Lullabies for Frederick

• Sparks in the Chimney

  Gentle acoustic · Acoustic · Nylon guitar · Soft

  A slow, hushed lullaby for settling Frederick to sleep, built around the tiny glow of sparks dancing safe inside the dark chimney breast.

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  Verse 1

  Soot is tapping soft against the brickwork of the flue and the sparks are dancing gentle where the shadows spread thick every little ember knows exactly what to do settling down to rest beside you, quiet as bedrock

  Pre-chorus

  Outside the wind is humming low and losing all its bite the whole wide house is folding down around this one small light and everything is turning soft and slower into night

  Chorus

  Frederick, the fire is low and all the sparks are still nothing needs to hurry now, nothing climbs the hill rest your head and let the quiet carry what it will Frederick, you are held here closer than the chill

  Verse 2

  Somewhere up the chimney breath the last spark turns to grey and the brick holds all its warmth for one more hour of you nothing in this house is asking you to stay awake only asking you to breathe the way the embers do

  Pre-chorus

  Outside the wind is humming low and losing all its bite the whole wide house is folding down around this one small light and everything is turning soft and slower into night

  Chorus

  Frederick, the fire is low and all the sparks are still nothing needs to hurry now, nothing climbs the hill rest your head and let the quiet carry what it will Frederick, you are held here closer than the chill

  Bridge

  Sleep is just the fire dimming, never going out you are safe as bedrock underneath the last soft light

  Chorus

  Frederick, the fire is low and all the sparks are still nothing needs to hurry now, nothing climbs the hill rest your head and let the quiet carry what it will Frederick, you are held here closer than the chill

  Outro

  The soot has gone to quiet where the small sparks used to play and you are drifting warmer than the embers, love, away

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• Light Under the Door

  Vibraphone drift · Vibraphone · Drifting · Soft

  A slow, quiet lullaby for settling Frederick to sleep, built around the small comfort of footsteps in wool socks and a light left glowing under the door.

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  Verse 1

  Wool socks on the floorboards, soft as a hush going by Someone still moves near you long after the toys are put down Frederick, the house holds its breath just to let you drift There is nothing tonight that can reach you, nothing around

  Pre-chorus

  The hallway light stays low and gold beneath the door You are wrapped in a quiet that nothing can undo Close your eyes now, there is nowhere safer to be

  Chorus

  Frederick, sleep, the whole night leans in soft and slow Nobody's leaving, the light stays on, you can let go Frederick, rest, you are held closer than you know Sleep like the tide going out, easy and low

  Verse 2

  Every creak in the floor is only someone watching over you A small sound of care moving quietly past your door Frederick, you don't have to keep your eyes open to be safe Rest is not something you earn, it was always yours

  Pre-chorus

  The hallway light stays low and gold beneath the door You are wrapped in a quiet that nothing can undo Close your eyes now, there is nowhere safer to be

  Chorus

  Frederick, sleep, the whole night leans in soft and slow Nobody's leaving, the light stays on, you can let go Frederick, rest, you are held closer than you know Sleep like the tide going out, easy and low

  Bridge

  Even the dark by the door is only resting, not gone You will wake to the same warm hush, still holding on

  Chorus

  Frederick, sleep, the whole night leans in soft and slow Nobody's leaving, the light stays on, you can let go Frederick, rest, you are held closer than you know Sleep like the tide going out, easy and low

  Outro

  Somewhere close, soft steps still cross the old wood floor Sleep now, Frederick, there's a light left low under the door

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• White Ash, Warm Dark

  Accordion cradle · Accordion · Old world · Gentle

  A slow, glowing lullaby for winding down at bedtime, built around the last embers cooling in the grate while a little one drifts off.

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  Verse 1

  Watch how the fire folds itself down soft and slow letting go of all its colour, letting go of its glow nothing left but warmth that settles deep into the room holding back the dark and making gentle space for you

  Chorus

  Frederick, the embers bank and dim this whole house breathes slower just for him... for you, for him Frederick, my quiet bedrock, sleep nothing in this night has any need to keep

  Verse 2

  Somewhere past the window the cold has lost its bite tucked away and softened by the low lamp's light you are held here safer than a coal beneath grey ash wrapped in something steady that will always outlast

  Pre-chorus

  Feel how the guard has cooled, how the last spark rests how the whole small room has settled into you at your chest and how the quiet asks for nothing else but this

  Chorus

  Frederick, the embers bank and dim this whole house breathes slower just for him... for you, for him Frederick, my quiet bedrock, sleep nothing in this night has any need to keep

  Bridge

  You are the warmth that stays after the flame has said quick goodnight you are the reason this dark feels kind instead of tight

  Chorus

  Frederick, the embers bank and dim this whole house breathes slower just for him... for you, for him Frederick, my quiet bedrock, sleep nothing in this night has any need to keep

  Outro

  Sleep now, while the ash turns soft and white and still you are the warmth this whole house carries, and always will

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