Lullabies for Fred

• Cool Against the Glass

  Fingerpicked night · Fingerpicked · Guitar · Quiet

  A slow, tender lullaby that turns the beads of water on a cold glass into a small ritual of goodnight, for anyone rocking a little one named Fred to sleep.

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  Verse 1

  Somewhere on the table a cool glass is catching light Little drops are sliding slow into the quiet night Nothing in this house tonight is asking you to run Everything is finishing, the day and you are done

  Chorus

  Fred, the dark is soft and it is only holding you Close your eyes now, Fred, there's nothing left to do Every drop that falls tonight is falling nice and slow You are held here safely, Fred, and safe is all you know

  Verse 2

  The red straps hold the glass the way my arms are holding you Steady in the stillness while the whole wide house goes blue Water finds its way down slow, it never has to rush And under all this quiet there is only gentle hush

  Pre-chorus

  Feel how heavy your eyes are getting now, how soft your breath has grown Nothing needs an answer and there's nowhere left to go So let the last light dim and drift where only sleep is known

  Chorus

  Fred, the dark is soft and it is only holding you Close your eyes now, Fred, there's nothing left to do Every drop that falls tonight is falling nice and slow You are held here safely, Fred, and safe is all you know

  Bridge

  However far the night goes on, you'll still be someone's rest However cold the glass may feel, you're warm against my chest

  Chorus

  Fred, the dark is soft and it is only holding you Close your eyes now, Fred, there's nothing left to do Every drop that falls tonight is falling nice and slow You are held here safely, Fred, and safe is all you know

  Outro

  The glass has gone still now and the water's found its bed Sleep on, little Fred, with the quiet round your head

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• A Beam Across the Wall

  Soft piano · Piano · Soft · Sleepy

  A very slow, gentle lullaby for settling a baby or young child named Fred, built around a distant light sweeping quietly across the dark.

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  Verse 1

  A far light slips across the old wall by your bed Soft as a hand that only means to smooth your head Nothing tonight will come to trouble where you're led Close your eyes now, love, and drift instead

  Pre-chorus

  Hush now, the house breathes slow around you Every crack and shadow means no harm Sleep is only warmth about to find you

  Chorus

  Fred, the light is turning gentle overhead Nothing in this room will ever wish you bad You are held here safely, Fred, so rest instead Sleep is soft and near, and you are glad

  Verse 2

  That beam will keep on sweeping long after you're asleep Quietly it circles, a promise it will keep Wherever shadows gather, they are never deep You are watched by something soft and never steep

  Chorus

  Fred, the light is turning gentle overhead Nothing in this room will ever wish you bad You are held here safely, Fred, so rest instead Sleep is soft and near, and you are glad

  Bridge

  Let the walls grow quiet, let your breathing slow Nothing you must carry, nowhere you must go

  Chorus

  Fred, the light is turning gentle overhead Nothing in this room will ever wish you bad You are held here safely, Fred, so rest instead Sleep is soft and near, and you are glad

  Outro

  The beam will still be turning when the morning comes for you Sleep now, little Fred, the whole night's watching over you

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• Slow Water, Soft Fred

  Vibraphone drift · Vibraphone · Drifting · Soft

  A gentle, unhurried bedtime song built around the picture of water cooling quietly, sung slowly to settle a little one for the night.

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  Verse 1

  The water in the pot is cooling slow and calm tonight There's nothing here that needs to hurry, nothing burning bright No lid to hold the warmth, it just goes soft upon its own And that is how I want you settling into bed

  Pre-chorus

  So let the day go quiet now, let every worry drop Your breathing slows the way that gentle water always stops And I am watching over you until it's calm ahead

  Chorus

  Fred, you are the warmest thing this whole house ever held Nothing in the dark tonight can touch you, little Fred You are so loved that even shadows soften near your head There's not a single fear that this small room has not dispelled

  Verse 2

  The steam has left the surface and the room breathes easy now Nothing in the stillness asks a single thing of you I'll sit here while the last of all the warmth begins to fade And know that you are safe no matter what the night has said

  Pre-chorus

  So let the day go quiet now, let every worry drop Your breathing slows the way that gentle water always stops And I am watching over you until it's calm ahead

  Chorus

  Fred, you are the warmest thing this whole house ever held Nothing in the dark tonight can touch you, little Fred You are so loved that even shadows soften near your head There's not a single fear that this small room has not dispelled

  Bridge

  Whatever cools by morning still was warm here in my hands However far you travel, you will always be my Fred

  Chorus

  Fred, you are the warmest thing this whole house ever held Nothing in the dark tonight can touch you, little Fred You are so loved that even shadows soften near your head There's not a single fear that this small room has not dispelled

  Outro

  The water settles quiet now, still holding all its heat Sleep on, my steady Fred, and know you're kept

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