Soft as the Turning Page
Style: Soft piano

[Verse 1]
Somewhere the hallway breathes a small and papery sound
a page turning over while the house sinks into rest
you are curled here warm beneath the weight of my hand
and every hour tonight is folding toward what is best

[Pre-chorus]
Nothing out there needs your eyes to open now
the dark is only quiet wearing its softest gown
let the whole wide waiting world grow distant and slow

[Chorus]
Annie, Annie, the night has your name inside it
hush now, let the hours grow small and slow
you are held here closer than the calm can hide it
Annie, sleep is only love with somewhere to go

[Verse 2]
Down the hall the paper stirs against the old wall
catching a draught that means no harm at all
you don't need to know what tomorrow will bring
only that my arms will still be standing, come the fall

[Pre-chorus]
Nothing out there needs your eyes to open now
the dark is only quiet wearing its softest gown
let the whole wide waiting world grow distant and slow

[Chorus]
Annie, Annie, the night has your name inside it
hush now, let the hours grow small and slow
you are held here closer than the calm can hide it
Annie, sleep is only love with somewhere to go

[Bridge]
Time can turn its pages soft against the wall
it will not take this moment, not tonight at all

[Chorus]
Annie, Annie, the night has your name inside it
hush now, let the hours grow small and slow
you are held here closer than the calm can hide it
Annie, sleep is only love with somewhere to go

[Outro]
Somewhere the hallway settles, the paper stops its turning
you are already drifting where the quiet keeps you warm

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