The Night Shift Lullaby
Night's Embrace: Finding Solace in the Night Shift Lullaby
Lyrics
Lay down, lay down
Encouragement to rest or relax
No more running round
Stop being busy or frantic
Sleep away the morning hours
Inducing sleep to pass the early hours
Lay down, lay down
Reiteration of the need to lay down and relax
Sparrow sing, ears ring
Describing sounds around, possibly nature's noises
My baby doesn't hear a thing
The singer's loved one is unresponsive or distant
Work that long old night away
Referencing a long night of work
Lay down sleep another day
Advocating for more sleep, a continuation of rest
Lay down, lay down
Repetition emphasizing the need to rest
No more running round
Repeated call to stop being overly active
Sleep away the morning hours
Repeating the idea of sleeping through the morning
Lay down, lay down
Reiteration of the need to lay down and relax
Every muscle, vein and bone
Referencing the entirety of the singer's body
Answers to that endless drone
Implying submission to a monotonous or relentless routine
I can hear my old machine
Association with a familiar machine or work-related sound
Still running even in my dreams
The machine's sound persists even in the singer's dreams
Lay down, lay down
Emphasizing the need to rest and relax
No more running round
Reiteration to cease being overly active
Sleep away the morning hours
Encouraging sleep through the early hours of the day
Lay down, lay down
Reiteration of the need to lay down and relax
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