Lullabies for Lainey

Verse 1

A circle of light comes to rest on the floor tonight Falling soft where your wool socks lie curled and still Nothing stirs in this room but your breathing, slow and light Sleep is folding around you gently, and it will

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the whole wide house grow quiet Let the rug beneath you hold its warmth till dawn Close your eyes, there is nowhere safer than right here

Chorus

Lainey, the dark can't touch you, not tonight You are held in gold that never fades away Rest here, Lainey, wrapped in this small light Nothing in the world can find you till the day

Verse 2

A frayed old rug remembers every step you've taken Soft beneath you now as you finally lie down Somewhere past the window, the whole night is turning quiet Wrapping this small room in its wide and gentle gown

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the whole wide house grow quiet Let the rug beneath you hold its warmth till dawn Close your eyes, there is nowhere safer than right here

Chorus

Lainey, the dark can't touch you, not tonight You are held in gold that never fades away Rest here, Lainey, wrapped in this small light Nothing in the world can find you till the day

Bridge

Even when the light moves on and leaves the floor grey Someone will stay close, watching you until you wake

Chorus

Lainey, the dark can't touch you, not tonight You are held in gold that never fades away Rest here, Lainey, wrapped in this small light Nothing in the world can find you till the day

Outro

The circle will fade slow as morning finally comes creeping But you will still be safe, still warm, still sleeping

Verse 1

Streetlights are melting soft and slow across the rainy glass tonight Every one blurs into gold before it drifts from sight Somewhere out there the dark is wide and endless You are held here safe and warm inside my arms so tight

Chorus

Lainey, Lainey, close your eyes and let the night come in Nothing out there can touch you now, not one single thing You are the calm I found within the rain and static Lainey, rest your head, let go and drift on in

Verse 2

A strap of worn dark leather rests against your sleepy cheek Softer than any word that I could ever hope to speak Rain keeps time upon the window like a lullaby You are the quiet at the end of every road I seek

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the world outside has nowhere left to be Every light out there is fading slowly into sleep So let your breathing settle soft and even

Chorus

Lainey, Lainey, close your eyes and let the night come in Nothing out there can touch you now, not one single thing You are the calm I found within the rain and static Lainey, rest your head, let go and drift on in

Bridge

Rain will keep on falling long after you're asleep Tracing golden rivers down the glass so slow and deep You are held so gently nothing here can reach you

Chorus

Lainey, Lainey, close your eyes and let the night come in Nothing out there can touch you now, not one single thing You are the calm I found within the rain and static Lainey, rest your head, let go and drift on in

Outro

Streetlights still are blurring soft and gold along the glass You are safe inside this quiet as the whole night passes

Verse 1

Somewhere the water is falling soft into copper and steel Slow as a heartbeat that learned how to keep and to stay You are the warmth that the whole tired house seems to feel Sleep is just love with the edges all softened away

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the dripping has slowed to a hush of its own Nothing tonight has to hurry or ask to be known The dark isn't empty while you are so gently at home

Chorus

Lainey, the night keeps you closer than rain keeps the ground Soft as the echo that copper pans hold in a row You are the quiet no worry has ever quite found Lainey, I'll stay while the slow water learns how to go

Verse 2

The pans hang above like a row of small patient moons Waiting for morning to give them a reason to shine But you don't have to wait to be loved in this room You were the warmth here before I could put it in lines

Bridge

Every slow drop finds its way home to the sink Every small breath that you take finds its way home to me

Chorus

Lainey, the night keeps you closer than rain keeps the ground Soft as the echo that copper pans hold in a row You are the quiet no worry has ever quite found Lainey, I'll stay while the slow water learns how to go

Outro

The water has stopped and the copper is settling to rest Sleep now, you're held, you were always the warmth in this house