Lullabies for Vera

• Softly the Night Comes Nearer

  Rain and piano · Rain · Piano · Hushed

  A gentle bedtime lullaby that watches the old yellow wallpaper by the door and turns it into a quiet promise of safety, sung slowly to settle a young child into sleep.

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  Verse 1

  Somewhere behind that door the house breathes soft and slow Curling at the edges where the yellow paper peels Nothing in this house has ever wished you harm Rest inside the hush that this old room reveals

  Chorus

  Vera, close your eyes now, let the evening in Sleep is only kindness wrapped around your name Every corner of this room was made to keep you safe Vera, you are held here, gentle just the same

  Verse 2

  Watch the small light fading underneath the door Warm and low and steady like a heartbeat in the wall Nobody will wake you, nothing here will call You can drift off softer than a feather's fall

  Pre-chorus

  Hush now, little breaths are slowing, sinking deep and slow Even shadows soften when the lamp begins to dim Sleep is only waiting on the edge of a lullaby

  Chorus

  Vera, close your eyes now, let the evening in Sleep is only kindness wrapped around your name Every corner of this room was made to keep you safe Vera, you are held here, gentle just the same

  Bridge

  Paper thin and peeling, still it holds its place Just like love that's older, worn but never gone You are safe inside this quiet, golden space

  Chorus

  Vera, close your eyes now, let the evening in Sleep is only kindness wrapped around your name Every corner of this room was made to keep you safe Vera, you are held here, gentle just the same

  Outro

  Sleep now behind the door where yellow light is turning gold You are the warmest thing this old room ever gets to hold

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• Nearer Than the Night

  Vibraphone drift · Vibraphone · Drifting · Soft

  A slow, soothing lullaby for very young Vera, drawn from the quiet drip of condensation behind heavy curtains, where the world outside blurs and only the closeness in the room stays clear.

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  Verse 1

  Behind the curtain the glass is breathing slow and grey Little drops are sliding down in no hurry to stray Outside the wind is turning over fields and trees Nothing out there can touch you where you lay

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes and let the hush come nearer Every breath you take is drawing you dearer So let the whole wide dark grow softer now

  Chorus

  Vera, hush now, let the night grow clearer Sleep is only morning waiting nearer Wrapped up warm while stars keep watch above You are held, Vera, closer and dearer

  Verse 2

  Somewhere past the velvet the cold is climbing the pane Quietly it gathers like a soft forgotten rain Here inside the room stays golden, round and low You have nothing in this warmth to explain

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes and let the hush come nearer Every breath you take is drawing you dearer So let the whole wide dark grow softer now

  Chorus

  Vera, hush now, let the night grow clearer Sleep is only morning waiting nearer Wrapped up warm while stars keep watch above You are held, Vera, closer and dearer

  Bridge

  Let every worry melt away like fog upon the glass Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to pass You are safe as candlelight held steady in a jar

  Chorus

  Vera, hush now, let the night grow clearer Sleep is only morning waiting nearer Wrapped up warm while stars keep watch above You are held, Vera, closer and dearer

  Outro

  Somewhere the glass still wears its slow and silver trace Sleep now, you are held in the softest place

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• The Boat Is Turned to Shelter You

  Cello cradle · Cello · Low · Warm

  A slow, cradling lullaby for a very young child named Vera, built around an overturned rowboat resting quiet on the shore.

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  Verse 1

  Down where the tide has settled soft and low tonight an old boat rests, turned over, holding in the light its oar leans quiet on the wet and gentle floor and you are safer than you ever were before

  Pre-chorus

  Nothing can reach you underneath this wooden roof the dark outside can never test that truth so let your breathing slow to something warm and near

  Chorus

  Vera, Vera, hush now, close your eyes the whole wide sky has folded into quiet skies nothing in this world could ever love you clearer nothing in this world could hold you dearer, Vera

  Verse 2

  The oar don't move, it only rests against the wood waiting out the night the way a good thing should and just like that, you don't need to do a thing just breathe it slow and let the small waves sing

  Pre-chorus

  Nothing can reach you underneath this wooden roof the dark outside can never test that truth so let your breathing slow to something warm and near

  Chorus

  Vera, Vera, hush now, close your eyes the whole wide sky has folded into quiet skies nothing in this world could ever love you clearer nothing in this world could hold you dearer, Vera

  Bridge

  Sleep can be a small boat turned against the weather holding you and holding all this warmth together

  Chorus

  Vera, Vera, hush now, close your eyes the whole wide sky has folded into quiet skies nothing in this world could ever love you clearer nothing in this world could hold you dearer, Vera

  Outro

  Somewhere the oar leans easy on the old worn floor and you sleep on, held safe, and loved, and loved some more

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