Lullabies for Jean

• Soft Against the Glass

  Music box · Tender · Delicate

  A slow, quiet lullaby that turns a cold windowpane and the far-off hum of traffic into a picture of warmth, for anyone rocking Jean off to sleep.

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  Verse 1

  Drops are sliding slow down the window by your head Traffic hums so far away, a river running low Warm inside this room while the night is soft and grey You are curled up safe where the gentle lights still glow

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes now, let the hours grow long and still Nothing out there needs you, nothing calls you from this rest Sleep is coming closer, soft as breath upon the sill

  Chorus

  Jean, my Jean, the dark is only kind tonight Every sound outside has learned to hush and lean Rest here where the glass keeps out the biting light Nothing in this whole wide world could love you like Jean

  Verse 2

  Somewhere past the fog the streetlights blur to gold Little breaths of yours are steady, slow and clean You don't need to know what the wide world has foretold Just the warm and quiet here, just this in between

  Chorus

  Jean, my Jean, the dark is only kind tonight Every sound outside has learned to hush and lean Rest here where the glass keeps out the biting light Nothing in this whole wide world could love you like Jean

  Bridge

  Let the hum outside go quiet, let it fade to hush Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will rush

  Chorus

  Jean, my Jean, the dark is only kind tonight Every sound outside has learned to hush and lean Rest here where the glass keeps out the biting light Nothing in this whole wide world could love you like Jean

  Outro

  Still the drops keep sliding, slow and soft as breath Sleep now, little Jean, held safe from all the rest

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• The Yellow Light for Jean

  Harp lullaby · Harp · Gentle · Flowing

  A slow harp lullaby that turns one small glowing light into a promise of safety, sung softly to settle a little one named Jean to sleep.

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  The house is dark but one small flame is burning low and gold It glows behind the old iron stove, so patient and serene That tiny light has watched this room through every year it's told And now it watches over you, my darling little Jean

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  Close your eyes and let the quiet gather round your bed Every worry of the day is folding soft and thin There is nothing in the dark that you should ever dread

  Chorus

  Jean, my Jean, the night is warm and you are held so tight Nothing here can touch you while you're wrapped up safe within Jean, my Jean, you are the reason for the gentle light Sleep now, sleep now, let the soft world settle you to sleep

  Verse 2

  The stove breathes low and steady like a heart that beats for you It keeps its little ember lit no matter what has been That single glow has never once forgotten what to do It stays awake so you can rest, my quiet little Jean

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes and let the quiet gather round your bed Every worry of the day is folding soft and thin There is nothing in the dark that you should ever dread

  Chorus

  Jean, my Jean, the night is warm and you are held so tight Nothing here can touch you while you're wrapped up safe within Jean, my Jean, you are the reason for the gentle light Sleep now, sleep now, let the soft world settle you to sleep

  Bridge

  However far the dark stretches out beyond this room You are the warmest thing that any light was ever meant to find

  Chorus

  Jean, my Jean, the night is warm and you are held so tight Nothing here can touch you while you're wrapped up safe within Jean, my Jean, you are the reason for the gentle light Sleep now, sleep now, let the soft world settle you to sleep

  Outro

  The little flame will keep on glowing gently through the night Sleep now, Jean, and know that you were loved by that small light

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• A Beam of Light for Jean

  Rain and piano · Rain · Piano · Hushed

  A slow, rain and piano lullaby that follows a beam of light across the ceiling to settle a very young child named Jean into sleep.

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  A quiet beam of white slides slowly over the plaster I watch it cross the ceiling and think only of you Somewhere past the window the whole dark world is turning But nothing in it matters more than this small room

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  The light will pass and leave the ceiling clean and bare But you are held here closer than any passing glow So let your breathing slow to meet the hush I'm keeping

  Chorus

  Jean, my Jean, the night is soft and you are safe within it Close your eyes, the dark has nothing sharp to lean on you Jean, there's nothing out there wilder than your dreaming Sleep now, Jean, till morning comes up gold and clean

  Verse 2

  The beam will circle back around before the sky turns silver I'll still be here to see it, watching over you Every shadow in this room has learned to move so gently Because it knows how precious this small quiet is to keep

  Chorus

  Jean, my Jean, the night is soft and you are safe within it Close your eyes, the dark has nothing sharp to lean on you Jean, there's nothing out there wilder than your dreaming Sleep now, Jean, till morning comes up gold and clean

  Bridge

  Rain keeps its own soft time against the glass tonight Somewhere a piano hums a note that folds like a blanket You don't need to know why the world feels this gentle Only that it does, only that you're held and seen

  Chorus

  Jean, my Jean, the night is soft and you are safe within it Close your eyes, the dark has nothing sharp to lean on you Jean, there's nothing out there wilder than your dreaming Sleep now, Jean, till morning comes up gold and clean

  Outro

  The beam has settled somewhere past the edge of seeing Sleep well, my Jean, you are the calmest light I know

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