Ash and Ember
Style: Ambient wash

[Verse 1]
The fire is easing low and soft into a quiet grey
You are held here safe within the warmth it leaves behind
Nothing in this room will hurry, nothing rushed away
You can let the whole wide day go loose and unwind

[Pre-chorus]
Every little sound is settling now to nothing at all
Close your eyes and feel how gentle this small room can be
Let the last light fold around you soft before it falls

[Chorus]
Athena, the night is holding you the way that ash holds heat
Sleep is coming slow and easy, sleep is safe and sweet
Nobody could love you calmer, nobody more complete
Athena, rest here quiet, you are warm beneath my seat

[Verse 2]
Somewhere far the wind is turning, but it cannot reach this room
You are wrapped in something steadier than any passing storm
Even shadows here are gentle, softened by the gloom
You were made to be this treasured, you were made this warm

[Bridge]
Hush now, there is nowhere else you ever need to be
Just this quiet, just this closeness, just you here with me

[Chorus]
Athena, the night is holding you the way that ash holds heat
Sleep is coming slow and easy, sleep is safe and sweet
Nobody could love you calmer, nobody more complete
Athena, rest here quiet, you are warm beneath my seat

[Outro]
The embers settle softer now, and so, my love, do you
Sleep on, Athena, warm and safe the whole night through

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