Lullabies for Madeline

• The Foam and the Shore

  Rocking chair waltz · Waltz · Rocking · Slow

  A slow rocking waltz for settling a little one to sleep, built from the gentle wash of tide on shingle under a night sky.

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  Verse 1

  The foam comes in soft and it settles on the shingle Far off on the dunes a small light starts to mingle Everything tonight is moving slow and low You are the calm this whole wide night can single out

  Pre-chorus

  Hush now, let the tide keep time with your breathing Nothing in the dark tonight is worth the leaving Close your eyes and drift where the warm and quiet twine

  Chorus

  Madeline, the night was always yours to keep Every wave out there is rocking you to sleep You are held by more than water, more than shine Madeline, you're safe within this fine, soft line

  Verse 2

  Far headlights sweep the dunes and fade to nothing You are wrapped up warm while all the world grows hushing No need to watch the dark, no need to wonder why The shore just keeps on breathing, slow, so you can rest

  Bridge

  Every soft wave that folds and pulls away again Is only saying softly that you're loved, amen Sleep now, little one, there is nowhere else to be

  Chorus

  Madeline, the night was always yours to keep Every wave out there is rocking you to sleep You are held by more than water, more than shine Madeline, you're safe within this fine, soft line

  Outro

  The foam will keep on folding gently onto shore Sleep well, you are the light this whole night's waiting for

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• Boot Beside the Embers

  Folk cradle song · Folk · Dulcimer · Rocking

  A gentle folk lullaby that follows the last warm light of a dying fire into sleep, for anyone rocking a young Madeline down for the night.

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  Verse 1

  A worn old boot leans quiet by the fading fire tonight Its long day of walking folded into amber light Soon every little sound will settle soft and low And nothing in this house will ask you where to go

  Chorus

  Madeline, the coals are dimming into gold and grey Sleep is a road that gently carries you away Madeline, there's nothing here that means you harm You are the warmest thing inside this quiet warm

  Verse 2

  The hearth breathes slower now, its glow a fading hum Your small hands rest like nothing else will come This house remembers every step that brought it home And holds you closer than the dark could ever roam

  Pre-chorus

  Listen how the embers settle into sleepy red Feel how heavy grows the weight inside your head Let the last light empty out the worry from the day

  Chorus

  Madeline, the coals are dimming into gold and grey Sleep is a road that gently carries you away Madeline, there's nothing here that means you harm You are the warmest thing inside this quiet warm

  Bridge

  Rest now where the firelight used to climb so high Someone still is watching as the sparks begin to die You were loved before this ember ever learned to glow

  Chorus

  Madeline, the coals are dimming into gold and grey Sleep is a road that gently carries you away Madeline, there's nothing here that means you harm You are the warmest thing inside this quiet warm

  Outro

  The boot stays by the hearth till morning finds it there Sleep now, Madeline, you're held in someone's quiet care

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• Softly the Rain Falls

  Cello cradle · Cello · Low · Warm

  A slow, cello-warm lullaby for winding down a little one called Madeline, built around the hush of leaves and rain on a hood as sleep comes close.

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  Verse 1

  Leaves are brushing gently on the hood above your head Raindrops tap so softly, keeping time with your slow sighs Everything out there has settled, quieted, gone to bed Nothing in this whole wide world could ever trouble your closed eyes

  Pre-chorus

  The dark is only a blanket, pulled up soft around your bones Nothing waits out there to find you, nothing calls you from your rest Just the hush, and you, and stillness, breathing low in gentle tones

  Chorus

  Madeline, the night has wrapped you warm and safe and fine Rain is falling easy, like it's tracing out a line You are held here closer than the leaves against the vine Sleep now, Madeline, you are the calm here, you're divine

  Verse 2

  Somewhere past the window little drops keep falling slow and true Nothing hurries in the dark, no reason left to keep it near Every little sound out there has come to rest because of you You are why the whole night settles, why there's nothing left to fear

  Pre-chorus

  The dark is only a blanket, pulled up soft around your bones Nothing waits out there to find you, nothing calls you from your rest Just the hush, and you, and stillness, breathing low in gentle tones

  Chorus

  Madeline, the night has wrapped you warm and safe and fine Rain is falling easy, like it's tracing out a line You are held here closer than the leaves against the vine Sleep now, Madeline, you are the calm here, you're divine

  Bridge

  Rest now, let the quiet hold you closer than before You are so loved here, so needed, so worth waiting for

  Chorus

  Madeline, the night has wrapped you warm and safe and fine Rain is falling easy, like it's tracing out a line You are held here closer than the leaves against the vine Sleep now, Madeline, you are the calm here, you're divine

  Outro

  Leaves are still now, resting easy on the hood above your head Sleep on, gentle one, the rain has sung you softly off to bed

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