Sleep, Little One

Intro

Hush now, little one, lay your small head down

La-la, la-la, let the night tuck you in

Soft hands around you, like a warm, quiet town

Shh, mmm, breathe slow, let the moon begin

Verse

Sometimes the schoolyard sings a loud, sudden song

Sirens paint the air where we used to play

When the world gets heavy and the night feels wrong

We hold on to each other, we won't drift away (no, no)

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, I'll name the safe things: coat, flashlight, door

Close your eyes, I'll trace the path we take to morning light (hush now)

Chorus

Sleep, sleep, little one, sleep (sleep, sleep)

We keep watch while the dark learns to be kind

Sleep, sleep, little one, sleep (shh, shh)

We're steady hands and a circle you can find

Sleep, sleep, little one, sleep (la-la)

We're here, we're here, we're here, we're here

Verse

There are stories told in quiet, of courage and of care

Of teachers who stood firm, of neighbors who came close

Of tiny brave lights, of people who would dare

To gather up the frightened and carry them like toast (mmm)

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, I'll sing the roads that bring us back to dawn

Close your eyes, the names we hold like lanterns on and on (hold on)

Chorus

Sleep, sleep, little one, sleep (sleep, sleep)

We keep watch while the dark learns to be kind

Sleep, sleep, little one, sleep (shh, shh)

We're steady hands and a circle you can find

Sleep, sleep, little one, sleep (la-la)

We're here, we're here, we're here, we're here

Bridge

If the night remembers names that ache, we'll name them soft and slow

We'll hang them like small stars in a sky that's learning how to glow

We will teach our mouths to promise: you are safe, you are known

We will mend the torn places with every hand we've shown (mmm)

Chorus

Sleep, sleep, little one, sleep (sleep, sleep)

We keep watch while the dark learns to be kind

Sleep, sleep, little one, sleep (shh, shh)

We're steady hands and a circle you can find

Sleep, sleep, little one, sleep (la-la)

We're here, we're here, we're here, we're here