Lullabies for Effie

• Yellow Eyes in the Cedar

  Rocking chair waltz · Waltz · Rocking · Slow

  A slow rocking-chair lullaby that turns a watchful owl in the dark cedar into a gentle guardian, sung to settle a little one named Effie into sleep.

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  Verse 1

  High in the cedar the yellow eyes blink slow tonight Watching the dark like a friend who will never leave Nothing can reach you while you are held so tight There is no reason for you to grieve

  Chorus

  Effie, the night is a blanket woven just for you Effie, I'm here and I'm steady as the rocking chair Somebody loves you more than the whole sky's dark and blue Sleep now, my darling, there is nothing you need fear

  Verse 2

  The branch holds still while the wind goes wandering by Somewhere a small owl keeps its lonely, patient post You are the reason I would learn to fly You are the one I love the most

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes now, let the evening grow softer still Let the whole wide world go quiet and gently fade Sleep is coming slow, the way it always will

  Chorus

  Effie, the night is a blanket woven just for you Effie, I'm here and I'm steady as the rocking chair Somebody loves you more than the whole sky's dark and blue Sleep now, my darling, there is nothing you need fear

  Bridge

  Rest your small hand, let it rest right here on mine Nothing in the dark was ever meant to be a warning You are so loved, you are so deeply mine Sleep until the soft return of morning

  Chorus

  Effie, the night is a blanket woven just for you Effie, I'm here and I'm steady as the rocking chair Somebody loves you more than the whole sky's dark and blue Sleep now, my darling, there is nothing you need fear

  Outro

  The yellow eyes have closed now, up in their cedar tree Sleep on, my Effie, safe as anyone could be

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• Ash and Ember

  Cello cradle · Cello · Low · Warm

  A slow, quiet lullaby for settling a young child called Effie to sleep, built around the soft hush of embers falling to grey.

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  Verse 1

  Down in the grate the last flame is bending low letting the bright red hush into a gentle glow nothing is lost, it only turns to rest and sleep comes to you soft and slow

  Pre-chorus

  Somewhere behind your eyes a small fire still hums warm as a hand that never lets you go hold onto that glow, love, while the quiet comes

  Chorus

  Effie, the coals are turning gentle now close your eyes, let the whole house grow slow steady as breathing, heavy as sleep Effie, you are held, you are safe, you are so

  Verse 2

  Ash falls soft as a blanket laid on the night curling grey over embers that glimmer below you are the warmth that stays under all of that quiet tucked in deep where the cold cannot go

  Bridge

  Rest now, the room remembers how to be still every small breath of yours settles the air nothing will wake you, nothing at all, until morning comes soft to find you still there

  Chorus

  Effie, the coals are turning gentle now close your eyes, let the whole house grow slow steady as breathing, heavy as sleep Effie, you are held, you are safe, you are so

  Outro

  Somewhere the grate holds its low, quiet glow and you, little Effie, are held even so

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• Silver Spokes

  Vibraphone drift · Vibraphone · Drifting · Soft

  A slow, drifting lullaby that follows silver spokes turning through rain and oak leaves to settle on the quiet safety of a child held close.

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  Verse 1

  Silver spokes are spinning slow through falling evening rain Turning gentle circles till the dark comes round again Oak leaves make a canopy to keep you dry and warm Nothing in this whole wide night will ever bring you harm

  Chorus

  Effie, close your eyes now, let the quiet hold you steady Rain is singing soft above and you are always ready Effie, you are treasured more than any bevy could contain Rest inside the sound of spokes still turning in the rain

  Verse 2

  Every drop that falls tonight is falling just for you Painting all the sleepy dark in silver and in blue Wheels keep turning gently as the hours drift away Carrying you softly to the edge of another day

  Pre-chorus

  Hush now, let the rain keep time upon the leaves above you Nothing in the dark tonight will ever stop this love, you Feel it winding round you like the spokes that never fall

  Chorus

  Effie, close your eyes now, let the quiet hold you steady Rain is singing soft above and you are always ready Effie, you are treasured more than any bevy could contain Rest inside the sound of spokes still turning in the rain

  Bridge

  Under leaves the night grows still and soft as breath can be Safe beneath the oak's wide arms, there's nowhere else to be

  Chorus

  Effie, close your eyes now, let the quiet hold you steady Rain is singing soft above and you are always ready Effie, you are treasured more than any bevy could contain Rest inside the sound of spokes still turning in the rain

  Outro

  The spokes go turning softer now beneath the sleepy trees Sleep, and know you're held as gently as the falling leaves

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