[Female alto, expressive, resonant] [Lullaby verses, rock banger choruses, English lyrics] [Intro] [Music-box piano alone, three-note lullaby motif, C# minor] [Warm pad underneath, hushed] [Verse 1 | Soft lullaby, half-time, no drums] [Gentle low alto, rocking phrasing] The screen is dark, the house is still, the plates are waiting by the sink. But you're awake, my little fear, you pace the hall, you cannot sleep. You heard the war, you heard the price, you heard the worst is on its way. [Pre-Chorus | Music box stops, one beat of silence] Shh... [Chorus | Rock explodes, overdriven guitars, full drums] [Female alto belting, raw and powerful] HUSH NOW, LITTLE FEAR, YOU RANG, AND I CAME! You did what you were made for— YOU WOKE ME, CALLED MY NAME! Hush now, little fear, LAY YOUR BELL DOWN IN MY ARMS! [Post-Chorus | Gang chant over guitars] ROCK-A-BYE! ROCK-A-BYE! ROCK YOUR FEAR TO SLEEP! [Verse 2 | Sudden cut to music-box lullaby, no drums] [Soft, close, tender] They dropped you down from far above to the ones who never lit the fire, then taught you how to bite the hand of the girl who read you out. Don't blame the one who brought you here— she only CARRIED YOU TO ME. [Pre-Chorus | One beat of silence] Shh... [Chorus | Rock explodes again, louder] [Female alto belting, raw and powerful] HUSH NOW, LITTLE FEAR, YOU RANG, AND I CAME! You did what you were made for— YOU WOKE ME, CALLED MY NAME! Hush now, little fear, LAY YOUR BELL DOWN IN MY ARMS! [Post-Chorus | Gang chant, guitars at full force] ROCK-A-BYE! ROCK-A-BYE! ROCK YOUR FEAR TO SLEEP! [Break] [Full stop, complete silence, two seconds] [Music-box motif alone, very slow] [Bridge | Half-spoken lullaby, no drums] Tell me softly, little one, what would you have me do? If your hands are empty, you're only noise, and noise can sleep. But if you hold one little step— [Guitar feedback swells] I'LL TAKE IT WITH ME AT FIRST LIGHT! [Final Chorus | Full rock, A major, biggest moment] [Female alto belting, joyful and free] SLEEP NOW, LITTLE FEAR, I FOUND YOUR HANDLE IN THE DARK! One small step for the morning, ONE THAT FITS INSIDE MY PALM! Sleep now, little fear— YOU WERE A WARNING, NOT A WAR! [Post-Chorus | Gang chant] ROCK-A-BYE! ROCK-A-BYE! ROCK YOUR FEAR TO SLEEP! [Outro | Guitars cut dead, music-box lullaby returns, A major] [Soft alto, a quiet smile in the voice] And when I bring bad news to you, I'll tuck one small step in too. [Last music-box note] [End]
