Lullabies for Sadie

Verse 1

Somewhere a train runs soft through the midnight grass Metal wheels clicking low on the old iron track Close up your eyes now and let the night pass Nothing can touch you, and nothing looks back

Pre-chorus

The dark isn't empty, it's warm and it's wide There's nowhere out there that you can't be found So let the train carry your worries outside

Chorus

Sadie, the whole night is holding you steady Every soft shadow is tucked in with you Nothing can shake you, and nothing can shed you Sadie, my Sadie, the dark loves you too

Verse 2

The tracks hum a tune that the fields have always known Carrying stars out to somewhere calm and far Wherever that train and its quiet light have gone You'll still be here, safe as the softest star

Pre-chorus

The dark isn't empty, it's warm and it's wide There's nowhere out there that you can't be found So let the train carry your worries outside

Chorus

Sadie, the whole night is holding you steady Every soft shadow is tucked in with you Nothing can shake you, and nothing can shed you Sadie, my Sadie, the dark loves you too

Bridge

Rest now, let the whole wide world turn slow without you There's no need to follow where the train tracks lead You are already held, already loved clean through

Chorus

Sadie, the whole night is holding you steady Every soft shadow is tucked in with you Nothing can shake you, and nothing can shed you Sadie, my Sadie, the dark loves you too

Outro

Far off, the train fades soft into the midnight grass Sleep now, sweet Sadie, this feeling is built to last

Verse 1

Soot comes tumbling soft onto the warm hearth stones tonight branches tap the glass like they are asking to come in hush now, nothing out there means you any harm you are held so close and warm inside this quiet light

Chorus

Sadie, Sadie, close your eyes and drift away every little sound out there is only wind at play maybe dreams are waiting just behind that shady door Sadie, you are safe here till the break of day

Verse 2

Embers glow so gentle where the soot has settled down warmth is curling round you like a blanket made of light nothing in this whole wide house would ever wish you ill you can let the day go now and set your worries down

Pre-chorus

Listen how the branches tap so soft against the pane they are only saying goodnight, nothing more than that and sleep is creeping closer now, so warm, so near again

Chorus

Sadie, Sadie, close your eyes and drift away every little sound out there is only wind at play maybe dreams are waiting just behind that shady door Sadie, you are safe here till the break of day

Bridge

Soot will settle, branches still, the whole world softening down and you are the reason this house feels warm at all

Chorus

Sadie, Sadie, close your eyes and drift away every little sound out there is only wind at play maybe dreams are waiting just behind that shady door Sadie, you are safe here till the break of day

Outro

Soot lies still upon the stones, the branches quiet now sleep well, little Sadie, you are held here, safe somehow

Verse 1

Somewhere down the hall a quiet pendulum is swinging slow Behind the old oak door it keeps its steady, patient time And every gentle sway is asking nothing more of you Than to close your eyes and let the hours climb

Pre-chorus

The whole house has gone soft and low around your little bed Every corner of this night is leaning in to keep you warm And the dark outside is only quiet, gathering its arms

Chorus

Sadie, the night is holding you exactly where you lie Nothing out there in the shadows means you any harm Sleep is just a door that opens soft to let you drift, Sadie Safe here, always safe here, wrapped in warm

Verse 2

Somewhere a clock is counting out the minutes soft and slow Marking every breath you take as something dear and small There is nothing it could count that matters more than you Nothing that it keeps could ever fall

Bridge

Let the ticking fade to nothing but a hush against your ear Let the dark be just a blanket someone folded near

Chorus

Sadie, the night is holding you exactly where you lie Nothing out there in the shadows means you any harm Sleep is just a door that opens soft to let you drift, Sadie Safe here, always safe here, wrapped in warm

Outro

Somewhere down the hall the pendulum has settled soft and still Rest now, little Sadie, safe and warm until