Lullabies for Olivia

Verse 1

Frosted glass lets the passing headlights wander slowly by stripes upon the wallpaper glowing soft as a lullaby quiet as a tide that comes and goes without a sound you are held here safely while the whole wide world drifts by

Chorus

Olivia, the night is only breathing, nothing more close your eyes and let it carry you to your own quiet shore sleep is waiting gently just behind that half closed door Olivia, we're here beside you, same as we were before

Verse 2

Every light that crosses over stripes upon the wall tells you softly it will follow, it will never let you fall somewhere out beyond the window, engines hum and roll away but you stay curled in warmth where nothing troubles you at all

Pre-chorus

Let your breathing slow to match the hush that fills this room let the shadows on the ceiling turn to something like a tune something calm that only waits for you to close your eyes

Chorus

Olivia, the night is only breathing, nothing more close your eyes and let it carry you to your own quiet shore sleep is waiting gently just behind that half closed door Olivia, we're here beside you, same as we were before

Bridge

Headlights fade to nothing but the dark remembers you stripes upon the wallpaper keep their quiet watch till morning too

Chorus

Olivia, the night is only breathing, nothing more close your eyes and let it carry you to your own quiet shore sleep is waiting gently just behind that half closed door Olivia, we're here beside you, same as we were before

Outro

The frost upon the window holds the last light gently still and you sleep on inside the warmth no passing dark can spill

Verse 1

The old chair rocks slow on the dark wooden floor tonight Every creak of the wicker is a hand upon your back Nothing in this room is moving faster than my heart And nothing in this house will ever let you come to harm

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the rocking carry you away Feel how gently the whole wide night is holding you Rest here easy while the hours drift like Olivia

Chorus

Olivia, the chair keeps time so softly for you now Sleep is coming warm and slow like Bolivia in June Olivia, there's nowhere safer than this small room Hush now, hush now, we will meet the morning soon

Verse 2

The wooden floor holds every year this chair has known And still it creaks the same soft song it always sang Nothing that I know of trivia could measure what you mean You are the quiet centre of the whole night's hum

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the rocking carry you away Feel how gently the whole wide night is holding you Rest here easy while the hours drift like Olivia

Chorus

Olivia, the chair keeps time so softly for you now Sleep is coming warm and slow like Bolivia in June Olivia, there's nowhere safer than this small room Hush now, hush now, we will meet the morning soon

Bridge

Somewhere past the window the whole dark world turns slow But here the only sound is the wicker and your breath

Chorus

Olivia, the chair keeps time so softly for you now Sleep is coming warm and slow like Bolivia in June Olivia, there's nowhere safer than this small room Hush now, hush now, we will meet the morning soon

Outro

The chair will rock on gently long after you're asleep Held so close and steady, safe as anything can be

Verse 1

Far away a train runs soft along the valley floor and the sound it makes is small and calm and slow every click that echoes finds you, gentle to the core carrying you down to where the warm dreams grow

Chorus

Olivia, the night is holding you so near close your eyes, the dark has nothing you should fear Olivia, I'm right beside you, always here you are safe as starlight, you are loved and dear

Verse 2

The valley keeps its hush for you and only you wrapped in blankets softer than the falling snow every little sound tonight is turning slow and true into a lullaby that only you would know

Pre-chorus

Somewhere far a track is humming quiet in the deep and the whole wide valley leans in close to keep you safe and warm and drifting gently down to sleep

Chorus

Olivia, the night is holding you so near close your eyes, the dark has nothing you should fear Olivia, I'm right beside you, always here you are safe as starlight, you are loved and dear

Bridge

Let the far off engines hum you low and slow you are cradled here, wherever they may go

Chorus

Olivia, the night is holding you so near close your eyes, the dark has nothing you should fear Olivia, I'm right beside you, always here you are safe as starlight, you are loved and dear

Outro

Far away that train has faded soft and gone but you are held here safely till the dawn