FAWM Song No. 6: Lullabye for the Human Child

[peteralway]

At the beginning of FAWM, I was infected with the idea of a Slightly Evil Lullabye, sort of as a follow-up to my "Slightly Evil Waltz." Last night I started working on it, and by the end of the second verse, I realized that it wasn't at all malevolent--just a bit misguided. I mean, what does this monstrous narrator know about humans?

Anyway here's a recording: Lullabye for the Human Child. Lyrics and chords below the cut:

Lullabye for the Human Child
Peter Alway (Feb 15-16 2014)

D F C D
May I sing you a gentle lullabye and put you to sleep
D F C D
Feel the venom drip into your eye, so there’s no need to weep
D F C D
All the bones and blood that are nearby are inside your skin
D F C D
All the spiders hanging from the light are gracefully thin

C G D
May your nightmares be sweeter than honey
C G D
May your fears be as mild as cream
C G D
May paralysis bless us with silence
C G F C D
When the night terrors move you to scream

D F C D
May I sing you a gentle lullabye and put you to sleep
D F C D
Watch the twilight vanish from the sky; let the moon slowly creep
D F C D
Enjoy your visions time is growing late, my sweet little gem
D F C D
Every human must hallucinate, you’re just one of them

C G D
May your nightmares be sweeter than honey
C G D
May your fears be as mild as cream
C G D
May paralysis bless us with silence
C G F C D
When the night terrors move you to scream

D F C D
May I sing you a gentle lullabye and put you to sleep
D F C D
Feel the venom drip into your eye, so there’s no need to weep