Lullabies for Marco

Verse 1

Somewhere a mug sits cooling by the bread box in the dark Steam has stopped rising, the kitchen has grown still You are the warmth that lingers long after the day departs Close your eyes now, let the quiet have its fill

Chorus

Marco, Marco, hush now, let the night be kind Sleep is a blanket woven just for you Marco, rest easy, leave the waking world behind Nothing can touch you, the whole dark stays true

Verse 2

Somebody left that blue mug standing quiet on the shelf Nobody minds, for morning comes again soon You are remembered even in the smallest hush of things Held in the calm of this slow rising moon

Pre-chorus

Every small sound in the house has gone to rest The clock ticks softer now, the dark leans near So let your breathing find the rhythm that is best

Chorus

Marco, Marco, hush now, let the night be kind Sleep is a blanket woven just for you Marco, rest easy, leave the waking world behind Nothing can touch you, the whole dark stays true

Bridge

No need to hold on to a single worry now You are safe as anything ever was or will be

Chorus

Marco, Marco, hush now, let the night be kind Sleep is a blanket woven just for you Marco, rest easy, leave the waking world behind Nothing can touch you, the whole dark stays true

Outro

That mug will still be waiting, cool and blue, when morning wakes You are loved through every hour the darkness takes

Verse 1

A woollen rug is keeping the cold floor far from you tonight Every corner of this room has settled in to guard you right The door is shut and holding all the hush behind its frame Sleep will find you soon and hold you like it always might

Chorus

Marco, hush now, let the quiet carry you away Nothing in this house will move until the break of day Marco, you are safe here, closer than you'll ever know Rest inside the warmth that we have made for you to stay

Verse 2

Feel how the floor no longer bites beneath your little feet Someone drew the curtains so the dark would feel complete Breathe in slow and let your busy little day retreat Sleep is coming gently, soft and low and sweet

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past that door the whole wide world can wait Nothing needs your eyes to stay awake or stay up late Let your heavy eyelids finally settle their debate

Chorus

Marco, hush now, let the quiet carry you away Nothing in this house will move until the break of day Marco, you are safe here, closer than you'll ever know Rest inside the warmth that we have made for you to stay

Bridge

Close your eyes and know that you are wanted, through and through Every quiet breath you take is answered back by two

Chorus

Marco, hush now, let the quiet carry you away Nothing in this house will move until the break of day Marco, you are safe here, closer than you'll ever know Rest inside the warmth that we have made for you to stay

Outro

Somewhere near that door the rug still holds its gentle heat Sleep now, Marco, safe and warm from head to feet

Verse 1

The old chair holds its cushions like arms that never tire Faded threads still stitched with someone's patient, careful hand Every evening it waits here beside the fire Watching over you the way that quiet things understand

Chorus

Marco, close your eyes now, let the hours grow slow There is nothing in this room that wishes you to go Marco, all is gentle here, the lamp is burning low Rest inside the calm that only nighttime seems to know

Verse 2

The needlepoint has faded but the warmth has stayed the same Stitched by hands that loved before you ever came to be You are held by something softer than a name Something old and gentle, passed from that chair to you and me

Pre-chorus

Hear the rain against the window, soft as any lullaby Feel the oak arms of the chair still holding on so near Let the piano and the rain sing you to

Chorus

Marco, close your eyes now, let the hours grow slow There is nothing in this room that wishes you to go Marco, all is gentle here, the lamp is burning low Rest inside the calm that only nighttime seems to know

Bridge

Every thread was placed there slowly, gently, so it would remain You are woven just as surely into all this quiet love Sleep and let the house breathe soft around you like the rain

Chorus

Marco, close your eyes now, let the hours grow slow There is nothing in this room that wishes you to go Marco, all is gentle here, the lamp is burning low Rest inside the calm that only nighttime seems to know

Outro

The old chair will be waiting when the morning comes up slow Sleep now, Marco, safe among the things that love you so