[Intro – mbira only, soft and cyclical] [Verse 1] Your head has found the pillow Your feet have found their place The blanket has been waiting To settle with your shape You don't have to lie still Or breathe a certain way Turn once more if you need to Then let your body stay [Instrumental – mbira] [Verse 2] Feel the mattress underneath you Taking every ounce Your shoulders need no holding Your hands can open now Your jaw can lose its purpose Your tongue can rest as well There is no proper way to sleep No trick you have to tell [Refrain – single low voice, same mbira cycle, no vocal harmony or lift] Let the bed hold you It already knows how Give it your shoulders Give it your weight now Nothing needs lifting Nothing needs kept Let the bed hold you The rest can be left [Instrumental – mbira and soft hosho] [Verse 3] A thought may still be moving Somewhere behind your eyes It doesn't need an answer And doesn't need goodbye Don't push it from the pillow Don't follow where it goes Your body can be sleeping Before your thinking knows [Refrain – single low voice, same mbira cycle, no vocal harmony or lift] Let the bed hold you It already knows how Give it your shoulders Give it your weight now Nothing needs lifting Nothing needs kept Let the bed hold you The rest can be left [Outro – single voice becoming softer, mbira continuing underneath] A little heavier A little less No need to get there No need to rest Just let the bed Hold what it can [Long mbira outro – voice disappears, faint hosho, natural fade]
