The Slow Brass Swing
Style: Soft piano

[Verse 1]
Somewhere behind a door the quiet hours are turning slow
A brass heart swinging soft to hush the hallway light
Every tick is folding down the day you carried with you
And nothing in the dark tonight will give you a fright

[Pre-chorus]
Close your eyes and let the ticking carry all your worry
Every swing is small and sure and keeping steady time
Rest here now, the whole wide house is leaning in to hold you

[Chorus]
Alyssa, the night has wrapped its arms around this room
Nothing here will wake before the morning finds you
Alyssa, you are held by something soft and old and true
Sleep now, let the quiet be the blanket that reminds you

[Verse 2]
Down the corridor the carved door keeps its patient watch
The pendulum won't hurry and it never will forget
You are the reason all this gentle turning matters
And every slow swing home is one that you have met

[Chorus]
Alyssa, the night has wrapped its arms around this room
Nothing here will wake before the morning finds you
Alyssa, you are held by something soft and old and true
Sleep now, let the quiet be the blanket that reminds you

[Bridge]
Somebody is watching while the brass keeps counting slow
Nothing has to hurry, nothing has to go

[Chorus]
Alyssa, the night has wrapped its arms around this room
Nothing here will wake before the morning finds you
Alyssa, you are held by something soft and old and true
Sleep now, let the quiet be the blanket that reminds you

[Outro]
Somewhere the brass has slowed to just the softest sway
Sleep now, my dear, the whole night keeps you safe till day

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