nothing out there can reach where you softly lie Cora, I'll stay till your breathing goes even and easy you are the warmest thing underneath this whole sky

  Bridge

  Let every small sound become part of your drifting the drip, the hush, the low steady hum of this home none of it matters as much as you sleeping so gently safe in the middle of all that I am

  Chorus

  Cora, the dark is only a blanket that loves you nothing out there can reach where you softly lie Cora, I'll stay till your breathing goes even and easy you are the warmest thing underneath this whole sky

  Outro

  Somewhere the water still falls into silence and stillness and you are already carried past all of it, safe and asleep

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