Lullabies for Duncan

• White Cotton, Closed Window

  Fingerpicked night · Fingerpicked · Guitar · Quiet

  A slow bedtime lullaby for Duncan, built around soft fabric stirring by a warm window as the house settles into night.

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  Verse 1

  White cotton drifts soft where the warm pipes hum below the glass You watch it sway slow while the whole house breathes beside you Nothing in this room asks anything of you tonight Just quiet, and warmth, and the hush that stays to guide you

  Pre-chorus

  Outside the pane the dark is settling in to stay Your eyes are growing heavy, soft as evening light Let go now, gently, drifting far away

  Chorus

  Duncan, the window is closed and the night is kind Sleep can find you easy as breath, as sun can rise again Nobody needs you to be anything but still and warm and mine, Duncan Rest now, love, let the quiet in

  Verse 2

  Somewhere a radiator ticks its slow and steady song Wrapped in warmth, you're further from the cold than you know Every soft thread of that cotton holds you close and long Sleep is only love with nowhere left to go

  Pre-chorus

  Outside the pane the dark is settling in to stay Your eyes are growing heavy, soft as evening light Let go now, gently, drifting far away

  Chorus

  Duncan, the window is closed and the night is kind Sleep can find you easy as breath, as sun can rise again Nobody needs you to be anything but still and warm and mine, Duncan Rest now, love, let the quiet in

  Bridge

  Hold nothing tonight but the warmth at your side No wind can reach you, no dark can undo Sleep is a river and you are its tide

  Chorus

  Duncan, the window is closed and the night is kind Sleep can find you easy as breath, as sun can rise again Nobody needs you to be anything but still and warm and mine, Duncan Rest now, love, let the quiet in

  Outro

  White cotton settles soft against the warm and quiet pane Sleep now, Duncan, safe until the morning comes again

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• The Boat Lies Still

  Ambient wash · Ambient · Pads · Breathy

  A slow, hushed lullaby for settling a baby or young child to sleep, drifting on the image of a rowing boat resting quiet on dark water.

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  Verse 1

  Rest now, the oars are lying flat and still tonight Nothing is rocking, nothing needs to move or run Water outside has settled into soft and gentle light Close your small eyes now, Duncan, dreaming has begun

  Pre-chorus

  Nobody's rowing, nobody needs to steer or roam Quiet is holding every corner of this floating home Drift a little further, closer into sleep you go

  Chorus

  Duncan, the night is wrapped around you soft and slow You are the warmest thing this quiet water knows Hush now, my Duncan, let the gentle current flow Sleep is the shore where every little dreamer goes

  Verse 2

  Somewhere a lantern hums a low and easy golden tune Nothing can reach you here beneath this calm and cloudy moon Stars have been folded into blankets soft as one You are the reason this whole boat has come undone

  Chorus

  Duncan, the night is wrapped around you soft and slow You are the warmest thing this quiet water knows Hush now, my Duncan, let the gentle current flow Sleep is the shore where every little dreamer goes

  Bridge

  Nothing will wake you, nothing will make you stir Safe in this stillness, wrapped in the dark like fur

  Chorus

  Duncan, the night is wrapped around you soft and slow You are the warmest thing this quiet water knows Hush now, my Duncan, let the gentle current flow Sleep is the shore where every little dreamer goes

  Outro

  Somewhere the oars are resting, waiting for the sun Sleep now, my Duncan, your quiet boat has won

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• A Sliver of Light

  Flute and pad · Flute · Airy · Floating

  A slow, soothing lullaby for Duncan, built around the quiet glow beneath a bedroom door at midnight and the safety of being watched over through the night.

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  Verse 1

  Close your eyes now, love is watching just beyond the wooden door There's a hush upon this house that you have never felt before Every corner of this room is holding you in gentle care Sleep will find you soft and slow, there's nothing waiting but the air

  Pre-chorus

  Somewhere down along the floor a thread of light begins to glow Underneath the door it waits, so quiet, warm and low It stays to watch you drifting as your breathing turns and slow

  Chorus

  Duncan, Duncan, rest your head and let the night grow still and long Nothing here can reach you now, you're wrapped inside this quiet song Sleep can hold you soft as sun can, gentle as a river runs You are safe till morning comes, my Duncan, dearest one

  Verse 2

  Midnight settles like a blanket folding over every sound Somewhere past the edge of dreaming, comfort wraps itself around You are held by every corner, every shadow soft and slow Nothing in this house will wake you, nothing here will let you go

  Pre-chorus

  Somewhere down along the floor a thread of light begins to glow Underneath the door it waits, so quiet, warm and low It stays to watch you drifting as your breathing turns and slow

  Chorus

  Duncan, Duncan, rest your head and let the night grow still and long Nothing here can reach you now, you're wrapped inside this quiet song Sleep can hold you soft as sun can, gentle as a river runs You are safe till morning comes, my Duncan, dearest one

  Bridge

  Whatever waits beyond the door will keep till morning's light You are loved beyond the counting, held here through the night

  Chorus

  Duncan, Duncan, rest your head and let the night grow still and long Nothing here can reach you now, you're wrapped inside this quiet song Sleep can hold you soft as sun can, gentle as a river runs You are safe till morning comes, my Duncan, dearest one

  Outro

  That thread of light beneath the door will still be softly gleaming You'll wake to find it waiting there, safe through all your dreaming

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