Lullabies for Etta

• Soft Against the Old Oak Chair

  Flute and pad · Flute · Airy · Floating

  A slow, breath-length lullaby for settling a baby or small child to sleep, built around the hush of evening and the safety of being held close.

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  Verse 1

  Somebody stitched this cushion soft for resting weary arms Now it holds you closer than a thousand lullaby charms Carved wood remembers every quiet evening spent this way Rocking gentle rhythms till the last light fades to grey

  Chorus

  Etta, hush now, let the evening settle round your head Nothing in this whole wide world can touch you in your bed Etta, close your eyes and drift where soft and slow is best You are loved beyond all measure, now it's time to rest

  Verse 2

  Wrapped in wool and worn out threads that someone's hands once made You are safer than a promise, softer than the shade Every stitch was placed with patience, every seam with care Just like you are held tonight within this quiet air

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  Outside the window darkness gathers soft and low and slow Breathe it in and let your busy little thoughts just go Nothing here will wake or worry, nothing here will grow

  Chorus

  Etta, hush now, let the evening settle round your head Nothing in this whole wide world can touch you in your bed Etta, close your eyes and drift where soft and slow is best You are loved beyond all measure, now it's time to rest

  Bridge

  Rest here where the old chair creaks a tune so long and low Nobody will move you till the morning starts to glow

  Chorus

  Etta, hush now, let the evening settle round your head Nothing in this whole wide world can touch you in your bed Etta, close your eyes and drift where soft and slow is best You are loved beyond all measure, now it's time to rest

  Outro

  Sleep now soft against the seat where all is calm and still Somebody will be right here, watching over you until

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• Wool and Quiet

  Harp lullaby · Harp · Gentle · Flowing

  A slow harp lullaby for settling a young child to sleep, built around the warmth of a wool fringe brushing soft against denim in the dark.

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  Verse 1

  You are wrapped in a fringe of wool gone soft with the evening Denim knees hold still so the dark feels like a blessing Nothing asks you to be anywhere but here Sleep is only a hush that keeps arriving

  Pre-chorus

  Your breathing slows to match the quiet in the room Shadows settle where the lamp light used to loom Close your eyes, let the whole wide night lean in

  Chorus

  Etta, the dark is only asking you to rest Fingers of wool are combing you toward better Nothing tonight will ever love you less Sleep now, Etta, safe beneath the letter of this house

  Verse 2

  Somewhere a fringe sways slow against a knee Small as a whisper, steady as the tide can be You are held here tighter than a fist of thread Warm as the wool that never once let you go cold

  Bridge

  Let every worry drop like thread let loose Nothing tonight is chasing after you

  Chorus

  Etta, the dark is only asking you to rest Fingers of wool are combing you toward better Nothing tonight will ever love you less Sleep now, Etta, safe beneath the letter of this house

  Outro

  Somewhere the wool still hangs against the dark of denim knees Sleep now, small one, held in something softer than the breeze

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• Sweeter Than the Distance

  Cello cradle · Cello · Low · Warm

  A soft, cello-slow lullaby for settling a little one at night, built around a passing light and the safety of home.

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  A yellow light slides slow across the old brick wall far off where the quiet tracks run out of sight you're wrapped up warm before the evening starts to fall held closer than the hush that settles in tonight

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  Somewhere out there engines hum and rumble on their way but nothing out there needs to come and steal this hour so let your breathing find the calm and drift and stay

  Chorus

  Etta, the dark can't touch you here nothing tonight could ever be better close your eyes, there's nothing to fear you are the warmest thing in this letter

  Verse 2

  The wall goes dim again once that light has passed it by but you don't need a lamp to know you're safe and sound this little room holds softer things than stars up in the sky and every hush inside it wraps you gently round

  Bridge

  Let the far tracks hum their sleepy tune rest inside the calm that fills this room

  Chorus

  Etta, the dark can't touch you here nothing tonight could ever be better close your eyes, there's nothing to fear you are the warmest thing in this letter

  Outro

  The light moves on but leaves its warmth here on the wall and you sleep on, the softest thing of all

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