Lullabies for Wilbur

• Steady Little Flame

  Soft piano · Piano · Soft · Sleepy

  A slow, glowing lullaby for winding down Wilbur at bedtime, built around the image of a small flame held safe inside glass.

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  Verse 1

  A little flame is trembling soft inside a jar of glass tonight It holds so still and warm against the cold that waits outside You are that steady light I hold so close and call so bright Nothing in this whole wide dark can ever make you hide

  Pre-chorus

  The wind can knock and wander but it cannot reach this glow Your breathing slows the whole wide room to something soft and low So let the heavy hours come, I will not let you go

  Chorus

  Wilbur, hush now, let the quiet stir Nothing in the dark can dim you, only make you blur Wilbur, you're the warmth I always choose to keep for Close your eyes, my steady light, my little flame, my sir

  Verse 2

  The glass grows warm around the flame but never lets it fall You are held the same, so safely, wrapped in this soft wall Every shadow in the corner is too shy to ever call You are worth far more than all the quiet dark and all

  Chorus

  Wilbur, hush now, let the quiet stir Nothing in the dark can dim you, only make you blur Wilbur, you're the warmth I always choose to keep for Close your eyes, my steady light, my little flame, my sir

  Bridge

  Sleep can come and wrap around you gentle as it should Nothing that you carry now will ever leave for good

  Chorus

  Wilbur, hush now, let the quiet stir Nothing in the dark can dim you, only make you blur Wilbur, you're the warmth I always choose to keep for Close your eyes, my steady light, my little flame, my sir

  Outro

  The little flame still glows inside its jar of thick warm glass And you will still be held this way when every dark has passed

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• Long Shadows, Little Light

  Gentle acoustic · Acoustic · Nylon guitar · Soft

  A slow bedtime lullaby that turns the amber glow of streetlights into a quiet promise of safety, sung softly to settle a child named Wilbur into sleep.

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  Verse 1

  The yellow light is leaning soft across your windowsill tonight It stretches out so slow and gold, it moves without a sound And every little shadow that goes drifting through the glow Is just the world outside you, turning gently round

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes, the lamp will keep its watch until the morning Nothing out there needs you now, the day has said its goodnight So let your breathing follow mine and drift where dreams are calling

  Chorus

  Wilbur, the night is wrapping softly all around you Hush now, my love, there's nowhere safer you could be Wilbur, the light outside is humming low to find you Sleep now, and let the whole wide dark be kind to thee

  Verse 2

  The white sill holds the glow like it was always meant to stay And even when the wind gets up, it never lets it go So rest inside this quiet room where nothing needs to hurry You are the warmest thing this small house ever seemed to know

  Chorus

  Wilbur, the night is wrapping softly all around you Hush now, my love, there's nowhere safer you could be Wilbur, the light outside is humming low to find you Sleep now, and let the whole wide dark be kind to thee

  Bridge

  However far the shadows stretch, they never reach your bed However long the night runs on, it only rocks you slower

  Chorus

  Wilbur, the night is wrapping softly all around you Hush now, my love, there's nowhere safer you could be Wilbur, the light outside is humming low to find you Sleep now, and let the whole wide dark be kind to thee

  Outro

  The lamp will keep its glow upon the sill till morning finds you Sleep now, small one, you were loved before the light came through

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• Quiet as a Spoon

  Rocking chair waltz · Waltz · Rocking · Slow

  A gentle rocking chair waltz for settling a little one to sleep, built around the hush of a kitchen winding down for the night.

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  Verse 1

  Somewhere a teaspoon lies still beside the water waiting there quietly for morning to occur nothing left stirring, no sound left to bother and here in my arms it is calm, little Wilbur

  Pre-chorus

  Every small sound in the house has gone softer lights have leaned low and the evening's grown blurred so let your eyes close as the dark gathers nearer

  Chorus

  Wilbur, my Wilbur, the hush is your cover nothing can touch you, no need for a spur you are the warmth that this whole night is under sleep now, my Wilbur, sleep now, little Wilbur

  Verse 2

  The water sits grey but it holds no more worry just stillness enough for a heart to defer you're held closer than silver, you're never in a hurry you are the calm that this house can prefer

  Chorus

  Wilbur, my Wilbur, the hush is your cover nothing can touch you, no need for a spur you are the warmth that this whole night is under sleep now, my Wilbur, sleep now, little Wilbur

  Bridge

  Rest now, the kitchen has settled its clatter you are the one thing that always felt sure

  Chorus

  Wilbur, my Wilbur, the hush is your cover nothing can touch you, no need for a spur you are the warmth that this whole night is under sleep now, my Wilbur, sleep now, little Wilbur

  Outro

  Somewhere that spoon still rests quiet by the water and here you rest quieter, my little Wilbur

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