Lullabies for River

Verse 1

A thin gold sliver slips beneath the door into the dark and finds you curled up warm inside your blankets, soft and small the hallway waits out there beyond the shadow's quiet mark but nothing needs to reach you now, not anything at all

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the hush a floor creaks low and far away but here the dark is only dark, and asks for nothing more it holds its breath to let you drift, to let you stay

Chorus

Sleep now, River, let the quiet carry you along you are safe here, River, wrapped in something soft and slow every little shiver settles into this small song and nothing in the whole wide house will let the morning go

Verse 2

The light beneath the door won't move, it simply stays and glows like someone left it burning just to watch you as you rest you don't need to know who, only that somebody knows that you are worth the keeping of, the safest and the best

Pre-chorus

The house breathes slow around you now, its walls have settled too the night has nowhere else to be, no reason left to roam it only wants to sit right here and watch the dark with you

Chorus

Sleep now, River, let the quiet carry you along you are safe here, River, wrapped in something soft and slow every little shiver settles into this small song and nothing in the whole wide house will let the morning go

Bridge

Whatever door you find tomorrow, someone left the light on first so rest inside the knowing that you're never in the dark alone

Chorus

Sleep now, River, let the quiet carry you along you are safe here, River, wrapped in something soft and slow every little shiver settles into this small song and nothing in the whole wide house will let the morning go

Outro

That sliver at the door will still be glowing when you wake and you'll be just as loved as when it watched you fall asleep

Verse 1

Rain is sliding slow along the glass beside your bed Watch the small red numbers glowing soft against the wall You are wrapped in blankets warmer than the sky outside Nothing that you hear tonight will trouble you at all

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the falling rain become a song Every drop is just the night out singing you to rest Let the quiet carry you where you belong

Chorus

River, hush now, let the hours drift so slow You're the calm that this whole house is dreaming of Every breath you take is one I want to know River, you are held, you are so deeply loved

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window drops are chasing down the pane Little rivers running home to somewhere warm and deep You don't need to follow them, you're already there Safe inside the arms that keep you soft asleep

Bridge

No need to count the minutes glowing red and slow Time can wait outside the glass, it has nowhere to go

Chorus

River, hush now, let the hours drift so slow You're the calm that this whole house is dreaming of Every breath you take is one I want to know River, you are held, you are so deeply loved

Outro

The rain will keep on sliding while you sleep so still and deep Rest now, little river, drift on into gentle sleep

Verse 1

Warm water settles soft around you, quiet as a held breath You watch the little duck go drifting, calm before its rest Steam curls upward like a sigh the whole room seems to keep You are the softest thing I know, my own small sliver of light

Pre-chorus

Your eyes are growing heavy now, the ripples slowing down Every sound outside this room is far away and low So let the warm and quiet carry you toward sleep

Chorus

River, River, hush now, let the night come in You are held so gently, safe beneath your skin Nothing in the dark tonight will ever make you shiver Sleep now, sleep now, River

Verse 2

The bath grows still, the little duck stops turning on its side You blink and stretch and settle deeper, sinking into calm Someone lifts you soft and wraps you warm against the cold You are the one this whole house waits for, quiet as a prayer

Chorus

River, River, hush now, let the night come in You are held so gently, safe beneath your skin Nothing in the dark tonight will ever make you shiver Sleep now, sleep now, River

Bridge

Close your eyes, the day is finished, nothing left to chase You can rest inside this moment, nowhere else to be

Chorus

River, River, hush now, let the night come in You are held so gently, safe beneath your skin Nothing in the dark tonight will ever make you shiver Sleep now, sleep now, River

Outro

Somewhere still that small duck floats on water gone to glass Sleep now, gently drifting, safe until the morning comes