Behind the Curtain
Style: Music box

[Verse 1]
Behind the curtain the cold glass is weeping soft and slow
While you stay warm where the lamplight has nowhere else to go
The night can knock but it never gets past the windowsill
So rest here easy, the whole wide house is calm and still

[Pre-chorus]
Let the hush come down like snow across the floor
Every worry waits outside the door
Close your eyes now, there is nothing you must do

[Chorus]
Arlo, Arlo, the dark is only lace
Nothing in this room would ever take your place
Sleep is just a boat and you're the one it's carrying home
Arlo, you were never meant to feel alone

[Verse 2]
The glass keeps its small cold secret, drop by drop by drop
While the blanket holds you steady and it never has to stop
Somewhere past the curtain the whole night is turning grey
But in here it's only breathing, soft as breath can stay

[Bridge]
However far the morning seems, however long the night
You are held here, quiet, certain, wrapped in gentle light

[Chorus]
Arlo, Arlo, the dark is only lace
Nothing in this room would ever take your place
Sleep is just a boat and you're the one it's carrying home
Arlo, you were never meant to feel alone

[Outro]
The glass will dry by morning, quiet as it came
Rest now, little steady heart, safe inside your name

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