Sleep Now, Soft One

[Verse 1] Lay your head down slow On the wool and stone I will keep the door You can drift alone Hands like winter rain Soft against your brow Let the heavy world Melt away right now [Pre-Chorus] Breathe in, breathe out Let it all go quiet Breathe in, breathe out We can live inside it [Chorus] Sleep now, soft one Sleep now, soft one Moon above your pillow Hold you till the dawn Sleep now, soft one Sleep now, soft one Rest in the deep water Rest in the song [Verse 2] There are no more storms At the edge of day Only velvet dark And the longest sway Close your tired eyes Hear the pine trees hum All the sharp-edged hours Loose their iron thumb [Pre-Chorus] Breathe in, breathe out Let the shadows thin Breathe in, breathe out Let the hush begin [Chorus] Sleep now, soft one Sleep now, soft one Moon above your pillow Hold you till the dawn Sleep now, soft one Sleep now, soft one Rest in the deep water Rest in the song [Bridge] Even the black sea Learns to lie still Even the old ache Can be soothed by will I will sing you down Through the ember glow Till your dreaming roots Drink the earth below [Final Chorus] Sleep now, soft one Sleep now, soft one Moon above your pillow Hold you till the dawn Sleep now, soft one Sleep now, soft one Rest in the deep water Rest in the song Sleep now, soft one Sleep now, soft one Safe in the hush between Night and the dawn