Lullabies for Gia

Verse 1

Shadows are turning slowly on the plaster white and still The room is breathing softly with the hush of window light Nothing in the dark tonight can ever mean you harm You are held here closer than the moon is to the night

Chorus

Gia, the whole wide world goes quiet just for you Sleep is a small boat rocking, and I will not let go Close your eyes now, Gia, let the stars come into view You are the softest secret that the night will ever know

Verse 2

The mobile spins its slow circle above your sleepy head Little shapes are dancing gently where the ceiling meets the wall Nothing needs to hurry now, no reason and no dread Rest inside this quiet minute, let the evening take it all

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window the whole night is turning too Soft as breath, as steady as the tide upon the shore Everything is leaning now toward the sound of you

Chorus

Gia, the whole wide world goes quiet just for you Sleep is a small boat rocking, and I will not let go Close your eyes now, Gia, let the stars come into view You are the softest secret that the night will ever know

Bridge

Wherever your dreaming takes you, I will still be near Nothing in the shadows has a reason to be feared

Chorus

Gia, the whole wide world goes quiet just for you Sleep is a small boat rocking, and I will not let go Close your eyes now, Gia, let the stars come into view You are the softest secret that the night will ever know

Outro

The shadows keep on turning while you drift beyond my voice Sleep now, little Gia, you were always my first choice

Verse 1

A thin gold light comes creeping through the door tonight Laying a quiet stripe across the carpet, soft and bright It does not wake you, only watches while you rest Keeping its little corner of the dark undressed

Chorus

Gia, the house breathes slow around you now Every worry finds a way to smooth its frown Gia, you're held by more than just this room Safe inside the hush before you drift to bloom

Verse 2

The hallway hums a little tune the walls have always known A tune that says you never have to face the dark alone Somewhere past your door the ordinary world stays still Waiting patient for the morning, keeping every promise it will

Pre-chorus

Let your breathing find the rhythm that the quiet keeps Let the last light dim to nothing while the whole house sleeps Close your eyes, my love is closer than the dark that creeps

Chorus

Gia, the house breathes slow around you now Every worry finds a way to smooth its frown Gia, you're held by more than just this room Safe inside the hush before you drift to bloom

Bridge

No shadow here has ever meant you harm Every corner of this dark is only warm

Chorus

Gia, the house breathes slow around you now Every worry finds a way to smooth its frown Gia, you're held by more than just this room Safe inside the hush before you drift to bloom

Outro

The light will keep its narrow watch until the morning comes And you'll still be my dearest one when every star has gone

Verse 1

Watch how the little flame leans low and settles down to rest Wax runs soft along the wood like honey down your wrist Nothing in this room is rushing, nothing needs to hurry You are held here safer than a secret kept and blessed

Pre-chorus

Everything is dimming now except the warmth we keep The candle bows its head as if it's dreaming while it drips So let your breathing follow it down slow and deep

Chorus

Gia, the whole house softens when you finally close your eyes Nothing out there in the dark has power to surprise Somewhere far off a quiet river's flowing, calling you Maria Gia, my love pools round you like the wax and never dries

Verse 2

Shadows lean together on the mantel, gentle and slow Every little sound tonight has somewhere soft to go Rest your worries where the candlelight is falling You don't need to carry what you already let go

Chorus

Gia, the whole house softens when you finally close your eyes Nothing out there in the dark has power to surprise Somewhere far off a quiet river's flowing, calling you Maria Gia, my love pools round you like the wax and never dries

Bridge

Sleep now, the wick burns low but never all the way Morning is folded up and waiting just beyond today

Chorus

Gia, the whole house softens when you finally close your eyes Nothing out there in the dark has power to surprise Somewhere far off a quiet river's flowing, calling you Maria Gia, my love pools round you like the wax and never dries

Outro

The last small flame goes quiet on the wooden mantel ledge Sleep on, you're warmer than the wax and safer than its edge