[Verse 1] You can close your eyes Let the dark fall down Lay your tired hands On this quiet town Every shadow hums like a cradle hymn And the night breathes slow There’s a lantern glow By the window where I keep my vigil low [Pre-Chorus] When the branches creak When the wind draws near Follow every sigh Till you feel me here Old stars, soft scars Same faithful light I am humming your name In the hollows of the night [Chorus] Sleep well, my dear I am waiting Sleep well, my dear I am waiting I will hold you In the arms of every dream (In your dreams) Sleep well, my dear I am waiting I will meet you Where the midnight rivers gleam [Verse 2] Hear the screen door hush Like a whispered prayer All the world grows small When you’re breathing there Let the worries fade Like a cigarette spark I will walk the fields Till they fold into dark Where the fireflies write All the vows we swore And the tired old moon Guards your slumbering door [Pre-Chorus] When the branches creak When the wind draws near Follow every sigh Till you feel me here Old stars, soft scars Same faithful light I am humming your name In the hollows of the night [Chorus] Sleep well, my dear I am waiting Sleep well, my dear I am waiting I will hold you In the arms of every dream (In your dreams) Sleep well, my dear I am waiting I will meet you Where the midnight rivers gleam [Bridge] I’ve got a black lace sky And a candlelit stare I can touch your hand From the thinnest air Call it dreaming Call it fate I just rock the dark While I keep the gate Yeah, the old ghosts whisper But my voice is higher From a tin-roof rain To a slow-burn choir [Chorus] Sleep well, my dear I am waiting Sleep well, my dear I am waiting I will hold you In the arms of every dream (In your dreams) Sleep well, my dear I am waiting I will meet you Where the midnight rivers gleam [Outro] Sleep well, my dear Sleep well, my dear Close your weary eyes I’ll be waiting in your dreams
