Lullabies for Nicholas

• Cotton and Quiet

  Gentle acoustic · Acoustic · Nylon guitar · Soft

  A slow, breath-soft lullaby for winding down a very young child at bedtime, built around white curtains stirring in a night window.

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  Verse 1

  White cotton drifts across the window frame so slow carrying the hush that tells the whole room how to go You are curled up warm beneath the settling grey and every worry of the day has drifted far away

  Pre-chorus

  Listen how the curtain breathes in time with you soft as the hush the darkening sky pulls through Close your eyes, my Nicholas, let go and drift with this

  Chorus

  Nicholas, the night has come to hold you in its bliss Sleep now, little Nicholas, and take this gentle kiss Nobody in the wide dark world could ever love you less Nicholas, I promise you, this quiet is your rest

  Verse 2

  Somewhere past the window the whole town has gone to rest tucked beneath a blanket like a bird within its nest You are safer than the moon that watches from above held here in the folding cotton softness of my love

  Bridge

  Hush now, let the fabric sway you gently out of reach past the hum of daylight, past the need for any speech Nothing in the shadows here would ever cause you harm

  Chorus

  Nicholas, the night has come to hold you in its bliss Sleep now, little Nicholas, and take this gentle kiss Nobody in the wide dark world could ever love you less Nicholas, I promise you, this quiet is your rest

  Outro

  Sleep now while the cotton drifts so easy at the frame and I will still be watching over you, whispering your name

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• Silver Latch

  Celesta and strings · Celesta · Strings · Dreamy

  A slow bedtime lullaby for anyone named Nicholas, built around the quiet safety of a small latched room at night.

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  Verse 1

  Grey stripes on the floor hold their shape while you rest Softly the room folds its shadows around you A narrow latch waits by the door, silver dressed Nothing tonight has the strength to astound you

  Pre-chorus

  Hush now, the dark is a friend and not a stranger Every small breath draws you deeper from danger Sleep is so close, it is leaning to find you

  Chorus

  Nicholas, rest where the quiet is deep Nobody's calling, there's nowhere to be Nicholas, drift where the warm shadows keep Nothing can reach you, not tonight, not near me

  Verse 2

  Somewhere beyond it the wide night is turning Here in this room only stillness is real You are the warmth that this whole house is learning Curled in a hush that no clock can repeal

  Chorus

  Nicholas, rest where the quiet is deep Nobody's calling, there's nowhere to be Nicholas, drift where the warm shadows keep Nothing can reach you, not tonight, not near me

  Bridge

  Every soft floorboard has learned how to hold you However far dreaming will carry you on Love keeps the latch closed, gentle and slow

  Chorus

  Nicholas, rest where the quiet is deep Nobody's calling, there's nowhere to be Nicholas, drift where the warm shadows keep Nothing can reach you, not tonight, not near me

  Outro

  The grey stripes still lie where the quiet begins Sleep now, you're held here, however night spins

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• Soot and Ember

  Vibraphone drift · Vibraphone · Drifting · Soft

  A slow, warm lullaby for settling Nicholas to sleep, watching the last soft embers fade behind the grate.

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  Verse 1

  Soot comes tumbling gently down the old red brick tonight Behind the cold black grate the last small ember glows Nothing in this room is asking you to move or fight You are the warmest thing that this quiet house still knows

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes now, let the ember have its say The dark outside can never find its way in here So let the day, at last, begin to drift away

  Chorus

  Nicholas, the house breathes slow around your sleepy head There is no promise sweeter than the one I give Nicholas, you're safe beneath the blanket on your bed Held so gently, loved so surely, safe as you can live

  Verse 2

  The chimney holds its breath while shadows settle on the floor Warm and low the last light hums behind the metal bars Nothing in the dark tonight is knocking at the door Only quiet, only you, beneath the far off stars

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes now, let the ember have its say The dark outside can never find its way in here So let the day, at last, begin to drift away

  Chorus

  Nicholas, the house breathes slow around your sleepy head There is no promise sweeter than the one I give Nicholas, you're safe beneath the blanket on your bed Held so gently, loved so surely, safe as you can live

  Bridge

  Even soot can settle soft when it has somewhere warm to land Even iron cools to quiet when the fire has had its say

  Chorus

  Nicholas, the house breathes slow around your sleepy head There is no promise sweeter than the one I give Nicholas, you're safe beneath the blanket on your bed Held so gently, loved so surely, safe as you can live

  Outro

  The last dark fleck falls softly down the old red brick Sleep now, Nicholas, the whole night keeps you safe as this

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