Softly the Fire Burns Low
Style: Vibraphone drift

[Verse 1]
The fire is low and the room has gone gold and quiet
Your woollen fringe rests soft against my knee tonight
There's nowhere left to be, no clock left to obey
I hold this hour close because you're in it, Anne

[Chorus]
Anne, the whole wide dark is holding still for you
Anne, there's nothing here that means you any harm
Sleep can come as slow and easy as it wants
You are the warmest thing this quiet house has known, Anne

[Verse 2]
Somewhere past the window the night is settling its weight
The embers breathe a little and then they breathe again
I watch the small rise and fall of you beside me
And nothing in this world feels half as sure as that

[Pre-chorus]
Your eyes are getting heavier, and that's alright, that's good
Let every worry loosen and slip down like a stone
There's only this soft room now, only this and you

[Chorus]
Anne, the whole wide dark is holding still for you
Anne, there's nothing here that means you any harm
Sleep can come as slow and easy as it wants
You are the warmest thing this quiet house has known, Anne

[Bridge]
Whatever this day carried, you can set it down
I'll keep the watch tonight so you don't have to, Anne

[Chorus]
Anne, the whole wide dark is holding still for you
Anne, there's nothing here that means you any harm
Sleep can come as slow and easy as it wants
You are the warmest thing this quiet house has known, Anne

[Outro]
The fire will keep its low glow long after you've gone under
Sleep now, Anne, you are held, and you are wanted

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