Soft as the Curtain
Style: Vibraphone drift

[Verse 1]
Somewhere a curtain lifts and settles without a sound
White cotton breathing slowly while the dark comes round
You are the calm this whole house has been keeping safe
Curled up so quiet in your small and perfect space

[Chorus]
Abigail, the night is soft and leaning near you now
Sleep is a promise that this world will keep somehow
Close your eyes, Abigail, and let the hours sail
Nothing in the dark tonight will ever let you fail

[Verse 2]
Warm air moves the fabric like a hand that means no harm
Wrapping round the room the way I wrap you in my arm
You are held here tighter than the window holds its frame
Loved beyond the reach of any words I have to name

[Pre-chorus]
Hush now, let the breathing of the room grow long and slow
Every little worry has permission now to go
Something soft is waiting just before you drift and know

[Chorus]
Abigail, the night is soft and leaning near you now
Sleep is a promise that this world will keep somehow
Close your eyes, Abigail, and let the hours sail
Nothing in the dark tonight will ever let you fail

[Bridge]
Let the small white edges of the curtain drift and sway
Carrying the last light of a gentle, ending day
You are safer than a candle sheltered from the breeze
Held here soft and certain as the dark begins to ease

[Chorus]
Abigail, the night is soft and leaning near you now
Sleep is a promise that this world will keep somehow
Close your eyes, Abigail, and let the hours sail
Nothing in the dark tonight will ever let you fail

[Outro]
Sleep now, while the cotton settles still against the frame
I will still be here to say your gentle, quiet name

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