Unaccustomed Lullaby

Lyrics

Everyone knows me, but no one cares I vanish the moment your breathing grows deep I cradle your grief though you’re barely aware Yet I’m only remembered when you cannot sleep

A melody forgotten until you need me I linger in silence where dreams come to be

Unaccustomed Lullaby, unheard, I remain A gentle voice that whispers in the night and through the pain Though ridiculed and broken, I continue on to try If I’ve soothed just one heart, then I’ve never lived a lie

They mocked my soft voice as a childish refrain Dismissed me as trivial, tender, and weak But still I return, again and again To soften the shadows when nights grow bleak

I ask for no glory, I’m meant not to shine Yet still I keep singing-your sorrow, not mine

Unaccustomed Lullaby, unheard, I still remain A fragile voice that whispers through the ache and through the rain Though ridiculed and broken, I continue on to try If I’ve soothed just one heart, then I’ve never lived a lie

I was never the star, never center stage Just a song at the margins, forgotten with age But somewhere one soul still remembers my tune- A thread in the darkness, a soft silver rune

Unaccustomed Lullaby, the world passes by But if one heart has heard me, then I’ve learned to fly I’ll fade into silence, no thanks, no reply But one heart is enough for this unaccustomed lullaby