Lullabies for Juliana

Verse 1

Grey ash tumbles soft behind the iron bars tonight Soot hums low inside the flue, a lullaby of home You are curled up warm and safe beneath the fading light Nothing in the dark tonight will ever leave you alone

Pre-chorus

Hear the quiet settle down around this little room Feel the warmth that holds you closer than the night is wide Sleep is waiting gently, and it's calling you so soon

Chorus

Juliana, close your eyes, the fire is burning low Rest inside this quiet glow that only holds you tight Nothing here will ever let the cold and dark come near you, Juliana You are safe, you are loved, you are held through the night

Verse 2

Embers glow like tiny stars behind the blackened iron Watching over every breath you take beneath the beams You don't need to fear the shadows dancing on the ceiling They're only there to guide you gently into dreams

Bridge

Let the last light flicker soft and slow before it dies Every spark that fades tonight becomes a lullaby

Chorus

Juliana, close your eyes, the fire is burning low Rest inside this quiet glow that only holds you tight Nothing here will ever let the cold and dark come near you, Juliana You are safe, you are loved, you are held through the night

Outro

Grey ash settles soft and still behind the iron bars Sleep now, Juliana, safe beneath the quiet stars

Verse 1

Dark wool is tangling soft around the needles resting here and the whole wide house has gone as quiet as a held breath Every little knot will loosen if you give it time, my dear so let your eyes grow heavy now, there's nothing left to fret

Chorus

Juliana, sleep is calling soft and low Wrapped up warm as evening settles into you Close your eyes, Juliana, let the night grow slow you are held, you are certain, through and through

Verse 2

The needles rest across warm knees, they've stopped their gentle click and the lamp is turned down low to match the hush you're in Nothing in this room will hurry you, there's no need to be quick just the thread of one more day being folded soft and thin

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the day unspool and drift away from you every worry loosened like a knot picked slow and true and the warmth is staying with you, closer than you knew

Chorus

Juliana, sleep is calling soft and low Wrapped up warm as evening settles into you Close your eyes, Juliana, let the night grow slow you are held, you are certain, through and through

Bridge

Nothing needs finishing before the morning comes you are loved in the stillness same as in the sun

Chorus

Juliana, sleep is calling soft and low Wrapped up warm as evening settles into you Close your eyes, Juliana, let the night grow slow you are held, you are certain, through and through

Outro

The wool lies still across the knees that kept you near sleep on, Juliana, you are safe and you are dear

Verse 1

The green weed drifts so slowly past the old wooden rudder tonight Easy and slow, the way the harbour holds its breath till light Tied to a rusty ring that never once let go of its charge You are held just as gently, and you are held just as tight

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the water is turning to glass beneath the moon Nothing will wake you, nothing will hurry you, nothing will loom Just let the dark keep humming its low and easy tune

Chorus

Juliana, sleep is a boat and you're already aboard Drifting so soft on a tide that only loves you more Nobody's leaving, nothing is lost, nothing to be wary of Juliana, rest now, you are so deeply adored

Verse 2

Somewhere a rope holds fast against the pull of the sea Patient the way that I will always be watching over thee Green weed curling slow around the wood like a lullaby of its own You are the calmest thing that has ever belonged to me

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the water is turning to glass beneath the moon Nothing will wake you, nothing will hurry you, nothing will loom Just let the dark keep humming its low and easy tune

Chorus

Juliana, sleep is a boat and you're already aboard Drifting so soft on a tide that only loves you more Nobody's leaving, nothing is lost, nothing to be wary of Juliana, rest now, you are so deeply adored

Bridge

Every small thing that ever drifted finds its way home in the end Close your eyes, let the slow dark water carry you round the bend

Chorus

Juliana, sleep is a boat and you're already aboard Drifting so soft on a tide that only loves you more Nobody's leaving, nothing is lost, nothing to be wary of Juliana, rest now, you are so deeply adored

Outro

The weed still drifts by the rudder, tied soft to the rusty ring Sleep now, my love, held fast to everything that this night can bring