Lullabies for Millie

Verse 1

The engine hums low while the rain taps against the door Yellow light spills soft over everything we're waiting for Outside the whole world has gone quiet and still You're warm and you're held, there is nothing more

Chorus

Millie, the night is wrapping gently round you now Close your eyes, let the hush show you how Nobody could love you softer than this Millie, you're the calm that the whole house allows

Verse 2

The wet glass glows gold from the light on the curb Every small sound out there stays out there, undisturbed You don't need to open your eyes to feel safe Just settle right down, let your breathing be heard

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the window the world keeps its pace But nothing gets in here, nothing can trace A way through the warmth that is wrapped round your face

Chorus

Millie, the night is wrapping gently round you now Close your eyes, let the hush show you how Nobody could love you softer than this Millie, you're the calm that the whole house allows

Bridge

Rest here a while where the light turns to gold Nothing tonight is too much to be told You are the reason this stillness feels whole

Chorus

Millie, the night is wrapping gently round you now Close your eyes, let the hush show you how Nobody could love you softer than this Millie, you're the calm that the whole house allows

Outro

The light on the glass will go quietly out soon But you'll still be held long after we lose it

Verse 1

The wallpaper glows soft and yellow beneath the door tonight a thin little strip of gold, gentle and quiet light it stays there while you drift, it never wanders far it watches over you the way I watch, the way you are

Pre-chorus

Nothing in this house is stirring, everything has slowed the whole world outside has settled, softened and slowed and here inside you're held so warm, so easy, so

Chorus

Millie, the light stays low and steady while you sleep nobody could love you deeper, nobody could love you as deep hush now, let your breathing settle, let your small hands rest of everyone I've ever known, you are held the best

Verse 2

The hallway hums a quiet tune the house has always known a lullaby the old wood learned before you were fully grown the shadows on the ceiling curl up soft and slow they mean you nothing, love, they're only shapes that go

Chorus

Millie, the light stays low and steady while you sleep nobody could love you deeper, nobody could love you as deep hush now, let your breathing settle, let your small hands rest of everyone I've ever known, you are held the best

Bridge

Sleep can be a soft small boat that carries you tonight and I'll be sitting near the shore until the morning light

Chorus

Millie, the light stays low and steady while you sleep nobody could love you deeper, nobody could love you as deep hush now, let your breathing settle, let your small hands rest of everyone I've ever known, you are held the best

Outro

That thin gold line beneath the door will still be glowing there and I'll be near you all night long, my quiet love, my care

Verse 1

The striped rug lies cold on the floorboards by the door Where the coat rack leans in shadows, still and kind But you are wrapped up warm where the lamplight used to pour And nothing in this house is left behind

Pre-chorus

Every corner of this room is watching over you tonight The dark outside can never reach where you lie So let your breathing slow now, let it settle soft and light

Chorus

Millie, Millie, the night is holding you so gently Rest your head, there's nowhere safer you could be You are loved beyond the hills and further, Millie Sleep will carry you as soft as any sea

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window the whole wide world turns slow While you are curled up small beneath the sheet And every little sound out there has somewhere else to go So let the quiet gather round your feet

Bridge

Hush now, nothing needs you, nothing calls your name Only sleep, only stillness, only rest

Chorus

Millie, Millie, the night is holding you so gently Rest your head, there's nowhere safer you could be You are loved beyond the hills and further, Millie Sleep will carry you as soft as any sea

Outro

The rug will still be waiting when the morning comes round warm And you'll rise into the light that kept you safe from harm