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Broken Lullabies

By For King & Country

794 views Sep 14, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

For King & Country address a frightened child directly rather than describing fear from the outside — "why are you so sad? Why do the tears fall so easily? You're too young to weep." The verses stay gentle, naming the specific ways fear shows up: building walls out of blankets, hiding underneath them, trying to forget.

Their promise doesn't rush the child past the fear — it sits alongside it: "so you pray, and you wait... but don't worry I will keep you safe." The band insists on presence rather than a quick fix: "I know you feel like you're alone, but you're not."

Psalm 34:18 promises God stays close "unto them that are of a broken heart," and Isaiah 41:10 tells the fearful directly, "fear thou not; for I am with thee." For King & Country's closing image — a place "where love remains, where there are no more broken lullabies" — treats comfort not as pretending the fear isn't real, but as a promise that it won't have the final word.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

[Verse 1]

Lovely child, lay your head and sleep

Dream of a world full of circus rides

And golden streets

Lonely child, why are you so sad?

Why do the tears fall so easily?

You're too young to weep


[Verse 2]

So you pray

And you wait

For the better days when you'll be safe


[Chorus]

And some day soon you'll find where you belong

Where there are no more broken lullabies


[Verse 3]

How long, child, have you been afraid?

When was the last time you laughed out loud,

The last time you played?

You build your walls with blankets from your bed

You hide underneath them, you close your eyes

And try to forget


[Chorus]

And some day soon you'll find where you belong

And one day soon you'll leave it all behind

You'll find a place where love remains

Where there are no more broken lullabies


[Verse 4]

I know you feel like you're alone

But you're not

And I know you feel like no one knows

But you're wrong


[Verse 5]

So you pray

And you wait

But don't worry I will keep you safe


[Chorus]

Some day soon you'll find where you belong

And one day soon you'll leave it all behind

You'll find a place where love remains

Where there are no more broken lullabies

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