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Bend Down the Branches Lyrics
The sky's as deep as it can be
Bend down the branches
Close your eyes and you will see
Bend down the branches
You're like a willow
Once you were gold
We're made for bending
Even beauty gets old
Climb the stairs they're not so steep
Bend down the branches
Close your eyes and go to sleep
Bend down the branches
Bend down the branches
Close your eyes and you will see
Bend down the branches
Once you were gold
We're made for bending
Even beauty gets old
Bend down the branches
Close your eyes and go to sleep
Bend down the branches
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In the Autumn of ones years, you can almost feel the days drawing in with the music.
I think that this lovely little song celebrates the inevitability of getting old.
However, I have adapted the words (see below) to make it into a lullaby that I sing to my 2yr old before he goes to sleep (you’re never too young to have some Tom Waits influence in your life!).
Although it has a different connotation in Wait’s version, I think the ‘bend down the branches’ line works really well in the context of a bedtime song as, in the wild, the great apes (Gorillas, Chimps, Orang Utans) bend down branches to make nests for themselves to sleep in at night.
The moon’s as bright as it can be Bend down the branches Sleepy heads have cleaned their teeth Bend down the branches
Under your pillow Your dreams are waiting To take you safely Into the morning
Climb the stairs, they’re not so steep Bend down the branches Close your eyes and go to sleep Bend down the branches