Lullabies for Gwendoline

• The Oar Rests Now

  Fingerpicked night · Fingerpicked · Guitar · Quiet

  A slow, gentle lullaby for settling a baby or young child to sleep, drifting from a resting oar to the safety of small arms held close.

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  Verse 1

  Somewhere a wet oar leans against a canvas seat and rests Water stops moving once the rowing day is through No more far shores to reach before the light comes up Sleep finds its harbour now and settles into you

  Pre-chorus

  Every small journey ends where the warm blankets wait Hush now, the water has gone quiet and still Close your eyes gently, there is no need to be late

  Chorus

  Gwendoline, the night is soft and leaning close to you Nothing can reach you here where the dark is kind Rest now, let go of the day you have been through Gwendoline, sleep, and let the stars unwind

  Verse 2

  Somewhere the grey seat holds the shape of someone gone to shore You are held here closer than any hand could hold a rope Nothing drifts away from you while these arms stay near You are the reason this whole quiet house can hope

  Pre-chorus

  Every small journey ends where the warm blankets wait Hush now, the water has gone quiet and still Close your eyes gently, there is no need to be late

  Chorus

  Gwendoline, the night is soft and leaning close to you Nothing can reach you here where the dark is kind Rest now, let go of the day you have been through Gwendoline, sleep, and let the stars unwind

  Bridge

  Wherever you drift tonight, you drift held and known Nothing out there is bigger than the love that keeps you

  Chorus

  Gwendoline, the night is soft and leaning close to you Nothing can reach you here where the dark is kind Rest now, let go of the day you have been through Gwendoline, sleep, and let the stars unwind

  Outro

  Somewhere the oar leans quiet, its long journey done Sleep now, Gwendoline, safe till the morning sun

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• Salt and Sunshine

  Music box · Tender · Delicate

  A slow music box lullaby that turns a weathered old buoy drifting home into a picture of safety, for settling Gwendoline down to sleep.

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  Verse 1

  Far out where the water turns to darkest blue at night A little buoy is drifting, carrying its salt and shine It rocks so gentle, holding on until the morning light And I hold you just as steady, little Gwendoline of mine

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  The salt dries soft upon its side, worn by every tide It always finds its way to harbour, never lost, never far So close your eyes and drift beside me, let the dark provide

  Chorus

  Gwendoline, the night is gentle, Gwendoline, you are divine Every star above is watching, learning how to shine You are the calm the whole world settles into, safe and fine Sleep now, Gwendoline, there's nothing waiting but the sunshine

  Verse 2

  The rope that ties the buoy to harbour never has to strain It simply floats and waits for morning, easy in the rain You don't need to hold on tightly, you can let it go I've got you closer than the tide has ever held the shore

  Chorus

  Gwendoline, the night is gentle, Gwendoline, you are divine Every star above is watching, learning how to shine You are the calm the whole world settles into, safe and fine Sleep now, Gwendoline, there's nothing waiting but the sunshine

  Bridge

  Somewhere out the salt is drying slow upon the plastic blue And here the quiet settles round us, soft as it can be Nothing in this whole wide harbour matters more than you Rest inside the calm I'm keeping, safe as safe can be

  Chorus

  Gwendoline, the night is gentle, Gwendoline, you are divine Every star above is watching, learning how to shine You are the calm the whole world settles into, safe and fine Sleep now, Gwendoline, there's nothing waiting but the sunshine

  Outro

  Somewhere the buoy is rocking gently, dressed in salt and shine Sleep now, little harbour light, my Gwendoline, my Gwendoline

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• Small Orange Light

  Flute and pad · Flute · Airy · Floating

  A slow, hushed lullaby that turns a car's glowing dashboard light into a small steady sign of safety, sung to settle a little one to sleep.

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  Verse 1

  The little light glows soft above the buckle where you're held so tight Warm and orange like a tiny ember settling in for the night Outside the dark rolls by but you are safe here in this seat You're the reason every road still feels alright

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  Every mile is soft and slow beneath these quiet skies Nothing out there in the dark can ever reach where you lie So let your breathing follow mine and slowly close your eyes

  Chorus

  Gwendoline, the night has come to hold you soft and low Little light still glowing gold to watch you as you go You are carried, you are loved, wherever we may roam Gwendoline, there's nowhere safer than this glow

  Verse 2

  The hum of the engine is quieter now, a lullaby of its own Every bump in the road just rocks you deeper into sleep You curl up small against the dark and never feel alone Somewhere close, love is keeping watch you keep

  Chorus

  Gwendoline, the night has come to hold you soft and low Little light still glowing gold to watch you as you go You are carried, you are loved, wherever we may roam Gwendoline, there's nowhere safer than this glow

  Bridge

  Rest now, let the miles grow long and slow Nothing in the world can touch you here, you know

  Chorus

  Gwendoline, the night has come to hold you soft and low Little light still glowing gold to watch you as you go You are carried, you are loved, wherever we may roam Gwendoline, there's nowhere safer than this glow

  Outro

  The little light still glows above you soft and low Sleep now, Gwendoline, and let the whole night go

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