Lullaby Songs for Magnolia

Verse 1

Heavy drops are sliding slowly down the cold glass pane and shadows stretch across the floor like a quiet, dark refrain but nothing in this room can ever reach where you are curled so let the night keep turning while you drift away again

Pre-chorus

The dark outside is only weather, nothing more than that it cannot touch the warmth we've built beneath this soft, worn mat so close your eyes, my darling, and let the hush roll in

Chorus

Magnolia, the rain can fall forever on the glass hold you closer than the shadows ever learned to pass you are the warmest corner of this whole and drowsy home Magnolia, let the quiet carry you at last

Verse 2

The wind can push against the window, restless and unkind but you are folded into blankets, far from what it finds every little shadow dims the moment that you sigh and sleep comes soft and steady, gathering you like a tide

Chorus

Magnolia, the rain can fall forever on the glass hold you closer than the shadows ever learned to pass you are the warmest corner of this whole and drowsy home Magnolia, let the quiet carry you at last

Bridge

Every drop that slides is only tracing out goodnight nothing in this house will ever let you out of sight

Chorus

Magnolia, the rain can fall forever on the glass hold you closer than the shadows ever learned to pass you are the warmest corner of this whole and drowsy home Magnolia, let the quiet carry you at last

Outro

The rain still slides in silence down the same old windowpane but you are safe and sleeping, far beyond its reach again

Verse 1

Leaves are letting their last drops fall down slow and small The afternoon is folding up its light against the wall Somewhere close a branch is shaking off the evening rain And nothing out there in the dark can reach you again

Pre-chorus

The hood above you holds the whole wide sky away Every drop that falls is just the day saying goodnight So let your eyes grow heavy now, there's nowhere you should be

Chorus

Magnolia, the dark is only resting over you Magnolia, the green leaves know just what to do They catch the falling rain so none of it gets through Sleep now, little one, there's nothing here but you

Verse 2

The afternoon breathes slower as it settles into grey Somewhere a drop is sliding down to end its day You don't need to know where all the daylight's gone Only that this rocking will keep going on and on

Bridge

Rain on the leaves above is just a gentle sound Nothing in this whole wide world can put your safety down

Chorus

Magnolia, the dark is only resting over you Magnolia, the green leaves know just what to do They catch the falling rain so none of it gets through Sleep now, little one, there's nothing here but you

Outro

The last leaf lets its last small drop of water go And you are sleeping warm below, however soft it falls

Verse 1

Yellow light spills soft from under the floorboards tonight Dust drifts slow through the hallway like time going still Every corner of this house is holding you gently Nothing here can reach you, nothing ever will

Pre-chorus

The quiet is folding itself around your small breathing Somewhere past the door the whole world settles down too So close your eyes now and let the dark be kind to you

Chorus

Magnolia, the light is low and the night is slow Sleep is a river and you're the gentlest sailor Nothing can follow you into this warm glow Magnolia, rest easy, I'm right here beside you

Verse 2

The hallway hums with a hush that only houses know Shadows lie down soft along the edges of the floor I'll leave the door open just a little, just for you So the warm light can find you even when you're sure

Chorus

Magnolia, the light is low and the night is slow Sleep is a river and you're the gentlest sailor Nothing can follow you into this warm glow Magnolia, rest easy, I'm right here beside you

Bridge

You are the softest thing this house has ever kept Every quiet minute is a promise while you're sleeping

Chorus

Magnolia, the light is low and the night is slow Sleep is a river and you're the gentlest sailor Nothing can follow you into this warm glow Magnolia, rest easy, I'm right here beside you

Outro

The light under the door will still be there when you wake Sleep now, love, and let the whole night hold you safe