Lullabies for Imogen

• Thick White Flakes

  Fingerpicked night · Fingerpicked · Guitar · Quiet

  A slow, breath-by-breath lullaby for settling a baby or young child to sleep, built around snow piling softly outside while the house creaks and holds them safe.

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  Verse 1

  Thick white flakes are piling soft against the window glass tonight Somewhere down the hallway a floorboard hums its old quiet song Nothing in this house would ever let a single shadow near you You are held here closer than the snow could ever fall along

  Pre-chorus

  Let the wind go wandering, it has nowhere warm to be Let the creaking settle into something like a lullaby Close your eyes now, there is nothing left for you to see

  Chorus

  Imogen, the night is only asking you to rest Every falling flake is settling soft to keep you warm Nothing out there wants to find you, nothing means you harm Sleep now, Imogen, you always were the best held thing I know

  Verse 2

  The snow will keep on falling long after your eyes have closed Nobody needs to watch it, that is what the dark is for You can let the whole wide world go quiet now and drift away You are safer than you'll ever need to know behind this door

  Chorus

  Imogen, the night is only asking you to rest Every falling flake is settling soft to keep you warm Nothing out there wants to find you, nothing means you harm Sleep now, Imogen, you always were the best held thing I know

  Bridge

  Hush now, let the whole house breathe around you while you sleep Nothing that you dream of tonight can follow you too deep

  Chorus

  Imogen, the night is only asking you to rest Every falling flake is settling soft to keep you warm Nothing out there wants to find you, nothing means you harm Sleep now, Imogen, you always were the best held thing I know

  Outro

  The flakes are still falling soft against the glass, so slow Sleep on, you are the warmest thing this whole house ever held

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• Shadows on the Wardrobe

  Clarinet nightlight · Clarinet · Woodwind · Round

  A slow, breath-length lullaby for settling a young child at night, built around the soft shapes that drift above the old wooden wardrobe as the room dims.

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  Verse 1

  Watch how the pale light slides so slowly on the wall above you the shapes on the paper barely stir as they pass through nothing in this house is moving faster than a hush now and nothing in this world tonight could ever frighten you

  Pre-chorus

  The wardrobe stands so still and steady in the corner keeping watch while the ceiling drifts in shades of grey and I am here too, closer than the quiet

  Chorus

  Imogen, the dark is only shadows learning how to dance there is nothing in this room that isn't kind to you soft as cinnamon, as gentle as the hush of evening Imogen, you are the safest thing my arms have found

  Verse 2

  The wallpaper has kept its secrets since before you came here peeling softly at the edges like a page turned slow but you are new and warm and wrapped in something steadier and every shadow bends to let your breathing show

  Bridge

  Sleep can come on quiet feet, it doesn't need to hurry let the grey shapes wander while your eyes grow heavy too

  Chorus

  Imogen, the dark is only shadows learning how to dance there is nothing in this room that isn't kind to you soft as cinnamon, as gentle as the hush of evening Imogen, you are the safest thing my arms have found

  Outro

  The shapes will keep on moving slow above the old wardrobe and I'll stay until the last one settles into sleep

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• Orange Light on the Glass

  Vibraphone drift · Vibraphone · Drifting · Soft

  A slow vibraphone lullaby that turns a rainy street outside into a picture of safety, sung softly to settle a baby or young child to sleep.

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  Verse 1

  Rain runs down the window while the engine hums so low Orange lamps keep flashing soft as gentle embers glow You are warm inside here where the quiet loves to stay Nothing in the wide dark world can touch you where you lay

  Chorus

  Imogen, the night is only holding you tonight Close your eyes, my Imogen, and drift beyond the light Every little sound out there is settling to hum Imogen, you're safe right here, however far I've come

  Verse 2

  Streetlamps blink like slow eyes watching over kerb and rain Nothing out there in the dark can ever bring you pain You could sleep through thunder if you knew what I have known You were never for a moment left to face this world alone

  Pre-chorus

  Let the engine's hum become the sound of being held Let the falling rain outside become a lullaby itself Every light out there is only tucking you in deep

  Chorus

  Imogen, the night is only holding you tonight Close your eyes, my Imogen, and drift beyond the light Every little sound out there is settling to hum Imogen, you're safe right here, however far I've come

  Bridge

  Sleep now, let the glass and light dissolve to gentle grey Nothing waits for you but morning, soft and far away

  Chorus

  Imogen, the night is only holding you tonight Close your eyes, my Imogen, and drift beyond the light Every little sound out there is settling to hum Imogen, you're safe right here, however far I've come

  Outro

  The orange light still glows behind the rainstreaked pane You are already drifting far away from any rain

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