Sister Sleep - Rose Kemp

Sister sleep come to my bedside and console me

Bring me anyone to hold me

For I spend too many waking hours in your company

Come and close my darkening eyes

With your light and nimble fingers

Tiptoe them over my eyelashes and sprinkle me with dust

Until time passes over us

I don’t know if you save souls

But could you pick mine up off the floor as you go

And bring it back tomorrow

Or bring me one I can borrow for the day, just for the day

Sister sleep sing me a story with your gentle voice

Give me just one reason to rejoice

Come and take this silence come and drown out this noise

Can I be forgiven 'til morning sun

Can I be your angel 'til judgement comes

I can see the sun

I don’t know if you save souls

But could you pick mine up off the floor as you go

And bring it back tomorrow

When you wake me into this sorrow

Or could you bring me a soul I can borrow

For the day, just for the day