A Lullaby for Orla

• Orange Light on the Glass

  Kalimba night · Kalimba · Plucked · Small

  A slow, quiet lullaby for winding down at bedtime, built around raindrops sliding down a window and the warm glow of a streetlamp outside.

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  Verse 1

  Heavy drops are sliding slowly down the window glass tonight Catching just one lamp outside that glows a soft and steady orange light Everything is settling now, the whole world breathing slow You are warm and you are held, there's nowhere else to go

  Chorus

  Orla, Orla, close your eyes and drift away with me Nothing in this quiet room could ever trouble thee Orla, hush now, let the night wrap round you tight You are loved beyond all measure, sleep and rest tonight

  Verse 2

  The lamp outside keeps watch for you while shadows softly creep Painting one small orange glow to guide you into sleep Rain will keep on falling gently long after you are still Every drop that slides on down is answering your will

  Pre-chorus

  Let the window hum its quiet song of amber and of rain Let your busy little thoughts unwind and settle down again Something warm is waiting just beyond this breath you take

  Chorus

  Orla, Orla, close your eyes and drift away with me Nothing in this quiet room could ever trouble thee Orla, hush now, let the night wrap round you tight You are loved beyond all measure, sleep and rest tonight

  Bridge

  No storm outside could ever reach the place where you now lie Only orange light and rain beneath a gentle sky You are safer than you know, and closer than you feel

  Chorus

  Orla, Orla, close your eyes and drift away with me Nothing in this quiet room could ever trouble thee Orla, hush now, let the night wrap round you tight You are loved beyond all measure, sleep and rest tonight

  Outro

  The rain will slide down slowly long after you have gone to sleep And that same warm light will hold you safely while you keep

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• The Slow Wheels Home

  Rocking chair waltz · Waltz · Rocking · Slow

  A gentle rocking waltz for settling a baby or young child to sleep, built around the far off rumble of a train fading into night.

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  Verse 1

  Far off wheels are clicking soft against the steel tonight Carrying their low and easy rumble out of sight Nothing in the dark can reach you here You are held so close and wrapped in warm and quiet light

  Pre-chorus

  Every sound out there is turning slow and kind for you The night is drawing all its little noises into one long hum And it's humming you down, down into sleep

  Chorus

  Orla, Orla, let the whole wide night grow still Nothing you should carry and nothing you need will Close your eyes upon my shoulder now I will hold you here until the morning fills

  Verse 2

  Somewhere far a train is settling into its long low song Rolling on through fields you'll never have to walk along You can rest while all that distance drifts away There is nowhere in this world where you belong but here

  Bridge

  Hush now, let the rumble carry all your worry far from here Sleep is just the quiet side of everything you love

  Chorus

  Orla, Orla, let the whole wide night grow still Nothing you should carry and nothing you need will Close your eyes upon my shoulder now I will hold you here until the morning fills

  Outro

  The wheels have faded soft into a hush beyond the hill Sleep now, Orla, the night is warm and still

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• Yellow on the Grey

  Humming choir · Choir · Wordless · Warm

  A gentle bedtime lullaby that watches the last light of evening settle on the carpet, and folds that quiet glow into a promise of safety for the little one drifting off to sleep.

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  Verse 1

  The lamp is spilling yellow down along the grey carpet floor Soft as breath it climbs the wooden rail beside your bed You are curled up warm behind the old familiar door Nothing in the whole wide dark can touch that golden thread

  Chorus

  Orla, hush now, let the evening hold you close and slow Every worry of the daylight has already let you go Orla, feel the quiet settle soft as falling snow Sleep is just a boat that carries you where dreams will grow

  Verse 2

  The hallway light still leans against the banister so still Painting one warm stripe across the carpet where you lie That glow was always yours, it climbs the stairs at your own will And it will still be waiting there when morning fills the sky

  Pre-chorus

  Somewhere past the window all the stars are keeping time Somewhere down the hallway that same lamp begins to climb And here inside this room, the whole wide night is only mine

  Chorus

  Orla, hush now, let the evening hold you close and slow Every worry of the daylight has already let you go Orla, feel the quiet settle soft as falling snow Sleep is just a boat that carries you where dreams will grow

  Bridge

  Rest your head, the house is breathing gently all around Nothing here will wake before the morning finds its sound

  Chorus

  Orla, hush now, let the evening hold you close and slow Every worry of the daylight has already let you go Orla, feel the quiet settle soft as falling snow Sleep is just a boat that carries you where dreams will grow

  Outro

  The yellow light still falls in one long line across the floor And you are held inside its warmth till morning's at the door

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