Lullabies for Vanessa

Verse 1

Soot is falling soft and slow down the old red chimney Settling into ash as white as the winter moon Nothing hurries in this house once the fire grows sleepy Everything you need is here in this quiet room

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the whole wide world go dim Every worry you were holding, let it drift and thin Sleep is only waiting for you, right here, tucked in

Chorus

Vanessa, the night is folding softly around your bed Warm as the ash that catches every ember's fall Nothing can reach you here, no shadow, no need for dread Vanessa, you are the safest, softest thing of all

Verse 2

The brick stays warm long after the last flame has gone quiet Holding its heat the way this house is holding you Outside the wind might wander, but you need not mind it Inside there's only stillness and the whole night through

Bridge

Rest your small hands, let go of the tumbling day Down you drift like soot through air, so easy, so slow Nothing can catch you here but comfort on its way

Chorus

Vanessa, the night is folding softly around your bed Warm as the ash that catches every ember's fall Nothing can reach you here, no shadow, no need for dread Vanessa, you are the safest, softest thing of all

Outro

Somewhere the last soot settles quiet into white ash sleeping And you are settling too, held safe till morning's keeping

Verse 1

Soft light climbs down slowly from the narrow brass above you stripes on the wall are melting into shadow just to soothe you nothing in this quiet room would ever dare to press her close your eyes now, let the day dissolve around you

Chorus

Vanessa, hush now, let the evening hold you close sleep is only kindness wearing night clothes this house breathes slow and steady just to bless her Vanessa, drift away, there's nowhere else you need to go

Verse 2

Every stripe has turned to grey and settled into resting shadows pool like water where the lamp light stopped its questing nothing out there in the dark would ever come address her you are held here safer than a secret worth protecting

Pre-chorus

Listen how the ceiling light hums low and grows dimmer feel the room grow gentle as the edges start to shimmer sleep is coming closer now, so warm and so

Chorus

Vanessa, hush now, let the evening hold you close sleep is only kindness wearing night clothes this house breathes slow and steady just to bless her Vanessa, drift away, there's nowhere else you need to go

Bridge

Nothing needs an answer, nothing needs a reason every fading colour has its quiet season you can let it all go soft, you can let it go slow

Chorus

Vanessa, hush now, let the evening hold you close sleep is only kindness wearing night clothes this house breathes slow and steady just to bless her Vanessa, drift away, there's nowhere else you need to go

Outro

Stripes have gone to shadow underneath that quiet light sleep now, you are held here safe and warm tonight

Verse 1

The window blurs with warmth against the cold night air and every amber light goes soft and slow to rest I watch the glass grow misty, softer than a prayer and know that of all the small things, you're the best

Pre-chorus

The street outside is fading into hush and haze while you are wrapped in blankets, warm and near so let the world go quiet in its own strange ways

Chorus

Vanessa, close your eyes now, let the hours go slow there's nothing you need chase and nothing you need fear I'll hum until the streetlights lose their amber glow Vanessa, you're the reason I am happy here

Verse 2

The rattle of the window is a lullaby of sorts a rhythm for the breathing that I hold so dear and every little tremble that the old glass sports just means the winter's near but you are always here

Bridge

Let the fog keep climbing, let the glass turn grey I will keep you closer as the light gives way

Chorus

Vanessa, close your eyes now, let the hours go slow there's nothing you need chase and nothing you need fear I'll hum until the streetlights lose their amber glow Vanessa, you're the reason I am happy here

Outro

The glass has turned to velvet, soft and dim and warm so sleep now, little Vanessa, safe from any storm